Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-10
wALLINGFORD.

several MAttcro AcSeO OPOh at tHe
Meeting of the Warden and Bur-
gesses-Charles Hall is a Happy
Father-Work of Henry Culver In
Carving a Cane-WeddiRg to Take
Place.
Porter, Biggins, Thomson and Luby were
present at the meeting of the board of bur.
gesses last evening. The committee on the
locating Of bydrant on Wallace avenue
was not prepared to make report and
were continued.
The committee on the Whittlesey avenue
sewer reported unfavorable on the matter,
as Engineer Davis gave good reasons why
at the present time 1t would not be deemed
as advisable to construct the proposed
sewer until some other means of oonnec-
ton besides the Center street sewer can
be had. The committee on the Washing
ton street sewer in front of the Cottage
school property reported favorably. A
special meeting of the citizens of the
borough was called for Tuesday, May 16,
to vote on an appropriation of $3.50 for the
above named sewer. The polls will be
open from to O'Clock p. m.
Voted that Warden Newton and bur
gesses ect as committee to prepare and
negotiate for the sale of the borough
bonds. Voted that the warden be author
lied to borrow what funds are necessary to
temporarily defray the legitimate expenses
of the borough.
The matter of the establishment of q
building line on Colony street was dis
cussed, but no decided action was taken.
D. E. Morris appeared before the board
in reference to the sewer assessment on
Fair street, which he thought as unfair,
as one side of the street was assessed rs
cents foot and the other side only SO
cents He also asked for two lamps to be
placed on Union street, aud that the resi-
dents will attend to the care of the same.
Voted that the request for the lamps be
granted, referred to the road committee.
Drain layers license granted to NJ. j.
Redmond & Co. and J. q. Mccormack &
Co., both Of which furnished suitable
bonds.
Keron Corcoran and Richard Large ap-
peared and asked that action be- taken on
the closing of Lee street, which Ia requested
by all the property owners on the stree.
Voted, that notice be given to all the own
ers of the land and buildings In that street
to appear and show csuse, ETC., before the
road committee next Tuesday evening.
Sundry bills were ordered paid, and the
board adjourned until next Tuesday even
ing. So.
will go on sale at Pixley's this morning.
J. J. Hayden and J. B. Gavin are the
delegates from Court Windermere A. .. F.
to the Foresters convention in Danbury to-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Judd are home from
the south.
Superintendent Hall reports seventy
five inches of water In the gate house at
Paugh pond, which is gain of twenty
inches within three weeks, when the pond
is full there is 100 inches in the gate
house.
The body of Thomas Hoban will bs
taken to Hartford for burial to day.
-Charles Osoar Hall, J. P. Stsvenson's
popular young salesman. Is now proud
parent Of q seven pound daughter which
arrived yesterday morning.
NJ w. futile, P. N. Twichell, o. B.
Lane and J. N. James, attended the
funeral of Captain s. d. Granniss In New
Haven yesterday.
Miss Carrie St. John and G. d. Tibbitts'
male quartette will sing at the Murphy leo
ture Friday evening.
Dogs got among G. N. Jones' sheep yes
terday, but were driven away before any
sheep were killed.
The Clover Cycle club will have club
run on Saturday afternoon. but the lady
members have not yet decided where the
destination will be.
Henry Z. Culver, who is quite an expert
with the penknife, has just completed the
carving of cane that for artistic work and
uniqueness Is curiosity and shows re-
talent and large amount of pa
hence. The cane is-of lockwood and with
Ito natural crook was cut on Mount Tom
two years ago and is thoroughly seasoned
and as hard as an elephants tusk. The |
carvings on the stick are raised pictures |
Of the Yale and Harvard football teams |
and every picture. Is a correct copy of |
each number taken from photographs. |
The carvings are arranged one above the !
other, Yale on one side and Harvard on |
the other. Below the portraits is q scene |
hustle in the great game at |
Springfield, and another represents Laurie |
Bliss making touchdown, while another