The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
HOT AT LEOMlNSTER.
CIf'zens and Good Government Ticksts
Fill the Ballot Boxes.


Leominster, March 1.-THE animal
Town meeting was held here TODAY and
was long and protacted affair. but
Inc most interesting for MANY wears
For the first time in the history. of tba
town there was a distinct rivalry at the
Poiis' two tickets being presented for
consideration. Previous to this wear
but one set Of ballots was reouirad and
lIe usual cut and dried method was
,'HUp.eu' ms year there We're two
'duCusese instead of one a party ar
sdhlzlnS as the good government
party IN opposition to the present ad-
lnlnlstration. The contest was nrin-
cipaIIy over the choice of seIectmen the
nLst party named having CONSIDERABLY
nominated practically the same ticket
IN other respects as the citizens.
ne result IN this direction was that
Inc good government ticket elected
TWO out of the three members Of the
BOARD OF selectmeu, and two members
OF the school board. There We're "a ar
ucies IN the annual warrant and
these were not disposed of until after 6
J. m. and the vote was not counted
until about two hours later. The town
Went ho-hcense again, but the license
party gained about 100 votes. The Of
Clal vote is as follows:
IoWn clerk. Charles A. Joslin. cit
zen and good government. 1920; town
treasurer, Charles A. Joslin. citizen
and good government, 1920: seIectmen
1harles G. Cook, good government 6S3:
Moster f. Dodge, citizen, S2I Charles
1. roster, good government, 645: ].
Nathan Page. good government 4e5
Nathan B. Stark, citizen. $40: Augustus
Whitney, citizens, 6O9; assessors, Hen
~ Cook, citizen and good government.
104t; VIII G. Derby. citizen and good
government l043; Charles A. Hunt.
citizen, 1873; Aaron o. Wilder. good
government, 662; oyerseers of the poor.
larry c. Bascom, good government,
~; sarah F. Gallup, citizen, g09: Chas.
n: Rice. citizen and good government.
S99; Dennis E. Wheeler citizen and
good government, 1856; school commit
tee, David Curtins NickerSon citizen.
$40; Appleton H. Pierce good govern
ment, sos; Charles A. Wheeler, good
government 4O3; Ella NJ. Wilder. cit
zen, GIG; library committee, Joel D.
Miller, citizen and good government.
@34; George f. Morse citizen and good
government 946; collector of taxes.
Charles A. Joslin. citizen and good
government 1863; commissioner of
sinking funds, Hamilton Mayo, citizen
and good government, 1881; water
board, William Howard Chase,
Clllzen ana good govern
ment, 1855; board of health, Hugh
NJ. Foster, Independent nomination pa
per, 544; Augustus l.. Whitney. citizen.
63I. Cemetery committee, BENJAMIN f.
BlOdgett, citizen, SS7; G. H. Carter.
good government $50; Jonas w. Gates
citizen and good government. 961: John
W. II. Lawrence, citizen, Gas. Auditors
Fred II. Cook. citizen and good govern
ment 9S4 Frank 5. Farnsworth citi-
zen and good government, 995; Thomas
A. Hills. citizen and good government
"54. Constables. Warren 5. BurnaD
citizen and good government, 773; Da-
va +. Corkum, citizen 706: William
tackett, good government. AGO. VIII
liam a. Laselle. citizen 67S: James
Lynch, citizen and good government
S45; David May good government. 795.
George =. Preston. citizen. $50: George
f Willard, good government. 33S.
License. Yes, sol. no. 7O5.
Care of common and monument
grounds, $50: care of Kendall Hall LOT
500: care Of Carter Park Draining field
500; cemetery, $500; electrician for
fire department, 5000 tiremen's serv-
ices, $4,000. fire police SO: flowers for
Evergreen cemetery, 800: highways
and bridges, $4,000; incidentals, $1,000.
lncidentals Of fire department. $4,000
interest on town debt $13,5OO. interest
on water debt. $4,000 lighting streets
$500; officers and committees. 5000
police. $500, printing, $3.50: public IL
brary $1,000 public schools. $40 O0O.