New Britain herald., 1922-09-25
TOWN ELECTION ID
 BE LIVELY SESSION
Both Parties Will Enter Battle
 With Determination to Win
ACES LOSE TO READVILLE
John McLarney, Well Known Resident of This Town, Passes Away in Norwich After Long IlIncss--Drum Corps Captures Awards.

Corps Captures Awards.
 The selectmen of the town have posted the annual notice Of the com ing town election which takes place next Monday. The polls will be open from o'clock in the morning until o'clock at night The following are the offices which will be up for elec- tion:
 Three selectmen, one member of the board of relief, one assessor, col- lector of taxes, seven constables, three grand jurors, two members of the school committee, two registrars of voters, two auditors, two directors of the public library, one member of the school committee to fill vacancy, and a town clerk.
 There will also be report of the selectmen, the town treasurer, the school committee and directors of the public library, filed at that time; al- 50 to hear and to act upon the es- timated expenses for the fiscal year, ending, August Is, 1923, as given by the selectmen and school committee. The selectmen will be authorized to borrow money to meet the current ex- penses of the town and to install street lights If advisable and for the policing of the various streets in Plainville. Action will also be taken on the construction of sidewalks. | Interest in the selection this year centers on the selectmens offices. The democrats will make an effort to defeat Selectman William J. Johnson, epublican candidate for first select man, who will oppose ex-Postmaster Peter J. Prior who has been put up iby the democrats. This will be the | first time these two old time politi- clans will oppose one another for that office and a lively session is looked forward to- The democrats are striv- ing hard to wrest the office of first selectman from the hands of the G. Q. P party which has ruled for nine years or more.
 Selectman Johnson has been elect ed several tims with a big majority at each election and since his in auguration into the office, the affairs of the town have been handled in an excellent manner. The lack of intr est in other years on the selectman's election has brought out few demo- cratic voters but with special ap- peal to them to cast a vote for Prior, Johnson will probably have a hard battle
 The town clerks fight will not be the main issue as at first believed as there is al present only one candi- late for the office. That one is Miss May Morgan, present assistant town clerk under Acting Town Clerk Mer it o. Ryder who will not try for the office due to other business.
 Aces Lose Game
 Despite the fact that the Aces pounded Miss Mabel Travers offerings to nine good hits yesterday afternoon l when she pitched for the Readville A. | '.. of Waterbury, the local team lost | oy a close margin. the score being 5 | to at the end of the ninth inning.
 The locals led the game up to the l eighth inning by the score of to and the game seemed clinched for a l certainty. However, it became dark suddenly at that time and it was diff ticult for both teams to see the ball out the session was so interesting that instead of calling the game, which would have resulted in a victory for the Aces, they decided to continue to the end. This move proved disastrous tor the Plainville men as the Read vile players scored three runs by freak plays
 Miss Travers, hailed as the feature attraction of the game and having eX- hibited her talents before Manager John McGraw of the New York Giants some time ago, pitched a good game, She was hit rather hard and every one of the nine hits of the Aces was clean Mabel reached first base once that was all,
 The Aces had Cunningham and Goeb on the mound and these twO men allowed the Readville players but six hits. Wadsworth wore the mask behind the bat. Jack Elliott played good game, getting three putouts.
 Haynes also played a good game fin making four assists and two hits. The rest of the Aces showed up in true form and played an excellent game.
 Milldale, the local teams old rivals, is said to be anxious for another clash at the Plainville men and a game is