The Press., 1910-07-27
The Strike Situation.

say shat they ara prepared 60 Kesumt
 business, with proper protection fo
 their new men. The strikers say
 that the road is properly tied up, al
 far as freight business is concerned
 From what can be learned at thil
 point there is not much doing in tht
 freight department on this division
 It Is now Q week since the strike be-
 gan, and very little freight has beer
 delivered here. The passsneEg trninI
 are running near the regular schedule,
 and the mail and express services art
 about normal Under the present
 conditions the passenger service il
 light. as few uss the trains who are
 not obliged to do 60. The trains are
 manned by non-union creWs. and from
 six to a dozen strike breakers are car
 ried along in addition to the regular
 crew, So bs ready In case of trouble.
 Yesterday was che AFss day shat at-
 eampss were made to move freightG
 to any extent. Two freight trains
 each way passed through. A wreck at South Willington, caused by . green man in sWitching, delay eiitrafac about i've hours yesterday afternoon and evening Several cars were If the track. but nobody was hurt The manufacturers have chartered an electric box car from the New Haven road, and It runs in here daily. This car. with the express serviOe on the steam road. enables the manufacturers to carry on business The retail pro- vIsion dealers were fairly we'll stocked on regular goods at the beginning Of the strike. Staples are beginning to run a little low. but 1t is expected that the situation will be relieved tO- day, as a carload of merohandlse Is ex- peotsd from NorwiOh, by the way of Vernon. This service was arranged by a wholesale grocery house and wholesale fruit house of Norwich, and ths oar will nOt use any part of the O. v. system. Fl. J. Perkins of Springfield shipped in 8 big auto truck load of fruit last Friday after. noon. The duration of the strike Is a matter of speculation, as we'll as the
 final outcome. The men are now ready for arbitration, but the oom- pany refuses. At she start the com pany suggested arbitration, and the trainmen would not consider it The contract with the locomotive engin- sres expires August 1st If the en- gIneers and Ilremen go out, as is rumored, it Would look like an mp hill fight for the company. On the other hand, If the engineers stay on the job. trains can be moved. A -dif1- culty that will be met by the road. if the agreement of organized labor on 26 syAtems fs lived ID to. will be shifting freight to other lines. The men on the other lines will not move freight from the Grand Trunk system.
 Fred Meyers Is spending a week at 
 H. E. Burwsll has returned from a short vacation at the shore.
 Mrs. Luoy Clark of Maynard. Mass 6 the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Jacob 1 Wagner.
 Miss Gertruds Winter of North 1 3rookheld, Mass., is visiting relatives n the borough.
 Mfs. Bubgee and two children of Jromwell arc Spending a few days with @r. and Mrs. John smiledge.
 Mrs. H. Ingle of MiddIetown and Miss Etta Peck of Monson were with Mr and Mrs. E. L.. Burr over Sunday.
 Dr. J. P. Hanley Is caring for Dr. practice at South Willing ton while the latter Is taking a va cation. Dr. HAnley goes down at 8 and returns on the o'clock train.
 The firm of MarkoR s Gold, meat and provision dealers. has been dis. solved, Mir. Markoff having purchased his partner g .interest. The store is olOsed at present. but will be re- opoAou lH A AoW uoJBs
 A man from New London was in town yesterday looking for a saddle horse stolen In that oIty Sunday. The horse was tFaCsd nearly to this town, and there is an EnoOnaFmed rumor that the animal was recovered in Tol. land this morning. -z.----
 Miss Frances Howe of Ludlow, a | graduate of the Bay Path institute, has been engaged to take charge of the commercial department In the high sohsol. Miss Howe comes high Iy recommended. Miss Avery of West Stafford has been engaged for Rockwell hill.
 The tug g-of-wAE between the Forest. srs and the Red Men was pulled of | Iast Friday and was won by the Forea- 'eFs. Preparations are now under way Tor . Marathon race, starting from Crystal Lake, to finish somewhere on the street.. The hAlf-mile Euu was won by Thomas Mullins.
 Frank Fitzpatrick returned yester. day from a 12-daya' vacation with his nncle at New Found Lake, N H. After his long illness the outing has done him good. Mr. Etlz. patrick was accompanied by Mrs. Ritz- patrick and bis daughter. Misz Mary. The trip was made entirely by autO- Rev. F. J. O'Neill took the party to their destination and after. WaEds returned for them. The route was laid through four stAtes, for the lake of variety, and the side trips In the neighborhOod of the White Noun. sains embraced nearly a 1OOO-mile run.
 The Stafford team was defeated last at Rockville In a loosely played game. Guilman of the StafrOrd eaam vpaa ua& Vufkh kha EroaHS essa h1a