The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-22
The Painters
of Webster
ASK LOCAL BRANCH.
VIII Meet Next Week to
Complete Their Plans.

Webster, Oct 21.-Next Wednesday
evening the painters in town will as
sernble in the Hub" building, elect
officers and organize branch order Of
the Brotherhood of Painters and Deco
rators. 1t is a mutual effort to place
themselves on a foundation that is suf
ficiently strong to resist any further
encroachments Of non-union men and
employers.
Those who are at the head in form
lag a local union are Michael Lanigan,
Charles Hayman, Frank Sanderson,
Michael Welsh, James Kennedy and
Michael shovan. Ten dollars, which
is the amount required for a charter,
has been subscribed. However, it is
not all sunshine for the local brush
handlers, who are DESTROYS of thus in
creasing their salaries, as James
Barnes refuses to sign the paper. He
is the Understanding contractor in
town, although he has a swift rival in
B. F. Coville.
AT q meeting recently held for the
purpose of forming a union, only one
man from Barnes paint shop was pres
ent, while 10 of Coville's painters turned
out That evening the union was to be
formulated, but the absence of the
Barnes painters quaShed their purpose.
Mr.. Coville says he will willingly join
the union, but Mr.. Barnes emphatically
refuses, although he told The Spy man
that any of his workmen can join if
they wish
Mr.. Barnes was seen by reporter
for The Spy today, and said that he
would not join the union for the sim
pie reason that he would thus be the
loser, although he wished to correct the
statement that any of his men could
join if they had the inclination, and
not be discharged, as had been current
ly reported
He said that the employer was not
protected in the least; that if a man
who was not worth $1.75 a day asked
for $2.25, he would have to pay it or
else have all his workmen leave him
in the lurch; that is, providing that
they pressed the matter "Supposing,'
ne continued, If 1 paid the high price
asked, l would then have to raise my
prices on the jobs secured. The min
ute did so, a kick would come from
| the one who wanted the work done If
l still pressed my high price, as would
be Obliged TO if l was paying high I'M
ion prices, then I could not get the lob,
Some one else would step in-he might
be union man and he might not-that
does not make any difference-and hire
non-union help and do the job at
much lower figure than I could do it,
what, then, would 1 dep
FINE POINT SETTLED.
After an interesting debate among
the high school scholars, tonight. a de-
cisien in the negative was rendered for
Cicero was a greater orator than De-
mosthenes. Those on the affirmative
side of the debate were Edith Read,
Jessie Williams and Mabel Carpenter,
While Stella Howard and Rose Fogarty
were on the victorious side. A miseeI-
laneous program was rendered by Ad-
die Jonakowski, Edwin Davis. Helen
gilmore, Howard Merritt, Lillian King.
| w ardsWorth Crawford, Annie Kelly.
| Chester Coville Fl. G. Branch. Fl 7
Stelnberg, T. r. Leboeuf, Dora Gerber
and Alice Bates.
During the evening F. o. Harrell the
| local stockbroker, gave an exhibition
OF music. He took up a half haur's
time showing all sorts and manners of
cfattlness. Some of his delusions were
very good.
CIR WAS FRIGHTENED.
Miss Delephine Perrin, a young girl
residing in C9uineboag, on the Willow
Tree place, was badly frightened last
i mug. 81, Slle had Der life threatened by
hef former lover, William Miller a
youth OF 10 years, oe Southbridge. He
IS now in jail awaiting trial, before
Justice Clark, tomorrow.
Miller came TO Miss PERKINS, home
yesterday afternoon, and found all the
IaInuy We're away, except the young
lady Miller has been working in Phil
nd hp1
4 Al the time he called, it is alleged that
ne was under the influence of drink.
and used threatening words
4 Ihe girl escaped and Sheriff Clare
was sent for. He arrested young Mil
Ter, ana brought him to Webster
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Nina Rosicot at her some on Fifth ay
enue last night. A good time was en-
Joyed.. and light refreshments were
/ served. Katy Kelly and Grace Dawes
acted as coHmittseL~ot arrangements
A GOOD FALL BUSINESS.
Work was never so rushing as at the
present time in Ch&se's wooden mill.
Two sets Of hands arc being run, and
| probably the mill in sections will be
worked night and day. Prentiss How
ard, the superintendent, is now in Phil
adelphia in the interests of the firm.
Large orders are being received daily.
and it is only with working overtime
that they can be filed.
AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
Thomas Heating, member of the
I 3ith Massachusetts regiment, that par
ticipated in the civil war; left town 80
years ago When he shook the dust
OF Webster he resolved never to return.
and he kept his promise most faith
fully. At least his wife and family
think so, for they Eever heard from or
of him until today, W hen Mrs. Heating
4 received letter from the government,
notifying her of the death of her hus-
band and also that hereafter she was
to receive a widows pension until death
interfered. 1t seems that the husband
wandered from place to place, and fin
ally entered soldiers home in Vir-
glna, where he died. Mrs. Heating
lives in Merino Village. with her sons.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN
A meeting Of the Webster lodge, 5S.
A. O. NJ. W., WAS l.eld last evening. at
which Prof Hector z. Boulay and Geo.
NJ. Wood We're accepted as members of
the society. An application was also
recorded.
The meeting called by Hon. Charles
Iaggerty Of the stockholders of the
electric road, for the purpose of seeing
il the North Webster is wanted will
be held in Firemen's hall tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock,
Announcement cards of the reception
of John Joseph Heron and Louise En-
ma Subway, both of Worcester, who
We're married yesterday, have been re-
ceived in town. Mrs. Heron was form
/ erly the local organist at the Episcopal
church.
Collector James II. Dwyer today re-
ceived check of $1,000 from the New
York New Haven and Hartford rail-
road for taxes in Dudley.