The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
NEWTOWN YOUTHS SING PATRIOTIC
 SONGS AT. POLLS
Registration Day Accom- panied By Musical Fea-
 lures and Merry Making
Special to The Farmer.)

Especial to The Farmer.)
 Newtown, June 6.-Registration day was ushered in by the ringing of the church bells in both the center and
 Sandy Hook al 2 Va. m, and by the blowing of the factory whistles from every shop in town. At noon these spurs of patriotism were repeateid. closing with a final taps" at sum- down. However, these expedients were wholly unnecessary, for New town responded willingly, almost gaily
 to the call to duty The national col
 ors were everywhere The pianos in the town hall and in St. Mary's hall.
 the places of registration, were in
 constant use by the conscripts who gathered in groups about some player
 and sang medleys of American airs
 from Hail Columbia to %There'n be
 a Hot Time in the Old Town To-
 night'' AS each new conscript regis
 tered, his fellows applauded and broke
 into the rollicking strains of He's a
 Jolly Good Fellow" and marched with
 him around the hall. Then all waited for the next prospective recruit, to re- peat for him the welcome accorded to all.
  triotic fervor exhibited by those reg
 istering was remarkable. Veterans of '61 came into the registration places during the day and noting the enthu- siasm of the new crop of patriots shook hands with them and gave them words of counsel, and encouragement.
 The appearance of every old veteran was the occasion for cheers and ap- plause by the youthful band. The day
 will be long remembered.
 The work. of registration went along smoothly, there being no untoward soc-
 currence during the day. and so far as there were no .'slaokers' in Newown.
 The total number registering was 1S4, of which P were aliens. The ex- emption claims entered were few in number and were mostly for physical icauses apparently. The men who vol unteered for the onerous work of reg istration had a busy time tabulating, and the work was not completed till after midnight
 | The special town election Monday, for the election of town school com
 mittee, was a surprise to many. While the suffragists succeeded in naming a ticket of three women office holders in the caucus of Republicans, shutting bout the males entirely, they did not support the members of their choos- ing. at the polls on election day, and only elected one woman to the board. IOf the 95 female voters in town only 34 voted and of these three ballots were rejected The ballots in the wo- mems box showed that they were di- vfded, every one of the Democratic candidates receiving slpport from the women. Messrs. Gallagher and Cor bett gained 14 and 13 votes respec- lively from this source,a while Rev.. George T. Sinnott. secretary of the board received more than sufficient votes to secure his reelection. The
 Republican male voters did not rally 1 in force at the election, not more than 30 voting, and of these some voted for Carlos ID. Stilson, a Democrat, who was elected to the board by the votes of disaffected members of both par ties, disgrunt1ed at the rapacity of the women in filling all places on the Re publican ticket by members of their sex. Sixty voters took occasion to write in the name of the Hattertown feducator in the blank column, and thus elect him for the three-year term over Mrs Wallace Mitchell who was defeated. Miss Susan E. scudder for i the one-year term received only IS votes from the women, Tbu 28 men vot- ;, ed for her, and thus saved the day for the suffragists. Instead of three wo- men on the school board, however, l Miss Sclldder will be their only repre- sentative. By this election the Demo ,crats gain an extra member, c. D. Stilson, whose election gives great satisfaction to the teachers of New town.
 1 The vote is appended:
 Democrats:-
 Rev.G. T. Sinnott, three-year term, s4 tGaI1os D. Stilson, three-year term, 60 A J. Gallagher, two-year term, 137 M. A. Corbett, one-year term, 13e Republican:-
 H Carlton HuIbbell, two-year term A Suffragist:-
 Susan D. Scudder, one year term, 46 MT. and Mrs Joseph Lynn, the
 Misses Grace, Mary anih Septa Lynn I of Holyoke, Mass, motored to New town Thursday and enjoyed a visit with Judge and Mrs P IF Mcfxa rthv