The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-05
D0INGS IN WALLINGF0RD
IMPORTANT CORPORATION MEET
 ING IND CHARGES MADE,

EIected--Doings at the Special Town
 Meeting Last Eyening-othcr News of
 the Town.
 The directors of the Maltby, Stevens & Curtis company held a meeting yes terday together with other outside bus mess men, and the outcome of the meeting was the organization of the Watrous Manufacturing company to succeed the Maltby, Stevens & Curtis company. The following officers were elected: William H. Watrous of Hart ford, president; D. F. Maltby of Wa terbury, vice president; George D. Mum son, treasurer; x. M. Chambers, secre- tary. The directors are: w. H. Wat rous of Hartford, D. r. Maltby of Wa terbury, George D. Munson of Walllng- ford, Franklin Farrell of Ansonia, S' J. Bryant of West Haven, William N Clark of Ansonia, w. H. H. Wooster ot Seymour.
 The business as heretofore will be conducted in the same factory, and the same line of goods will be manufactur- ed.
 Quite a number of the members or the c. A. R. will go to New London tomorrow to attend the dedication eA- ercises of the soldiers monument ana the 25Oth anniversary of the city or New London.
 The dogs have finally finished up the Z remainder of C. N. Jones flock of sheep H on the west side. The last visit result ed in the killing of ten, which, with the twenty-four Of a short time ago. uses LID the entire flock. z. P. Beach, one ot Go. Ks expert marksmen, has for some time past been on guard with rife and shot gun in hopes of getting shot at 4 the sheep destroyers, but without suc- . cess as the dogs waited patiently until A he gave up the vigil and then swooped and got in their work. There. will not s be much of surplus in the dog tax fund if this kind of business keeps up much longer.
 The time prescribed by law for regis E tering dogs has passed and the select men have given until May 16 for the delinquents to show up, and after that date the officers will be put on the search for unregistered dogs and the owners will be required to settle With \ sundry costs attached.
 The annual meeting of St. Pauls guild will be held Thursday afternoon. Harry Barnes lost his overcoat out or 5 a carriage between Wallaces bridge and Cook hill Sunday afternoon and he would be greatly pleased to have it re- turned to him.
 Co. Ks basket ball team will go to New Britain Friday evening to play with Go. D, First regiment, c. N G. A. H. Dutton post G. A. R., will at tend services at the Yalesville Baptist church Sunday morning, May "A. Roadmaster M E. Cook begun work # on Main street yesterday morning and Ewill put the street from Church to HNorth street in good condition at tnce. There are now twenty inmates at N the Masonic home the latest arrival \ being Samuel L. Smith of Washington Elodge Mo-. 70, of Winsted. I Rev. A. H. Mead of Meriden will con duct the services at the Masonic home # next Sunday.
 { An important meeting of the Simpson ] ssHooks" is called for this evening. During the month of April $1,624.8s I was paid out by town orders. Regular meeting of the Driving and . Cycling association this evening. George D. Munson of this place who, for several years has been connected as travelling man, with the William Rogers Manufacturing company of Hartford, will be the manager of the Watrous Manufacturing company, or ganized here yesterday. Mir. Munson is an active worker and his experiences in 1 the markets for silver goods about the country will prove valuable to him in l the position he is to fill in the new company.
 THE TOWN MEETING.
 There was less than twenty present at the adjourned special town meeting in the town hall last evening. J. B. Kendrick was chosen as chairman with 10. Ives Martin as clerk. Owing to the small attendance it was deemed un- wise to take any decided action on the subject matter in question-th the issuing of new town bonds Selectman Hall gave some figures on the situation of the towns finances and the object of calling of the meeting which, substan- tially was as follows:
 The present 1nQepLeQneSS or the town is S1O2, ,00O, of which s64,O00 are In bonds and $38,000 in outstanding notes at va rious rates of interest. The proposition to issue $9O,O0O in bonds at a lower rate of interest and call in the other bonds and bills and consolidate the entire in- debtedness and thereby save at least $500 a year in the interest now paid The matter of the town keeping its horses and apparatus and working it's owns roads was discussed and it was the opinion of some of the speakers that the town was paying more than it would by hiring some other parties to
 do the work Selectman Cook stated that it was his opinion that the present system of working the roads was the cheapest for the town, and gave the best satisfaction.
 There was desultory discussion on
 matters that did not come within the call in which H. F. Hall, M. O'Callahan hnd NJ. F Kennedy were the principal participants.
 It was voted that the selectmen pre- sent a report of the cost of working the roads for the past two years at the ad-
 ourned meeting. After more useless
 Discussion the meeting adjourned until
 Thursday evening, May IA.
 
 ANNU1T PARISH MEETING.