Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-03
PUTNAM

l Settlement was effected Monday aft | ernoon between representative of the
 Eclipse Manufacturing company, mak- ing women's and children's coats and 1 suits, and the employees of the con- cern, who complained to their legal 1 advisor here that they were dischare- | ed without notice last Friday after | noon, or that, at least, the factory had
 been shut down for an indefinite De-
 riod and they had been left without employment.
 They set up claim that the com
 pany had let them go after they
 had gained the impression from things
 that were said to them that they were to have steady employment throughout
 the summer. The company through | it's representative, denied however,
 having made any definite promise as
 to the future.
 A compromise in the situation was
 reached Monday afternoon when the
 employees agreed to accept weeks ex-
 tra and let the matter go at that. The concern has given employment to
 about 50 persons. nearly all Hebrew garment workers, and throwing them
 out of work is a serious problem for
 the majority involved. Having no
 other trade than garment making. they Il find little promise in this section of
 employment in their trade. for the Eclipse company is the only concern
 in this part of the state engaged in
 manufacturing womens and children's
 garments.
 The Eclipse company has maintain
 ed an open shop in Putnam. This has
 been satisfactory to the employees, but , 1t is stated here that if these workers
 return to New York they will be re- quired to join a garment workers
 union before they can obtain em
 ployment; that membership in the union will cost them approximately ; $50 each; that they may be required te pay fine for having worked in an , open shop and that the cost of re-
 moving their families from this city tc the Big Town will add more financial burdens to their lot, which is not a , pleasant one at present.
 Then, again. few garment shops are
 in operation in the big garment mak-
 ing centers during June and July, as the fall season opens about August i The Eclipse company is one of the . few firms in the country that has op. , erated as a general proposition twelve months in the year and this fact has } been an attractive consideration ir
 bringing garment workers here, where [. | eiiC WdSc oCdlc ilOt DceH as nfSn as in New York, but good enough tc
 even up well during the twelve months of time.
 Just when the Eclipse company will resume operations is not known ir
 Putnam, but it is presumed that il . will be in full swing again sometime
 during the summer. Nothing has beer , said for publication here on thaat sub. : ject.
 Michael Murphy. who has been a fix ture at the Ostrander boarding plac, ! here for the past three years was sen from the city court by Judge Geissle, ! Monday to spend the summer at tn,
 Brooklyn jail. Murphy drew d sen ! ! tence of 30 days for having been in toxicated and 90 days more on tn
 charge that he assaulted Mrs Os trander. (,
 Murphy has been something of a ia . vorite around the Ostrander home fo the past three years and rather resent .' ed the fact that another boarder seem '. ed to be in a fair way to usurp hi t throne. He started something that Il had a sequel in court Monday and tn s finish will have arrived to the inciden Il sometime within the next 120 days. . Murphy did not stand well in cour1 r anyway, because sometime since ht 1T promised the court to make good e fine imposed upon his son, who cam e before the tribunal after indulging i :. some hilarity on the occasion of hi / arrival from overseas. The fine has no