The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
Surprises Develop at
n. Brookfield.
AUDITOR WANTED.
Grist of Good Things From
a Lively Town,

North Brookfeld, March 2O.-The list
OF candidates for nominations at the
republican caucus to be held at the
Town hail Wednesday night was COM
pleted today by the clerk of the repub-
mean town committee, Harold A. Fost-
or, and contains its little batch of sur
prlses. One of the first things that will
strike the observant citizen is the fact
That no one has been put on the ballot
Tor auditor, thus leaving a big opening
Tor the man who gets the nomination
at the citizens caucus on Friday night.
Lack Of available material is the rea-
son that no name will appear on the
ballot as a candidate for nomination to
This important office, and it makes the
chances strong that the nominee of the
cltlzens caucus will win out at the
po4ls over any one who may decide to
run on nomination papers.
one Of the most striking things in
Inc whole list is the RELOCATION of the
name OF Arson B. Poland from the Sc
iectmen column to the constable list.
Mr. Poland has served as selectman for
Two years, and many people will be
surprised that his name is not on the
list again, particularly as he was not
put down as a candidate for road com
missioner either. The name of John J.
Downey is the first on the list as a
candidate for selectman. Mr.. DoWney
young man Of great popularity and
VIII De likely to get the nomination at
the citizens caucus also He IS
member of Court North Brookfield, F.
OF A, and employed in the grocery
store of his father, James Downey, on
Main street. His circle of friends is a
very large one and he is without much
doubt the youngest man who was ever
up for the Office in North Brookfield
The full list is as follows: Selectmen,
John j. Downey William F. Fullan,
Or. Thomas ]. Garrigan, Arthur j.
Goddard, Sumner Holmes and Alfred
9. Stoddard; treasurer and clerk, Geo.
X. Hamant; tax collector, Charles Z.
Batcheller; assessors, Alfred C. Stod-
oard, ]. c. Converse and NJ. G. Calf
ney; school committee, John S. Cooke
and John L Sewall; water commits
Etoner J. w. D. Fiield; library
trustees, Robert Batcheller, George r.
Hamant and Charles F. Maxwell;
cemetery commissioner Nathaniel H.
Foster; road commissioner, Freeman
T. Doane; constables, Wilder Deane
Edward ]. Dunphy, Arnold Wallace,
John Stone, Daniel Mahoney, Thaddee
Ribardy, Wilbur c. Bridges, John Ma
toon, Henry Hatch, Arson B, Poland
and William Crawford.
OVerseers of Poor Arthur c, Bliss
Michael Noonan, Herbert Jendraau
Sylvander Boutwell, and Felix Du Bots.
The list affords considerable variety
and was gotten up to include both dem
ocrats and republicans
There is now little doubt that Will
liam 6. Thompson can have the nom
lnation at the citizens caucus for au-
dltor II he wants it. Every one OF
the candidates whose names are on the
list has good following and the com
ing election is certain to be the most
exciting for years because Of the con-
tests it involves. That the name of
William Walsh was left off is also
somewhat of a surprise, as Mr.. Walsh
mas had good record as overseer Of
the poor, but had he cared to be on the
list there was no obstacle.
Last nights storm of sleet and rain
raised terrible havoc with heavy trees
all over town and today there is scarce
~ street that is not Uttered with
branches and limbs. The centre of the
town and outlying district suffered
alike, although the condition of trees
along the outskirts was a more serious
impeachment to travel. The beautiful
maple trees In the park near First
church are minus many of their
branches, which fell with crashing
SOUNDS during the night.
Main street, from Central to School.
caught heavy part of the storm. and
the row of NAPLES along the side lost
many limbs. At the Maple street GEM
etery the damage done included the