Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-02
TOWN ELECTIONS

How the Vote Went on Monday Throughout the County.
 The results of Mondays elections in the towns of New London county were as follows:
 At the town election held in the town hall at Baltic Monday, Town Clerk | Arthur P. Cote read the town warning | and gave the different election officers the oath of office. At o'clock Mod orator Thomas F. Kelley announced the polls open. Angus Park of Han over cast the first ballot. The vates were cast in quick succession until 11.30, when the rush at the ballot box ceased until the lunch hour, when the trend was again taken up and ta"' | checkers were kept busy. The election officers are as follows: Moderator, Thomas F. Kelley: ballot booth, George Geer Frank Nolan; booth tenders, E. l.. Tinkham, Arthur Ian: checkers, Francis G. Logan, Charles H. Donnelly; ballot box, Fred Johnson; school ballot box, Louis Trudeau: relief men, John J. McGuire. John Drescher
 Annie Gordon voted the last ballot. At o'clock Moderator Kelley an- nounced the polls closed. The follow ing counted the ballots: John McGuire. Norcross. Fred Johnson and George Mortn. Lawrence G. Drescher and | Charles H. Donnelly acted as clerks. At the conclusion of the counting Moderator Kelley announced the fol- lowing result: '' r Republican-Assessor, Oscar Ander- son. 11S board of reliet Napoleon Bel l anger, 134: selectmen, John c. Stevens, l2s., Frank Clocher. 121; town clerk, Arthur P. Cote, 326; auditor. Terrence Coughlin, 122; grand jurors. Samuel H. Johnson. 130. Paul Etter 114. William J. Donneliy. 127; collector of taxes. James McGuire. sss; constables. Oscar E. Mathewson, 122, James M. Rabbit. schuiser sch 1ern lsa 2 fr regisfrar of of Ssre Tefers, Herser 1as c. Watson sch99 Hs Charles H. Phillips, 11s. ratic-Assessor, Charles F. Charon. PIP; board of relief, Cornelius J. Jodoin. 214. Arthur Roy. POT; town clerk, Arthur P. Cote. BPS; town treasurer Arthur P. Cote. 327; auditor, Frank J. Nolan, 199; grand jurors, Elias F. Corey, 196, Albert G. Cote, 196, Charles H. Donnelly. 1e6 collector of taxes. James McGuire, 399; consta bles, John J. McGuire 196, William Chartier, 196. George Tatro, 196, Peter Robitaille, 196; registrar of voters, Daniel Day. 196: town school committee. Charles Smith, 210, John W. Flynn, 206..
 voIuntown.
 Selectmen: Elmer E. Coon. r, Fred G. Dawley r, William H. Dawley d.
 Assessors Charles w. Pratt r, Charles H. Barber r, Arthur G. Brown d.
 Board of Relief: George T. Briggs r, George H. Tanner r, William H. Daw ley d.
 Town Clerk: Howard E. James IT. and d.
 Town Treasurer: John M Lewis and d.
 Grand Jurors: Silas l.. Barber r, Ed ward E. Clark r..
 Auditors: Thomas Macdonald r. L.
 Tax Collector: John E. Kinney r:
 Registrars of Voters: Thomas Mo Donald r, Leonard B. Kinney d.
 Constables: George w. Hedge, L. P.
 School Committee: E. Byron Gallup, Edward E. Clark r, Leonard B. Kin ney d.
 Agent Town Deposit Fund: Ezra Briggs.
 Stafford Springs.
 Stafford voted mo- license at the town meeting yesterday by a majority of 40. This is a change from last year, when the majority for license was ?. The republicans elected all the ma jor officers. the majority for auditor being B.
 The officials elected are:
 Selectmen: William R; Preble r,
 
 Assessor: E.. P. Kellogg r.
 Board of Relief: Hannibal Alden r. |
 Town Clerk and Treasurer: J. Carl | Converse and d.
 Tax Collector: Patrick J. Murray | and d.
 Auditors: H. R. Wightman r, Arthur I. Melbourne d.
 Constables: Irving V. Reynolds r, Bradway r. Henry Grundy d, Phileas TaylOr d, Thomas J. Mullins
 Registrars: First district, John G. r, Arthur H. Adams d: Second district, George Siswick r. Pat rick J. Murray d.
 Town School Committee: Robert w. Smith r, Henry c. Fisk d.
 Selectmen. Fred Hanahan r. F. H. Johnson r. c. A. Nell d assessors. H. A. Bennett 3 years: F. D. Bal'ou r, years; soard of relief, James Rist r: town treasurer, Albert A. Rist r: grand jurors. F. Corbett r. Adam smith r. E. B. Cheney r, F.. D. Tar bo4, George Allen: auditor, F. M. Bur registrars of voters. Frank F. Hyde r, Ieroge C. Phillips d; constables, John Weiland. r. Merton E. Bugbee. John Ely r, Paul Geist and A. J. Bennett :. John G. Bromley r. Wm. Reynolds :, 2 years. Average majority 30. it
 Franklin. Selectmen, c. B. Davis, r, Eric Nit ,hell r. Thomas Newman d assessors. | E. w. Park r; board of relief, C. B. 3eckwith r. years. Ernest Smith r, years: town clerk. R. B. Davis r: own treasurer, B. P. Davis r: grand f .,rors. F. H. Race. Jr. r. c. H. 'I4athrop i : F. s. Armstrong r. A. T. Browning , |: Eugene Borque d auditor. F. s. Armstrong r. W. J. Brasil d.: tax col | ector, Fred H. Race. Jr., r and d; reg I strars of voters, c. H. Lathrop r, w. ' r. Brasil d. constables, Milton F. 3eckwith r, George A. Kahn r, R. T. danping r. Henry A. Daniels r, Ste f ,hen O'Hearn d. Frederick Rodman [ 1: town school committee. F. s. Arm trong r, AT. Browning d. r North Stonington. T Selectmen, George D. Coates r, Clar- J nee E. Palmer d, Charles E. Brown d. Fra R1lttanl d hoa I'd l