Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-09
State Correspondence.
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 The adjourned school meeting of the First school district assembled in the Town Hall Wednesday evening at o'clock. Long be- fore that hour the voters of the town began to assemble, and by that hour the hall was crowded It was the largest as we'll as the most exciting meeting that has ever taken place in this town. The meeting was called to order at o'clock by the chairman, F. J. Beardsley, with Mir. s. w. Beardsley secre- tary. Mir. R. Fl. Russell offered the follow ing resolution Resolved, That this district do select and choose as location or sight for school building the lot belonging to the heirs of Jerusba Dayton, deceased, situated between the house occupied by Mrs. David Dayton and the house occupied by Benjamin Ufford and sister, said lot being about 90 feet in width and about 300 feet in depth.
 The resolution was bitterly opposed by Mir. Benjamin Ufford in language unfit for publication. Mr. Uford would not be called to order by the chairman, and was only quieted by the call for an officer. His action and speech only made more friends towards the school, and those who had made up their minds to vote against it step- ped over to the north side of the house and joined forces with those in favor of good school. The resolution was carried by 8 vote of 40 for and 40 against The site chosen is the vacant lot on the corner of East Broadway and Main street, and is one of the best sites in the town and the most d dssirable enc. The result of the vote was received with 8 storm of applause. After quiet had again been established MT. R. H. Russell offered the following resolution
 Reso.red. That this district appropriate the sum of twelGe thousand dollars for the pur-. chase or procuring of the land designated by vote of tho district and for the erection thereon of a suitable school house, and that the district committee bs and they are hereby authorized to borrow for the use of this dis fri fba pfOraSafd c11po nf fueIra khn0SaY6 dollars and give note or notes therefor in behalf of this district, said notes to bear in- terest, payable annually, at not over five per cent. per annum. The resolution was passed by almost the same vote. It was then voted that the district committee call upon the heirs of the late Jerusha Dayton and see what price the land could be procured for, and in case of their refusal to sell to make them fair offer of a fair price what they deemed the land to be worth, and in case of their refusal to sell they be given the power to call out the commissioners and ap- praise the land The following committee was appointed to procure plans and specif- cations for a suitable school building: Messrs R. H. Russell, Robert J. Curtis, Stiles Judson, R. l.. Clarkson and Charles E. Hubbell. It seemed to be the minds of the committee to build an elegant brick building, one that will be an honor to the town. The meeting then adjourned to Sat urday evening, March 3. at eight o'clock, to hear the report of the committees.
 Business at the clam exchange has been rather quiet this week, but the members an ticipate good trade for the next forty days. The lenten season always makes the clam trade good.
 MT. Charles D.. Stubbs, our former drug gist, has been presented with a fine boy; his friends in this place tender their con gratulations.
 East Broadway is still one glare of ice and in some places it is very dangerous to pedes- trians.
 The murder case seems to have lost all in- terest, only to be revived when the Superior court sits in Bridgeport. Then look out for fun.
 The complimentary soiree of Company K to the ex-members and their friends, at their armory on Tuesday evening last, was very fine affair and everything passed of in pleasing manner. The grand march was led by Lieutenant Warehouse and Miss Lilie Oviatt, of Milford, followed by about eighty couples. Prof. Reynolds orchestra, of BIr- minghan, furnished good music. Among the veterans of Go. K we noticed the following Major Alonzo Gray, Eeutenants Ezra Whit ing, R. H. Russell. Lewis Judson and J. W. Seofeld; SerReants Charles H. Wolfe. Ran som Burritt, B. J. Spall, Otis B. Curtis, J. s. Hubbell and w. A. Stagg: Corporals H. P. I Stagg, John McDonald, Charles E. Staqg, George H. Spall and kElmer Beardsley; Mu. sicians J. B. Billings and E. B. Davis Pri- yates John E. Holmes and Burr Nichols.
 A few evenings since well known express