Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09

The town of Stonington has been re stored by the people to the republican column by gaining the majority of the board of selectmen, Stahle in the yil- lage and Pawcatuck and Wilcox Of Mystic. The minority member is Holdredge of Mystic. This means that William H. Casey, deposed as patrol man by the democratic board of select men, can be reinstated to that place in Pawcatuck for the asking, but 1t Is understood that he will not accept the place, unless through pressure of the appointing power. His duties as deputy sheriff and his business inter- ests have so increased since he ceased to be patrolman that he Is not seek ing reappointment
 4 year ago when Casey was re- leased from police patrol duty, Se- 1ectman Chesebro of Pawcatuck was of the democratic majority, but fla vored the change. His action was ap- proved by a few democrats, but the
 majority of the people of the village favored the retention of Casey in rec-- ognition of his many years of faithful service, though they bore no i'll will against Patrolman Keegan, his suc- cessor. When Selectman Chesebro handed MT. Casey the note of dismiss sal, Casey remarked that public opin- ion on the action would be given when the Eelectman was a candidate for re- election.i MT. Chesebro was defeated at the election Monday, although he was elected a representative to the state legislature two years ago and is a candidate for renomination. Casey did not do 1t all, but he helped. just q little.
 The town of Stoninaton also voted to return to the liquor license column and by a majority of about 200, so large that 1t came as a surprise to even the most sanguine adherents of the open saloon. Even the village of Pawcatuck, which in former years, with the aid of Mystic, the Head of the River, ands Road districts, polled votes sufficient to overcome the large license vote of Stonington borough, voted for license Monday by ma jority of 94. For nearly quarter of . century the village of Pawcatuck has voted against license and with the assistance of the other districts excebt Stonington has permitted only inter- mittent legal sale of liquor in the town. On Monday. not only Pawca- tuck, but Mystic as well, fell in line with Stonington and overcame the vote in the other two districts on the license question Usually when li- censes did prevail 1t was by a close margin vote. The town has ,at times, voted in favor of no-license by 300 majority, and the vote of Monday for license is said to be the largest ever boiled.
 There were licenses granted for Pawactuck the year before last, to Msssrs. Keleher, Mahoney, Celia, Hal pin. Tattersall and Neville. One of these is now deceased, and probably not more than two will be among the applicants for liquor license. There was an unsuccessful effort made at that time to locate saloons in the vi- cinity of St. Michaers church and school, but the county commissioners recognized the justice of the protests, and decided that the saloons must be located in the business section of the village. where they would be within police patrol supervision. So it is be- lieved the same ruling will prevail when liquor licenses for the ensuing year are issued.
 This is in marked contrast to the 1oHotioUS WHiCH pT0NaU m westerly which went license for first time two years ago. With the exception of the Martin house saloon and the Dixon house bar. all licensed liquor dealers in the village. with the exception of one on Quarry hill, are located, be- tween the tracks of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. and the Pawcatuck river The li- censes for two hotels at Watch hill are not included and they are the only licensed places in the Second district Of the town of Westerly.
 By population, the town is entitled to eighteen licenses, and the full num- Der was issued by the town council at $700 each. S250 more than is paid for license in Pawcatuck, just across the bridge in Connecticut The license question will be voted on at the No- vember election in Westerly. Here after, the license question will be vot- ed upon biennially. Therefore, should the voters of Westerly favor license at the coming election, it. will mean two years license instead of one,