Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-11
BOTH SIDES REMAIN FIRM.
40 Prospect of an Immediate settlement
OF the Granite Strike.

10 tfoSpcct OF an Anil e. ate Setti ent
OF the Granite Strike.
BARRE, Aug. 3.-The granite cutters
held a meeting Tuesday night and
decided to hold firm. 1t was reported that
tho dealers were using every effort to pre-
vent new firms securing stock, and tried to
make tho Langdon Granite company, own
ers Of fine dark quarry, refuse to sell
stock to the strikcrs, the association offering
to pay for all stone Guarried by the com
pany if it would oppose the union firms.
The company still stands by the union, fur
nisling all the stool. needed. The dealers
have failed to prevent new firms from hay
ing their stone polished.
The manufacturers say if the strikers had
been unable to find stock many would have
been compelled to return to work for the
association long ago.
The strike began Is weeks ago and not n
firm has Withdrawn from the association.
and only six men have loft the union to
date.
lhe Latest Development in the Granite
Situation at Barre
BARRE, Vt, Aug. 4.-The latest sensa-
ton is the strike of four apprentices who
have worked at tho granite cutting trade
one year, and who nave deserted thcir om-
cord, y. H., for an association firm ct
journeymen's wages. Tho report in certain
papers that the strikers families arc becom.
ing destitute is not true The report that
very few cutters have entered business is
also false, as nearly 30 new firms have
signed the unions bill since the strike be-
gan.
Death o: n Farmer.
ST. JoHNsnURY, Aug. 81. Z. Pres
b.ey, farmer, died to-day from spinal in
jurles received by falling from load of hay
July p.
a New Residence Burned
PEoCToR Aug. 3.-Tuosday night, about
10 o'clock, a fire was discovered in tho three
story tenement house on West street, owned
by Samuel Geno. Tho fire had Il GOOD
start before it was noticed, and all efforts
to get 1t undor control were without avail.
The house was unoccupiei being in the
course of construction. The loss is $500:
no insurance. Mr. Gcno had it covered by
a builders risk from June 9, to July -.
and in few days would have taken OUT
another policy.
Y. L. $. {. Z. Convention.
MONTPELIER, Aug. 1.-The executive
committee of the Washington y. L. S. c.
+. union mot yesterday afternoon ut the
Pavilion parlors and arranged programme
for their next semi-anuuai session, which is
to b. held either at Cabot on August %, or
at Waterbury on September . There will
be papers read by Miss y. j. Brown of
Mortified, on "Paco and use of the Bible
in Christian Endoavor;" Rev. 10 Witt
Williams of Plainfeld on "Local;" Miss
Pearl NJ. Abbey of Barre on GLOW to reach
tue young for Christ" Eclon Burpee of
Montpelier, "a Christian Endcuvor talk"
Harry Cotton of Montpelier, 'Ilchoes from
New ork, " and State President T.. $. Mar
ten of Bennington is expected to bo present
Death of n Soldier.
BENNINGTON, Aug. G. -- Harry Poake
aged 30 years, late Of company G., 9th Yer
mont regiment, diad to-day in the hospital
OF the Vermont Soldiers Home. Ilo WINS
admitted from Washington, VI, and Will
be buried in the Soldera' Home cemetery.
This is death number u.
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