Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29
WHAT IS INTERESTING WESTERLY
Dissatisfied koners Return to New Yor-Hungry Workman Neglected Boiling Tar and Causes Fre-Hopkinton Man Fined For Cruelty to Horse-Roof Blaze at Hodredge Carriage Shops-OGcers Return From Fort Grebe

At the plant of the Westerly Shirt company trouble was startsd Friday by about a dozen men who came from New York two weeks ago to work in the ironing department, in that section of the plant located on the Connecticut side of the Pawcatuck river in the town of Stonington. The ironers came 10 work by the week. but as the re- Sllts were not satisfactory to the em ployers, the men were put on piece work, which was unsatisfactory to them. as the pay was not sufficient. So the men quit work. demanded pay for Friday and Saturday, while out on strike and waiting for pay day and also their fares and expenses back to New York. The shirt company did not give the proposition serious consid . eration. The irOners 3oitered about the premises and were endeaVorlng 10 ln- timidate employees of other departments 10 quit work and to strike for more pay. The manager of the comany then summoned the police department of the village of Pawcatuck for patrol duty at the mill. in order to protect employees from the acts of intim1dl- ton by the ironers. The department responded (his name is Michael hee- .fEan) and succeeded in preserving or
 
 noon for the week. the ironers were paid off and it was expected would re turn to New York.
 Chief Brown of the Westerly police vas advised of the conditions and re- quest made for police protection to the plant and employees located on the Rhode Island side of the Pawcatu1k in the town of Westerly, and officers were detailed for that purpose. The froners behaved in an orderly manner, however. and gave no occasion for po- Nee interference.
 When the big Bradford Dyeina as- sociation located in the village of Ni- antie in the town of Westerly and be- gan the construction of the million dollar plant request was made and granted that the name be changed from Mantle to Bradford, as there were two Niantics on the line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road. and so close together, 25 miles that would lead to confusion in the mail and merchandise traffic of the new concern. Bradford was substituted for Mantle in the postal department and In the timetables for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. and record was made of the change in the records or the town oI Westerly.
 When this was all done it became evident that Bradford, the naval coal ing station. was more or less confused with the Bradford of the town of Wes- tsrlv. The little matter was called t9 the attention of the general govern mental department of authority and DOW the name of that Bradford has heen changed to the Melville Station.
 After several months of silence the Ere alarm was sounded Saturday noon sn Westerly from box 57 at the corner SS High and Canal streets. The little aaxe did not warrant a call to the Ere department There Is a coal shed k the rear of the Barber Memorial building, with the upright supports autsade the side planbing of the small Rtructure. A contractor had been boil Ing tsr near the shed for use in re- pairing the roof of nearby building Fhen the noon whistle sounded the