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To the Polla^B^Bof the ciUeeae that aruathiaa1 dwitb Um wg^wri of the calamity on fhlteevening last, assembled at Marion Hall, Mrtw called to the Chair and TbaodoreWeber appointed SecretaryMr. Flab In brief and appropriateMated the object of the meeting. j POn motion of Jedge Newman a committee of, ithree were appointed, con listing ofChapman, fish and Wolff, to draft Resolutions . g and report to this meeting. nThe committee retired and reported the tel-lowing Resolutions, which, on motionibert, were adopted: ! TWhereas, On last Saturday night two of our ' SGerman fellow citizens, Messrs. Banter andtHaffler met with a serious accident by the burstalk■« • c i)' ' ~ — : Miag of a cannon, therefore, ^Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with them in their afflictions and tender to them the sympathies of the community. i P^m aResol red, That we recommend to. this meet*Hing that * commute* appointed to circulate ^subscription papers among the citiaens of Bur- fi Ihigton for the purpose of giving them “mate* J|rial aid, and, as far as in our power, to ameli *glt;orate their condition and place them in com* fortable circumstances until restored to health.Resolved, That we earnestly recommendthese sufferers to the svrapathies of thosesens who can feel for the afflictions of theirfellow men, feeling satisfied that they will re*■pond to this call by contributing liberallytheir abundanceResolved, That copies of these proceedingsT.furnished the Burlington papers for publico*hition JAS P. CHAPMAN,A. L. WOLFF, } Com. wR. M. FISH,motion of Mr. Rosen we ig, a committeefrom each Ward were appointed to raioematerial aid for the suffereriLatlThe Chairman appointed the followiug gen* |ctie me q as said committee: ftaiWard—Messrs. E. Joy and M. Tubeaing Ward—W. D. Gilbert. A. L. Wolff. ! J Ward—Geo. Laumsu, M. Keller.n4th Ward—M. Heisey, Tbeo. B. Weber. j d Ward—C3»as. A. White, Wm. Enderla 6th Ward—CL Chamberlin, Mr. Cupper. ** On motion of Mr. Fish the Committee!instructed to collect and pay all money necearaary for the restoration of the sufferers and pro*wide for them as they thought proper.E. JOY. PresidentcIICTusonoas B. Wzsia, Seers tarv. 1Gazette please
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Burlington Daily Hawk Eye and Telegraph
Burlington, Iowa, US
Tue, Nov 04, 1856
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