New Britain herald., 1922-10-17
ROGERS NOMINATED
 FOR REP.BY G. 0.P. Prominent Broad Street Man SuC-
 Cesds Charles Hanson GRANGE FAIR TO START
American Legion Meets and Prepares
 for Armistice Day Celebration, Plan to Have Former Army Air Veteran Speak-Episcopa Church Meeting.

1 Myron E, Rogers of Broad street, prominent proprietor of a bakery on | Whiting street, was nominated for representative by the republicans of the town at the caucus held in the town hall last night The nomination of MT. Rogers was by large major ity, Mir. Rogers received 26 ballots out of 36. The others were scattered between Edwin H. Hills, chairman of the republican town committee, and Lewis S. Mills, acting school visitor. Mir Mills received six votes and Mir. Hills three.
 l The caucus was not well attended and the c. O. P. heads were surprised at the small attendance. There were about 37 in all who attended and of these three were women, Mrs Harry A. Castle, Mrs. Howard LaF'ied and Mrs. Frederick Bullen being the only women voters who turned out. Judge Merritt O. Ryder was again nominated for justice of the peace, ard the others were Lewis s. Mills and Frederick Bullen. Mr. Mills and MT. Bullen are new ones in this field, but both received nearly as many votes as Mir Ryder.
 Mir. Bulen is chairman of the Plainville town school committee and nrominent in political affairs Mir. Mills is acting school visitor The re- publican party was surprised at the outcome of the election of justices, many of them expecting to see Charles H. Calor go into the office. which position he has held for years.
 MT. Ryder was again nominated for judge of probate. There was no con- test on this issue and Mr. Ryder had the field all to himself
 The victory of Mir. Rogers for rep- l resentative was predicted when his 1 candidacy was first announced, and the G. O. P, officials were joyous when Mir. Rogers did announce it after Edwin Hills refused to run. Vic tory for Mir. Rogers is looked forward to at the polls when the state election comes next month.
 Edwin Hills acted as chairman turing the meeting and the tellers "ere: Postmaster James Usher and lanes Simpson. The baloting was over in a short time
 Democrats Out Tonight
 Tonight the democratic party will a'ect nominees for representative and ustices of thesreace in addition to a udge of probate
 It is understaed from excellent au. thority that William l.. Caferty will he put up for representative. NIT. Eafferty Is employed at the Bryce 1 Manufacturing company in Forest vile.
 There is some doubt about the jus tlces of the peace but Theodore Der " of Park street has been mentioned | What Judge Edward P. Prior is going 70 do was not known by Chairman Horan today, as no announcements rave been made
 Grange Fair Opens
 Tomorrow afternoon the annual Grange fair. under the auspices of the Plainvile Grange will be open to the public in the hall on Pierce street. 1 The affair this year promises to sur pass all others in the brand of enter tainment to be presented and the dis plays of fancy work. vegetables and fruit. Canned goods. made by mem bers of the organization, will have a prominent space in the first floor of the hall.
 There will be a meeting tonight of the Grange which all mem bers have been requested to attend. There will be rehearsal of the play, The