The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-27
Strike Of the Factory Girls
at an End.
James Roddy Comes Home and Tells
Strange Tale.
And to tho Mayor OF WansIIuck Is Pre-
sented a Pickercl Yard Long.
THE NEWS BUREAU,
NORTH END, s2s BRANCH AVENUE,
Telephone gOl-a

Telephone g0l-3.
The 81 girls who struck for more pay at
the American Screw Company's works on
Stevens street Monday, returned to work
this morning. The old hands Will receive
an advance of 80 cents per week and
those who have worked but a short time
will, on thelfirst Of May, receive same.
There is no change at the Rhode Island
Tool company's works. The men are still
out, and four young men who attempted
TO fill their places were discharged yes
terday morning. A we'll known business
man said this morning that for people to
strike during these hard times is the
height OF foolishness, and he pointed TO
an able bodied man and little boy about
10 years old dragging truck containing
half bushel Of clans, and going
from house to house trying to sell
them. That man is willing to work IL he
could get it. 81 like to see people make
good wages because ii makes business
better for Us, but when times are hard
you cannot expect the manufacturers to
pay them when they can't sell their
goods. i hope we won't have another
strike for year.
There was very exciting meeting OF
Court Star, A. d. Il. of A., in Hedly Hall
last night, over 100 members being pres
ent. The occasion was the election of
delegates to the Grand Court Convention,
which will be held in this city sometime
May. Chief Ranger y. A. McNamee
presided over the meeting and had his
hands full. Philip Lovett and Nicholas
Bell ran on one ticket Tor
delegates, while Edward Murphy and
Thomas Millerick were on another.
There was a good deal Of friendly discus
sion as to the respective merits of the
candidates and when the result OF the
voting was announced the friends of the
successful candle idates began to cheer. The
vote stood 81 for Lovett and Belle,
and 55 for Millerick and Murphy.
Then Mr.. Murphy got up and made
motion to make the vote unanimous and
everybody was satisfied. Cigars we're
passed around and singing and speech
making INDUCED in until late hour.
Tonight at the Rescue Mission on
Gladstone avenue there will be prayer
meeting and singing by talent from the
local churches. Already the mission has
made several converts, mostly from
the lowest classes who live in
the vicinity of Gladstone avenue and
Randall square. The hoodlums are ex-
cluded from the hall, as there is police
man in attendance all the time.
Rumor has it that as Crompton looms
now running in Room 8 at the Wanskuck
Mills will be thrown out to make room
for the latest improved Knowles looms.
The Wanskuck Mills have in operation
3ii looms and employ nearly 300 weavers.
James Roddy, popular young man in
the North End, returned yesterday from
a five months tour of the South and
West. Mr.. Roddy relates a story
of man who was struck by
train going 30 miles an hour
on the Pennsylvania road yesterday
afternoon. The COW catcher struck hi IN
and raised him in the air fully 20 feet
throwing him to one side. When the
train backed down the man was standing
up unhurt gazing at the train and its pas
sengers, and shaking his fist at the engin-
eer.
Thomas Devine was arrested at o'clock
this morning on n warrant by officer
McEroy for alleged cruelty to n horse.
Yesterday morning he borrowed the horse
from u. Donovan, and when he
returned last night the animal was
nearly dead. Mr.. Donovan notified
Agent Nickerson who issued a warrant
for his arrest. In the District Court this
morning he pleaded not guilty and was
held for trial Friday.
Thomas O'Neil, better known as the
Mayor of Wanskuck," received yester-
day large pickerel from Fulton, which
was over yard long and weighed nine and
n half pounds. The fish was caught by
Barton Arnold, formerly an old resident
of Wanskuck, but now residing in Os-
wcro Falls, N. Y. He had to procure the
assistance OF two men to help pull the
fish from the water. Friday the mayor
OF Wanskuck" will invite a number OF
friends to help him eat the fish.
There will be a meeting OF the Fin-de-
Steele Club this evening in Carroll Street
Hall. There is important business to be
transacted