Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-07
Woodbury. Granite Sheds Closed.

the cutters at the Woodbury. shed expired
and pending the arrangement OF new
bill the workmen are laying OF.
In the spring of 1905 bill was agreed
on for three years from May ! and the
agreement stipulated that il either party
desired a change at the end Of three years,
three months notice should be given in
advance. Accordingly, Feb. the Bethel
branch of the international Granite Cut
ters' union gave notice that after May /
they should ask for a minimum wage OF
40c. per hour for an eight-hour day, with
q Saturday half-holiday with full pay for
the summer months. The Woodbury.
company refused to grant this raise in
pay, saying it was more than ives paid
anywhere else. The cutters claim that
the work done at the Woodbury. shed re-
quires a greater degree OF skill and should
be worth more pay. Several conferences
were had last week between the officials
Of the Woodbury. company and the off,
Gals OF the union, but no agreement
could be reached. So Friday morning,
May /, not a cutter went to the shop to
work. While this goes by the name OF
strike, still that is hardly correct des-
ignation of the situation. A more cor
rect way of stating it would be that the
old agreement as to wages had expired by
limitation and the workmen are not
working until a new agreement can be
made.
Since May l, about half of the cutters
have left town, some with the idea OF not
returning at all and quite number with
the purpose of returning when a settle
ment is reached. There were about nine
ty cutters who quit work. OF these
ninety there are perhaps twenty having
families in town. The inclinations OF
these twenty with families would natural
Iy be in favor of staying at work even at
the old figures, and as the men without
families leave the town first it will leave
the men with the families TO represent
the union and make terms with the
Woodbury. company.
The Woodbury. company officials state
that while they deplore the situation as it
is and would make any arrangement
that was fair, yet if there must be trou-
BILE of this kind, it could not come at
more opportune time. In the contract
for the Madison capitol, on which they
are now working, they have strike
clause protecting them in cases like this.
They have five years in which to do the
work and are now several months ahead
of their contract. They are also in the
midst of several changes in their plant.
such as the building OF new sheds, the
electrification of their plant throughout,
both at quarry and shed; and the extern
sion of the Bethel Granite Ry. to their
quarry.
| The shutdown at the cutting shed has
4 not as vet affected work at the quarry and
will not, in all probability.
June Docket Of Windsor County Court
The June docket OF Windsor county
court was issued last week. The term
begins Tuesday, June 2. The presiding
judge will be Hon. w. III. Taylor OF Hard
wick, and the assistant judges, Hon.
/ Charles H. Markham of Woodstock and
Hon. Milo s. Buck of Cavendish.
| The following cases are of interest in
this vicinity
Thomas Maddren VS. William Quinlan;
gen. asspt.
Jos. G. Sargent, exr. of Segur, VS. Will
liam r. Blossom; note.
James Manix VS. Mary Rogers; gen.
asspt.
| Fred j. Robinson VS. @. NJ. Ford; gen.
asspt.
| Stillwell Bierce Co. ct al, VS. o. n.
Stoughton; book acct.
Re Ira B. Savage's will, Clarence Saw
age, appellant.
VIM. E. johnson VS. C. C. Paine ct ais;
asspt.
John B. Goodrich VS. B. F. Kicker;
fraud.
Edna Louise Quirin VS. Edward Noah
Quirin: divorce.
Re NJ. H. Chamberlin, appellant; al
legged spendthrift.
Vanlora Aikens Harrington VS. A. II.
Harrington, petition for support, etc.
John b. Goodrich VS. Frank Kicker;
fraud.
Re estate Sarah Woodbury.; appeal as to
inheritance tax.
Theresa Moore VS. VIM. Hoisington;
trespass.
Sam Bowen VS. Milo Gibson; trover.
White River Valley Electric X. r. vs.
Town of Stockbridge; gen. asspt.
Page & Day VS. J. II. Waldo; gen. asspt.
J. II. Waldo VS. Page d Day; asspt.
Mary Abbey VS. Herbert Abbey; petit
ton for separate maintenance.
Perley w. Greene VS. Nye Allen; gen.
asspt.
Addie Whitaker VS. Marcott & Hayes;
trespass and trover.
E. IL. Edgerton VS. w. n. McCray and
trustee; gen. asstp. and note.
Cora VanGilder VS. Frank II. VanGil-
der; divorce.
Flora Webster Chase vs. Simeon Hail
Chase; divorce.
E. b. Ellis Co. VS. Town OF Bethel; petit
ton.
Martin v. Purmont VS. j. Z. Stafford
Lumber Co.. gen. asspt.
Re estate of A. A. Brooks, Willis Farr
appellant.
r. j. Flint, admir-. of J. G. Sargent, VS.
F. c. Luce; gen. asspt.
Tarbell & Whitman VS. Theodore Ma
deau; gen. asspt.
State vs. Theodore Norman; adultery.
State VS. Marks & Rosenberg; itinerant
vendors.
White River Electric Co. VS. Bethel
Electric Light and Power Co.; bill.
Paige and Williams, receivers, VS. Town
of Stockbridge; bill.
EAST RANDOLPH