Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-04
.NAUGATUCk NUGGETS
Outcome of the Election Awaited With
 Some Interest

The annual borough election was held to-day in each of the three wards. The voting places were as follows: First ward, borough court room; sec ond ward, Mulville's block; third ward, Union City hose house. The officers to be elected are town clerk, tax col lector, two registrars of voters, treas urer, two auditors, two members of the board of education, a warden and two burgesses from. each ward. The polls opened at 9 o'clock and closed at Q. Following are the tickets up for cleo ton: ...
 Warden, democratic, John J. Cor man; republican, James H. Ranslow.
 Town clerk, democratic, Hugh uearns; republican, Hugh Hearns.
 Tax collector, democratic, J. B. Mar tin; republican, D. Martin.
 treasurer, democratic, Robert Cleary; republican, George T. Wigmore.
 Burgesses, democratic, Joseph Key holds, w H. McCarthy, W. F. Smith; republican, J. O. May, c. H. Squires, N. A. Olsen.
 Registrars. democratic. A. H. Conk- ling; republican, John D. Robinson.
 Auditors. democratic, F. E. Nolan; republican, Carl w. Thompson.
 The principal contest was over the office of warden. and the counting of the votes is being awaited with great impatience by members of both parties. The democratic nominee, John J. Cor man, is a we'll known contractor and builder. He held the office before and a better man could not be found for the position. His friends say he will win by terrifying majority. James Fl. Ranslow, the republican candidate, ifs d we'll known citizen. He served as a member of the board of warden and burgesses during the past year, and was noted for his independence and fairness His friends say the German ties will have to hustle to defeat him. An exciting contest is also expected over the office of treasurer, both can didates being well known and having hosts of friends. The election will be followed by business meeting this evening for the purpose of making ap, propriations and laying tax. It will be held in the borough court room at 8 o'clock.
 The New Haven State 1eaguers de feated the local firemen in an exciting game on Hotchkiss field Saturday af- ternoon by score of to 1.
 William Lynch, clerk at Lloyd's drug store. who has been at Southern Pines, $. O., for the benefit of his health, has returned home.
 A hearing on the application of John J German, administrator to sell the undivided one-half interest in the es, tate of the late Catherine Benham, will be held before Probate Judge Hunger. ford in the probate court tomorrow.
 The last meeting of the old board of warden and burgesses will be held to morrow evening in the borough court room at o'clock. It will undoubtedly be an interesting meeting. It will mark the retirement of a board that has had hard road to travel road paved with scarlet fever and quaran tine bills that long ago caused the mem hers of the board to gap and yawn The new board will be composed oi men all of. whom with one exception will be new faces at the long table il the boards meeting room. The retir ing members of the board are James H. Kenney and b. F. Mills of the first ward, J. Fl. Raslow (Mr Ranslow may be a member Of the board, as he is running for the office of warden) ant Joseph Jackson, second ward; anG George F. Westbrook, third ward Health Officer Smith, third ward, vii remain on the board.
 The firemen held private dance or Saturday evening in the Union City hose house It was for the f1reme1 aud their ladies only. Donkersley's or chestra furnished music. A most en joyabIe time is reported by those pres ent.
 Naugatuck drum corps meets to night.
 William Griffith of Rubber avenue while delivering papers Saturday even ing, was bitten on the wrist by a dog The wound, which was painful bu not dangerous one, was cauteriZed b. h physician.
 There will be May devotions at s Francis's church Wednesday and Fri day evenings of this week at 7:30.