The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-25
The Development Of the Strike
Situation.
Rumor That the Mill Management is
Seeking Help In Canada.
TnE NEWS BuRKA1 oLNRYvfLLE.
No !. Hartford Avenue

Members of the executive committee OF
the Atlantic Mills help claim today that
runners have been sent from the Atlantic
Mills TO canada 10 hire help.
Montreal is the center OF weaving help
there, and II Is claimed that is where the
agents have been sent. The management
al the mills decline to verify the state
ment and preserve their original plan of
silence.
Textile Hall was comfortably filed at
10 o'clock this morning with union mem
Ders awaiting the arrival OF George Bal
lard, chairman of the board Of trustees,
Who was TO baye been present at that
hour to make the first payment TO those
IN good standing in the Union, who are
out OF employment at the Atlantic Mills.
The operatives waited patiently for nearly
Two hours and MIR. Ballard not appearing,
IL was announced by a membe of the ex-
ecutive council that at 2 O'clock all would
be in readiness. lt was stated that after
today an hour would only be required
to make the distribution as by next week
everything will be in thorough working
order, and the method OF procedure would
be familiar TO all.
Zach member has a card that must be
presented AS identification, and to serve
as a receipt for the payment made him.
The carpenters of this section have
been invited TO meet in Stoke Hall this
evening, TO organized n MO
Union Ala Meeting.
The monthly meeting of the Union Aid
Society of Johnston took place at hall on
w street yesterday afternoon. Be
SIDES the usual routine business arrange
ments were made for the annual May
breakfast next Wednesday. Following
the business meeting "A supper was served
10 the members and friends which Melted
o considerable sum.
Reception TO the New Pastor.
The church committee, assisted by the
ladies' Aid Society connected with the
Methodist Episcopal tabernacle, rendered
their new pastor, the Rev. James T. Dock
ing and wife, q reception at the tabernacle
last evening.
The gathering was a very social affair.
Following the reception a collation. was
served in the vestry. Upward Of 800
were in attendance.
Scarlet Fever.
Many cases of scarlet fever are reported
In this section. Most OF them are mild
cases and zone has resulted fatally as
yet. The schools are running and great
precaution is being taken by the
committed TO see that non Is allowed
who has been exposed.
Change of Officers.
Officer Daley OF Station 6 has been
transferred TO Station z and officer Dunn |
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Brief Locals.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Mills will be
observed from the Tabernacle, tomorrow, |
ut 2 o'clock. Rev. j. 4. Docking will |
officiate.
Representative Kenyon and ex-senator
Beane visited Amesbury yesterday on
business.
The Chrysanthemum Clu and Robert
Emmett Society visited the Y. Nj. l.. and
Club fair last evening.
At the fair of the temperance Cadets
last evening Miss Annie McKoon had 57i
votes aud Miss L. Ward 450 votes in the
toilet set contest.
Charles ID. Owens, one of the Atlantic
Mills directors, arrived home from Eu-
rope this morning. and vent at once TO
he works to confer with the managers
about the lockout.
The union strikers of Olneyville were
paid this afternoon from the union fund.