Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-14

Army which has been appreciated and which as time goes on must be increased because the veterans are constantly dim- finishing in numbers.
 This move opens the door of eligibility to many who were connected with the union armies in sanitary and religious work, and to the honorable citizens who union defenders. This auxiliary is to par ticipate with the post in one meeting each month.
 A few of the old soldiers who are jealous lest the distinction of having fought on the field may depart from them as individuals are opposed to the scheme, but most of the veterans are in favor of it, because they regard it as both right and necessary.
 Old Sedgwick post, No. 1, of this city, this for months, and no doubt will soon perfect It. These veterans do 8 large amount of charitable work, render assist ance to impecunious and sick comrades and to soldiers widows and orphans. As the soldiers die, the dues decrease. The members of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie are mostly working men, and as such have and will make noble sacrifices for the comfort of those whom they regard as in their keeping. They keep sacred Memo rial day; and now they propose by this honorary scheme to make one with them those whose sympsthies have always been theirs, and whose contributions have great ly aided them in their work.
 - The plan is 8 good one, and doubtless will be followed in all parts of the country. It is one which patriotic citizens will ap- preciate; and these honorary auxiliaries | will 10 doubt be large in membership, and l by closer relations with the Grand Army | the members will become imbued with the | spirit which prompts the veterans and will celebrate Memorial day and teach the great | lessons of patriotism which are the fruit | of the civil war, after the last veteran has responded to "taps" and joined those who await the reveille on the other shore.
 TOWNSEND AVENUE WIDENING,
 the Superior Court at the September
 Term-L. Wheeler Beecher ct al. A D.
 peal From the Action of the Select | men.
 Yesterday morning notice was served or
 the town summoning it to appear in thu
 superior court room on the first Tussda.
 September in an application brought by L
 Wheeler Beecher, wherein it is ale eged tha
 the action of the board of selectmen il
 voting to widen the roadway did not com
 within it's jurisdiction.
 The application sets forth that on Ma 2d last the board voted to widen Townsen,
 avenue fifty feet. On June 13 layout wa
 accepted by the board and property own
 CTS were notified to appear and be heard
 It is further get forth that the board 0
 selectmen had, prior to May 9, 1893, name
 ly on April "A, passed vote widening th
 road substantially as contained in the vote
 of May 9 and June 13. It is further a
 legged that on April s6 the plaintiffs mad an application to the superior cou, appealing from said action of tb and that this application is no
 and has ever since been pendin
 and is still undetermined; that the actio
 of the board of selectmen of May 9 ws , without notice to the plaintiffs and tn,
 the seleetmen had no jurisdiction; that 0
 June g the board of selectmen rescinde
 the vote of June 13 and again ordered 3 hearing on the layout, which was held c Fl June 30, and again on July 8, 1893, Il s board voted to accept the layout. Sai action, the applicants claim, was who'll T without jurisdiction, as the board of selec @ men had no right to accept such lsyou @ simply because that upon the prior app r cation of the plaintiffs the court alone hs l. jurisdiction in the matter.
 @ The applicants claim in support of tl j. application that they are sggrieved at u r action of the board of selectmen and tn }. public convenience and necessity do n
 require that the roadway should be wide