The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-21
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ton caused by the action of Warden
Morris at the special borough meeting
Saturday evening has not as yet en-
trely subsidized and the subject still re-
mains the all absorbing topic of con-
vensation. The action of the warden
and Attorney Fowler of the committee
on the Patten matter is also severely
criticised, the former in drawing the
draft for the payment of the costs and
that of the latter in paying to the
plaintiffs attorney, T, H, Russell, the
amount for the settlemen of the Patten
case in the face of the fact that a
special meeting of the citizens to dis
cuss and take action ON the matter of
teh withdrawal of the case had been
called for the same evening that the
final action in settlement of the case
was perpetrated. The fact that the.
calling of the special meeting in ques-
ton was the work of the committee
itself through Warden Morris and the
board of burgesses makes the action all
the more criticised. If the committee
and its proposed action on the case was
right and in accord with the opinion
of the taxpayers of the borough why
was the action ON Saturday on the,
part of the warden and the attorneys of
the committee such as to show lack
of confidence in the action that might
be taken at the meeting that they had
been instrumental in calling? The at
tempt ON the part of one of the evening
papers to treat the whole affair as q
huge joke and complimented the pre-
siding officer as an expert parliament
tartan, who was termed as the willy
warden" was dismal failure and it
should be said in Justice to the regular
correspondent Of the paper in question
that the article did not emanate from
his pen, but was the work Of some
other person, who showed lamentable
ignorance in the entire proceedings
from beginning to end.
There was a pretty home wedding at
the house of Thomas Smith on, Cherry
street at O'clock yesterday afternoon,
the contracting parties being Miss Fam
ME Gertrude Smith and Frederick l..
Baldwin Of the Wallingford and New
Haven express. Rev. j. e. Wildman
read the Episcopal service and joined
the couple in the bonds of wedlock.
The ceremony was performed in the
front parlor. Miss Bertha, sister of the
bride, rendered appropriate music on
the piano as the happy couple came
into the room, preceded by Master
Howard c. Smith of Hartford, a nephew
Of the bride, carrying the wedding ring
on a silver tray. After the congratu-
lations of the assembled friends and
the supper the newly welded couple
took an early evening train for a short
| wedding tour and upon their return
they will for time remain at the
! home OF the bride and later go to house
keeping in F. c. States house on East
| Center street. The bride was the re
| cipient of many useful and elegant
| presents.
| The annual meeting of the Walling-
ford Gas Light company was held yes
| terday afternoon and the directors
elected are Mrs. P. A. McLallan of
Boston, w. J. Leavenworth, L. NJ. Hub
| bard, E. NJ. Judd and c. H. Tibbitts.
At a subsequent meeting of the direc-
| tors w. J. Leavenworth was elected
president and treasurer and L. M. Hub
| bard secretary.
The annual meeting of the First Ma
'tional bank was held yesterday after
noon and the old board of officers We're
| reelected: w. J. Leayenworth, presi-
dent; L. M. Hubbard, vice president;
James Platt, clerk The cashier and
teller hold over. w. J. Leavenworth
| and r. H. Cowles were elected as audit
| ors.
The ice company is cutting ice nine
! and one-half inches thick on Weddings
pond.
| Collector r. S. Austin sold at public
auction yesterday property on Pomeroy
avenue owned by Edward L. Jansey of
New York for taxes due. The Strauss
| brothers bought the lot for $45.5S. The
| lot on West street owned by A. A. Good
| sell of New Haven was purchased by
A. /. Martin for $5392.
The condition Of George Gardner, ST.
of Washington street, last evening, was
| extremely critical and 1T was not ex-
pected that he would survive during the
| night.
| Waiter Young fell from the horizontal
| bar in the Ramblers' gymnasium last
evening and 1t was thought that his
nose was broken.
| Mrs. Joseph Hall Of Pond Hill is in
New Haven hospital being treated for
a tumor.
Mrs. Lawrence Hoey has gone to At
! lan'ta Ga, and later will spend several
| weeks at Jacksonville, Fla.
S. o. Bowen, state master, will install
| the officers of the grange Thursday
| evening.
| Mrs. Rebecca J. Smith of Springfield,
Mass, editor of the Herald of Life, will
talk at the Advent church Thursday
evening on the Eastern Question"
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