Connecticut western news., 1915-01-07
The Wurra Wurra Club

When all of sudden the moon peeped out from behind cloud. It wasn't a loud "p-e-e-p," like that; it was more of a peek. boo. like the man in the moon was playing high spy. It is per haps unnecessary to add that it. was a bright, light night with just enough crispness in the frosty atmosphere to make your blood jingle a little if you were out-doors-if not this applies to almost anybody who was; it really doesn't make any particular difference. And yet, after all, it is so natural to associate the elements of frosty crisp ness taken in connection with the peep. ing of the moon on a light night, except in such cases as where the vision is obscured through the obtuseness of the gray matter i'll a way that impels the observer to observe, Whats the matter with the dunlfool that writes such stuff Is he crazy? or does he think when he founders around that way. that he's really getting at the point ?'' which is a matter of temperament, or disposition, such as cheerfulness, or grouch, depending upon the constitu-
 
 stitution of the United States" like the Declaration of Independence, or Fourth ot July, national holiday, or picnic, when patriotic sentiments awaken the impulses, of which there are three, as follows: shooting, over. eating, and fireworks in the evening, with sometimes balloon ascension or disgraceful fight; for while it is not often the case. it is always so, and the president, MT. Sam Reel, opened the meeting by ordering MT. Farnum to read the minutes, after which the Opening Ode was sung by MT. Demp- sey, accompanied by Jerome Root on his optimism. Then the business of the meeting was taken up.
 A motion was offered by MT. Rowe, (former mayor,) that, by way of start ing the New Year right, the Club ap- point committee on new industries, to co operate with the new industries committee of the Business Mems Asso- citation, to see if something cannot be done in the way of getting a manutact- uring industry of some kind to locate here. "It is evident" said he, "that the Business Mems committee seems unable to accomplish the trick without some kind of energetic cooperation, and it would look like the right thing for the Wurra Wurra Club to give it boost. The Association has been in ex- istence now for four years, and trying every minute to get a manufactory of some kind started here; which simply shows how hard the manufacturers are fighting to keep Canaan down. There must be jealousy or something back of it, on the part of the manufacturers, who don't want to see our town forge ahead. "
 "Mebe 'tain't all on tn part O. tn manufacturers, " said the fat member, raising himself to his feet. "Now I got notion that if we set out t git fact'ry here, v make things, an go about it in biz ness way, we can fetch it, after a while. I reckon it sinners down t tn question, how bad do we want fact'ry here? An is tn in- fiooence of tn most influential citizens really in fav'r of it? Now I'm in fav'r of it, an second tn gentleman's motion.
 Just how much are you in favor of trying to induce a manufacturing plant to settle in Canaan ?'' asked Mir. Hol. sapple.
 "Wa'al," replied the fat member, "jest t show my good faith, I've got good piece O ground fir a fact'ry t settle on, an I'd be willin' t sell it fir sech puppose, fir, say twenty-four hundred dollars. '"
 ''How much js it assessed at, in the tax list ?" asked MT. Holsapple.
 "I dunno as that makes any diff'r- ence with this motion, was the reply.
 Well, I happen to know it is as- sessed at four hundred and fifty," said MT. Holsapple, "and happen to know you offered to sell it short time ago for seven hundred. think one reason is very plain, why we haven't been able to induce manufacturers to look with favor upon our invitations to set tie here.''
 The motion was put to vote and car ried by large majority.
 George Ford brought up his usual motion concerning the enactment of an ordinance dealing with those property holders who let their sidewalks go in such slovenly and hazardous fashion i'll slippery weather, but the chair de- clared the subject irrelevant, and ruled it out, whereupon MT. Ford put on his hat and walked out, and as nobody had the courage to offer anything else, the meeting adjourned.