Connecticut western news., 1916-08-31
The Wurra Wurra Club

The attendance was, as usual, un. usually large and correspondingly gratifying, in spite of the fact that so many members remained at home through fear of getting frost-bitten. The president, Mir. Dewey Canfield, had sent word from East Canaan, that he would be unable to be present be. cause he didn't want to come, and so Dr. Adam was elected temporary presi. dent pro tenn. The meeting was called to order by the temporary president pro tenn, who attracted attention by knocking the top of the pulpit with a bung starter. The roll was called by the secretary, from the town voting list, including the names of voters ito be made," and the minutes of the pre-. vious meeting were read by Jerome Root, who apologized for the spelling, which affected the pronunciation. Jerome sad he didn't write them. any, way, and that the fellow who did, wrote them just about any way. The Opening Ode was sung by Harry Holt, in grooming minor key, accompanied by Fred Morin on his razor strap. Then the bell blew for something diff. ferent.
 Vic Coe got up and offered a motion that a committee be appointed to kill the villain who is responsible for mak- ing all those absolutely unnecessary and diabolical all night railroad noises, down in the railroad yard and adja- cent
 The motion was vociferously second. ed by all the West.Enders present, in deafening chorus.
 The fat member was especially venomous in his supporting speech. "One O my son Jaws lives in tn West End, he said, with much feel. ing, "an' went down there t stay all night t his house, one night last week. b'cause I asn't feeling very we'll, an my wife didn't want t be disturbed by my restlessness. Wa'al, us I said, I went t. my son in laws house t' be sick, an bul.lieve me, I'd ruther try t be sick in b'iler fact'ry. They warn't nothin' but slam. .bangin', an whistlin' injines, am bell.riugin' an steam squallin' all night long. Tn house is most a quarter of a mile away firm tn railroad tracks, but honest, Mir. President, I'd a swore tn steam cars was goin' right through tn house an climbin' up tn s'airs. They've got a injine down thar with tn heaves, an every time it breathes it whistles like Dutcher's peanut roaster-a cross be. twixt a siss an a squeal-an' tn dunn thing never gifts out O breath, but keeps up that mizzable sissin' squeal an keeps on roastin' peanuts by tn hour, when they hain't no necessary for it, jest t keep ev'rybody awake an cussin'. Then they've got a self.feed- in bell that rings itself, an they play with that all night, ringin' tn giz- zards out of it whether tn injine is go. in or standin' still It's nothin' but ding dong, ding.dong, t keep up tn coufdge of tn crew bein' they're 'fraid, O tn dark. Then ev'ry once i'll a while a train comes along an stops fir coal, an when it gifts tn coal it whistles half dozen yells that's enough t take VT head off. That's t give notice t somebody in Great Bar. IluBe UT IOuBilhSepslS, UT sOulsWheiS that tn injIneer is in good spirits am has got plenty O steam up. They can invent more ways O maxim useless noises that hain't nessary, down there, than ye ever dreamed of. Now l can stand fir all tn noises they've got t make on a railroad, but them devilish noises that tn bizness don't call for is what staggers my piety. I'm in fav'r O tn gentlemen's motion, an I'd like t git app'inted on tn killin' comity."
 The motion was unanimously passed and the chair appointed the fat mem- Der chairman of the committee, with power to choose his accomplices.
 A motion was offered by MT. Lyles, and seconded by George ,Hardenbergh, that a committee be appointed to organize u big public celebration of the installation of those new kalsomine electric street lights. + was passed by an overwhelming majority, and Mayor J. c. Roraback was named as chairman of the celebration commit. tee, with instructions to hurry up the arrangements for the celebration.
 It was then motioned to adjourn, and the motion passed.