Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-12
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
Voluntary Advance In
Employees Wages.
PLUMS WILL DROP TONIGHT.
Dissatisfaction Among the Farwell
Mills Employees.

In both OF the mills OF the United States
Cotton Company at Central Fails notices
We're posted late yesterday afternoon noti-
flying the employees that on the 22d inst.
the wages of all will be increased from
to 10 per cent. aboyo the present rate,
which Is the limit to W hich they were re.
duced during the business depression OF q
year ago. The advance In the wages is a
voluntary one, and the fulfllment OF the
promise of the mill management to the
employees at the time OF the reduction OF
wages that the old rate OF pay would be
restored az soon as business conditions
should warrant 1t. Mr.. Arthur Is. Mann,
the agent Of the mill, states that the en-
ployes at the time OF the reduction OF
wages accepted the conditions cheerfully
and during the past year OF business de.
preston continued steadily at wolk with.
out any word of dissatisfaction or at
tempt to make trouble. lt was In appre-
citation OF this spirit OF trust and conf
dence exhibited on the part OF the help
that the increase In wages was made thus
early. The mill employs 75o hands, and
all will receive an increase of pay In pro-
portion to the grades OF employment
All Gone.
The supply OF two-cent stamps OF the
Colum bian issue ut the local Postofiice is
now exhausted and the patrons OF the
Office are being supplied with regular
pink stamps. A numuer Cf the eight and
teu-cent columbian stamps remain and
Postmaster Phillips frequently receives
orders from distant collectors.
Going o Central America.
Charles A. Nemiiz of this city will
leave about April for Central America,
where he intends to reside.
To Hold Installation.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Sacred
Beart Church Will hold an installation in
Temperance Hall on the evening of April
sc. An excellent programme is being
arranged, which will be under the direc-
tion OF Mrs. Riley.
An Easter sslo.
A big Easter sale will be held In Il. A..
II. hall next Thursday and Friday under
the auspices OF the ladies OF st. Georges
Church.
From sod virgInny."
Among those who applied for lodging
at the police station last night was neat
appearing young negro about twenty
years OF age who said he had walked all
the way from Virginia. He did not state
where he was going or the object OF his
northern trip. He did not have the ap-
pearances Of the ordinary tramp.
Fruit Is Ripe.
1t is expected that some OF the political
plums in this city have ,natured and will
drop tonig ht. Mayor Moies has selected
the men who are to receive appointments
and Will submit the list to the Board OF
Alderman when they meet this evening.
There IL Disqualification.
Although no one thinks there is any
danger OF a strike at the Farwcll mills
there is no denying that many OF the en-
ployes are dissatisfied with the preseLt
stale OF affairs, several having publicly
expressed discomfort within day or two.
Live Locals.
Most OF the newly appointed city off,
Gals have qualified.
Ballou Relief Corps will hold an enter.
tainment in q. A. II. hall tonight.
The Temperance Cadets will hold an
Easter ball In Fales Hall next Monday
evening.