Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-26

Michael Cox of Pontiac, R. l., narrow ly escaped being killed Sunday night, when he jumped of the o'clock train from Providence at the local railroad station, before the train had come to a stop. He rolled along the station plat form for some distance. and when other passengers reached him, it was thought that he had sustained fatal injuries. He was taken to the police station on Union street, and Dr. M. H. Scanlon was called. He found the man suffering from several cuts and bruises about the hands and face, and one eye was biackened. Cox remained at the police station for the night, and had recovered sufficiently to return to his home Monday noon. Word was received by the K. of c. baseball management Monday that Gag non, the star Holy Crcss snortstop would be on hand for the coming Red Sox game next Sunday This player completes the 1 local lineup for the contest and together with Sonerford of Boston college and Tunney of Holy Cross, will supply the 1 local team with the offensive power t= at has been needed. The probable lineul' for the game will be: kellers c; Tun- ney D; Dowd 1b, Gadro 2b; Comerferd l sb: Gagson ss; Mooney lf Barker Of l Rhoades If
 Over 500 attended the dAncc conducted by the Westerly Cycle club at<the We. queteQuock casino Monday night, and in addition to having an enjoyable time, in- cidentally contributed to the support of twelve fresh air children for two weeks vacation at Pleasant View. The club members have adopted 12 of the walfs who will arrive here Thursday from New York, and are planning to give the chill 1 dren the time of taeir lives It was to raise funds for this purpose that the dance was run Monday evening, aIal good amount was realized for the worthy cause.
 Work on the Westerly sewerage sys- tenn remains at a standstiil In spite of q secret conference between the contractors and officials of the labor union held Saturday afternoon. At this conference tae labor union officials demanded time and half for all overtime work. and that the rate of pay should be 30 cents 1 an hour, the same as they had been re- ceiving when they went out on strike They also insisted that only local labor CTS should be employed on the job. The contractors. Daniel d'Onfro and 1 NIT. Long. maintained that they had the right to hire and discharge any man oi | the job. and they also wanted the ner
 to work as many hours day as the JOD HeSQSu, lrlCluHInS GaIurQAys WlIn n, etFa rate in pay. They also said that | the men returned to work. the wage seal
 would be put on sliding basis, rangins from 40 to So cents an hour, the raj,
 in each instance being regulated by thi efficiency of the individual
 Neither side would agree to any com
 promises. The meeting adjourned with out having accomplished anything, an.
 the strike continues. The strike start
 ed several weeks ago, when the ioca
 laborers left the job because ten out-of l town laborers who were then empleye
 would not contribute s15 to the loca
 un cn and since that time work has bee
 at standstI1.
 The contract fer the erection af th
 new Winnapaug Golf club house on tn Shore road, near Oaks inn was let Mon
 day to R. A. Sherman Soas company C
 Westerly, and work on the frame wa
 started at once The foundation had al
 ready heen put i:A by Louis Leone. Tn
 new club house is due to be complete
 about the middle of September. , At the same time, the contract fo preparing six temporary greens for pla,
 was let to Louis Leone, and this wor should be completed by the latter par ) of August.
 Local Laesnies
 About 30 employees of the WesterI
 Textile company enjoyed an outing an
 picnic at Ocean Beach Friday.
 . It is expected that Peasant View wi