The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-28
BARRE


Montpelier Electric railroad permits
sion to cross Barre railroad at grade
for the purpose of extending its lines
through Aver street. The reason
given by the commissioners for refus-
ing this petition is that there would
be great danger in placing railroad
crossing at this point, which is at
the foot of a steep grade and at
crossing which would be blinded by
curves.
Two accidents occurred at Barre
quarries on Wednesday. John Shelter
had leg broken in two places at the
quarry of Littlejohn q Milne while
working on the dump. John Mckee
fell from ladder while working at
the quarry of Mari q Gordon and was
precipitated twelve feet to the bot
tom of the quarry No bones were
broken but he was badly bruised
Company e marched to Montpelier
on Thursday evening for drill and in
spection by Maj. F. L. Howe of North
field
Mrs. J. F. Moore of St. Johnsbury
Center has been the guest of John
Kidder, her brother, during the past
week.
The teamsters and day laborers of
Barre held a well attended meeting at
Carpenter hall on Monday evening
at which it was decided to form two
unions, charters for each of which
will be applied for Immediately Or
ganization will be effected as soon as
the charters arrive.
Hon. Franklin D. Hale of Lunen.
burg, eXState auditor, spoke at Barre
opera house on Thursday evening in
refutation of some of the arguments
made by P W. Clement, the high Ii
cense candidate for Governor.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas w. Brady were
called to Montreal Wednesday by the
death of their son at hospital there.
He had recently undergone an opera
tion and was supposed to be doing
we'll. The body was taken to Bur
lington for burial
Mrs. Louise Boyce, Mrs O. j Dodge
and Mrs. D. L. Saunders have been in
Ludlow this week, attending the
grand assembly of the Daughters of
Rebekah.
H. A. Gould returned on Thursday
from business trip to Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Annapolis During his
business trip he attended meeting
of the National Piano Builders Asso-
citation.
The assessors have completed the
abstract book of real and personal es
tate for 1902 and have filed the same
with the city clerk. The estimated
increase of the valuation of the prop
erty in the city of Barre is $780, 600,
The grand list this year will be about
$50, 000
DR. J, Addison Jackson of Santa
Rosa, New Mexico, who was well
known in Barre when DR.. S. n. Jack
son, his father, was the Congrega-
tional pastor here two years ago, was
married this week at Los Angeles,
Cal, to Miss Eva F. Fairbanks of
that city. DR.. Jackson is surgeon for
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railway.
The lumber mills of the city were
shut down for two days this week
because of slight misunderstanding
between the workmen and the employ
ers Operations were resumed Thurs
day morning pending a settlement of
the difficulty by arbitration.
Since the strike of the anthracite
coal miners in Pennsylvania, the price
of coal in Barre has been advanced
from fifty cents to 81 a ton.
A. J. White of Butte, Montana, has
visited B. P. White, his brother, this
week. This is the first time Mr..
White has been east in fifty-twC
years.
Barre, May 21.-All the union car
penters of this city employed by mem
bers of the Master Builders associa
tion failed to appear for work OF
Tuesday morning as result OF diff
ference between the union and the as
ISOLATION, and not more than dozel
ofSthe $50 carpenters of the whole cit.
were employed during the day. 1t i
the outcome of trouble which is 0
long standing.
The Carpenters union held meet
ing last night which was attended b.
about seventy five of the members.
copy of the resolutions passed by tn
association last Friday were present
ed to the meeting. These resolution
declared that the Master Builder
would not recognize the Carpenters
union so long as the union has in il
membership men who are bidding fo
contract work 1t further declare
that no granite wall or underpinnin
shall be condemned by the mastt
builders or bar them from erectin
bHtIGOI. llt ldSl SllDulS
tion is the outcome of discussion
which the city council is conside
ably interested, as to whether grant
from non union quarry shall be col
DENIED. The city council voted TIN
such granite will be used in city worI
No vote was taken to strike but Il
men of their own accord and individ
ally refused to work. A few of ii
members of the union did not gu
work because they were working f
contractors who are not members
the association. AS result of &
troubles the mill of " @. Ayers w
shut down and Mr. Ayers stated tn
not stick of timber should leave {
mill until the differences are settle
The difficulty was matter of d.
cussion at the meeting of the GRAM
Cutters union Monday night and
was expected that it will be discuss
at the meeting of the Central Lat
union tonight