The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-11
W.iLLINGF FORD.

Qay ana re-elecCeu as directors IT, A. Wallace. G. M, Wallace of this place and G. H. Wilcox, George Rockwell and George M. Curtis of Meriden. The ofil- cers of the company reelected are F. A. Wallace, president; II. l.. Wallace, sec retary; w. J. Leavenworth, treasurer.
 Mrs. Almira Barlow, mother of w. J. Ward of North Main street, went to Merlden one day last week to visit her daughter and after getting up early one morning in the dark fell down the stairs breaking piece of her shoulder blade, cutting a severe gash on her head and terribly bruising her body and limbs. Mrs, Barlow is over seventy years of age.
 Martin Doyle, who had his leg so badly crushed on an elevator at Maltby, Stevens & Curtis Co. early this winter and had his leg amputated nearly to the hip joint, was out yesterday for the first time on crutches.
 The ladies of St. Paul's guild will have their supper this week on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Mrs. Hunter will make an address.
 w. D. Hawkins started yesterday for Lancaster, Pa., to go to work for the Harry Osborn company.
 The condition of Mrs. B. A. Treat last evening was reported as extremely crit ical.
 R. D. Perkins is on the improve and considered on the sure road to recovery.
 D. F. Cook was out on the street yes terday and went to New Haven in the afternoon.
 Tickets for "A Contented Woman will go on sale Thursday morning at Pixley's.
 The New Britain Y. M. C. A. and Company Ks teams will play basket ball in the armory this evening. Danc- ing will be in order after the game.
 Thomas Pickford will soon erect an other house on Whittlesey avenue.
 Quite a delegation from the Ramblers' Cycle club took in the masquerade ball of the Meriden Wheel club last even- ing.
 Entertainment and basket sale of Perseverance division, Sons of Temper ance, this evening.
 A stranger who gave his name as James Hartwell hired a. horse of N. F. Ingraham, the liveryman, early yester- day afternoon. stating that he wanted to drive over to Brooks station, below Cheshire, and would be back again be- fore z o'clock At 10 o'clock last even ing the man or team, had not been heard from and Ingraham was afraid that the man was a fraud and one of the gang that goes about the state get ting horses under false, pretenses.
 The pool match in the Wallace hose house last evening between w. S. Fogarty and Elmer Rundle was won, after an exciting contest, by Fogarty by score of 100 to 99. Another match will be played this evening at the Tenn perance rooms.
 THE BuRGEssEs' MEETING LAST
 NIGHT.
 Every member of the board of bur gesses was present at the adjourned meeting lats evening. The first busi- ness called up was by Warden Morris, who gave to the clerk a letter received by Attorney Fowler from Talcott H. Russell of New Haven, counsel for D. w. Patten, who stated that he, for his client. was desirous of making a settle ment with the borough regarding dam- | ris stated that he had had a consulta- ton over the telephone and later in New Haven with MT. Patten, who was desirous of making a speedy settlement of his claim for damages, Patten stating that he had not beenfused fairly i'll the matter and if he had settled in the | first place for $25 or $50 he would have been better off, and that now he would settle for $450, and then ont have enough to pay his expenses for counsel, etc. He finally agreed to settle for $400 War den Morris seemed in favor of paying what Patten claimed and have the case settled at once and desired to bring the matter before the board for action if il was deemed necessary. After shor' discussion Burgess Darrrigan offered a motion that the warden be authorized to settle up the matter with Paten's lawyer by the payment of a sum not te exceed $40O. Burgess Kimberly second l ed the motion.
 Later the motion was withdrawn and a resolution presented by Burgess Kim berly, but drawn up by Attorney Fow- l Ter, was offered, which was substantial | ly the same as the original motion, ex- cepting that the warden confer With the | water commissioners regarding thG probable necessity of using the Muddy river pump this year.
 | Attorney Fowler favored the settle ment of the Patten case and H. F. Hall appeared as a taxpayer and expressed l his views, which were naturally similar l to the other legal light.
 l Burgess Hassett did not wish to dc anything hasty in the matter and offer ed an amendment, which was in sub, stance to have the warden confer with | the water commissioners on the matter and report at the next meeting of the board. The motion, with amendments was carried.
 | The Wallace hose houses proposed tower was next in order. Burgess Has sett of the committee reported that i, | would require $700 more to complete the hose house with the tower for drying and fire alarm purposes; and it was vot- l ed to call special meeting of the free | men on Tuesday to vote on an appro- priation of $700 to complete the hose house and tower, as proposed. The polls will be open from ? o'clock to o'clock p. m. s..--.-.. The bill of Attorney Fowler of $66.75 l for looking up titles on various streets l for sewer assessments was ordered paid. Adjourned.
 There is a strong probability that 8 strong opposition will be made to the noyipcr of S400 for Pattnn,s c1airO and if