The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-15
WILETNGFORD.
What Was Done at the Adjourned Town
 Meeting Lnst Night.

What Was Done at the Adjourned Town
 Meeting Last Night.
 J, R, Campbell presided at the ad- 5ourned town meeting last evening, The first business was the reading of the report of the Investigating committee. The statement made by the chairman was very brief and Attorney Fowler, who was retained by the committee as legal adviser, read lengthy report of the investigations, which shows that for years the bookkeeping of the towns selectmen by their reports was rather peculiar and evidently not up to date in completeness and reliability and shows errors that in some cases are against the town and in other eases vice versa. There was nothing in the report that reflected on the honesty or integrity of the officers in question, but shows that more complete method of keeping the books and making the annual report should be adopted, and a recommenda- fion to that effect was offered.
 It was voted that the reports of the committee and recommendation be ac- cepted.
 discussion arose as to the advisa- bility of spreading the voluminous re- port on the town records until a further investigation had been made.
 A motion was made that the vote ac- cepting the report of the committee be rescinded and the motion prevailed. b. M. Judd made a motion that the recommendation of the committee be &C., cepted, which vote prevailed.
 Voted, That when the meeting ad- 6ourns it shall be to the first Tuesday evening in December.
 Voted, To accept the report of com- nittee as far as it goes.
 M. O'Connell made motion that the committee be continued and $500 be ap- propriated for further use of the com- mittee.
 After useless discussion of an hour the subject matter was again resumed, and the motion was voted.
 Adjourned.
 "A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE LAST
 EVENING.
 A dastardly outrage was committed here early last evening that was not known until too late to bring the per- petraters to account. Mrs. Vincey Stowe, an old lady over seventy years of age, lives alone in a house a mile and one-half north of the depot on an old road north of the lake, and nearly half mile from any other house. Last evening just before o'clock two young men, evidently strangers and tramps, 4rl l., Ioo, nounced and seized the old lady, tied her hands behind her and to the door knob, and then went through the house, taking whatever they found of value and then departed. Mrs Stowe after a while got her hands loose and for fear of further outrage did not dare to go out of doors, but later in the evening, nearly 10 o'clock, came down alone and notified Officer Reilly of the outrage. A visit was made to the tramp room, but none of the occupants were the ones who were wanted. She gave a descrip- fion of the two men, neither of whom was over twenty years of age. Two young men of that description were about the depot before the BPS train, and probably left town on one of the
 
 Mrs. Stowe was nearly prostrated by the excitement of the occurrence, and was so nervous that she could hardly tell her story and was not able to tell what the men had taken from her house. She is the mother of Mrs. B. M. Hall of Center street and lives alone by her own desire The place is in an unfrequented spot entirely away from the main road and almost in the woods. The two men answering to the de- scription given by Mrs. Stowe bought tickets for New Haven just before the BPS train, paying for the same in nick els, of which they seemed to have a supply They were rough looking GUS toners and evidently had struck the supply of nickels about town some- where.
 There will be pMlty of music at the T. A. B.'s rooms this evening on the oc- casion of the opening of the big fair. The National band will be on hand and the big delegations of T. A. B.'s from Meriden will bring down the City band. There is sure to be great crowd pres ent and the grand march, which will be led Dy NIT. ana MrS. WlllldtH f1dS- sett promises to be an impressing spec tacle.
 The citizens caucus to nominate can didates for borough officers will be held at o'clock this evening in the banquet room in Masonic hall.
 The democrats will meet in caucus in the town hall this evening and nomi- mate straight out and out ticket for borough officers.
 Rev. J. E. wildman will conduct the services at the Masonic home Sunday afternoon. John Cox John Francis and Eugene Early were before Judge Hubbard yes terday morning charged with taking a horse and wagon from Morrison Broth CTS barn Tuesday night. Owing to a lack of evidence the accused were dis charged.
 Michael Schwink was taken to the re- treat in Hartford again yesterday by g.---.------.-.-------s7s-~ -.
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