Connecticut western news., 1911-07-06
The Wurra Wurra Club


 minute, with Art. Freeman's chauffeur, Matt Dempsey, in the chair. Secretary Frank Wilcox had neglected to bring the minutes of the last meeting with him, SD he read the constitution and by laws of tine Canaan Cornet Band in stead, and the show was open.
 The fat member got up with motion that a committee be appointed by the chair to wait on the selectmen with 8 request that special town meeting be tectlon matter, "an' specially give due consideration to this new-fangled comical engine. Now it may be all right enough ', said the fat member, ito git ready t. put out fires if we expect t have any fires. But why tn thunder should we figure on havin' any more fires than we've always had? We hain't had t. ay ridge a fire once in ten years-an' we haint had fires enough t' warrant tn town in goin' t no such expense as buyin' comical engines, an hundreds of feet O hose, an putin on all tn frills of big city. I reckon tn taxpayers orto have a little suthin t say about havin' all them things saddled ont tn town, an that's my purpose in askin fir & public meetin' b'fore this comical engine is accepted by tn town"
 Chief Wigglesworth bobbed up and danced around the fat member like head with the chicken cut off "The town isn't asked to take any official notice of the hose company nor the chemical engine" said he. "Thay're paid for with money already raised by individual subscription, without regard to town meetings, special or regular. Furthermore, the money was contributed by citizens, of both sexes, who in believe being prepared for emergencies that are possible, even though they have never yet been visited upon the community. And furthermore again, these citizens subscribed cheerfuly and literally, and in some instances asked the solicitor to come back for a second subscription if necessary in order to raise the amount needed, The money came easy and the fire company is independent of ths over conscientious sticklers for the towns interests, who parade their over consoientiousness merely as blind for their own picayune-'
 "Meanin' me ?'' interrupted the fat member.
 Meaning nobody" said Wiggles- worth, ''I oppose the motion" The motiCn was lost.
 Chairman Herriman. of the Clubs side walk committee, rose to inquire if any body had any more criticisms to offer, with regard to the manner in which his committee had attended to it's business, in view of the way in which the work of sidewalk making is progressing, about the center of the village.
 Judge Ford promptly rose and confessed that his criticisms had been premature and ill-advised, and offered a resolution that a committee of fifty be appointed to arrange for reception and banquet to the sidewalk committee, and the presentation of suitable memorial to the efficient chairman.
 President Lew Rhoades, of the Corn pop and Sasfrilly Association, got up and offered the rooms of the Association, and the use of it's dishes. for the recep- tion. The proposition was tabled for further consideration.
 Chairman Frank Stevens, of the Bridge Celebration devotional exercises, reported that he had received poem to be entered in the Bridge Ode prize contest" written by Henry D. Reed, the well known author of Hail to the Chief, :" "Hiawatha, "The Gas House Micks," Beautiful Snow" "The Old Broken Bucket" "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight, "The Green Grass Grows All Around, round round" Laugh and the World Laughs With You" and other triumphs. "It goes this way" said Stevens. clearing his throat preparatory to getting ready to proceed to read, but he was forestalled l by Ned Roberts, who moved that it be laid under the table for safe keeping until the Fourth of July business was out of the way, the sidewalks all com pleted, the streets oiled and the hay crop harvested. And It was so voted.
 On motion of Frank Hitchcock it was unanimously voted that the Club attend the forthcoming session of camp-meeting at Pine Grove, in body.
 There being no further business, ] nothing more was done.