Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-22
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A Strike Mt tn e simpson Nickel Conn
pnny's Works-Opposed TO tho
Switching About the Depot-Per-
sonal Notes of Interest.
There was strike at the Simpson Nick
al company's factory yesterday morning.
When the shop started up after the first of
Bridgeport took charge of the department
that for several years has been under the
charge of D. G. Dudley. Yesterday morn
ing two Of the employees in the cutting
down room were notified that after Sstur-
day their services would be dispensed with,
the other fi,e workers in that room talked
up the situation and decided to go out also
and the seven took off their aprons,
washed up aud went out together. At the
last account the men were out and liable to
remain.
The fact is becoming more apparent
every day that the location of the freight
depot opposite the passenger station is an
unmi.igsted nuisance, and the many de-
lays at the crossings waiting for switching
freight trains is becoming at times almost
UNDESIRABLE. Complaint also comes from
the residents in that vicinity of the dis
turbance caused by freight switching late
in the evening and sometimes in the middle
of ths night. Thursday night train was
switching for fully an hour, and 1t was
after 1890 when the work was done and
the train left the station. The trainmen,
in order to facilitate work further up the
road, use this station to arrange
the cars on the train by switch.
ing them In rotation, according to
hn on &c
to the residents, who wish to get to bed at
a reasonable hour, to be kept awake by the
banging and rattle of a switching freight
train for an hour or more at all hours of
the night.
Abrsm Feldmsp, the shoemaker, says be
did not discover the loss of his bank book
until Wednesday night and took the train
Thursday morning for New Haven to stop
the payment of his account ct the bank.
The bank book was taken from Its envel-
opein his coat pocket, which was hanging
in the shop, and must have been taken
while he was temporarily out of the room.
He thinks he knows who the person was
that took it. He waspaving the money to
send for some of his friends In the old
country and feels very badly of its loss.
The II. L. Judd company works will not
start until August 1.
Miss Annie and Master Robin Morton of
Scranton, Pa, are the guests of their els
ter, Mrs. Harry Clarke of Center street.
Mrs. Martha Gruener of Boston Is the
guest of Mrs. Herman GIuener.
III. ]. Kenney returned to New York
last evening.
The Wallingfords 60 to Colchester to-
day.
The Hubbard Hose running team was
barred out of the races at West Haven
yesterday, and the many friends of the
team who went from here to see the boys
run were disappointed.
The horse and bicycle races at the park
this afternoon promise to be quite Inter
esting.
Tommie DAILY was seated on q camp stool
In D. P. Griswold's wagon yesterday and
when driving around the corner of Center
on to Elm street the wagon struck rut or
stone and Daily was thrown out on the
ground and somewhat bruised but not ser
iously injured. The horse started on q run |
up Elm and turned on Academy street,
where the wagon was cspsized and the |
horse stopped. There was no damage.
P. q. Curran was OF Ssvin Rock yester- |
day and met with q severe accident by a |
heavy weight falling on his foot, badly |
smashing it and necessitating the amputa- /
ton of portion of bis toes. he was
brought home on an evening train at $40.
DR.. Wilson attended the CAGE and found /
the toes badly smashed.
The railroad company has decided to
pay the claims of Mrs. Stowe and Isaac
Ives for damages done to woodland by
Ere caused by sparks from locomotive.
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. Roswell A. Rice.
Center street Is now blocked up with
The Gallagher building, which Is being
moved to Orchard street.