Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-02
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Notice or Reduction of Wages-His
 Fiity-flrst tBirthday-The B. K. Club
 Found a Battered Hat-Ptnafore-
 General News.
 Notice of a general reduction In wages of 10 per cent. has been served on the em- ployes at the Simpson Nickle compsny's factory, to go Into effect next Monday. A committee from the raising room will wait upon G. W. Hull this evening to discrss the situation and represent their grievances in hopes of getting change made In the program.
 John Kshl of Cherry street celebrated his fifty fifth birthday Tuesday, and In the evening the members of the German "Eln- tracht" gave him a surprise visit and pre- sens.d him with an elegant bouquet of choice fowers, which gave the host great pleasure. The visitors were royalty enter tained.
 Walter Hall has returned to his studies in Boston.
 The members of the E. K club, who are all young msn, wish tke public to under stand that the different notices of their meetings and other mention made iu the Neriden Record is entirely ''off." aud without the sanction of She club or its members.
 Miss Grace Mix has for few days been suffering with throat trouble, bat is i'm proved and confident that she will be all right for Monday evenings "Pinstore"
 William Burns, one of the employees at the depot, found battered stiff hat be- side the railroad, above the depot, yestsr- day morning, and 1t is believed that it was worn by the unfortunate man found on the front of the locomotive in M-riden Wednesday night. One of the residents here thinks that by the description of the man he was one of the railroad employee living at the railroad house above North Haven.
 There will be a grand rush for "Pins- fore" tickets when the sale is opened st PiXley's this morning.
 The members of the A. O. H. division can get their tickets a. the b3x office this evening free of charge.
 The Ice company finished its harvest on Simpson's pond last evening, working until after g o'clock. The compsny's houses are now all filled with a ine grade of ice John F. Hall of South Main street, who Is wrestling with severe attack of the grip, was reported ss improving last even ing
 A tramp who formerly worked here at cigar making for SIebel Is now In the lock up suffering from froEan feet. Annual ball of the A O. H. in the ar | mory this evening. The late trains both ways will stop for the accommodation of | ont of town visitors The pumping station at Muddy river will | soon be working again. Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. will shut down to night uutil Monday. Orders are coming In slow, and unless there is an i'm | prevement there is & strong probability of Il shorter time next week.
 The board ot relief will bs in session again on Saturday. | Mrs. J. J. Thomson is suffering from ( sprsined wrist, the result Of 6 fall on hsl front steps.
 Louis O. Porter will go to Providence R |, to day and will return early next
 week with Mrs Porter, and later they will take up their residence on Church street.
 The telephone was taken out of the dePo yesterday.
 The big factories Of the Meriden Britsn
 mia company eloeed last night until peI
 Monday morning on account of q lack o orders The factories have. since thel
 started up on January I 5, been runnipi
 eight hours 6 day. The Wilcox Silve
 Plate company is running eight hours [
 dsy, four days a wesk, closing Wednssdsy' | and Saturdays