The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-08
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS
THE RESULT OF coNNEorICUTs
 TOWN MEETINGS.

Substantial Republican Gains in Many
 Places-rhe Vote on the License Oues-
 tion-Returns in Detail from Adjoining
 Townsville General Result in the State.
 The Connecticut annual town elec- tions occurred yesterday. Town elec- tions were held in 1884 out of the 16S towns, and city elections were held in four cities, The towns not voting were New Haven, Bridgeport. Ansonia and Derby. City elections were held in Wa terbury. New London, South Norwalk and Norwalk. Waterbury held her first biennial election under the revised charter granted by the general assem- bly, of 1895. Hartford held her last town election, town and city being consoli- dated, and the same going into effect in June next. The town officers elected there yesterday. therefore, will hold Of flee only from January until June l. The complexion of the returns indi- cate republican gains in many places. The formerly hide-bound democratic town of Milford went republican again yesterday for the second time in thirty years. She broke the record by going republican last year. Yesterday the average republican majority in Milford was 50. The town of Orange went republican again by handsome majority. Most of the neighboring towns are republi- can.
 Out of 131 towns which had reported at near midnight, 94 give republican majorities and A voted no license In 43 towns no vote on license was taken. The remainder of the towns voted for license Orange voted for license. The result in detail is given as follows: OLD MILFORD GOES REPUBLICAN, AGAIN. Milford, Oct 7.-This good old town goes republican again-the second time 1 in thirty years. Last year was the first time in that period. The republican ! ticket is elected by an average major 1 ity of from 40 to 50. Town Clerk Hep- burn. however, is elected by 125 ma jority. The republican candidates clcClcu dHu tllc VOleS SdcH TecelVeu ! are:
 selectmen-,E -,Elbert L Ford, William F. Thomas 1 Town clerk-Richard R. Hepburn. 1 Town treasurer, treasurer of town de- posit fund and treasurer of school fund IlSanford Hawkins. | Collector of taxes-Edwin B. Bald win.
 Registrar of voters Elias E. Brad Hey.
 1 Assessors Hezekiah B. Beardsley, A. Clark Platt. l Board of relief George $. Gillette. l Charles A. Smith. | Constables-George E. Mallory, Fred- erick c. Haywood, Alexander B. Gard- ner, Charles H. Bryan I Grand jurors--Henry O. Platt, John L. Merwin, James A. Smith l Auditor-Ernest Witterwell. l w. M. Irving is the democratic se- lectman elected; Henry Davidson is the l democratic board of relief man and Charles H. Stowe is the democratic as- sessor. R. w. Clark is the democratic registrar of voters
 The town voted for license py about 300 majority.
 The adjourned annual town meeting will be held next Monday morning at 10 o'clock
 OXFORD REPUBLICANS DO WELL
 AGAIN.
 The town election in Oxford went re- publican again yesterday except the collector of taxes office There were o-f ta114 s., l,-a cial votes cast for the men elected
 Assessor-Edward J. Allen, T., sS, James H. Wheeler, d. 71.
 Board of relief Gordon R. Crofut r. 93; Wooster B. McEwen, r, 90; Glover W. Cable, d.
 Selectmen-W. W. Hughes, r, S5, Smith c. Wheeler, r, 92; w. o. Davis d, 72.
 Town treasurer and treasurer of school and deposit funds-Charles H.
 Butler, r. 100.
 Town clerk and registrar births, mar riages and deaths-Louis Barnes, r, 101
 Auditor-Thomas S. Osborn, r, 90; Elijah B. Treat, d, 72.
 Registrar of voters--John E. Perry, r, 92
 School visitor-Elizur B. Harger, r, Is2.
 Grand jurors--N. J. Welton, r. 91:
 Wallace J. Tomlinson, r. 93; Gordon R. Crofut, r, 93
 l Constables--Bennet A. Treat, r, 91:
 Edwin J. Allen, T, S9; John P. Hubbell, r, 92; Miles L. Shelton, T, 90 l Agent town deposit fund--Smith c. Wheeler, T, 91.
 l Collector of taxes-Anthony B. Him. man, d.
 The town went for license. Dr. Louis
 Barnes was reelected town clerk. He
 has had the office for about twenty
 years. MT. Barnes was judge of pro-
 bate up until last year. when he be-
 came seventy years old he resigned.
 He held the above office about eighteen
 years. He is the father of MT. Barnes,
 who is with the R. H. Nesbit company,
 grocers of this city.
 QUIET IN HARTFORD. Hartford, Oct. 1.-The town election
 to-day, the last general town election