Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-03
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a. m. and Charles H. Webster of No. 44U1 Pleasant street cast the first vote among l the men, Mrs. Herbert R. Chappen of I Prospect street, wife of Ex-Mayor H. R. 1 Chappell cast the first woman's vote Vot- ing during the first three hours of the i day was heavy and at about a. m. Q total of 1,60o votes had been cast, $50 mems and $50 women's ballots. At 10i a. m. this total had passed the two thous- and mark. with 1120 mems and s20-wo-I mems votes cast The polls had at this time been opened for four and one-haif hours and votes had been cast at the rate of 4S0 an hour or eight per rnin- ute. The former high record for Wind ham had been passed by 10.3O o'clock the vote then being 225o, the record high vote in past elections being 2230. In the presidential voting of 1916 the high vote was 223S and at the same hour in the morning the total vote was 783.
 The total number of ballots cast pass ed the half way mark by Il o'clock when 2.s20 votes had been cast, 1880 mems and 1240 women's. At that time Moder- ator Frank H. Fenton had lifted but seven ballots. five fer mutilation and two for questionship. One man who came from Fall River, Mass, to vote was de- nied this privilege by the moderator, as he had moved his family and furniture from Windham Town Council Will fam A. King sustained the disqualifying of the vote, declaring that man who had moved his family and furniture from the town had forfeited his right to vote here. At noon the vote had reached B. o20 with 1,e00 mems and 1,42e wo- I mems votes cast. At this hour the vcte | tai of SOFT, of which 2S34 were men and 21S3 wer women.
 Voting t up shortly 1fto- noon and | continued at a moderate rats curing file | afternoon shortly after three o'cloc'S the vote had reached a total 9f 1000 With | 2l10 mems votes and 1880 vonel's votes | This figure was approximately the 80 per | cent. figured on by officials of the re- ! publican and democratic parties
 The voting however continued slowly and shortly after 4 o'clock 1t was seen | that the total vote would reach about i 430o
 About noon one woman who had left | the booth where she marked her ballot | came 10 one of the checkers and stated that she had forgotten her ballot. A search of the booth failed to bring the i missing ballot to light The election of hcials agreed to let the woman cast her
 ballot and another was made out
 The officials were very much on the job all during the day and were all of
 the opinion that 1t was the hardest day
 they had ever known at the polls. Botf town registrars, A. Linn WeatherheaG !. and P. D. Donohue were busy aiding the checkers and keeping the voters moving The officials were: Moderator, Frank P
 Fenton official checkers, mems list, Wal Il ter R. King; women's list Harry Les ter; box tender, Frank H. Foss; super
 visor of booths, Walter R. Thompson
 boothtenders. Amidee Maisonneuve Franl l More, Charles H. Beebe and Delphi.
 Boucher; ballot clerks, Charles H. Baker
 and John Shannahan: challengers
 Eugene J. Randall, Vantine Anderson
 Eugene Moriarty and George w Hickey
 James Moriarty is sergeant-at-arms an,
 Charles H. Latham was in charge of tn
 exit Amos Fowler also was at worl
 directing the voters to the new entranc
 at the polling place.
 North WIndham residents and teach
 CTS at the North Windham Gramrna
 school would be pleased to lay thei
 hands upon the persons guilty of throw
 ing eggs into the school building o
 halloween. The eggs were evidenl
 thrown into the building by boys wh
 had opened one of the windows Tn 1 flooring and several of the desks bov
 witness of the egg throwing and the lc
 cal police are planning a halloween jok
 on the guilty ones when they are ru
 down.
 It was open house in many of the IC cal clubs and public buildings Tuesda night and a large portion of the res dents of Windham took advantage of tn offerings and stayed in town to hear tn election results Among the variou organizations holding open house were The Willlmantic Wornan's club, the Will l mantle Chamber of Commerce, the Y. \ C. A.. St. Jean de Baptist society, an San Jose council, No IA, Knights ] Columbus The last named organizati tia gave dance at the town hall and ha as guests members of Court Veronic Daughters of Castile. Dancing was CT joyod until late hour and election r. turns were announced between the nun