St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24
VERMONT NEWS
Four Thousand Granite Employees Locked
Out in Washington County as
Result of Dispute.

out IN washing lOu NOuHlp as
Result of Dispute.
IN Tuesday of last week the Barre
Granite Manufacturers association de-
Jared a lockout and the 1000 granite
enploves, excepting the men on the
onarries, in Washington county were left
IN idleness. The trouble started in
Northheld where the Granite Cutters
Independent association voted to sus-
mend work on the hand polishers tor six
months. At the plant of Cross Bros,
where the men refused to work on these
oolishers they were sent home and all the
Granite men at Mortified quit work
The manufacturers claimed this was a
violation of the agreement between them
and the unions and ordered the closing
oftheir plants. The granite workers
outside of Mortified claimed the lock-
ont was also violation of the agree
ment with them.
Bar Association Committees.
President {. g. Austin, of the Vermont
State Bar Association, has appointed the
following committees for the ensuing
year:
On Jurisprudence and Law Reform
RAYMOND w. Smith of Wells River, H..
Charles Royce of St. Adams, Thomas E.
Brown OF Bellows Falls.
On Professional Conduct-Elmer John
son OF ST. Adams, Sherman X. Moulton
of Burlington, o. S. Annis of North Troy.
On Legal History and Biography
Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro, H. w.
Blake of Island Pond, Allen Martin of
Essex Junction.
On Membership-W Washington county,
William Gates of Montpelier, chairman;
Addison county, L. c. Russell of Middle
bury: Bennington county, {. M. Graves
OF Bennington; Caledonia county, ]. Rolf
Searles Of St Johnsbury; Chttenden
county, Guy B. Horton of Burlington;
Franklin county, Eugene A. Ayers OF
Swanton; Essex county, George l.. Hunt
ofIslandPond; Lamoille county, F. H. Nc
Farland of HYDE Park; Orange county,
David 5. Conant of Bradford; Orleans
county, Aaron H. ,Grout of Newport;
Rutland county. John S. Buttles OF Rut-
land Windham county, Frank +. Barber
of Brattleboro; Windsor county, Wallace
Batchelder OF Bethel.
Delegates to the American Bar Assoc
ciation-George b. Young of Newport,
H. s. Peck of Burlington, Robert A.
Lawrence of Rutland, with power to APP
point their substitutes.
Vermont Dairymen's Meeting.
The 10th annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairvmens Association will be held in
Burlington, Wednesday and Thursday
January SO next. The Vermont Sugar
a .: hold &c a
meeting on January 4, and the Woman's
auxiliary to the Dairymen will meet
Wednesday evening At this latter meet
ing Governor Prouty will be present ant
addresses will be made by Miss Terrill o
the University of Vermont and Others
Among the speakers at the Dairymen'
meeting will be J. B. Camden of Pittsiort
on "Gleanings from the National Conven
ton at Milwaukee," Mr. Williams
manager of large farm in Quechee; {
c. ZONES, manager of Fillmore farms
Bennington; c. Y. Roberts OF Milton
who will tell how he secured the silve
cup at the last dairymen's meeting; ont
of the Palmer Brothers of New Haven OF
why the Production of Cheese in Yer
mont has lessened" Iva c. Weld O
w ~. ~, VIII navy
the milk and cheese tests and will max
an address on milk and cream. In
annual banquet will be held Thursda,
evening, January Z. Congressman d. J
Foster will be POSTMASTER and there vii
be notable speakers.
Jury Disagreed in Murder Case.
The Jury who heard the case of Stat
VS. Robert Eddy charged with the murde
of Miss Mary J. Johnson in WallingtorC
after celebrating on the case tor 4
hours reported a disagreement. Thi
was practically the second trial OF tn
case the first jury having been discharged
on account OF its being allowed t.
separate by Sheriff Fish. The johnson
woman's body was found in the kitche
of her home on the morning OF Octobe
10, a search having been instituted whe
the woman did not go to a neighbor'
for milk, as was her custom each day
The searchers found the body on tn
floor, surrounded by a large number c
cats, which had been her only com
panions in the little house. There 'wer
evidences that there might have been
struggle, as a rug was crumpled AM
one GUAR WAS DiOhSh' ht Sh~ 800
which has occupied several weeks, tn
physicians testified that the woman die'
from strangulation. Eddy was ARRESTED
on the day following the murder, on tn
charge of furnishing liquor, and ate
being sent to the house OF correction o.
that charge, he was indicted by specla
grand Jury on the charge of killing Mis-
Johnson.
Want Better Insurance Rates.
The business men of Brattleboro an
especially the owners OF the bushes
blocks, have been making inquiries
the insurance underwriters and anon
themselves relative to a term rate
insurance on their property in place
the annual premium payments now l
vogue, and as a result OF the disturbance
the matter will probably be taken to tt
board of underwriters for Windhat
county. Not only does the term raj
affect Brattleboro, but it also strike
Bellows Falls and the larger towr
throughout the county. In Brattlebor
it has been the custom for the owners
the large business blocks and CONNIE
cial property to pay their insuran'
premiums annually, while in oth'
counties in the state owners have bee
given the benefits of a special term rat
and these, by paying their premiums; ft
term of three years in advance, hay
been given the advantage of five yef
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