New Britain herald., 1919-09-18
REPUBLICANS MEET
 AND PICK TICKET In Almost Every Instance Present
 Incumbent Is Again Named SUFFERS PAINFUL ACCIDENT

Doorway on Train-NIiss Margaret Buckncr Dies-Bryant-M Mel aughton Wedding Last Night-Briefs. The republican town caucus was l held last evening at o'clock in the l court room of the town building The l following candidates for town offices were nominated for the approaching | election to be held on the first Mon- day in October:
 Assessor-John B. Minor. Board of Relief-James Simpson. First Selectman-William J. John- l son.
 Board of electmen-Charles H. Calor.
 AuditOr-Frederick l.. Benzon. Grand Jurors-Stanley s. Gwillim and Schuyler P. Williams Collector of Taxes-Willis J. Hem ingway.
 Consta ables-Philip Marino Henry Davis, Carl Anderson and William Furry.
 Registrar of Voters-Joseph N McKernan
 School Committee-L. s. Mills. Library Committee-Ralph Morrill,. Town Treasurer-Charle w. Hird. Town Clerk-Robert c. Usher The majority of the nominees are present ncumbents and several of them have held office for a number of years. William J. Johnson has l served several terms as first select ! man and his administration has been DrOSDprOIlS 1 proval of the mass of the townspeo- pie. Robert C. Usher has held the office of town clerk for many years l and his work has been so efficient tha
 it is taken as a matter of course that l he will be reelected to the office. 1 w. J. Hemingway has been collector 1 of taxes for a number of years and { will probably be reelected. Other l than the nomination of town officers.
 no important business was transa cted 1 at last evenings meeting. | Margaret Bucl<ncr. Miss Margaret Buckner, colored, 1 died this morning at o'clock at the 1 Hotel Clarendon on Whiting street l She was 46 years old and employed [ as a maid at the hotel for the past 1 20 years. During this period she be- 1 came a well-known figure in town. 1 Last night she complained of feelne 1 ill and DE. l.. H. Frost was called. I Her condition was worse this morn l ing and Drs. Frost and Bull were 1 called, the latter arriving at the mo- I ment she died Coroner J. c. Moody 1 pronounced death due to heart faii- l ure. Miss Buckner is survived by a 1 sister, Miss Mary Buckner, of Hart l ford. She was sent for this morning 1 but arrived too late to see her sister l before she died. Arrangements for 1 the funeral are incomplete. | suffers Painful Accident.
 Albert Oal<es, the well known young
 baseball player of this town, suffered l o painful accident late last night. l With a number of friends he came
 hone from New Britain on the mid l night train and when the train l stopped at the station and they were 1 about 10 leave, a party of young men l presumably from Bristol, sudden;v 1 became fired with the desire to "start ! something and they began to push
 th" 'lorh boys through the door 1 Oakes was te last one to leave the ] coach and one of the Bristol youths
 slammed the door shut, jamming l Oakes' fingers. Two of his fingers
 were nearly crushed and the moi l was almost torn from the little finger l Oakes has been a member of the l ptChing staff of the Fafnir Bearnc
 company teams in New Britain thi 1 season ard his work has been a stel-
 lar order. Owing to the accident he l will b. unable to play in the few ! games which are still included in thi
 seasons schedule, as Oakes is a DOT
 1 sider and the accident wa to his loft l hand.
 Bryant-McNausht
 A pretty wedding took rlace las.
 1 evening at 7:30 o'clock when Miss l Ellen McNaughton, of Robinscnvillc
 l Canada became the Eride of Henry A
 l Bryant of this town. The Weddin.