Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-11
Holland County
COLUMBIA
Fun at Mock Town Meeting, Held by Grange-EarIy chicks-Whist Club Entertained.

The Grange held it's meeting We'd nesGay evening and a Mock Town Meeting was the feature. The various matters for consideration were thoroughly discussed and disposed of as fossols: First, to see if they will public common except on regularly constructed highways. This brouht out resolution covering the entire matter and prohibiting all driving across the Town Common except up- or the regular highways After con siderable discussion the resolution was passed by unanimous vote. The second clause in the warning relative to the issue of Town Bonds for $15,000 to take up the floating in- debtedness of the town and to pay for state highway construction, etc. was taken up and a lengthy resolution GOV ering and favoring the entire matter was offered by Judge D. A. Lyman. and after discussion was adopted by large majority vote.
 The third clause: "To see if they would vote to install a furnace in the Town Han." was taken up. The fol- lowing motion was offered That the selectmen are hereby authorized and 1 instructed to procure and cause to be installed in the town building known i as Yeoman's hall, in the town of Co., | lumbia, hot air furnace of sufficient capacity to heat the entire building: and that the sum of one hundred and | fifty dollars be hereby appropriated to pay the cost thereof. After some discussion this was passed by prac- l t1cally unanimous vote.
 The fourth and last clause: "To see l 1T they will vote to enlarge the first l door of the town building so as to | make it sufficiently large and safe for l public gatherings, was taken up. The ] following resolution was offered: That the selectmen are hereby authorized l and directed to procure plans and | specifications for the enlargement of the first floor of the town building, with view of making 1t of sufficient | size and seating capacity for an audi ence of three hundred people, with a suitable stage, and with exits so ar | ranged as to allow the room to be quickly and safely emptied; and pre- sent such plans and specifications to a future town meeting, with their rec l action.
 This was passed by unanimous vote and recommended that the the matter be brought before the next regular town meeting. The discussion of these various matters was interesting and although it was only a Mock Town Meeting it served as a pointer to what at least some of the legal voters think about some of the matters that were considered
 dN6n 10 F1OSPI1dl.
 s. B. West who has been i'll for the past two weeks was taken to St. Jo- Seph's hospital for treatment on Fri day of last week.
 Incubator Chicks Out.
 Madison Woodward of Merrythought Poultry farm, has taken his first hatch l from the incubator and some 220 chicks are happy in the brooder house, this number being greatly increased as the season advances. Merrythought farm has a unique trade mark: An egg l encircued by wishboneS.
 A hen owned by Clayton E. Hunt was given 13 eggs for matching and after 3 week presented the donor with 13 chickens. Pretty good for a Feb ruary hatch.
 Members of the Grange Dramatic club who are preparing to present a play met for rehearsal Saturday even. ing at the home of William Ni Wolf.
 Next Wednesday evening is wis itors' night at the loSS~Srange Mem to be present and will furnish the
 Storm Prevents Meeting.
 The Ladies' Aid society was to have had it's annual meeting at the parson- age Wednesday afternoon, but owing to unfavorable weather no meeting was held.
 Mrs Fred A AbelI who was at St Joseph's hospital several weeks for treatment has returned home
 Rev. T. N. Owen recently purchased T ,h1ndEa6- -ha,hY chiclpS from sA5Rssacha-