The Newtown bee., 1888-10-05
THE TOWN ELECTIONS.
VIEWPOINT.

cieceion brought out Iull representation from every quarter of the town. The election was more interesting than usual from the fact that Mir Aaron Sanford, selectman for two years past, ran as in dependent candidate for selectman against Deputy Sheriff w. H. Glover, the regular Democratic nominee. The item- ized account of Selectman Sanford, read after dinner, was inaudible to the major ity of the voters, from the peculiar acous- tic defects of the hall and the noise of ballotting going on near the door. The report of the selectmen was accepted and it was voted to have it printed in the BEE. The reports of the town treasurer and treasurer of the town deposit fund were accepted and, the ques- tion of the towns indebtedness being raised, Hon W. N. Northrop said that it was probably between $15, ,000 and $20,- 900; the savings bank holds the towns notes for $13,000. It was voted that an expert accountant from out of town be employed to examine the treasurer's books and give the indebtedness of the JOWh,oCboDSI I. NhCsSIS and Michael Casey were nominated hay wards, Mir Daniel Camp sealer of weights and measures, MT w. J. Beecher sealer of milk and wine measures, Mir Michael F. Carmody gauger and packer, Mir Aaron Sanford pound keeper. Sextons: |: Messrs James Corbett, Huntingtown; |; George w. Botsford, Middle Gate; Hi ram Merrill, Middle; Amos Hawley, Lands End; Father McCartan, St Rose; 1; William A. Bradley, Half Way River; Charles NJ. Thorpe, Gregory's Orchard; {; John M. Beardsley, Flat Swamp; Ma than Shepard, Sandy Hook; Isaac Bris- COG, Taunton; Charles G. Curtis, Zoar. The road inspector was voted $l00 and tax of 10 mills was laid to defray cur rent expenses.
 There has not been local election in some time at which personal spite was so manifest as in the caucuses of both parties and at the polls, this year. The fight between Deputy Sheriff Glover and First Selectman Aaron Sanford dropped Mir Glover 123 votes behind his ticket, but, though MT Sanford was declared elected third selectman, MT E. Wilson who ran 10 ahead of his ticket, claims itviolates law recently passed for the purpose of protecting minority represen tation in such cases as this. Republi cans declared elected are marked witt a%:
 TOWN CLERK, ETC. M. J. Houlihan 379, Dr E.M Smith 1l9
 TREASURER, ETC.
 l.. E. Booth 353, E. F. Hawley l15.
 sELECTMEN.
 First W. II. Glover 259, second James Green 353, Aaron Sanford 164, E. W.Wil
 son l29.
 ASSESSORS.
 $. c. Glover 2S2, Jerry Carey 2S2, E. l.
 Johnson* IF.
 BOARD OF RELIEF. W. l.. Terrill 276, P. Kean 276, Henry
 G. Curtis* r IF.
 GRAND JURORS.
 Patrick Carroll 276, D. Camp 276, Den
 his Quinlivan 276.
 CoNsTABLEs.
 J. II. bldCkIldn, James heaHe, frant Drew, Charles M.Thorp, Thomas Finnell John J. Northrop, James Kelly.
 COLLECTOR.
 George H. Botsford.
 SCHOOL VISITORS. William J. Brew, John J. Northrop, Ct, fill James F.. Madigan's place), D. G
 Beers* r.
 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. First district-John Houlihan, c. F Beardsley* r; second district-G. P. Lii
 lis, C. B. Beresford* r.
 AUDITORS.
 W. N. Northrop, A. B. Prindle* r.
 ROAD INSPECTOR.
 Patrick Heating.
 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. John M. Beardsley, Charles J. Black man, William N. Northrop, John w Sommers, William J. Dick, Jerom Nichols, Bernard Heating, Simon Corey Charles W. Dayton, Michael J. Cava naugh, Samuel A. Blackman, Griffin F Lillis, George W. Botsford, Henry G Loveland, Joseph Turner, William H
 Beers.