Connecticut western news., 1911-09-14
The Wurra Wurra Club

l ne meeting was called 10 Oruer Dy J Clinton Roraback, Worshipful Crane Noble of the committee on woman suf- ferings, who came over from Craig-y-nos on the Washining lon purpose" There was an attendance of full members and no time was wasted in the transaction oi business.
 Judge George w. Ford, representing the subcommittee on civic righteous. ness, got up and offered a resolution that "Inasmuch as the community has apparently gotten all over the violent and malignant epidemic of sidewalk con. struction with. which it has been afflicted all summer and whereas, certain par. ties persist in agitating the question oi starting the epidemic all over again, in spots, be it resolved, that any property owner who shall start the construction of any portion of any sidewalk in any part of the Fire District after the first day of last August shall be arrested and indeterminate sentence of $5 and costs and stand committed until such penalty be satisfied according to the law and gospel in such cases provided and vested in me by virtue of my election last fall by flattering majority of"
 "Mr. President" shouted Druggist Dempsey, interrupting the Judge. "I would like to propound to the eloquent speaker, His Honor Judge Ford, one in. terrogatory, and I would even reiterate that interrogatory-Is his proposed pro. hibition calculated to prohibit the con struction of bridge from. the door-sill to the curb-either pontoon, steel-truss plank, Campross or reinforced concrete provided such bridge be of sufficient altitude to afford no obstruction to the navigation of the waters beneath, at high tide, nor interfere with the sailing down the walk, of chips, boots, cigar stumps, dead cats and apple-cores, and whether the construction of such a bridge over the territory extending from such door. sill to such curb would or would not be subject to treatment at the hands of the public utilities commission, and if so, or if not so, would the cause of justice stand for it ?"
 Without an instant's hesitation, and as coolly as if he were standing in a lady's parlor, the Judge shot back this answer, quick as flash :: "I think that in my opinion it may be even so."
 The resolution was then adopted with uproarious enthusiasm.
 Charlie Adam offered a motion thai the Club go to the polls in a body, or election day, and vote the straight ticket as a unit
 "Which ticket?" asked Sam Camp.
 Why, the ticket that has the best men on it, of course" was the reply.
 Selectman Peirce stood up, gracefully expressed his gratitude to the author oi the motion, and said it should be his con stant endeavor to continue to deserve the confidence implied in the suggestion.
 ]. Clinton Roraback followed, with a similar expression of appreciation, and stated that he was sure he voiced the sentiments of the other candidates on his ticket, when he said they would pledge themselves to administer the affairs of the town in a manner to justify the trust which the gentleman's motion so deli cately expresses.
 The fat member got up. "Mebbe I'm fat-headed old fool, like my wife sez be-" he observed, tan mebbe that's why I'm fuddled up by this motion an them polite acknowledgements. As I under. stan it, th' motion is, that this Club go ur to tn polls an vote both tickets straight That looks easy enough but how tn thunder can we do that as a unit offer an amendment, that tn hull biz. units" By a strict party vote the amend. ment was defeated and the motion passed
 Mr. Lyles moved tn at the secretary be instructed to procure a hundred dollars worth of red fire and sky rockets to cele. brate the result of the vote on the license question on the night of election.
 "In the event of what ," asked Frank Hitchcock.
 "In the event of victory, of course, replied MT. Lyles. "Does the gentle man think that a display of fireworks on the night of election is necessarily meant to indicate the birth of a litter of pups ?'
 Hitchcock subsided, and the motion was overwhelmingly passed.
 
 Assistant Chairman Frank Baker, oi the committee on Trolley Opening Day reported that the subcommittee on ham sandwiches had as ked for instructions ir the matter of putting mustard on, and h, would respectfully request a ruling. Or