The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-08
EbECKSHION
Cy HOskiHs Elecktsd Mayor of
DingViIIe, 6 Others EIeCkted 10
Office Too Numerous to Men,
ShiOn---MuCh Excitement in
Town, but It's all Over Now

Last Tuesday was one Of the most
momentous days which Bingville has
passed through for several years, II be-
ing the day on which the annual eleck-
shion was held. The weather was fine
and there was a large vote polleG-the
largest for several years. The ballots
was cast in the schoolhouse, which was
fitted I'D for the occashiou. Them who
lives outside the town, but still in the
borough, either come into town 70 vote
in various yehickeles OF walked.
Voting begin early AriOch Skinner
was the first man to cast vote into the
box Arioch was a candidate for member
Of the Board Of Health, which IS also
the Board OF Trade, and he voted for
hisself. He dropped in his vote at ex-
actly 2 minutes after 8 a. m, by his own
watch
Everything went of right peaceable,
considering. jim Skillings, who is a Re
publican, and Sam Hoover, who Is a
Democrat, got to arguing outside the
schoolhouse after they voted about
which party had did more to remove
the brown-tail moth than the other. Al
ter they talked a while they begin TO
get riled up and bye and bye Jim called
Sam a liar. As a matter OF fact Sam
will lie in a pinch, but he didn't like 70
have it throwd up to him, so he waded
IN and hit jim crack on the nose and
| the way Jim's nose bled him was awful.
! Jim doubled UP his fist and struck IT
/ Sam, but missed him and at that in
slant Seth Dewberry, our heroiek town
constable aTrove on the scene and told
/ jim and Sam ne would arrest them both
for hurting each other under false pre-
tense unless they kept quiet. The boys
cooled down some then and Jim went 10
the spring back Of the schoolhouse and
washed the blood often his face.
Hank Dewberry voted three times
and was just going TO vote once more
along in the afternoon, when Bill Hep
burn, our artistick blacksmith. who was
! Judge of eleckshion, caught Hank at il
and refused 10 allow him 10 vote more
than three times. This made Hank
pretty mad, and he had a good deal tc
say about being a free-born American
citizen entitled to the sacred right OF
suffrage, but Bill told him to git outer
the schoolhouse less he'd kick him out
These was the only two incidents that
marred the day.
! Cy Hoslins was elected Mayor, get
ting l3l votes Alb WHITLEY, the Re
publican candidate was defeated by get
ting total of nine votes.
Seth Dewberry was eleckted con
stable and Hen Peters was defeated fol
the same office. Hen accused Seth o
intimidating persons TO vote for him.
The three selectmen elected consisted
of Amos Hillyer, our talented lawyer
! Deacon Butterworth and Bill Hepburn
We was not surprised to see Anne ant
the deacon elected, but we confess tina
Bill Hepburn being elecktcd as a select
man startled US a good cal. Everybod
, knows that Bill gets drunk every Satur
, day regular, and a person would mach
erly think he wouldn't be a good MAJ
, to help administer the towns affairs. w
, have since learned, however, that whet
Bill -(who was Judge of eleckshion
, counted the votes, he give hisself larg
t majority
t Anne Hillyer was also eleckted a J. o
t the P. again.
The Board Of Health, which Is ais
t the Board of Trade, was eleckted a
| follows: Eph Higgins, our accomodat
ing postmaster; Hen Weathersby, pro-