Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-03
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Another Failure TO Secure n Quorum
OF the Borough Board is Recorded
The Rev. J. Il. wiIdman TO Sail for
EuroPe-HarrY Guigere's Chicken
Coop was Bombarded by Reughs-
Jack Downey injured.
There was another failure on the part
of the board of burgesses to get quorum
last evening. Warden Newton, Clerk Hale
and Burgess Porter were on hand, but
none of the others showed up. Burgesses
Thomson, Bigeins and Luby were reported
as ON the sick list, Burgess Bartholomew
was attending a whist party, and Ksvs-
nagh did not come because he did not re-
ceive official notice of the meeting. He
would have If he had gone to the
postofice, as the notices were sent out by
the clerk. After waiting until $50 the
meeting was adjourned until next Tuesday
evening.
Jack Downey of Cherry street while
stepping on some cider barrels in his eel
lar yesterday slipped and fell, his side
striking heavily against the chime Of bar
rel, inficting quite a serious injury which
may disable him for some time. DR.. Will
son was called.
The borough charter provides that the
setting ont of shade trees and other such
improvements shall be done under the
supervision of the borough authorities,
and although the Village Improvement as
ISOLATION are doing q good work in placing
the young trees about the streets, IL Is ex-
cseding Its authority in 30 doing, and q
consultation with the proper authority
would have been more wise before begin
ming the work. The tree on the corner of
Colony and Center streets by its location
shows lack of judgment on the part of
some one.
Mrs. Octave Moutrey and family, with
household goods, will move to Aeriden to-
day.
There were ten deaths reported for the
month of April.
Rev. j. z. Wildman and his nephew, w.
A. Besrdsley Of Yonkers, n. Y, will sail
from New York Saturday on the Amster-
dam Of the Netherlands line for Bolougne,
France. The steamer is due at that port
May II.
Harry Guigere of South Elm street COM
plains that his chicken coop was bonn
barded with stones during Monday night
and the windows were broken by some
revolver and succeeded in soaring the
parties away.
Judge Hubbard entertained Thomas T.
Murphy for an hour 10 Hartford yesterday
afternoon.
Warden Newton was out exercising on q
Star bicycle yesterday.
Mrs. Octave Odett is confined to her
home by reason of injuries received by
being thrown from her wagon Monday.
d. W. Burke and Albert Nerdrum went
to New Britain last evening to take in the
Murphy meeting.
A delegation from Hiram Camp divi-
sion, Sons of Temperance of Fair Haven,
were entertained by Perseverance division
last evening.
The Hubbard hose was out for practice
last night.
The maple trees that have been set out
on Hall avenue and Colony street were
planted under the auspices of the Village
Improvement society, j. R. Campbell do
ing the work.
There was savage fight between ]. A.
81. Heinemsn's and George Wilkiuson's
| bull dogs on Main street yesterday after
noon. The CANNES were hually parted
| with honors about even.
The heavy thunder storm of Monday
night created quite q commotion in all sec.
| tiops of the borough. The unususl amour,
of electricity in the air affected the electric
clock system In r. Wallace & Sons factory
and the clocks all stopped short at lilo
which correctly located the time of the
heaviest part of the storm.
Three hundred and four dogs have al
ready been registered.