Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-22
WILLTNI1A

1k l ward Byrne and Miss Elizabeth Byrne, Waterbury Mrs Donald ChaGpell, Barre, Mass MT. and Mrs Burton Bartlett and Mir and Mrs. WsrreA. 6. Bartlett, Hartford; Mir and sMra Wal ter Lathrop, MySrlc Mrs. Louis Hills, Wastbreek. Me. MT. and Mrs. E R Latham. Pleasure Beach; Palmer Latham, Hartford; Mr. and MS. Frank Jares, New Jersey; Miss Darcthy Viii son, Dayton, Ohio; Miss Lucille liar roun, Washington, p. e
 TrenbIe developed Monday morning at the ouidnick Windhakn Manufactur i ing Company when the company refused to pay men ten hours pay for nine i hours work. The men, who were repair 1 ing the new head gata and installing 3 new water wheel, quit work and ex-' pressed themselves as thoroughly dis l satisfied. For a time it was thought by some that the strike among the men was that of the operates of the IrdN, but this l is not so as the plant is closed, await ! ing repairs Nillwrigf1t George B. Me Z Cracken, who is in charge of the work, , said that less than half a dozen men l had left They had nresented no grieY- i ances to him as reason for leaving, he said It was stated by one striker that they were all employees of the com pany and were getting Gn working time on the repair job and that they had been getting ten hours pay for nine | hours work but that Monday morning | when their time was handed in on that basis MT. McCracllen said the comrany 1 would not pay but for nine hours wogsk. He said that during the very hot days ' h.. iva r day with ten hours pay. The men left after this information from Mir. Nc l Cracken Other employees of the com 1 pany who were working about the mill were sent to replace the strikers
 Mrs. sarah Heller, who hsn returnesl after ten weeks, visit with relatives in Germany. reports a very enjoyable wis l 1t and has many interesting things to say about her trip. She spent most of her time in Hamburg Berlin and Mum chen. She says that all American togc- ists are taxed by the police for the time they visit the place. On her ar- rival there the tax was 110 marks a day, a little over three dollars. She claims that the lowest hotel board in Berlin is 1000 marks about four dol lars. in American currency. Wages arc low in Germany, the highest average being s5 to S5 cents 8 day Business is excellent there and everybody has work, but money continues to depre ciate. American travellers are carefully !, watched and must have passports, alst muct register with tie police upon en tering and leaving
 Work is being coTnpIeted on the side walks around the raiIroad station 'Tht space is now filled with eindeTs and vii receive a top dressing with ssphaltum ! , thousand feet Of this dressing is to D, : used.
 . Engine Company No. 1 responded t = a still alarm Sunday night. when some one discovered that the awning abov the market of A. D. Spellman and Com pany was on fire. The blaze was sooI put out, but the awning was destroyet and the wiring on the exterior of tn structure was partially burned.
 Joseph l. Grimes has, resigned a chauffeur for Dr.. Wilcox and has gon on duty as permanent member of En zine Company No. 1 on Bank street. H started on the day shift, which consist of Acting Captain Harry Kelley am Hosemen Eugene F. Martin and Amo Barber. The night shift at present com prises Acting Lieutenant Charles. Key holds and Hosemen William Smith VII liam Martin and Willard F. Macfarlant the last two being two call men. Car tain James J. Tighe is spending his tw weeks vacation at South Coventry.
 The Oden n Chapzaan CoHtlnen nta Fife and Drum Corps returned wit | prizes from the conteS. under the aus pices Of the .L5berty Fsfe Dunn an Bugie Corps at westfeld Only si members of the corps made the trfp Tn corps took second prize in ancient clas playing, first prize for bass drytmmin was won by Joseph Nolan, first prize fe snare drumming by Frank FaDeher, an second prize for fling by iPerre Ia Chance,
 Passenger train No 116 for Bosto was delayed Sunday one rflalf hour dsl to an accident to the engineer, c. l Baxter. Baxter left the cab at the k cal station and upon getting back in | struck his head on an obstruction. I'll wound was dressed by a local docts and he ran his train into Boston.
 Merton Edward Cosrreve, 50, a form, = resident of this city, son of the laa
 Hugh and Mary Galivsn Coegreve, die
 Thursday last ir Butte, Mont. from heal
 fail1re. Mir. CosGroVe is survived by h
 wife, Mrs. Blanche Flanders Cosgrov
 and one child Miss Geraldine Cosgrovt
 also a sister, Miss Marion Susan. Co
 grove, and a nephew. Allan Donova Burial wiA be in this city.
 Whcm@ Clara Upton was cRlled for
 police cotfft Monday morning to ansv,
 tho change of drunkenness she rrevet
 he absent. A search was made and h
 home visited, but no traos of her cou,
 be found.
 ,H John Narcotic of the town of CoyeRtl n has brought suit against Molly Hem " stead of this city to recover damages ,n $50. The case is returnable before - justice of the peace.
 Noted Hero and There.
 John Shea of HaFtfcrd was rece visitor here for few days
 Miss Julia Moriarty is spending h
 vacation in Providence with her sistt r-,.... v.