The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
Make Gains on Veterans In Election Curtis Beats
 Reynolds By 30.
LICENSE IS CARRIED
 BY MAJORITY OF 174
Constitutional Amendment on Mileage Receives Ap-
 proval of Voters.
6specia1 to the Farmer.l

Especial to the Farmer.)
 Newtown, Oct 5-The town meet
 ing yesterday Twas attended by 4sS
 men<and IA women voters. This num-
 ber was 56 less than in 1914. The
 Democrats voted their norm al
 strength giving their highest candi-
 daAe for first se1ectman, Ephraim D. Briscoe. 259 votes, while his op- ponent, former third selectman Wilson M. Reynolds, received 208 votes.
 The constitutional amendment re- ceived a majority of 154, license was carried by 174 majority, while town management of schools was defeated by Q majority ofI55. The progressive vote was nix
 The business meeting developed no new sensation, and the charts of com parative increases in town 'ex- penses prepared by Attorney Charles e. Morris and displayed on the walls of the town hall did not seem to in terest the voters. The most amaz- ing result of the election was the forg- ing to the front Of Newton M. Curtis, representing $he younger element in the Republican party, and the fallz <off in the popu1arity4 of the candidate 0f the old element. Curtis received 238 votes, outsranking Reynolds, his confrere and superior officer for se- Iectrnanf by 30 votes,S and beating IhOI1aS F. tBfGW, <DeIlOCEdI, @1OTt sec ond selectman. by seven votes. The rest of the Democratic ticket won by an average majority of 40.
 The following is the list of town of ficials elected:
 Assessor. Martin J. Hourigan; board of relief, Richard Egan, Frederick Reiner, Henry Rupf; selectmen, Eph- raiIn D. Briscoe, Newton M. Curtis. Thomas E. Brew; town clerk, Oscar sPitzschIer; town treasurer, Frank Wright; auditors. Frank H. Ives w. W. Finch; grand jurors. Patrick H. Cannon Edward Talty, Theodore Taylor; collector of taxes, John F. Houlfhan;, constables, Thomas Carl son, Austin E. Hurd, Austin B. Blake man, Frederick Lockwood. William Gower; registrars of1voters, first dis trict, Thomas F. Bradley, Charles G. Peck; second district, Frank w. Kir- by, Louis T. Briscoe; high school committee, Martin A. Cofbett George T. Sinnott, Allison P. Smith, Herman James H. George, Herman M. Tie mann, Jr.
 Jesse Bailey a senior at Brown l was operated on for ap- pendicitis at a Providence hospital, | last week. Mrs. Robert Mitchell of Hohtatuck, his mother, went to the 1 hospital to see him and found him l doing well.
 A. E. Brinton was thrown from his | wagon Friday evening on Main street, 1 near the liberty pole, by the sudden | swerving of his frightened horse. The large wagon shade, loosened from it's l fastenings, fell on the wheels and the crash started the animal into a | run. MT. Brinton's brother was on the seat and grasped the reins. sue ceeding in turning the horse from | the road into the driveway leading to afneighbor's barn. In making the turn sharply one wheel caught on a I gate post and the brother also was hurled to the ground, but not seri- ot1s1y injured. In the meantime A. B. Brinton was assisted to his home. Dr. J. F. Mumford found two fractured ribs and contusions of the body. The horse was uninjured.
 Miss Anna Houlihan who teaches school in Watertown. spent the week end and Sunday with relatives in | town. She returned by auto Sun day afternoon.
 The Children of Mary held a, meet ing at St. Mary's hall, Sandy Hook, Sunday afternoon and elected the fol- lowing officers: Miss Margaret Grove, preside dent; Miss-Mary Ready, vice president; Miss Gertrude Bradley, sec retary and treasurer < Miss Regina Bale, assistant at the Connecticut School at Lakevil1e, spent the weekend and Sunday with her parents, MT: and Mrs. David H. Bale, 
 Comrades E. W. Troy, Ephraim D. Briscoe and Henry Waite returned on from the G. A. R. encamp- nent at Washington, D. e. They report both a. glad and sad reunion of the Boys in Blue. .
 John J. Lyons of Jersey City, N. J., ;pent the weekend with his daugh- er Mrs. w. J. Mclaughlin, Main Itreet.
 The seIectmen have commissioned he constabIes to look after the au-1 omobilists attending the Danburyl