The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-03
VALLEY VILLAGES
Clyde Print Works Shut Down
Last Night for an Indefinite
Period.

CLOSED for an INDEFINITE perfod, were
the orders issued at the Clyde Print
works last night, which action will cause
the laying of OF over 600 hands. Seven
OF the rooms had delegates of the labor
ers present themselves at the office Of the
works yesterday afternoon and demanded
more pay for the same hours. The ad-
vance asked for in the different rooms
varied. Manager Robert Reach was In
Boston today and when the delegates pre-
sented themselves at the office they were
told to continue their work until tomor-
row. when Mr. Reach would be home,
and would confer with them. This In all
measures seemed TO satisfy the help as
until o'clock. when the orders to close
the works were issued from the Office,
as were orders TO draw the fires and stop
all machinery
Today everything about the works Is
quiet. there being no work done outside
OF the office In any OF the departments.
How long the shutdown will continue
cannot be said or what negotiations Will
be made with the men. The management
has nothing 10 say In regard TO the mat
ter. however except that the works Will
remain closed until further notice, which
indefinite period can not be estimated.
cRoMPToN.
Michael J. Reilly OF the Warwick police
force has been elected chairman Of the
committee which will see 10 IL. that the
completion of the waterworks In Cromp-
ton are duly celebrated. The committee
intend that the celebration will not be
one which the district Will ever be
ashamed OF and contributions 20 very
satisfactory figure have been already
gathered In. and the affair promises TO
be a gala day for Crompton. IL is plan
ned to hold a parade Of ''horribles" I'm the
afternoon with suitable prizes for the
same and also hose reel contest,
In the evening the festivities Will be
on a much more elaborate scale, when
long parade duly sprinkled with bands
Of music will be held and fire works will
be exhibited. while on Huckleberry hll
near the cemetery. a bonfire whsch can
be seen as far as Fall River will be
burned At the hose house an orchestra
will furnish music for dancing. which
will be free. and in another part of the
fact the committee intends 20 spare
nothing TO make the affair worthy OF the
enterprise for which II Is held.
NAT,ck.
1t has been planned for the annual out
ing OF the Ladies Benevolent society
connected with the Phenix NJ. E. church.
10 Roger Williams park to be held on
Wednesday. June 10th. when the society
and its many friends will board the car
at Clyde as is the usual custom, armed
with baskets and when they arrive at
the park will enjoy quiet picnic dur
ing which they will enjoy their basket
lunch. II enough express their Intention
ol going on the excursion a special car
will be secured II not the party will board
a regular car.
The first band concert OF the season
to be held In the valley was held last
night in Natick when the Pontiac band
gave an open air concert The music
was good and attracted a large crowd
which remained until the concert con-
cluded. the band rendering selections
until about 10 o'clock.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
The air breaks upon the 3:o7 train. from
Hope TO Providence gave out yesterday
afternoon and during the trip the train
was stopped at the stations and slowed
for curves and signals I'm the old fashion,
ed way, the breaknen rounding the hand
breaks upon the car platforms when the
engineer whistled down breaks" At
many places the train could not be
brought to n standstill until IL had run
past the station however, the men
being unable to judge the capacity OF the
breaks.