Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
"sIM" cRoMB PRESIDED.
Man Who Has Voted for Every President
Since Polk, Leads Caucus.

Grafton, Feb. 26.-The democratic eau
Gus was held in the court room last eve
ming, and was deprived Of a large at
tendance by the hearing of the Consoli-
dated Company's petition, which was
taking place at the same hour. The
meeting was called to order by the
chairman of the democratic town COM
mittee, Simeon E. Cromb, a veteran
democrat, who voted for James K. Polk
in 1874, and has cast SO consecutive
presidential votes, and at the last presi-
Dental election he had to be conveyed
to the polls in a carriage on account Of
feeble health, but today is as bright
and shiny as many man twenty years
younger, and bids fair to see Mckinley
reelected
Charles NJ. Bacheller was chosen
chairman of the meeting, and Joseph e.
Norcross secretary The following town
officers were nominated: Town clerk,
Edwin A. Howe; selectmen, Henry E.
Brooks (north), Francis E. Huckins
(north), Edward A. Estabrook (centre),
Henry Hall (centre) and Thomas Will
marth (south); treasurer, A. A. Sim
mons; assessor for three years, Joseph
A. Dodge; collector of taxes, Edwin A.
Howe; overseer of the poor three years,
VIM. Storrie; school committee, 8 years,
d. w. Norcross; town-house committee,
three years, Solon F, Smith for full
term and Charles F. Rice for one year,
to fill vacancy; common committee,
three years, John E. Mcclellan; trustee
Riverside cemetery, five years. Joseph
A. Dodge; trustee Pine Grove cemetery,
five years, Erastus Adams; trustee
Fairview cemetery, Lorin S. Davis; au-
ditors, c.. H. Miles, James A Young and
j. Dudley Goddard; constables, James
Carney (centre) Edward V. Hutchins
(centre), W. Henry Miles (centre), Geo.
A. Dearborn (centre), William H. Spen-
cer( south), Amos G.. Getchell and Ad-
dington A. Smith (north), Henry Mann
(centre) Edward A. Estabrook received
the largest total vote of any candidate.
With two south end men on the repub-
lican ticket and one on the democratic,
there is no reason to expect that that
part of the town will not elect at least
one member to the board of selectmen.
NEW STREET DEMANDED.
After the electric hearing last night,
there was a lengthy discussion between
members of the town board, and Harry
w. Smith, Edward Brigham and John
N. Akarman, about the inconvenience
TO residents OF the Brigham hill district
and along the Grafton and Worcester
road which would be caused by the cleo
trio road passing across lots for so long
a distance. Not for a moment did they
favor the road being built on the high
way, but thought a street should be
built from the highway to the electric
road, meeting the same near Millbury
Junction. This is a street very much
needed at present, and would be an
absolute necessity with an electric road
passing through that section, as those
who go to Millbury Junction have tC
walk the Boston and Albany branch
from the highway to the depot The
question of a street at this point is oil
much interest, and Mr.. Akarman was Sc
/ convinced Of it that he said: Il will give
the right Of way across my land, and ]
should think the town would be willing
to go across the poor farm" If a STREE
were built at the point mentioned By
Mr.. Akarman, it would meet the Wor.
| cester road at a point about 800 yards
east of the dividing line between Bonnie
Brook Farm and the town farm.
! Alfred J, Kirby is hearing some Of the
talk of the. 'big boys" at Washington
and says things are pretty lively at the
| house.
| Rev. George L. Hibbard will lead The
| B. Y. P. U. tomorrow evening, and will
take as his subject 1.-The Chinese il
America"
Lucy w. Biscoe will lead the Y. p
| S. G. E. Getting close to Christ" will
| be her topic.