Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-10

The town election occupied the at tention of the Norwich residents nifty years ago this week and 1t resulted in a. complete triumph for the Un1on- ists. The peace faction which TOT some little period of time had been in the foreground and which expected to carry off the honors was absolutely defeated although their vote was some what larger than in the previous year, 1863.
 Burglars entered the store of Alvah Francis on Main street and carried off goods valued at $500 while the town slept leaving no trace behind them. A free for all fight in Franklin square saloon late at night startled the peaceful residents in that section and the owner of the saloon created mild surprise when he discla1med any knowledge whatever of the fracas all though he was in the saloon at the time and some of his furniture and bottles were broken in the melee.
 Mexico was having her troubles, and according to reports at that time was in the limelight. Extracts from the Bulletin files of fifty years ago follow:
 Monday, October 3-The peace party managers of this town are expecting to poll the full foreign vote today for Joseph G. Lamb for first seiectman. Seeing that MT. Lamb has always re- fused to support the republican ticket because there was not sufficient Amer icanism in it tosuit him this seems rather cool on the part of the man. agers. They think he Irish and Ger man element of the party are of no account in nominating caucuses, but mind you, they depend upon them at election. All day on Sunday the head quarters of the peace party on Water street wore the liveliest appearance. It cannot be doubted that they were hard at work preparing to put in operation the pretty little trick set forth in the circular of their state committee.
 On Saturday a new jury was sum- moned by Grand Juror Webster Park to inquire into the death of the late Francisco Hoefier. The jury assembled in Justice Parks office at p. m. It is composed as follows: Lorenzo Black stone, Samuel Mowry. George Peace, G. W. Smith, Sylvester Subert, George Spor.
 Nearing Richmond.
 The latest reports from the front of that part of our army on the north side of the James river represent that Our forces are within four or five miles of Richmond having driven the enemy before them in confusion.
 Complete Triumph for Union Ticket.
 Tuesday, October 1.-The town elec- ton on Monday resulted in complete triumph of the the Union ticket by rnajorities ranging from 200 to 211. It was an absolute rout of the peace faction who had drummed together all their forces and exepected to carry the town They succeeded in polling about 27 more votes than they did last spring On the other hand the union vote al- though larger than one year ago falls short of the governors vote last spring about 230. It is a notorious fact that the union voters never at a town election poll within 300 of their full vote as given at state or presi- dential election. a4 -z-.--
 Town Elections Results.
 We give the results of the town meetings held yesterday so far as we a small sum aof money stolen there don and Windham counties will do us a. favor by sending in returns of their town elections. Union-Norwich, New London, Griswold, Lebanon, Franklin stonington, r 133 majority. Putnam Pomfret. Brooklyn, Killingly, Plain field, Woodstock, Thompson, Copper Preston, Canterbury, Lisbon.
 The store of Alvah Francis corner ot Main and Thames streets, West side wos forcibly entered sometime Sunday night or Monday morning and a quan- tlty VT cotton goods, flanneIs, etc.. and a small sunni of money stolen there from. MT. Francis being absent from town the exact value of the goods cannot be stated but the clerk esti- mates the amount at $500.
 Runaway Mixup.
 Wednesday, October Son yes- terday afternoon as Mir Elisha Church was driving through new Wat CT street he ran into Stephen Peck hams wagon >tipped over the wagon