The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25

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marshal, ST. Albans; o. j. Willard, grand
conductor Brattleboro; II. II. Davis, grand
guard Burlington; 9. A. Heyer, grand her
aid, st. Johnsbury The following are the
district deputy grand masters. District No.
2, III. c. Farrar; No. 3, e. II. Boardman
No, 4, II. II. Worcester; No. 6, F. T. For
saith; No. Z, e. T. Smith; No 8, G. f.
Flanders No. 8, A. G. Fay; No. TO- Charles
II. Kenney.
THERE is little or no change in the status
of the great granite strike, or lockout The
fight between the New England Granite
Manufacturers Association and the unions
seems to have resolved itself into a ques-
ton of endurance. That both sides are
losing money is apparent, and the question
now hinges on whether the manufacturers
are willing to lose the trade of a busy sea-
son by starving the employees into submis-
sion or yield to their demands. Through
out the country the paving block cutters
have received promises of assistance in un-
expected quarters by the offer of number
OF leases of granite quarries, to run them
with members of the Paving block Cutters
Union on the cooperative plan. In Barre
there is considerable talk of the co-opera-
tive scheme. Business has been consider
ably affected in Barre thus far, and no one
cares to hazard guess on the condition of
affairs six months hence in the event of the
struggle being long one. Quite number
of men have left town. AT the granite
dealers meeting, last Thursday night, the
subject of leaving the settlement of the
trouble to board of arbitrators was not
generally approved. The blacksmiths are
said to have broken their agreement with
dealers in ceasing work and giving no no.
tice of the change. Both sides are firm
waiting anxiously for the meeting of the
association in Boston, yesterday. In an
editorial on the situation, the Springfield
Republican says that: 60 On the face of it this
lockout or strike in the granite quarries of
New England is more in want of apparent
justification than almost any considerable
trouble of the kind that has arisen in the
last eight years of labor controversies. If
it shall not last long, and the outcome shall
be the smashing of the stone ring and the
shearing of the cutters unions of some of
their surplus strength and disposition to
use it in an arbitrary manner, the public
will be content" The Hardwick Granite
Company has discharged its union quarry
men. The other shops are running as
usual
A FEW weeks ago these columns an
nounced the appointment of w. A. Stowell
as general manager of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad, and his consequent
resignation as superintendent of construc-
tion of the Concord & Montreal road. The
officials and employees of the latter road re-
gretted deeply the departure of Mr. Stowell
from their midst, and their regret took the
form of surprise visit, last Sunday. From
the moment Mr.. Stowell announced that
from the Concord & Montreal and give his
whole time and energy to the development
of the Montpelier & Wells River railroad, a
movement was put under way by the Con-
cord Montreal men to unite in a testimo-
NAL to Mr.. Stowell. Last Sunday forenoon
a special train arrived in Montpelier, and
about sixty Concord & Montreal officials
and employees took possession of Mr..
| StowelPs Barre-street residence. The host
had been inveigled down street to barber
shop, and the sugar laboratory. When Mr..
Stowell opened the door of his home, and
saw the party there assembled, he was
about as completely surprised as it is pos
sible for man to be. George w. Stores of
Boston, assistant general passenger agent,
presented to Mr.. Stowell handsome gold
watch and chain and fine easy chair. The
watch is of Howard make. Upon the back
case are the letters w. A. S." in mono
gram, and the inside case bears the inscrip-
ton, Presented to w. A. Stowell, by his
friends" The entire party dined at the
Pavilion, the following ladies and gentle
III. Mann and wife, L. X. Ford and wife,
G. e. Randall, f. w. johnson and wife,
George F. Smith and wife, E. III. Lothed,
F. w. Baird, S. N. Clark, f. L. Sargent.
Samuel B. Page, F. L. Chase, G. B. Girls
wod, W. d. Sargent and wife, Miss Sargent,
of Woodsvile; George w. Stores and wife,
Phil j. Baird Boston; w. J. Calaghan, /.
l.. Bass, r. Fitzgerald, f. N. Ward, w. G..
Bead, Concord; E. Dawson and wife, Lis
bon; George E. Randall, Wells River;
Henry w. Whitcomb, Nashua; G. j. Bailey
South Ryegate; Myron Browley, w. G.
Stearns, Plymouth; Mrs E. l.. Paige, Hav-
erhill; Moses Kane, Laconia; E. w. Harney,
E. E. Stevens, Manchester; F. M. Shack
ford, F. A. Ferguson, Frank Laugee, Lake.
port; W. A. Stowell and wife, Kate X.
Stowell, Lillian A. Stowell, w. H. Stowell,
e. f. Rand and wife, George NJ Smith, F.
w. Morse and wife, George e. Morse, j. M.
Boutwell, and wife, j. G. Farwell, Mont
pelier. In the afternoon the party visited
the Barre quarries.
THE Kings Daughters are responsible
for delightful entertainment in Capital
hall, last Thursday evening. The first hour
was devoted to the following excellent pro-
pramme: "Where are you going to?"
Christ church quartette; " Beanty's Eyes"
Mr.; Chapman; " Spring Song" Miss Dooley
s piano solo, Chapns Hen M Poonase in
A, Miss Eva Bancroft; "The Angelus," !"
Miss Dooley; "The lass of Richmond hill ="
quartette. The card of the evening was the
operetta, " Professor Gandor." The pro-
fessor is an enthusiast in phrenology-in
fact, thorough-going crank on the subject
He has invented machine to so manipu-
late the bumps on the human head that he
can mould character at his own sweet will
He wants to operate on Winifred, his niece,
but she seriously objects. She is engaged
W Di' Jung iIoSb COIuldl
of the professors and conceives the bright
idea of winding up hostilities by inducing
her atfianced to go through the phrenolog-
ical mill. Dr. Jungmanu consents reluc-
family, meets the professor under an as
sumed name, and is placed in the deadly
chair to have his bump of benevoence en-
larged. BY a horrible error his bump of inn
itation is the one affected He forces the
professor into the saw-mill, and enlarges his
bump of benevoence higher than Camel s
Hump. The professor then takes off a few
square feet of the doctors excrescence of inn
itation, assents to the union of the loving
couple proposes to Mary, the housekeeper,
and is accepted, gets patent on his bump
raiser, subscrbes for the WATCHMAN and
lives happily afterward. Bert NJ. Shepard
assumed the role of the professor, and was in
good voice and spirits, despite distressing
cold. Mr.. Shepard's excellent acting was
we'll backed up by Fred W. Bancroft, who
took the part of "Dr. Jungmann." Mr.
Bancroft sang well, and was thoroughly at
home behind the footlights. Mrs. H. P.
} Willard was Mary" the housekeeper.
! Her actions were easy and natural, and her
voice very pleasing. Miss Ella NJ. Waite