Connecticut western news., 1914-08-27
The Wurra Wurra Club

The heavens were full of thunder and the thunder was full of lightning. And while the thunder thundered, and the lightning frightened, the rains descended-that is, they came down; it is seldom-very seldom indeed-that rains go up. Such a course is contrary to the law of qualification and in direct violation of the traffic ordinances. We speak advisedly, therefore, in saying, as we said before, that the rains came down. And we might add, that it never rained harder since the flood, but that's hackneyed phrase- and no vandal hand shall ever say that it ever saw a frackneyed haze in this depart ment. Hence, we simply assert that it rained harder than it did at the time of the flood. Of course it didn't rain as long as it did when Jonah built the Ark. But that isn't the point. What we're getting at, in plain terms, is this: that when the elements combine, as for instance, the thunder, the lightning and the rain, and collaborate to produce something that shall impress the be- holder as one who is convinced against his will, that there is something, after all, in the theory which, so to speak, is conclusive, if they would only do so. And yet, when the president, Mir Walter Goggin, started to call the meet ing to order, he did it. First he de- manded of. the secretary that the roll be called-and it was called. Then he appointed Joe Parsons to sing the Open ing Ode, which he did, accompanied by | Wallace Garfield on his lime kiln. The minutes of the previous meeting were omitted, by MT. Fred Parmelee, to the satisfaction of the assembled horde of members. With the preliminaries out of the way, the chair. called for the regular order of business, and Lew Rhoades, deputy sheriff, jumped up and offered motion that the secretary ot rhe Club be instructed to send a protest to the European powers, against the war, on the ground that it is raising the price of shaving soap and chewing gum in this country, and is direct violation of the statute governing individual rights. Mir. Seneca B. Strong, ex- sexton, rose to assert that the price of horse-radish would remain the same ten cents worth for ten cents-if the war lasted until the internal regions were closed up by the frosts. MT. Free man Dempsey rose to second Mir Rhoades's motion, making a forceful speech on the subject and declaring that the Club could not afford to remain neutral with regard to the great con- rIA tIx. zl length, and finally, after being amended to cover the duty on lime and lemons, was referred to the committee on roads ana bridges!
 MT. \. w. Holsapple got up and moved that Maxim silencer be pro- cured by the Club, and presented to the O. N. E. railroad company, to muzzle the pugnacious little dummy engine that dumps the coal into the locomo- tives, at the ooaling station, near the Blackberry river, which keeps up an intermittent and nerve-racking drone, as it blows off steam, at all hours of the day and night, to the misery of the long-suffering dwellers in the west end of the village. The motion was seconded by chorus of the West. Enders, and unanimously carried, and MT. E. O. Finney was appointed committee to apply the silencer.
 On motion of ex-Mayor Rowe, committee consisting of Mayor J. O. l Roraback, John Bianchi and Howard L. Slats, was appointed to arrange for big celebration of the completion of the | improvements in the road over Smith | Hill, in collaboration with the Salis- | bury committee, and a subcommittee | consisting of Dan Sweeney and Dr. | Corwin, was authorized to fix up a pro- | gram for the affair, to be submitted to | the next meeting of the Club for ap- | proval.
 The fat member got up. "Now | whilst we re fxin' fir celebrations, said | he, "it seems t. me it's about time t' go ahead an celebrate that Camp Ross years. This Club started prep'rations t' have big bridge celebration three or four years ago, an they wasn't nothin' done but t' fix up tn menew fir tn feed an app'int a comity t see about tn b'loon ascensation. Now we owe it t' tn s'lectmen that built that bridge-Hardenbergh, Smith am Reel t. have it celebrated in sech a way so's t' immort'lize them an give ev'rybody good time besides.
 "Does the gentleman offer that as a motion ?' asked the chair.
 Not a tall," replied the fat mem- ber," I offer at it as one O them things t pick seeds out O pickles with"
 "Meeting stands adjourned, shouted the chair, impstiently. And the crowd went home