The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-21
WALLJNGFORD HAPPENINGS
DEMOCRATS WON THE BOROUGH
ELECTION YESTERDAY.

This With the HoIdovers Give the Re.
publicans Control of the Board OF
Burgesses- Other NaIIingford News.
At the annual borough election held
here yesterday the democratic ticket
won out with the exception of burgess
and treasurer by an average majority
of So. W. H. Newton was the republi-
can nominee for burgess who was
elected and Charles D. Morris the sue
cessful candidate for treasurer.
George e. Dickerman, well known
hardware dealer, defeated his republic
can opponent, Horace Botsford, con-
tractor, for warden by the vote of I'll to
535. In '94 the same parties ran for Of
flee and Botsford won out.
At this election 1850 out of total
registration of 1858 votes were polled
Last year the republican majority was
an average of So.
The board of burgesses has three
holdover republicans from last year.
The election of one this time gives the
republicans control of the board of bur-
gesses.
The democratic ticket and the votes
are as follows:
For warden-George e. Dickerman
III.
For burgesses--George w. Bracket
GAG, Thomas Bagnan 625, Patrick J.
Griffin 628.
For cerk-Wilbur G. Northrop CTS.
For treasurer-Charles M. Jones 61z
For collector-Wilbur A. Goodrich GA
For assessor-Thomas Kennedy SAB.
For auditor-Charles Drum 63S.
For bailiff-Wiliam S. Fogarty 656.
For water commissioner-Nichol
Bridget 687.
FMor treasurer of the water fund
Charles M. Jones 61S
The republican ticket and number of
votes:
For warden-Horace Botsford 535.
For burgesses-William I'll, Newton
636 Lewis M. Phelps sos, Charles
Toothe, ST., 5S6
For clerk-Frary Hale SIS.
For treasurer Charles B. Morris 632.
For collector-William Hodgkinson
576.
For assessor-George III. Yale sos.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. f. Lane 6O4.
For bailiff-Robert E. Hall 594.
For water commissioner-Geor M.
Hallenbeck $50.
For treasurer of water fund-Charles
3. Morris 631.
Although yesterday was rainy day
there was the largest vote cast at the
election on record, being a total of l,260,
}6 more than year ago. which was the
largest ever polled. Both parties put
in a large amount Of work and teams
were hustling until the polls closed and |
every available vote was made to
count. AS usual, there were many
scratched tickets. The total number of |
votes cast was 1850, of which seven
we're thrown out for Irregularities, and |
.wo envelopes were not sealed. There |
we're SAL straight democratic tickets and |
100 straight republican There were
.OS scratched republican tickets and |
02 scratched democratic. All together |
here were CAB democratic tickets poll |
ID and COS republican. Owing to the
many scratched tickets 1t was late be-
ore the vote was declared
Yesterdays recorded real estate |
changes were Lucy r. Werner to Mich
lei ]. Smith, house and lot on Simpson |
VENUE; Bennett Jerralds to the Charles |
Parker company, two acres of land in
Monday nights rain was one of the
,est we have had here for several
months.
The two auditors were the only ones
IN either ticket that were sure of cleo
ion.
Rev H. c. Hovey will give his IL
ustrated lecture Across Russia to ST.
,eria and Back to Moscow in town
,all this evening under the auspices of
he Ladies' Library association.
Major Crofut will inspect Co. X this
vening After inspection dancing will
re in order.
Invitations were sent out>yesterday to
he marriage of Thomas M. Brennan
nd Miss Elizabeth McKernan, which
will occur Wednesday morning, No
ember %, in the Holy Trinity church
Compass lodge, No. Q, F. and A. M,
las accepted an invitation from the
SSN. NIL iDdllu VI ditoNlIe 10 altGnu
he service al the M. e. church in that
lace Sunday evening, December 2.
The business meeting that usually
ollows the annual borough meeting
1eeting was adjourned over until next
1eel1 Tuesday evening.
Yesterday it was democratic weather
18th the exception of a few hours in
he middle OF the day
William j. Hogan of this town was
he winner of the $500 prize at the Mer-
len T. A. BIS fair.
THE CONGRFGA TIONATJST