Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-17

There was an indication of lapor trouble in Dixon square Monday morn ing when the large force of workmen employed at Watch Hill and Pleasant View, was awaiting the departure Of the electric cars for these points. The great majority of the worlkmen pro ceeded to their work, but some decided not to report for work unless there was a change in conditions that were to be put into execution Monday by one of the contractors and which was contrary to labor union principles.
 Union stone maSonS receive pay Of $4 a day and the contractor had se cured masons at a lower rate of pay and was to put them at work with the union masons. The latter declined to work with non-uniop men, although satisfied with the pay received and with all other working conditions, but to work with non union masons was prejudic1al to the principles of the union. The men did not strike, but simply did not go to work. after in forming the contractor the reason why and hoped an amicable adjustment would be reached.
 It is expected that within a day or two the contractor will give full rec
 ognition to the union rules and that the experienced masons will return to work If this recognition is not given to the stone masons, there may be a general strike, which would affect all grades Of worllmen in the employ of the contractor, the other union men quitting work i'll sympathy.
 Westerly was represented at the an- nuaI meeting of the Union of Holy Name societies of the diocese of Prov idence by Rev. Peter McOscar. Post master Charles J. Butler, Dr. John NJ. O'ConnelI and William Do1an. The I meeting was held Sunday afternoon in La Salie academy, Providence and over fifty parishes were represented by 1 spiritual directors and lay delegates. l President Jeremiah k. O'Donnen pre- sided and. as chief marshal of the big parade last September made his re- port He submitted the receipts and l expenses of that event in detail and l reported a net profit of g, 163 from the
 sale of badges. Owing to this surplus | it was voted to suspend the by law which calls for an annual subscri p ption | of s5 from subordinate unions.
 After the reports of the treasurer ! and financial secretary were read and | approved, a resolution was adopted en- ! dorsing the bill pending in thet gen. eral assembly providing for closing
 saloons on Good Friday. The secre- l tary was instructed to draft suit 1 able resolution and forward same to | the proper legislative committee and | the president was directed to appoint
 a committee of three members to at
 tend the hearing and support the res- l olution.
 A motion was passed to tender a re- 1 ception to Bishop Matthew Hawkins 1 and the matter was referred to the 1 executive committee for future action l at their discretion. The entire board
 of officers was unanimously reelected 1 The funeral of Frank L. Howe, mas | ter mechanic and for forty years en ployed at the c. B. Cottreu and Sons company plant was held Monday af- | ternoon from the residence of George Collins where MT Howe had made
 his home for the past twenty-f five | years. Nearly two hundred of his
 shopmates and the officers of the com pany attended the funeral and there | were beautiful floral tributes. The
 service was conducted by Rev Clay 1 ton A. Burdick who read an origina, poem and also a poem written by
 Louis Howe of Jewett City, brother ot 1 the deceased. A quartet, William I Browning, John Tanner, Edgar Maxsor
 and Walter Price, sang Thy Will, No 1 Mine, Be Done, and Asleep in Jesus
 Burial was at River Bend, the bear CTS being George Collins. Louis Howe
 Joseph Dawley, George Kenyon, David
 Stafford and Andrew Fallon-
 Thomas F. Denehey, janitor for tn,
 new John H. Murphy building, died il 1 his apartments Monday afternoon
 from pneumonia, after two days ill ness. He was born in Stonington ant
 made the borough his home unti moving to Westerly about a year ago ) He was employed in the bridge con
 struction department of the New York
 New Haven and Hartford Railroad
 company for many years, and worket
 for some time for the T. A. Scott com pany of New London and with othe contracting firms. His wife survive him. His father resides in New Lon , don and other relatives are in tha : city and Stonington. MT. Denehey Wa
 43 years of age and was a membe
 of Nina council, Knights of Columbus
 Stonington, and was recently transfer red from membership in Division Nc } l, Ancient Order HibernianS In Ston ington to the Westerly division.
 Herbert Greenmar. a carpenter c Westerly, was robbed Sunday nornin ; while in Providence and the Journa
 tells this story: Herbert Greenmar of 15 George street, Westerly, inform : the police of the Central precinct tha it cost him $50 for being a good feI 3 low and directing ofur men in the di rection of the Newman hotel earl
 Sunday morning. MT. Greenman sai l he met the men about 2.30 at the cor Fl ner of Dorrance and Fulton street
 and they asked the way to the hote
 Soon after the. men had gone, NJ