The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
WBLLINGFORD HAPPENINGS.
REPUBLICAN TICKET ELECTED,
 AVERAGE MAJORITY 64.
Tie Between London and Besroft to be
 Decided by the wardsn-The Vote


 The annual borough election passed off quietly yesterday and notwithstand- ing the so-calIed democratic weather the entire republican ticket, with the exception of water commissioner, was elected by majorities ranging from 2s to 73. There was one tie for burgess. B. l.. Loudon, rep, and w. E. Becroft, dem. each receiving 537. How this matter would be decided was not set- tied upon early last evening, and it was believed that another election to decide the matter would have to be held. The holdover burgesses from last year are three republicans, and the board will stand even if the democratic burgess was elected. Warden and five republi- can burgesses to one democratic bur- gess. Nicholas Bridgett. The demo- cratic water commissioner is elected by a majority of 175. MT. Bridgett is quite popular with all classes and about 100 republicans voted for him, not be- cause the republican nominee was not popular, but because they thought that Superintendent Bridgett had proved faithful officer and being handicapped in later life by the loss by accident of one Of his arms. he was in a position now that he could fill to the satisfac- tion of all, and was deserving of re- election. There was 1.101 votes cast, 79S being straight and 303 scratched, of which number the republicans had 210, and democrats 93. The votes were all counted soon after o'clock. The bus mess meeting will be held next Monday evening in town hall. The vote was as fellows: s:,-&
 Republican,: Warden, Henry B. Hall, 55S; burgesses, Benjamin L. Loudon 537, Fraray Hale 56s. Albert E. Sutterlin 5S6. @
 Clerk. W. Frank Smith 562: treasur- CT, Gilbert G. Thomson, 1,091; collector, William Hodgkinson 5S0; assessor, George H. Yale 569: auditor, Theodore F. Lane. 575: bailiff, George J. White; water commissioner, Henry Norton, jr., 457; treasurer of water fund, Gilbert G. Thomson 1000.
 Democratic-W Warden, George E. Back es 527; burgesses. oskar Peterson 516, Patrick J. Griffin 49o: William E. Be- croft 537; clerk, Wilbur c. Northrop 526; collector. George E. Dickerman 5O7; treasurer, Gilbert G. Thomson 1,091; assessor, Thomas Kennedy 521; auditor, Charles Drum 511; bailiff, William S. Fogarty 526; water commissioner, Nich- olas Bridget 632: treasurer of water fund, Gilbertt c. Thomson 1,090.
 Later. By looking up the law regard ing ties it was found that the case could be decided at the first meeting of the board of hurgesses by the two candidates drawing cuts to see which shall have the position.
 Clothesline thieves are about. A line full of clothes was left out Monday night owing to the storm and yester- day morning quite a number of the articles were missing. It was easy to see that the thief was female by the articles that were missing.
 "Peek's Bay Boy will be the attrac- tion.in the opera house this evening.
 The weather for both evenings of the performance of "The Chimes of Nor- mandy" was very band. and yet there was a good sized audience present each evening.
 NhiHletI 6DGldt, V. VIII Ifl6bB dL Mrs. William Whittaker's on Church street Thursday afternoon. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock.
 The Ladies' Benevolent society will meet in the Congregational church par lors this afternoon. Supper will be served at 6:30 o'clock. Unclaimed letters in the post-off1ce are for Mrs. Anson Rogers and Charles c. Waterman. There was 1,1S0 paid admissions at the T. A. B.'s fair Saturday night. The fair closed last night.
 A. Y. Lane, of the Wallingford bas- ket-balI team, was quite badly bruised by fall during some of the rough play in New Britain Saturday evening, and was in no condition to play last even- ing. Marsden Hubbard was. happy young man Saturday night over the result of the football game, and returned Sum day to Princeton.
 1 Quarterback F. H. Rockwell, of, the Yale team, was stopping yesterday at J. R. Cafnpbelrs s Captain Henry Norton, Jr., for water commissioner on the republican ticket, l is popular candidate and will make a l fine showing. l Miss Rose O'Brien has been engaged to sing at the Harlem Philharmonic so- ciety's concert to be given at the Wall dorf Astoria in New York Thursday evening, December IT. Mrs. Franz Mi- leke will be the accompanist.
 Compass Lodge, No. g, F. and A. M., conferred the Master Mason's degree Monday evening. Besides delegations from Corinthian lodge of Northford and Temule of Cheshire, there were present Past Grand Master Lockwood, Grand Master Woodford, Grand Secretary Bar- low and District Deputy Alling. Am- pie refreshments were served.
 Isaac B. Clinton, George E. Dicker- man and James F. Wooding have been summoned as jurymen at the criminal term of the superior court in Water bury.
 I An alarm of fire was sent in from box 1 IA, corner of Main and Center streets, about half-past three Monday after- noon. The blaze was only a small one in a small building north of the Episco- pal church. A lot of rubbish was put out before the firemen arrived with the
 hose cart. The recall was sounded in- side of five minutes after the alarm The damage was slight.
 Luke A. Lockwood, of Riverside, | a.s 11r.4 IL HN-