Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-29
MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.
Thursday was the last day In the his
tory of the citizens relief committee of
Boston, and all the employees were dis
charged. During the winter aid has
been extended to more than 1000 per-
sons.
The Pittsfield National bank has
brought a suit against Deacon James
Francis to recover $4,000 on two notes
drawn by him in favor of his son, 4. S.
Francis, its late crooked and suiciding
cashier, and which it discounted.
Before many days the grave of John
Boyle O'Reilly will be marked by stone
from his sative place in Ireland. On its
rough face are his initials cut by himself
with an old nail more than 30 years ago.
1t was once a part of the foundation of
church at Dowth, Ireland, and he ex-
pressed wish to rest beneath it.
The Pickering Hosiery, which has been
running on reduced time and with re-
duction in the number of help since it
last shut down, has again closed its doors
for an indefinite period. General stag
nation of the hosiery business ia the
cause of the shut down. In good time
this concern employs about 400 hands.
Cyrus Gale, prominent citizen of
Northboro has offered to erect a new
building for the free public library The
plans and location are not yet decided
upon but that il will be costly and
handsome building is assured. Captain
Cyrus Gale, father of the present donor,
gave $1,000 in 1866 toward the library at
the time that the Town hall was built
and the library placed therein.
William A. Gallup and A. c. Hough-
ton have sold the Beaver Mill at North
Adams to Clarence w. G illup, brother
of w. A. Gallup The plant employs
between 200 and 300 hands and is worth
$250,000 1t makes gray cloth, which is
largely used by the Arnold Print Works
of that town of which w. A. Gallup and
A. C. Houghton are principal owners.
Thursday morning an attempt was
made to wreck the passenger train leav-
ing Fitchburg at 735 for Boston at Dia-
mond Rock, about half mile east of
Lunenburg Station. Ties were piled on
the track and the engine struck the OBJ
struction and carried it along the rails.
There is sharp curve at this point, and
it is very dangerous place. The grade
is 80 feet to the mile, and the engineers
view was INSTRUCTED.
The contracting carpenters of North
ampton after long conference, have de-
cided to reduced the pay of their men 10
per cent after April 1, The contractors,
in their statement, claim that the men
will be just as we'll off this year on a 10
per cent cut as they were last year, Ow-
ing to the reduction in living, which they
claim has been more than 10 per cent.
The working carpenters are but ill
pleased with these arguments, and the
outcome is expectantly awaited.
After more than three weeks of terri.
BILE suffering, little Madeline Baudet, the
9year-old child who was so cruelty beat
en- and abused by her father, Frank Bau-
Diet. and his paramour, Ina Darling, at IA
Davis street Boston died at, the city hos
pital just before midnight Thursday.
Baudet and the woman are in Jail await
ing the result Of the child's injuries.
When the case comes up it is probable
that Baudet and his companion will be
charged with manslaughter.
The Boston Knights of Labor unani-
mously adopted resolutions Sunday con-
demning the taking of any portion of the
common for subway or other purposes
and declaring against biennial state
elections. The proposition to appoint
commission on the unemployed was in
dorsed and the names of Charles H.
Litchman, ex-general secretary of the
Knights Of Labor, James p. Dolan,
president of the building trades council,
and John Naughton, master workman of
D. A. 30, will be presented to Gov.
Greenhalge, from which he will be asked
to select labor representative for the
commission.
The state board of arbitration has COM
municated with the striking employees of
the Merrimack wooden mills, Dracut,
advising them to accept the offer
of employment. Mr.. FeIs, who repre-
sents this side of the interest, says
if they will return he twill consider the
wages Of the men who were reduced
from 81 10 to 95 cents and as soon as he
can bring it about will raise them to 81
day; and when times are better and
higher prices for goods are established
in the market he will expect to pay high
er wages all around, reference being had
to the wages paid by other wooden
mills"