Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
DNKEpN AlD PUTNAM NEWS

were Mrs. Walter L. Dixon, mother oi the groom. and Miss Helen Wood bridge.
 After their wedding trip Mir and Mrs. Dixon will make their home in Danielson, where the bride formerly was a resident and where the groom Is a member of the clerical force al the Windham County National bank MT. Dixon returned a few months age from service overseas.
 Railway company here directed the at tenticn of Sheriff Charles E. Aver Wedn esday to the fact that one of the company's telephones had been rip
 ped off it's fastenings in box on
 pole near the track at the northerly
 terminus of the run in the town o1
 Thom pson, near Perryville. during the
 preceding night and the instrument
 damaged, parts of it being thrown
 away. There was no other damage
 to company property. as was reported
 here early Wednesday morning The
 telephone had been placed in position
 for use of car crews during Tuesday
 Though cars of the Webster Consol- dated road continued during Wednes- day to make connection with Shone Line cars at the state line in Thomp- son. the union crews operating out of Webster were not pleased with the sit
 nation, as is indicated by the following news despatch from Webster printed Wednesday
 Webster, Sept 14-Motormen and conductors on the Worcester Consoii- dated are marking time today. and still meeting the Shore line cars manned by strikebreakers.
 One car crew only is missing from
 duty, Motorman Vernon W. Jewell and his conductor, John J. Cannon. The story was circulated about Webster freely today that these men were through because of refusal to work and meet the cars manned by strike breakers, investigation showed that they are away on sick leave
 Employes on the cars didn't hesitate to say thatthere would be general tie-up of electric car service if Jewell and Cannon had been fired for being sick at just a time when duty is not entirely pleasant.
 Threats made yesterday by employees of the road that there would be some thing doing today unless power from the Consolidated was shut off from the section of, the Connecticut road this side of the line ended as threats and no action was taken. The carmen say they are waiting for the return of Business Agent Thomas F: Frederick from Chicago. and that there will be something doing as soon IS he is home.
 Not only will the line to Danielson be tied up by a strike. if strike ac- men on the whole Consolidated sys- tenn, Worcester included, will back up the men on the Danielson line.
 In the meantime the men are watch ing every move made by the .ConnectL cut cars. and have listed every. car that ran into Massa chusetts last night and today.
 The fact that Motorman Jewell and Conductor Cannon have been absent from duty since the first talk of trouble led to all kinds of stories to- day to make connection with Shore tonight at Charlton car barn, Both men are off on account of sickness There is no truth in the story that they have been discharged or sus- pended"
 Motornan Jewell was down town today, and told the same story. At l his home tonight he was able to come | lay, bue Inspector Marvin Smith said |, friends that he is out of danger. He | said: If I am fired, I have heard 1 nothing of it. asked to be off on, ac- sount. of sickness, and was granted That is all there is to it."
 He did not discuss the strike situa-