Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05

N. Taylor, r, TO, Arthur H. Arnold, d 20; school committee, Clifford c. King, T., 131; Catherine H. Sweet, T, 175, William F. Clark, d, 63; agent town de- cts; auditors William T. Curry, T, 153, Jas. B. Duff, d, 23.
 Colchester Against School Consolidation
 The Colchester town meeting voted against consolidation of schools, 145 to 132, but in favor of free text books, 158 to 115- The town went republican by majorities around 50 or so. About 134 women voted and there were 30 rejected ballots. The results:
 Selectman. Edwin R. Gilletts, r, 241, Julius W. Philip, r. 222, David Shea, d, Horace Smith, T, 21s, Carlton Skinner, d 1S0; board of relief William K. Ray mond, r, 244 Benj. Mintz, d, f59, tax collector, Timothy Kelly, 376 on both | tickets; registrar of voters, Benj. Lon don, r. 221, John J. Shea, d, 165; school visitor, Asa Brainard, r, PIP, Sylvanus E. Norton, d, I'll; agent town deposit 1 fund, Edwin T. Bunyan. 3S5; audi tors, Harley P. Buell. 229, John Condrer | 166. S
 Salem Republican.
 Republicans in Salem had a majority of about Is for their ticket in a total vote | of about 60. Of the 12 women eligible 1 to vote, all but two appeared at the polls. The following were elected:
 Selectmen, W. B. Kingsley, r, Carl Rog- CTS, T, James Lane, d assessor. Henry Harris, r; board of relief, Frank DeWolf, r; tax collector, on both, Christopher A. Rogers, r; school committee W. B. Kings ley, Edgar J. Standish, James Lane, d. Total Franklin Vote 79. The total vote cast in the election in Franklin was 79, with republican ma jorities of about 20. The results:
 Selectmen, H. A Gager, T, A, Thomas Newman, d, 23, L. l.. Starkweather, r. 50, J. J. Mahoney, q, IS; assessor, E. w Clark, r, 50, Henry A. Daniels, d. IT; board of, relief, E. E. Smith, T, 52, John Brassill, d, 16; tax collector, George A. Kahn, r, AS, William J. Brassill, d, 21; registrars of voters, Huntington Lathrop r, 49, w. J. Brassill, d, 15; school com
 nittee, F. T. Date, r, 36, Henry A. Dan- | iels, d, IA, Ruth Rogers, r, 20; agent of town deposit fund, Benjamin P Davis, I l and d, 73; auditors. L. H. Smith, r, 50 r. L. Mabrey, d. Is.
 North Stonington Goes Democratic 1 North Stonington deserted it's usual re- | publican affiliations and the town went 1 into democratic control by close vote for the first selectman, 97 to S9. There 1 were four rejected ballots, and about 5C women voted The results:
 | SelectmenS George P. Coats r, S9, Clar- ence E. Main, T, S1, Charles A. Palmer, q | h7, Charles L. Brown, d, S5; assessor Horace G. Lewis, T. 72, Irving R. Main T, 79, L. c. Gray, d, 97, Ellsworth c Gray, 90; board of relief, Frank Harris l r, IT, Irving c. Ecclestone, q, 93; ta, collector, John B. Perry, T, ST, William G. Babcock d, go; registrars of voters Charles. E. Hillard r, S5, Lyle c. Gray 1 d, S7; school committee, Arthur M. Cob 1 leigh, r, S1, John B. Perry, r, S1, LeonarC
 Main, d, 80. Edna M. Cook, d, s5
 Preston Selectman Democratic.
 William A. Bennett, democratic candi date for first selectman won the election
 over A. Morgan Fuller, republican, by g
 10 "A. Otherwise the town elected re
 publican officers. The results:
 Selectmen. A. Morgan Fuller, T, 74 i Irving W. Foote, r, S7, William A. Ben
 nett q, 94, Appleton Main. d, IS assessor
 Charles A. Hardness, T. 92, William Mo
 Climon, q, 76; board of relief, P. o. Yer
 tington. T. 103. Frank E. Crary, d, 65
 tax collector Charles c. Zabbriskie,
 no; registrars of voters, John P HoI
 lowell, r, 101, Beriah E. Burdicll, d SO
 qchool committee. R. S. Willett, r, S2. I
 s. Wilcox, T, S2, Isabelle Main, d, S1. Oti A. Browning. d, SO auditor, ]. F. Ricl
 nrdson, T, 105, Allen B. Burdcll, d, 61' VoIuntown Did Not Vote. The town of Voluntown elects it's of
 cers every two years and did not have a election Monday