Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-21
WET OR DRYa
Outcome of Campaign in Brooklyn
 Most Uncertain.

For the first time in more than twenty years a vote is to be taken on the license question in the town of Brooklyn at the annual town meet ing in October. The petition asking that clause be inserted in the warn ing for the meeting asking for the vote has been completed and filed with the authorities. It bears Al sig natures, two more than the requisite number of ten per cent. of the voters of the town.
 The possibility of Brooklyn becom- ing license town has sent thrill of interest through the beings that are privileged to say which way it will be and one of the warmest campaigns that the old town has experienced in many years is apparently right in the forefront. Citizens of Brooklyn famil- far with the affairs of the town admit that it is difficult to predict which way the town will vote on the matter and some venture their opinion that Brooklyn will be license town after November l.
 The uncertainty of the outcome is due in a great degree to a lack of knowledge of how sentiment bears on the matter in West Wauregan and in East Brooklyn, the latter place being in reality a part of Danielson. There are a sufficient number of voters in those two parts of the town of Brook lyn to keep the town dry or make it soaking wet Theirs is not balance of power but controlling factor. Un- questionably, Brooklyn village is for no-license by a strong majority but in the farming and manufacturing dis tricts of the town there are many that want the town to have license. Just how numerous these latter are remains to be seen, but they are numerous enough to cause uneasiness as to the outcome.
 No one that could be found Monday could remember that Brooklyn ever voted license. There was to have been a vote taken on the question at the annual town meeting of last year, but the persons who got out the petition slipped cog and secured some sig natures to the list that were ruled il- legal and caused the petition to be sidetracked, as without the signatures not allowed the petition was short the requisite number of names. This year apparently the license men have taken the precautions they have thought necessary to get the matter before come will be eagerly awaited by both sides.
 There will be hardly less interest in the matter on the Killingly side of the bridge. It will create a peculiar condition of affairs if KilllnglyYotes No and Brooklyn votes Yes.'
 Personals and Briefs.
 Joseph Masterson of Providence vis- ited friends in Danielson on Sunday.
 Charles B. Blackmar returned to Washington, p. C., on Monday. hay ing spent his vacation with his daugh- ter, Mrs. A. A. Dean of Danielson. and his son, Charles s. Blackmar of Attawaugan. -a
 MT. and Mrs. Rowland R. James en- tertained Mrs. HenrysJ. Paine of Paw tucket, R. l., over Sunday.
 Miss Zylpha Colvin, Miss Ruth Bur ropghs, Miss Lillian Wetherell of the Willimantic normal school spent the week end at their respective homes.
 Arthur Call, who has been spending his vacation with MT. and Mrs. George Call. returned to Boston on Monday.
 Carl Corey of Boston spent Sunday with his parents. MT. and Mrs. Daniel Corey. {. j. Local relatives have recently en- tertained Prof. and Mrs. Herbert E. Day of Washington, D. C.
 Charles D. Stone of Worcester spent Sunday with his family.
 Miss May Young left on Monday for Nashville, Tenn, where she will teach the coming year