The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07
NO MORE LIQUOR AGENCY.
Richmond Votes TO Abolish Time
Honored Iustifution.
tsPKclAL TO THE PRISE

ESPECIAL TO THE fREss.1
Richmond, March 6-At the annual
town meeting held here today the follow
ing officers were chosen: Moderator, VIII
liam II. Whitney; town clerk, Charles
d. NEWELL town clerk pro tsmpore. Wal
ter II. Sturtevant, selectmen, overseers,
and assessors. Noble Maxwell, Henry h.
smith, S. E Skiliines; treasurer, Will
liam II. Stuart; town agent, Noble Max
we'll; auditor. George Ii. Randlet>e; mem
Der Of school committee, Daniel Brown;
collector Of taxes, Thomas +. Parsons;
ruant officer, George Newell
Party lines were not considered in the
election.
TIE appropriations amounted TO SlS,-
600, ia against SIS, 1876 last year. among
which are $1,000 for roads aud bridges;
$500 for schools, including free high
school; $1,000 for payment of town debt;
S2050 for hydrant rental; Sl4C0 for SAL
aries of twin offices; $1,000 for poor; $500
for snow bills; $3.50 for night watch and
street lights; 5000 for fire department;
$500 for sidewalks and s7Oo for contingent
fund.
1t was voted to abolish the town liquor
agency which has been one Of the insti.
tutious of tho town for more than 20 years
and which has for a number Of years
been considered nuisance by many peo.
pie. a proposition to establish ouriew
bell was voted down.
There is n prospect that the shoe fac
tory will soon be started.
REPUBLICANS WON IN ROCKLAND
Rookland, March 6.-The election today
was victory for the Republicans, Hon.
D. N. Mortland being chosen mayor with
majority of 23i in a total poll of l54a
All the wards except ward two returned
Republicans to the city government. 80
DEFECTIVE BALLOTS IN EAST.
PORT.
Passport, March 6-Ths municipal
election held here today proved an excit-
ing one, not from rivalry in the partisan
field, for the Citizens ticket nominees
were in pronG hence on the ticket, but be-
cause of the discovery of n largo number
of sticker ballots for mayor nearly all of
which proved defective. S. ID. Leavit
was re elected mayor, as were the alder
men with few. exceptions. all on Citizens
nomination papers.
HALLowELL'S BIG REPUBLICAN
VOTE.
Hallowell, March 6.-This was the first
time since Hallowell rose to the dignity
of city that no counoilmen were voted
for, the legislature having abolished the
lower board in the city government The
vote today was u very light one. George
A. Stafford, Republican, was reelected
for the fourth time with 225 votes, against
James +. Stearns. Democrat who had 60.
The Democrats reelected an alderman
in Ward as the Republicans had no can
didate. The aldermen elected are: At
lsrge, George W. Perkins and Samuel
Currier. By wards, A. G Harrington,
SamueI Blatcnford, John Robinson. 5.
| O. Otis and David +. Fuller. The other
officers chosen were, Street Commission
er G. A. Summer, city marshal, George
+. Church.
ELLSWORTH CHOOSES A DEMO
Graf.
Ellsworth. March 6.-The annual cleo
ton here today resulted in the election OF
Dom ocratic mayor. Arthur N. Greeley,
by a close margin, but the Republicans
elected three out of the five aldermen,
thus gaining The balance of power in the
city government The result OF the vote
for mayor was somewhat of a surprise
and the Republicans attribute their de-
feat to the Indifference Of the members
of their party in Ward 2, where they
usually poll 50 votes and which today
gave their candidate only Is. MIR. Gree.
i1ey, Democrat, had plurality of 46 over
Charles c. Burrill, Republican. The al
dermen elected were: Charles A. Reliably,
Charles l.. Morang, and George j..
Ober, Republicans; and Edward A.
Brady and Edward NJ. Finn, Democrats.
The minor city officials will be elected
By the board Of aldermen and.naturally
will be Republicans.
| BRIDGTON.
Bridgton, March Town election this
morning; big attendance and much
interest Officers elected: Moderator l.
S. Webb; town elers, d. NJ. Crockett;
selectmen. ETC., L. p. Carman. ]. o.
knapp, Charles t. Fessenden; treasurer.
| c. f. Gleason; collector J. +. Davis;
appropriations.for common schools, $500;
high school, $l100; roads and bridges,
$4,000; to pay superintendent of schools.
$780, The board of seleotmen is two
Republicans and one Democrat. All
others Repu 5licans.
FRYEBUR