The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-28
UdLLINGFORD.

aiotiSS lloiil tuS oillVS ol AltOIney V, n. D. Fowler, and was served on the mem bers of the board last Saturday evening by Bailiff Mooney, as owing to the ab- senoe of Borough Clerk Hale the usual Formula had to be dispensed with.
 St.Pauls s church is to have thorough cleaning above and below on the walls and sides. Work was begun yester- day, and when completed the ediflce will present much brighter appearance.
 William R. Gilbert of North Main street has been confined to his home for the past two days with a severe at- tack of the grip.
 The condition of E. R. Hall of South Main street last evening was consider ed quite critical
 Superintendent Davis visited the Paugh pond gatehouse Sunday and re- ports fifty-siX inches of water, a gain of three inches within week. A year ago there was sixty-one inches.
 The bearers at George Gardner's fun eral were William and Samuel Hodg- kinson, R. H. Atkinson, Wallace Hob- son, Horace Furniss, and R. A. Milling ton Among the floral tributes was a pillow with Father" from the children, also a handsome cross. Rev. J. E. Wild man officiated. The burial was in the North Main street cemetery.
 Deacon John Atwater of Christian street is i'll with a severe attack of the grip.
 F. A. Ives of South Main street is down with the grip.
 VrLa exy,,,,+o,, ;,, tba oo esa of L-1yua rf F. Cook were reported last evening as more favorable, although the patient was still in a critical condition.
 Ethel, the seven year old daughter of Mrs. Amy Buckley of North Main street, died late Sunday night after an illness with rheumatism and peritonitis The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at o'clock from the house Rev. J. E. Wildman will officiate.
 The New Britain Y. M. c. A. basket ball team, the champions of the state has challenged company Ks team tc a game in the armory some evening next week. The game with the New Britain high school has been cancelled
 Maltby, Stevens & Curtis company works are running eight hours a day.
 President Andrews, of Simpson, Hall Miller & Co.,, has posted a notice for bidding fishing through the ice or Simpsons pond, which is owned by the company. One cause for the notice was the crowd of fishermen on the pond dur ing Sunday.
 The last act in the drama has ended and the curtain has fallen and the en deavors that for the past wo months that have ibeenl made to inflict a wrong on the best interests of the taxpayer: and manufacturers of the borough ha! miserably failed. The much discussed Patten case will remain on the cour docket and be argued when the appoint ed time arrives. The following show! the result of the action of the board O. burgesses:
 The special meeting of the board O burgesse was called to order shortly after o'clock last evening. Burgess Backus was absent.
 Attorney O. H. D. Fowler gave bono as borough attorney of $1,000, with Charles B. Yale as surety was present ed and accepted and MT. Fowler quail fled.
 The subject matter of the call, thu Patten case, came up and Attorne, Fowler explained his views on the cas- and the action taken in the suprem court of errors and also stated that ow ing to the discussions that have beel had on the subject and the turn tn case had taken it was perhaps advis able to let the case go on.
 Although he had not changed hi opinion on the merits of the case h also wished to state that the insinua tions that had been made that he hal been retained by MT. Patten and wa working in his interests was false an malicious. After Mir. Bowler had close his remarks Warden Morris asked fo the opinion of the members of tn board on the matter. For several min utes there was silence and nothin was offered. The warden asked if ther was any motion to be made. Burges Hassett asked that if no action wa taken, would the case go on, and wa informed that it would. MT. Hasset asked if there was any other bushes to come before the meeting. A sewe matter was brought up, but before tn subject had got under way. Burges Lrlby expressed his belief that the Pat ten case should go on and be argue as 1t was evident that the citizens wer in favor of having the case go to tn court.
 Burgess Hassett expressed his view on the subject, which were not clearl in favor or against the withdrawal ( the case. Warden Morris expressed wish that some motion be made on tn matter. Burgess Luby offered a motto that the Patten case be allowed to prt ceed The motion was seconded by Bul gess Phelps and a ballot was takel which resulted in three votes being cas dn favor and two against the motion.
 The meeting was then adjourned an now all the efforts to take the case ol of court have ended and the case wi be argued before the supreme court ( j errors. Whatever may be the resu the citizens and taxpayers abide by tf decision. But there is one satisfactio mhat the attempt made by the obstrut tionislts, which has been made throug malice on the part of some of the lea( CTS, has failed utterly.
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