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largest concerns OF its kind in this SEQ
ton, employing 1000 or more hands
A weaver in the Riverside mills and q
prominent textile union man. said that
he did not think that the union would in
terfere yet but that IL the Riverside or
any other mill did not give an increase
by DeceE her !, the union would take
active steps.
FUNERAL OF MRS. CROFwELL
The funeral of Mrs. Patrick Crofwell
took place today from her late residence
at 2S Joslin street. The funeral was well
attended. The church was crowded.
Father Reilly oillciated. In his sermon
he called attention to the awful death
and how patiently and resignedly she, the
deceased, met It,. He remarked on the
number of friends attending and said
that it was proof OF the respect and
esteem in which the family Is held by
their neighbors The bearers were Mar
tin Gibbons William Herbert. NJ. Kelley
and Timothy Kelley. There was pro-
fusion of flowers. Among those who at
tended the funeral were DIR. w. II. Har-
rington. DIR. Pagan and DR.. +. A. CharoD.
The interinent TOOK place at st. Francis
cemetery.
DEMANDED MORE WAGES.
Yesterday at II 80 the knitters in the
British Hosiery factory at Thornton
waited on Mr.. Cooper. the manager OF the
works. The knitters,, the committee said,
hsd decided that they would not work
under the pcsent scale OF wages that Is. %
cents dozen. They said they wanted u
raise of 20 per cent. They asserted that
they were not hired to make lisle thread
goods and that is what they have been
running on lately.
MIR. Cooper called the knitters' atten.
ton to the fact that the Isle thread goods
are one inon and half shorter than the
regular stockings and that in reality the
knitters wers working on an increase.
He declared that he did not think the
company could at present give them such
a raise He told the committee To call
meeting of the knitters ana present mis-
reply to them.
. The meeting was called couple VI
hours later and $50 of the knitters were
present. They were induced to 60 to
work on the Isle thread goods.
The wages were cut down in 1893 along
with the other mills in this vicinity on
account of the tariff. Now that the pro-
tectivs tariff is paramount the knitters
think that their pay should be restored
TO its former rate.
Mr.. Cooper explained that the market
has been flooded with hosiery bought
under the old tariff and that the goods
now being manufactured are being kept
as reserve stock. The knittsrs were work.
ing quietly this monring.
GENERAL MENTION.
A story was circulated around Olney-
Vile that new brewery was to be erected
ut Thornton. 1t was, however. without
foundation. The O'Copnor Brothers
were, it was said, the principal supporters
of the new brewery but they both assert
their entire ignorance of such move
ment
Court General Sheridan, No. 2, F. o.
! A., attended the William Orr Literary
| Society fair last night in body.
What Cheer Lodge, Sons of st. George,
| met last night in Mystic Chain hall. The
meeting was well attended and one mem
ber was initiated.
There were three arrests in the Sixth
| police precinct. all for drunkenness, last
| night.