The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-04

1t is fac-simile OF the one in Bulgaria.
Palace, Rome, and is mounted on a revolv-
ing pedestal Of dark Belgium marble This
was also manufactured in Florence. Hon.
f. A. Dwinell, vice-president of the club,
made an apt response to Colonel Smiths
happy words of presentation and CRATE
fully accepted the gift. r. G. Bowers ex-
planned more fully the process of manufac-
ture and the material Of which the bust is
composed, and Professor j. A. DeBoer
made brief impromptu speech, I'M which
he conclusively demonstrated that Apollo
was originally the god OF medicine, and not
of music as is generally supposed. The
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all
present, and this beautiful gift will make
noticeable addition to the already superbly.
equipped quarters Of this organization.
SHORTLY before the noon hour, last
Thursday, two large dogs belonging to s. 1.
Staples and Peter Hernon engaged in a
fierce fight at the sheds of the Excelsior
Granite Company, near the electric light
station. While the whole population of that
community was witnessing the canine COM
bat, young man named Will Durham,
from Tufts College, came along on his
bicycle Durham is small in stature but is
the champion athlete OF the college with
which he Is connected. While attempting
to steer his way through the crowd he ac-
cidentally ran against child belonging to
Hernon. He apologized to the father of
him that it was purely accidental But
Hernon's blood was up, he would listen to
no apology and he sailed in, determined to
pulveriZe the diminutive bicycle rider.
When the latter saw that fight was newt.
able, he stripped off his sweater in twink
ling and was ready for business. The dog
fight was forgotten. In less than two min
utes, science had triumphed over brute
force, and Hernon was as thoroughly
whipped as any man ever was. When it
was seen that Hernon was getting the worst
of it, some of his mates at the stone.sheds
wanted to turn in and help him, but the by
ISLANDERS would not allow it, and the young
athlete was given fair play. When he had
Hernon completely knocked out, he coolly
donned his sweater, mounted his wheel,
and headed for Barre followed by the
cheers of the crowd.
PAPERS were served last Saturday in a
conspiracy case that will rival in general
interest the famous case of Colonel Jacob
Mcclure against the Granite Cutters Union.
A year or more ago, j. NJ. Boutwell,, II. w.
Kemp and I. L. Wood of Montpelier and
John W. Dillon of Barre purchased large
granite-polishing plant at South Barre, and
commenced business under the name of the
Boutwell, Polishing Company Last fall
the Granite Manufacturers Association of
Barre and Montpelier endeavored to induce
the Boutwell, Polishing Company to join the
association. For reasons considered good
by the members Of this firm, they declined
to do so, and the result was that last No
vember they were boycotted by the men,
bers OF the Manufacturers Association.
Their business, which was very large,
dropped to almost nothing, and finally they
were obliged to sell out, at very low price.
The Boutwell, Polishing Company has now
brought suit for damages OF $4,000 against
twenty.eight members Of the Manufacturers
Association, twenty-four OF whom live in
Barre and four in Montpelier. The latter
are 7. j. Kelleher, T. w. Eagan, the R. G
Bowers Granite Company, and G. II. More
& Co. The real estate Of all the above de
| PENDANTS in the suit has been attached, and
term of Washington county court. The
suit is brought on the ground of wrong done
in the conspiracy of the Manufacturers
Association to compel the Boutwell, Polish
ing Company to join the association, and
because of the loss of business resulting
sell out at sacrifice. The plaintiffs have
retained Dillingham;, Huse & Rowland, an(
w. A. Lord, as counsel.
"THE VERMONT WATcHMAN, with all it
excellent qualities, has a remarkable ca
pacity, when it undertakes, of exhibiting {
narrowness and personal and sectariar
bigotry which are unbecoming in leading
journal of the state. Owing to some fancie(
wrong in the distribution of job printing
patronage, the Wdtchndn has crooked NJ
its rigid back against the Montpelier Sem
mary and some Of its faculty and is publish
ing from time to time squibs and article
which are intended to cast reproach on th
faculty or the institution. Last week, whel
good journalism and courtesy, not to sa.
decency, would have had fair and kindl.
report Of the closing exercises and matter
OF interest pertaining to the school, nothing
appeared except an item in regard to ath
letic games, In the same issue severa
columns were given to a Kelley Institut
reunion, showing no lack of space or abilit.
to gather news A journal which is so hide
bound in its malice and prejudices as to re
fuse to report the doings of, or to have
kindly word for, an institution which add
largely to the population, the business AM
the good name Of its town, is an object O
pity The above, from the Barton Monitor
has very much the appearance OF whine
The editor seems TO have been quite faith
fully coached. An indication Of guilt
conscience accusing the WATcHMAN's cen
sor is perceptible in the inslnuatlon abou
job printing. Since our contemporary, o
his short-sighted monitor refers to the maj
ter, it may not be out OF the way to stat
that, for some reason best known to tn
managers of the seminary, they have 70
half a generation or longer given the bul
of their printing to the office in this plac
which has done more, through its news
paper, to debauch public morals and publ
sentiment on moral questions, like temper
ance, than all other forces and influences i
the state combined and this notwithstand
ing the fact that the seminary is an institr
ton that should be interested in moralit
and temperance in the town to which
invites from their protecting homes the boy
and girls of Vermont. Perhaps it has bee
deemed advisable to so award its printing
Something dangerously near to blackDai
it has been charged, has sometimes bee
levied by the office in question. In tn
matter OF the Keeley Institute reunion, tn
Keeley manager showed so high an az
probation of the standing Of the WAToF
MAN and sits excellent qualities " that h
desired a full report of the reunio
in its columns, and purchased 2,5C
copies of the issue containing the re
port. Under the circumstances, the WATcI
MAN felt very much like devoting som
space to this laudable institution, althoug
several columns of very desirable matte
were thereby necessarily excluded. Bu
the milk in this cocoanut is readily accouni e
for 1t is not found in any alleged disgrul
tlement about job printing 1t is elsewher
The WATCHMAN made some structures /
the time on the observance, or non-obser'
ance, of Memorial Day at the seminary, o
matter in which the principal had FIJI
jurisdiction and in which the responsibilit
lay with him. The principal was pique
by the criticisms, and thereupon sort
.eal