Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-04
WALLINGFORD.

Quiet ElectfOn-The Democratic
Ticket Successful by Reduced MA
jority-The Town Gives 81 Majority
for Lfcense-DO1ngs at the Town
NIeetfng-Burslars Get Away With
$500 Worth of Property Other
News.
Election day passed off quietly without
any unusual occurrences peculiar to town
meeting day. The main issue of the day
was the license question, and the figures
show that the no license agitators done
some lively work. Rev F. E. Marble stood
on the corner of Main and Center streets
until the polls were closed dispensing the
no license votes, and only the lively hust-
ling of the license advocates in the after
noon prevented the temperance folks from
carrying their point. AS it was the vote
was in favor of license by 81 majority.
The figures were license 800, no license
1853. The Yalesville voting district gave
Is majority in favor of no license, and 2
majority for the republican ticket, the
figures standing SO to 81. The total vote
cast in both districts was SOL, out of a
total of about 1900.
The entire democratic ticket was elected
by an average majority of about 70, which
is considerably smaller; than a year ago.
This years total vote is over so votes larger
than last year. There was SOL votes cast,
of which number 252 were straight and
439 scratched tickets, which took the
counters until o'clock to count. There
was 26 votes on the license question put
into the envelopes with the regular town
inH ont
OF this number 20 were no license, and 6
license, which, if they had been put in the
right box, would have reduced the majority
in favor of license to 43. One of the
prominent saloonkeepers on the plains
states that he voted no license and hoped
it would prevail as it would save him $500
year paid out for a license. The town
meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock
with Judge Hubbard as presiding officer
and lasted until 5 o'clock without any
thing of great importance being transacted,
although there were lively discussions that
amounted to naught. A seven-mill tax
was voted. The salary of the assessors
was raised from $125 to $3.50 per year. G.
A. Harrison, g. E. Dickerman and ]. 81.
Francis were appointed committee to in
vestigate the system of assessment Of prop
erty and report at future meeting. The
proposition of consolidating the school
districts was voted down. 1t was voted
that the second and third selectmen be al
lowed So a day for actual services rendered,
not to exceed 5000 for the year, and that
the other town officers salary remain as
during the past year. The list of officers
elected and the number of votes received by
each will be found below. All the candidates
for Office on both tickets were elected with
the exception of six on the republican
bat ruhioh T Gamnha1 for
town clerk, D. W. Ives, selectman; Almer
l. Martin. treasurer; John R. Burghof,
grand juror; N. F. Ingraham, constable;
and Bennett Jerralds, board of relief.
REPUBLICAN.
Town clerk. R. Campbell, 256.
Selectmen-First, D. W. Ives, 265; second, John
Treasurer-Almer l. Martin 3O4.
School yisitors-L. N. Hubbard, three years,
Auditor-F. c. Bartholomew. 29s.
Assessor-Street Williams, 27S.
Toothe, ST., sol John R. Burghoff, ss6
ks$Psssssss' 81; David Msoans, sss; Andrew j. ):
Board Of rellef-A. D. Judd, ass; z. P. Beach,
1893; Bennett Jeralds, 1896.
DEMOCRATIC.
Town Uerk-O. I. Martin, 424.
selectmen-First, G. N. Jones. s75; second,
George Cook, 1885,
Treasurer-George T. Jones, 49,
COllector-Roger 3. Austin, $50.
Registrar Of voters-James J. Redmond, $685.
Ion, 81; one year Rez: J: :; Wildman, sz7. ~
Assessor-Thomas Doonan, 1854.
Grand jurors-John 81. Francis, 1882; George A.
Con tables william q: Mckenzie, se2; James
Mn;1oney, ;S1s; George h. Reilly, s1a Daniel
Board Of relief-Thomas Kennedy, I'd, 375;
George W. Cook, a7l; G. G. Thompson, 1856.
Burglars were around again Sunday
night and J. P. Stevenson's clothing store
in Simpsons block, corner of Main and
Center street, was broken into and goods
estimated as worth at least $500 were car
ried away. An entrance was made by
boring around the lock on the front door
with bit and then prying off the lock.
lar and the thieves loaded themselves with
goods and decamped without leaving clue
behind them. That it is the work of
amateurs can be readily seen, and 1t is not
difficult task to come pretty near locating
the parties as the same as visited the same
store year ago last March and carried
away about the same amount of goods.
The burglars evidently had team to carry
away their plumber, as tracks were found
that indicated such q supposition.
A meeting will be held this evening in
Compass lodge rooms to complete the Or
ganizstion of an Eastern Star lodge and to
elect officers. Those desiring to become
charter members should be present.
The Wallingford drum corps, not the
Austin, were out on the street last evening
getting into practice for campaign pur-
poses.
The flag presentation at the Cottage
school yesterday afternoon was quite an
interesting occasion. Rev. J. E. Wildman
was appointed to represent the school
board. Putnam council, O. q. A. N. pre-
osded by the Austin drum corps marched
In body 10 tho school house. T. ,, Gill;