Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-07
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A Town TopIc-Excftfng Discussio ons over Fire Department Iatters-A Hatch of General News.

- y l A Town Topic-ExcitingD Discussions
 over Fire Department Matters-A
 Hatch of General News.
 The action of the Simpson Hook and | Ladder company and the Hubbard hose in Friday evening has furnished | an interesting topic of conversation and discussion since that time. After the meeting adjourned several members of the hose company draped the room in mourn ing and performed other acts, such as ringing fire alarm from the town hall bell, building bonfire on Center street from barrels and boxes procured from Fred HIll's and William Murray's store, which, by the way, the perpetrators, who are known, will be asked to settle for, and sundry other foolish actions which the majority of the members would not coun- tenance. As soon as Chief Engineer Smith was notified of the action taken by the two companies he at once asked of Foreman Nichaels of Wal lace hose a detail of twelve men to report at once in case of fire at the houses of the disbanded companies and see that the trucks were brought to the fire. After II O OClOCA tuS sAlu6 otcuIAR Su1cl oulbh "oo sworn into office by Warden Newton and interests of the fire department, and arranging for the organization of two com panies to take the place of the disbanded ones and it is safe to say that his efforts have been thus far crowned with success, as during Saturday there were many good men who volunteered their services to the good work. Several of them are old fire men, and it is probable before the week is over the quota of the new companies will be filled and tho department will be in good working order again. There are several of the most capable fremen in the Hubbard hose who are not in full sympa- thy with the nasty action taken by the company, and who, if fire should break out, would gladly lend their services to the work of putting it out, and, for the time at least, forget that there were ever any differences in the fire department. A conversation on the subject with several of the prominent citizens of the borough shows that although they deplore the fact of any differences between the companies in the fire department, yet they denounce as unwise the nasty action on the part of the companies in disband- ing, and realize the fact that the chief, Engineer Smith, is for 8 time placed in a trying position and is entitled to and will receive tho hearty support of the citizens of the borough in all parts of the borough in his work of placing the department on a solid footing again. The steamer com pany which, although small in numbers, forms an inporeant faction of the fire de- pertinent, has from the first declined to take any part in the disbanding scheme and have announced to Chief Smith their intention to stand by their guns and when occasion requires their services they will be found at their post ready for duty and subject to orders. The resolution passed by Hubbard hose asking that the appointing the chief and assistants, or rather threatening that unless they do so they will disband, is looked upon by many as very peculiar, to say the least, and that the board of burgesses would stultify themselves to accede to request made in
 the form of threat and it is safe to pre- dict that the vote will not be rescinded.
 One peculiar feature of the affair is that
 the members of both the disbanded com
 panies affirm that their action is not
 brought about by animosity against Chief
 Smith; on the contrary, they profess
 friendship for him, and say that their
 grievance is with the board of burgesses.
 Benjamin Church, jr., who for the past
 ten years has been the able and efficient
 clerk of the fire department, has
 been reappointed by Chief Smith, and
 has accepted the trust.
 The large glass in the doors of J. NJ.
 Cannon's clothing store and F W. Miners
 grocery store on Center street were broken
 during Friday night and the money
 drawer in Miners was ransacked, but as
 it was empty the visitor got no cash
 There was nothing missed from the stock
 of goods. Cannon's store showed no sign
 of any visitor visible, although the
 opening in the door was largs enough to admit a mans form easily.
 Thomas Daly, who lives over the store,
 heard the crash of glass and raised the
 window of his room, but saw nothing sus-
 picious, the 1: :35 express going north was
 passing when the window was broken.
 Three holes were bored in the rear door of
 J. F. Cassius' store, but no entrance was
 made. A quantity of tools were stolen from Harding's blacksmith shop on Meadow street. It is supposed to have been the work of amateurs.
 F. c. Allen has broken ground for a house on Meadow street.
 F. w. Miners store has been broken into eight times in fonr years.
 A special meeting of the Wheel club is called for tomorrow evening. Compass lodge No. 9, F. and A. M., will elect officers this evening
 Miss Bessie Leavenworth has returned to St. Margaret's.
 Mrs. F. A. Wallace has returned from a visit to his sister in St. Paul, Minn. George Kilte of Ansonia is Druggist | Smiths new prescription clerk. George Searls, formerly in the express | business here, now of Northampton, Mass. was in town last week and returned home l on Saturday.
 A. B. Pi1ley displayed fine string of | game birds in front of his store on Satur- day, among which was @ woodcock, evi dently a straggler.
 Edward M. Judd is i'll at his brother's l A. D. Judd, on Main street.
 l Charles O. Hall, J. P. Stevenson's pop l ular young salesman, is confined to his l home by illness.
 Thomas Pagnam won the Winchester
 rife rafiled by Charles Myers. The sickly looking gas light on the corn. CT of Hall avenue and Washington street
 has ceased to exist. Some good samaritan | ended it's sufferings with large stone dur | ing Friday night. There is now hopes of e | new light.
 heavy blast in the digging for the wa ter main Saturday broke the windows in | E. s. Halls house near by.
 Sheriff Rod Austin was taken i'll Satur' I day evening.
 HUBBARD HOSE ELECTS oFFICERs-ANoTHEF WEDDING.
 A meeting was held in the Hubbard ! hose house Sunday afternoon and new
 company organized. The members are all good men, several of whom have had ex- perience as fremen in paid departments | in other cities. The officers elected are: 1 Foreman, Frank J. Redmond; first assist l ant, Frank Conklin; second assistant,
 Robert E. Hall; secretary, Harry Johnson; treasurer, John M. Cannon. A meeting
 of the company is called for Tuesday even ing.
 Another wedding is soon to occur in the
 borough, and the interested parties are Chief of Police Daniel O'Reilly and Mrs. Minnie Russell. They will reside on Church street, where cozy quarters are now being fitted up.
 Sheriff Rod Austin is threatened with pneumonia.
 THE GIFF0RD HOME Nearly Completed on the Hospital Grounds-The Chapel Alss Nearly Finished.
 Among the recent improvements at the
 hospital is the Ellen N. Clifford Home for
 Incurables, which is nearly finished, as is
 the Clifford chapel. The home in general
 plan and architecture is similar to that of
 tho oJ1 and khroa o4oriae o,5