The Portland daily press., 1895-03-05
FALMOUTH.
Republicans Are Getting This Old Demo
cratic Town-Clam Flats to Be Protected
Town Meeting Items, a@

| There was a large crowd when tho polls
opened in Falmouth, and the contest bega n
at once over modera tor.& The Republicans
ran H. j. Merrill. and the democrats w. E.
Winslow. Mr.. Merrill was elected by about
ten majority in vote of abort 19C. A. S.
Noyes, Democrat, who has been town CLERK
for years, was elected over Wilson Neyens.
Republican by about ten votes.
The real contest of the day was over first
selectmen. J he candidates were H. j..
Merrill. Republican and r. B. Blanchard.
Democrat. who was last year elected unani-
mously. The first ballot disc losed 179 votes
There were three scattering vote. and Mr..
Merrill ran so near to Mr.. Blanchard that
these three held the balance Of power. This
condition continued on the second ballot.
On tie third ballot the three scattering,
went to Mr.. Misunderstanding him.
D. W. Bnnt. the republican candidate.
was elected second selectman by fifteen
ma jority over H. b. Mountfort. Democrat
II j. Merrill, Republican, was elected
third seleetman by fourteen majority over
H.. K. Norton, Democrat.
Ralph S. Norton. Democratic candidate
for treasurer. wae elected by fifty majority.
George D. York, Republican, was elected
auditor without contest.
it was voted to increase the school CON-
mittee to seven instead of three. Wilson
Neyens. Rep, ID. o. Moulton, DEM, f. Is.
Blanchard. DEM, H. NJ. Sargent, Rep,
Roland Leighton, Rep.
The collector. AlgernoM Bowie, Rep, was
elected. but resigned On naccount of re-
pstrictions. which denandsd that there
should be no interest. notdiscount and col
lection within the year. Then Walter X.
ssWett, DEM. was slected.
|Es There was quite an interest over the elec-
tion of three clam wardenssto protect the
clam interests of the town. The legislature.
in its act not having included Falmouth.
| Percy Libby, Dem, GeorgelH. Hill. Rep.
af7d George E. Nickerson, Rep, were
elected wardens and instructed to protect
the fats from all outsiders, and June, July
and August cluse season for everything but
family use.
The following sums of money were raised ::
Schools S20O0. highways. $1,000; poor. S30O;
out poor and insane, $500: bridges, $500
| town officers. S1l00: snow bills, $500; con-
tingeneies. $3.50; text books, $50.
The town voted to purchase the school
house oil Pleasant Hill and authorized the
selectmen to attend to the transfer. This
IL the school house built from fund left by
the Graves family. and did not come under
| the new law.
| Republicans Sweep Gorham.
| Special to the PRESS.
| Gorbam, Me-, March 4.-The Republicans
swept Gorham today. The votes for the
various officers were follows:
Town Clerk-John c. Summersides, rep.
S37.
| Selectmen. AS SO ssors and FOverseers of
| poor-Lewis Mcclellan. rep. ;f59: Carlyle W.
Shaw, 1ep.. $40. George R. Spinney. rep,
| 33S.
Tfeas1rer-Stephen Hinckley, rep, $780,
| SUPERINTENDENT School Committee for
| the ee years-Charies ". Dee1ying. rep, 1856
| solomon B. Cloudman. rep. $780,
| Audi Or Francis A. Riolon.frer. 33S.
| Collect or Charles B. Harding, rep, $685.
Mod era tor-Stephen Hinklew
Buxton and Hollis AlR Right,
fTgs5
a.a9c Especial TO the PRESS,l
Bar Mills, March 4.-Buxton elected a
straight Republican ticket by sixty-four
majority. Hollis elected a Republica an
| +iokat excent collector by fifteen ma iority