Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10

peculiar note in the conversations was
the one that sounded disappointment
over the arrival Of the shooter working
day, This came from men who have
been pleased TO work "a hours each
week, and who prefer to DO SO rather
than take the Joss IN wages that goes
with the loss in working time. This
would seem strange doctrine in some
of the TEXTILE centers, but N this vi
cinity the mill workers are not or
ganized and their shorter cay comes
to them as an effect of the activities
in NeW Engiand's larger mill cities.
In this city the 48-rour day has
been given voluntarily by mills that
have made the change. effective this
morning
There were many other rail- opera
lives Whe We're Joyous over the change,
however, and glad to take the finan-
cial loss to get a few more hours
away from what * considered -
fning and exacting work, These OPP
eratives feel that in tn: wage read
justment processes bound 70 come
within the next year Or .wo they will
get back onfe the same basis as OPP
eratiVes doing the same kind Of work
throughout New England in 2 word,
they feel confident that the standard
iZation that Il is coming will compen-
safe for such loss as they ha/ to take
now--amountjng in many instances to
about IL 3-4 per cent.
The eight hour day that is now at
hand for many of the mill workers in
this city has come 20 them without
effort on ti1eir part. and Cor this they
| feel a degree of thanksgiving for they
avoided labor difficulties that are not
welcome in this section of Connect
| cut, Where strikes are rare.
At the close OF, work Saturday night
| a good amount Of the ica that this city
| will need during the coming summer
I had been harvested and packed away
| The worl; OF filling the Prentice hous-
| es has been going on during the past
| week and there hfw been cutting else
where. The ice is not particularly
| heavy, but il is hard and of excellent
quality. being entirely free IF snow.
Ae special committee Of tie Putnam
town school committee VII investi-
| gate as to tie citys needs for more
| room for pupils in the iNubiic schools
| Of the city. Among the plans sug-
| gested for caring for next years en-
roilTnent are building a portable
| structure near the Israel Putnam
school and transferring the seventh
| frage pupils from the israel Putnam
|
| eighth grade Is now located.
| Edwin Davis, who has been a pa
tient ct the Day Kinball hospital, wa;
taken to his home in Daaiels1n Satur-
| day. He is well on the road TO re-
| covery. after an attack of appended
It's,
| It is stated that influenza has prac-
tically disappeared from this vicinity
and that only stray cases, not seri-
| Gus ones, ara now being reported.
A new auto bus service as run or
| Saturday between Putnam, and Dan
| ielson.
Red Men of the city had an inter,
esting session here Saturday evening
! when the N|allingford degree team
| came TO town and conferred degree
Putnam grange has one of the IN.
teresting meetings Of the winter
scheduled TO, this evening, when the
county agent will have charge of tht
programme.
The now Legislative train is not be
ing heaviN Datronized between thi;
city and Villimantic. bu+ it is be-
lieved that Il win be used more az
| time goes on.