Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-25
WATERT0NIN J0TTINGS.
CAPITOL AND LABOR HAVE A
 COLLISION.


 Employees of NJ. Hemingway and Sons
 Suffer a Cut in Wages IF Men and
 Women Touched in the Most Sensi-
 tive Parts of Their Natures
 Homer Heminway of New York was visitor at the M. Hcminway and Sons silk factory yesterday. Homer Heminway is said to be large share owner in this concern. According to the statements given out by some of the employees, MT Hcminway'S visit will DC remembered by the hard working men and women for some time to come for a reduction in wages was made which will deprive the help of many hard earned dollar this winter. It is thought that this will ultimately result in something more serious than is now apparent. When MT Heminway was elected as a representative from Wa tertown a short time ago he was elect ed by the people, many of these same men who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, men who vote for all things fair and honest. justice and lib erality. equality of men at all times and in all places. But it resolves 1t self again into the old, old story of labor against capital in the unequal fight.
 J. B. Goodrich of Wood. Harmon and company of New York was in Wa tertown yesterday afternoon and clos ed several deals for real estate located i'll Greater New York which amounted to several thousands of dollars in value. A number of we'll known citizens fig Hred in the transaction.
 Miss Charlotte Lampson is in Yer mont.
 John Evans is making extensive re- pairs about his green houses in prepal- at;on for the coming winter.
 The fire department boys are quite proud of their record made early Tues day morning at the Scovill fire. 1t was just forty minutes after the alarm. was given in the dead of night when the department had stream of water turned into the blaze This is qu OK work for a country fire department when one considers that all the men have to don their clothes which are n6t arranged in anticipation of a fite, run to the fire house and haul the chemical by hand up hill for a mile and st half. Mir Scovill can thank ,,s lucky stars that the Watertown fire department is in existence otherwise he would have no home to-day.
 Ben Gibson was in town yesterday.
 The old photograph game has been worked in Watertown again this week. Two sleek ai bearing young fellows, smooth i'll tongue and pleasing III ;'l- dress call upon the lady of the house when the men folks are away. He has a story that seems plausible and tells you that for $1 he will take a cabinet picture of a relative and by . new process work it into glass medallion so that the portrait will be pres acved in it's original form for generations. With the picture is 8 gold frame mak- ing the whole a neat and artistic sou venir Once the ort7er is giyen the dupe will probably have to take what 1 ever the fakir brings in order to get back the photograph loaned to the agent and this is likely to be q gilt in- closure for which several dollars vii. be demanded. An East side woman beat one of the agents over the fead with broom. She lad met picture agents before and this fellow was in- clined to be trifie sassy. | The members of the fire department l are requested to meet at the rooms to- night for the purpose of having a short drill All members are requested to be in attendance.
 l The local Foresters will play return game of baseball in Woodbury on Fri day afternoon of this week. The locals were beaten before. hut hope to re- verse the story on Friday. Bills are out announcing a s'Hard- i time" dance at the town hall on the evening of August ?, The affair is un- der the auspices of the w. A. C.. who with the encouragement of the people here hope to succeed.
 The house of Mrs Murphy which was burned at Poverty district recently was insured
 The Misses Jackson of New York are spending the summer in town.
 Paul Welton. the Yale freshman catcher will catch in Woodbury on Sat urday afternoon.
 A number from here will camp out at Bantam Lake for week in the near future.
 The next monthly meeting of tho ] fire department for next month is ex 1 pected to be an interesting one and members are requested to be pro
 w. J. Munson had horse po,sone6 recently, and has found no clue to tho I enc who did it.
 The Poles and ties for the new trol ley extension have already been pur chased.