Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-05
WILLIM MANTIC

I their employers. he would have noth- | ing to do wilh them. He said that ] there were not more than half dozen
 men in all who would walk out this | morning and that the owners in these | places would carry on business as usual without the strikers. There is | no plan for bringing in out of town l help during the strike. Alderman | Laramie said that the idea of these new rates was suddenly put up to him on his return from his vacation. He l had left word to have his men raised | in wages and felt that he had been | treated fairly. He says that it seems | to be the intention of the union to get wages of s25 a week for 16-year | old delivery boys.
 One of the meat cutters in one of the shops which has signed the agree | ment admitted that the new rate sched- ule would not get him any increase in pay. He said that he was getting more than S25 week and would not work for that
 The Country Fair under the aus piceS of Willimantic Lodge. No. 1911, opened Thursday night at the grounds on Pleasant street with several thou sand present. The fair opened last
 week but due to much wet wea
 ther. the committee felt it advisable to
 put it over until this weekend The
 open air dance pavilion with Pick
 etts orchestra furnishing the music,
 proved to be as big an attgaction as it
 had been formerly The W1llimantic
 American band was on hand and did
 much to create real country fair att
 mOSphere with special selections. The
 fair is practically the same as it was
 when it opened last week except that
 new vaudeville acts have been added.
 The following turns were put on:
 Young and Ryan, in an aerial novelty act Johnny Saunders, an eccentric juggler. Wilson and Smith in an ath- letic act. and Jack Barry's trained an imal show. The following premiums 1. were awarded to the exhibitors at the 1 fair;
 Home Gardeners-Vegeta best | collection, first Carolyn Cummings; 1 second, A. Cascio. Collection. five va rieties, W. B. Sweeney. Best peck po 1 Norman Trayman. Ten ears corn, | Mrs NJ. A. Griffin. Beans snap, first, | w B. Sweeney: second. Ievern Ja- l cobs. Beets. Thomas Meikle. Cauli- E. .G. Eagan. Carrots. first. Mrs. NJ A Griffin. second. Thomas Meikle. Gu cumbers. first, Dwight Jordan: sec ond. Levern Jacobs: third. Mrs. NJ. A Griffin. White onions. Levern Jacobs. ' elbow onions. F. J. Eagan. Parsnips w B. Sweeney. Peppers, first. E. J. Eagan: second. Thomas Meikle. Pumpkin. Norman Trayman. Toma toes first. Thomas Meikle: second. W. B. Sweeney. third. w B. Sweeney. SUmer squash. first Dwight Jordan; second. F. J. Itagan; third. eLvern Ja- cobS- Largest squa sh. 4. Cuscio. Larg- est pumpkin first, Norman Trayman; second, Mrs. N. A. Griffin.
 Open Class egetables-Peck pota- toes, F. H. Jacobs. Beans, snap. first. l w E. Sweeney: second. F.. H. Jacobs Carrots. w. E. Sweeney. Cucumbers E. H. Jacobs Muskmelons, F. H. Ja- cobs- Yellow onions W. B. Sweeney Summer squash. first. F.. H. Jacobs; second. W. B. Sweeney. Largest squash, W. E. Sweeney.
 F'ruit-Best exhibit apples E. H Jacobs Best plate fall apples. F. H. Jacobs. Best plate winter apples F. H. Jacobs. Best plate peaches, A -ascio-
 Flowers-Wild flowers. Frank Wal ger. Garden flowers. first. Carolyn -ummings; second. Camille Derosier Asters. Joseph Nichols. Dahlias Dan el Tucker. Rare dahlias. Daniel Tucker.
 Canned and Preserved Fruits and | : eSetables-Best collection, first. Mrs z \ Negiard: second, Camille Derosier , Three jars corn. first, Mrs. A Ve- fs -iard; second. Mrs. L. L. Thompson 1 z Three jars beans, first. Mrs. L. L.. | ( Thompson; second. Daniel Shearer. ( Three jars greens. Mrs. A. Vegiard I Three jars root vegeta bles. Camille ' )eroisier. Three jars toma toes. first l I