Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-28
WALLHNGFORD.

The Burgesses DOings-Special Com
stable-Personal Notes-Judge Hub
bard and the New Haven Chamber
of Commerce A Little Surprise
Created Over 4 Change in Consta bles.
The board of burgesses met Saturday
evening for organization. The first bust
ness was to "swear in" the clerk, Fraray
Hale, Warden Newton and Bargesses
Porter and Luby. G. g. Thomson was by
ballot elected as senior burgess, but as Mr..
Thomson declined to serve, D. D. Porter
was elected on the fourth ballot to fill the
position. Thomas Kavanagh was elected
second burgess, G.. G. Thomson third
burgess, II. E. higgins fourth burgess,
William Luby fifth burgess, which leaves
F. G. Bartholomew as sixth burgess. The
ballot for borough attorney resulted in
the election of Judge L. M. Hubbard by
unanimous vote, with retaining fee of
$75 per annum.
The matter of reappointing the special
constables for all night duty was discussed
and ballots taken resulted in the reap
pointment of Luke Martin for duty on the
plains, and the appointment of John A. q.
Heineman for duty uptown, in place of
Officer, Dan O'Reilly. The ballot for officers
of the fire department, resulted in the
choice of George A. Smith as chief
engineer, Benjamin Lamphere first assist
ant and Theodore F. Michaels second as
sistant. The board then adjourned to the
next regular meeting, Tuesday evening,
December 6.
Charles F. Wooding has been appointed
administrator on the estate of the late
Mrs. N. @. Wooding.
Attorney o. 81. D. Fowler is confined to
his room with the grip together with rheu-
matism.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Dickinson started
for their home in Newfarm, Vt.
The Orchard street sewer is now COM
pletsd.
Richard Kennedy, son of James O. Ken
| nedy of Ward street, died Saturday morn
ing, aged eighteen years. Funeral to-day.
A large and sppreciative audience greet
ed the Imperial string quartet of Boston in
the opera house Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. B. Pixley and daughter Grace
| arrived home Saturday evening from the
Berkshire hills.
| Judge Hubbard is in receipt of an invitation to
| be present at the annual dinner of the chamber
| of commerce in New Haven Wednesday, but
owing to important engagements he will be un-
Allen Russell. who formerly worked as drive.
for Strauss Brothers, is one of the smallpox vic
| Tins in Birmingham.
The action of the board OF burgesses in drop
ping Dan O'Reilly from the position of special
constable for all night DUTY up town and appoint
| ing in his place ]. A. H. Heineman, will cause
quite little surprise about town, although it has
for several days been suspected by some that a
| change was to be made, but it was supposed that
| George h. Reilly would be the one appointed
The cause of the dropping OF Dan
o'Reilly is supposed TO be due to the
| fact that at the recent borough election
| Officer Reilly was peddling an Independent
| ticket with the name OF G. W. Backes in place
| of William Luby for one of the burgesses. 1t
has been well known for some time that both
posed to the appointment Of Officer Reilly, aud
| at the meeting of the board Saturday evening
when the vote was taken by the special constable
| Burgess Bicycles inquired regarding rumors he
| had heard regarding Officer Reilly's conduct
| higgins stating that he had heard the talk on
| the cars while going to Hartford. Warden New,
| ton stated that he had heard nothing of any
| such runners and no complaint had been made
| that he was aware Of. When the vote was taken
| it stood for Heineman and for Reilly. 1t is
| supposed that Burgess higgins joined forces
| with Kavanagh and Luby and brought about the
| result