Connecticut western news., 1916-02-17
The Wurra Wurra Club

The audience was made up of large and fairly well-behaved crowd in at. tendance at the last meeting. There were very few present who remained at home if they could find an excuse for so doing, and all who could do SO done so. Whereupon the president, Mir. James Keehan, the elder, who presided although he is not presiding elder, called the disorderly meeting to order and opened upon the first degree, con- sisting of the roll.call, which was suc- cessfully performed by the efficient and popular secretary, Mir. G. Pa Harden bergh. The minutes. were read by School Supervisor E. B. Stone, and were approved us read, errors, omission and all. Lew Rhoades was ordered to sing the Opening Ode, but said he would recite Beautiful Snow" in- stead, whereupon Fred Collin threw him out of the room, and the Opening Ode was omitted. The regular order of business was then taken up.
 MT. Henry R. WhiUford, having ob. tained the floor, offered the following resolution:
 "Whereas, The distinguished and capable mayor of the Fire District, Mir. J. Clinton Roraback, having served two successful and brilliant terms in that office, has been persuaded to take the third cup of coffee, be it
 Resolved, That the congratulations of the Wurra Wurra Club be extended to him and to the Fire District: and that this resolution be engrossed and a copy sent to Mayor Roraback and to every voter in the Fire District.
 The resolution was enthusiastically seconded and anonymously adopted.
 Mr. John Reed rose and said the meeting might well go still further and congratulate the district on its manifest progressiveness along various lines. At the annual meeting," said he, "it was voted to extend the limits of the fire district to take in Peaseville; ; to continue the matter of extending the sewer, which is encouraging; to authorize the executive committee to contract for electric lights which will be q big improvement, and to install fire hydrants in certain places at the proper time, etc., all which is in the direction of the most gratifying prog ress."
 "It sure is," observed the fat mem. Der, raising himself to his feet. "The additional fire hydrants alone is enough t thank goodness for. I wasn't to tn meetin', but friend-in.l2w O mine that was tLere told me about it; an he said tn way they 'propriated new hydrants was suthin scand 'lous. Any body that wanted hydrant or two, all he had t' do was t hold up his hand, or holler, am they was voted to him fore he could say Jack Robbers son. When all them new hydrants is set up, an painted red, tn hull town will look, to tn man goin' over it in a b'loon, like big posie garden"
 But how long will it be before these hydrants will be installed ?" in- quired Ed. Warner.
 +'It won't be bit longer than it takes fir two.inch pipe t grow two inches bigger" replied the fat member. "It depends good deal on tn locality am tn soil. Sech things natchally grow faster in other places than they do in some places,
 "There is no business before the house," said the chair. "Has any gem tleman a motion to offer ?''
 Mir. Herriman said he would like to offer motion that the meeting do HOW adjourn, and it was so voted.