Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-08
STONINGTON
Town Declares in Favor of License by Vote of 943 to 742-Leslie Allen Kills a Red Snake-PersonaI Men- tion,'

For the annual town meeting Mon- day the polls were open from g a. m. until 5 p. m. Voting was done at the town courtroom for the First district. The principal fight seemed to be for selectmen and town school committee. Stonington was also one of the few towns to vote on the license question. Assessor, Amos G. Hewitt, r, 710; board of relief, George l.. Dennison, d. 399; William J. Lord, T, 658; Lorenzo D. Fairbrother, r, 676; selectmen, Her man J. Holdridge, d, 670; Henry A. Stahle, I. 651: agent of town deposit fund, H. J. Holdridge, d, 631; Henry A. Stahle, r, 622; auditor, William c. Robinson, d, 564; Jerome S. Anderson, IT,, 676; tax collector, William E. Ryon T, $50; constables. Christopher Led with, d, 615; Thomas O'Connell, T, 671; George H. Kenyon, r. 635; S. c. Nich- olas, T. 636; William Foley, r, 720; Samuel Stewart, d, 1885; Michael c. Keegan, d, 5S0; registrars of voters, William c. Robinson, d, $50; J. H. Weeks, T, 676; Joseph H. McGuinness, d, 546; George A. Wheeler, d, 544; Frederick E. Wilson, d, 539; A. H. Hinckley, d. 560; F. A. Chapman, r. 647; James McKendrick, r, $50; s. N. Williams, r, 660; George T. Lord, r, 666; town school committee, Joseph Leahy. d, 71S: James Cooper, r, 780; 943; No. TAP. There was no license in the town last year. Erecting Bungalow. Frank B. Mitchell of Montville is constructing large bungalow on the east shore of Quiambaug cove. The Loper Fire Alarm company has received the contract for installing an l $500 fire alarm system in Portland, Maine
 Mrs. Eugene Hyde is visiting in New | York.
 George Hallett spent Sunday in Hartford.
 Mrs. John M. Denison has returned from Quincy. Mass.
 Guest from Alaska.
 Mrs. Harriet N. Rodman of Fair inks, Alaska, is the guest of Rev. d Mrs. Charles Mason.
 The engagement of Eugene P. Ed
 rds, a wealthy summer resident. to
 ss Elizabeth Kendall Adams, daugh- T of Dr. and Mrs. James Adams of rookline, Mass, is announced.
 Killed Snake.
 Leslie Allen, teamster in the em- oy of I. T. Wilcox, was at work Fri " at the Stonington station when saw an object crawling on the "ound and making for the station latform. He struck at it and found
 to be a snake about IS inches long was of the red snake family and IT. Allen put it out of existence.
 Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Frederic L. Os- pod of Norwich were in Stoningtor
 I,xy ile.
 A large deer was killed Sunday or ae track near the Wamphassett road rossing west of here by the 4.34 p. m xpress train from New York. Deel -vere reported plentiful in this sec. ion.
 Columbus Day Committee.
 The committee in charge of Colum us day celebration to be held by Ntns ouncil No. 43, K. of C.. on Saturda. ,vening, October F, is C. B. McCort William Alexander, William Wood 'atthew Leahy, James Leahy, William 0'Neil.
 The dredge Newport with severa 1ows arrived here Sunday and wen r later to the river to work cleaning 1e channel
 Successful Dance.
 The Arion Singing society held l: ance in their hall Saturday evening The music was by the Mechanic band of Stonington.
 Louis E. Hammond is taking tn enumeration of several of the schoo districts for the town school commit tee.
 Marshall Taylor of New Haven spen Sunday in town.
 Capt. Samuel Pendleton of Provi dence spent Sunday in the borough. c. B. Hill of Washington, D. C., i spending a week in the borough. A. B Harris of Montreal is tn guest of his brother,