The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-07
MILFORD

Milford went Republican and "wet" at the polls yesterday, the Republi- can candidates winning by safe maj Orities
 The following is the vote in total; First selectman, Cheney, R., 926; Renaud, D., 736; Second seIectmaon, Sewell, R., 9S9; O'Hara D., 664; Town Clerk, Rose R., 995; Munson D., 662; Treasurer, Hawkins R., 1000, Peter son D.; 664; Collector, Bailey, R., 1016; Mclean, D., 644; Assessors, First, Syrett, R., 968; Brotherton, D.,
 6SS; Second, Merwin, R., 989; Pike, D., 659; Board of Relief; Platt, R., 1902, Merwin, R., 1909; Evans, D.,
 Brown, R., 1,0S9; Smith, George J. R,
 Class of 1920, PIatt, R., 1103; F. M.
 Smith, R., 1OO7; Mclean, D., GAS;
 Hoyt, D., 654.
 License. Y es. First Dist. 432, Second
 ond, 53, Third 18S.
 No. First Dist 432, Second S4,
 Third 60. Total, Yes? 673, No, 576.
 The third district, or the Walnut
 and Myrtle Beach sections turned. the tide on the liquor vote and it is said that in their eagerness to get at the "yes'' lever, many of the voters there discarded altogether the town offices, until informed by the attendants that
 it was necessary to pull party lever
 before the Iecense vote could be re-
 corded.
 First SeIectnan Cheney was cut considerably in that district, although
 running normal in the others. MT. Renaud lead his ticket by 6 substan- tial margin, and Brotherton of the Democratic line also displayed ex- ceptional strength. However, the Re publican tide was altogether too strong and all the candidates of that party were carried in by large maj critics.
 About four hundred voters failed to touch the license question, the cen ter vote especially being very light. Some indications of over confidence, perhaps, although the liquor people | at Devon and at the center were not particularly active.
 MT and Mrs. R. I. Trueworthy will go to Jacksonville, Fla, for the winter
 starting about the 18th of the pres ent month.
 Jacob Mack, walking along the New Haven turnpike, near Cherry street last night was struck by an
 auto driven by Alexander Tessler of
 Bridgeport, but not seriously injured.
 Tessler was held by the police for not
 having sufficient lights and will ap- l pear in court to answer to the charge. i He is said to have only the dinner 1 on, whereas if the car was thoroughly l lighted, he would have seen the man.
 Mack was visiting his brother on the i New Haven turnpike, where he was | taken after the accident.
 l Mrs Emma J. Speed died at her 1 home at the Holiday cottage, Myrtle | Beach, last night. She had been H1 ! for a long time, but not seriously so,
 until within the last couple of weeks.
 She is survived by two daughters
 with whom she lived. The funeral | ara ngements had not been made at 1 this writing.
 The wedding of Miss Gladys | Askam, daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. F. Askan. of Cherry street, to Stan | ley W. Bein of New Haven, will take place at St. Peters Episcopal church 1 on Thursday of this week at 6 l o'clock. There will be but two at IehudHIS u tIe couPIe' d SleLei anu | brother, respectively, of the bride i and groom, standing up with them. After the ceremony. there sill be a 1 reception to the family and imme- | dtate friends at the brides home.
 The funeral of Mrs. Henry c. Peck
 was held at her late home on Cherry
 street, yesterday afternoon, and was
 very largely attended, the floral tri- 1 butes being many and beautiful. Rev. G. W. KnoIlmeyer conducted the ser vices, interment being in the Milford cemetery.