The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-07-29
NO MORE SENSATIONS.
Local Railroad Yard Quiet Place
This Week.

With the resumption of traffic on the
West River branch shortly before noon
Friday interest in the local situation
waned. The throng that had loitered
about the Central Vermont passenger
station became noticeable by its absence.
Shortly after the arrival OF Division
Superintendent w. j. Costello Friday,
Chairman Il. j. Waterman OF the bailiiiss
had conference with him and assured
him that adequate police. protection
would be furnished by the village. OF B.at'
tleboro. Upon this assurance Mr.. Cos
tello agreed to withdraw most OF ms
armed guards and did so that afternoon.
The men returned to New London.
While crew of green men were az
tempting to run the switching engine IN
the lower yard Friday string of six cars
got away and ran down the grade. stop
ping near the coal pocket. No damage
was done though it required quick work
TO get an engine out Of the way OF the
runaway train. :,
Friday forenoon the strikers held a
meeting in Festival hall and listened. to
an address by NJ. j. Sculley OF Spring
field Mass, chairman of the Boston \
Maine trainmen's grievance committee
Mr.. Sculley has no official connection
with the strike and came to Brattlebo3ro
only as a friend Of the strikers lie
cautioned his audience to refrain, from
any act of violence and advised all rail-
road men to keep away from the station !
and also to keep off the streets. he told
the men that they could meet daily 70
receive the reports from headquarters
through their leaders, and that there was
no need Of going to the station. Meetlngs
have been held daily. this week py tne t
strikers. T.. J. Dorrity of Concord; n,
H., an official of the Boston 4 Name N
tlainmen's organization, addressed the
strikers at their meeting Monday.
When the West River train returned
from South Londonderry Friday after
noon the strike-breakers on it refused 70
work longer. They were tired out a ana
hungry. MANY Of the men rebelled
against handling freight, claiming that
thev were not hired as freight handlers
Saturday morning the train left on time
and nd returned about half an hour late
without any trouble other than an occa'
sional remark by a passenger on the tram
relative to the operation OF a railroad
under such conditions. One OF the funny
incidents Of the strike last week was 5ne
upsetting Of can Of cream over strike.
breaker who attempted to hit the heavy
can above his head. The man was & az
work in the baggage car on the YVES.
River train. No one offered to help nm
as he tried to elevate the can to place ps,
above his head. He was drenched with
cream before he could get the can into
an upright position.
There were no developments Saturday
and only few railroad men were about
the the station. The payrolls were received
from new London and all OF the strikers
received their wages. Most of the out
of-town men left on afternoon and even
inc trains for their homes in New. Lon.
don. The first attempt 60 move frelghi
trains was made Sunday. Station Agent
r T. Guthrie went to Palmer as conduc
tor Of a train. He was in charge OF tht
train that narrowly escaped derailment al
Millers Falls. Fishplates in switch frog
were discovered as the engine passed o3vel
the frog. If the train had been travelling
fast a bad mix-up would doubtless have
Monday Chief of Police Wilson arrested
Charles Reed, strike-breaker, on
charge of disturbing the peace THURSDAY
morning of last week. Reed was the
man who received a pounding by, mar
named Gonyer on the station platform
II had been reported that Reed was II
a hospital in New London with. seyera
broken ribs but his appearance In Brat