Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-03
DANIEISON AND PUTNAM NEWS

mated that upwards of 100 men will be
affected. 81
Speaking for the contractors, one oil
their number said that the reduction in
wages is in line with what Is being done
in all lines of endeavor to bring down
the record high prices for all kinds Of
work, construction as well as others
While the reduction in the pay Of the
carpenters is just over 16 per cent, the
new scale of, rs cents an hour will per-
init of the journeymen earning Sc in an
eight hour day.
The contractors are hopeful that with
the lower prices now being quoted. on
many kinds of lumber and a lessened
wage scale that building operations will
be revived and a threatened tying up of
practically all kinds Of construction work
offset. If this contingency can be avert
ed and the men kept steadily employed,
the whole building industry will be bene-
/ flied. 49,
Some of the carpenters have &C.
knowledged that they expected reduc-
ton of wages would be announced during
the winter. No idea Of the general senti-
! ment Of the men relative to the reduction
could be obtained on Sunday, but from
carpenters who were talked with it was
indicated that they felt that men instheir
| trade could not, escape the general recess
!
While no announcements have a been
made reductions in wages are also fore
casted for men in other lines Of con-
struction work.
| Alfred Rich, Henry Rich and William
! Rich, brothers, of Thompson. received a
i visitation from Federal and County Game
Warden Harry E. Battey of East Killing
ly while they were fishing at Round
! pond. near the Massachusetts line, and
! hailed into court for having taken Short
| piclzerel. Their fines and costs amounted
| in S264o each. which puts picalerel in the
! class of expensive luxuries.i The men
| who were found with nine short pickereI
| in their possession; were presented In
Justice Thomas Ryan's court in Thong
| son.
! The hundreds Of parishieners who at
tended the masses at st. James church
/ Sunday had the pleasure of hearing Rev
William Henry Greault. NJ. S.. newly
| ordained member of the Missionary Order
| of I,aSalette, which has so successfully
administered the affairs of the local par
ISL for the past, TWEEN ty-fiVe years.
a Father Greault. whose home IS in Paw
i tucket.. is to sail within a few days t.
do missionary work in Madagascar, al
island which is a French protectorat'
ami which is located off the southeas
COAST OF africa. a mission DdHu Ma
been in that distant land for numbe
4 of years and has accomplished truly re
ma rkab;e work in the conversion of tn
l native people.
Father Grcault. studied at LaSalette
college in Hartford and later at tn
Gregorian university in Rome, where h,
was ordained September 10 last by thu
Bishop ofaMada scar which fact led hin
- select that place as the field for hi
labors.
lie with another younr priest who 4
to ac@onparv il:rn will he the first tY'
American Catholic clnreyIner who lla,-
ever gore irto that mission field + W.
with ~ little emotion that Father Greau'
told Sundav of his going way from III
native lani TO carry on Gods work an
in connecticr with his farewell he tool
occasion to. th1Rk the people of St. James
paris, f~r F,n;r en,andid lie,eraiity iowa =
| the LaS9,cita Fathers iurine al IN
wears of their work il Danielscn an
IN their ee,'erou5 support of every worth
project which the Fathers have proDos
| ei. Sunda--.s collection. which was, -un
usually libertl. Wal be turned over (
Father Greault for use in. the missio
field for which he will be leaving soor
Another !'tt1e incident about Telegram,
service as it is bein:. ordered for Da,.
ieison at this time: New Years after
loon talap,17e bell tingled in HON
here. The csiier proved to be perso