New Britain herald., 1927-09-10
NEWINGTON CAUCUS
 TURNS IN SURPRISE
COP. SuppIants Il. H. Howard
 as School Board Candidate

NeHinrton. Sept. 1o.--One Of the , qnic'"st republican caucus in years,
 held last evening at the Grange hall.
 vas marked by only one important change. There were about 150 vot- ] CTS present. \ resolution prepared by the town committee 10 the effect
 that th" voting be hy ballot and
 check list was supported by the caucus.
 Tn" real important change came
 in the failure Of Harry H. Howard, present chairman Of the school
 board 10 win ronomination Mir.
 Towards work on that committee
 has been marked by serious consid-
 "ration of his task hut there was
 opposition 10 his renomination, as
 the voting showed. Mrs Charlotte
 Eddy received so votes and MT, Howard f@, Arthur Q. Amos was
 r'nominated by 2 vote Of H%. Mrs. Jennie l.. Olmst"ad received q votes.
 ! % ! [ D'iI llidl W tS Ili Illt'1 cha IT,
 man of th" caucus and Thomas A.
 Francis. clerk. Charles R. Emmons was rrnounat"d 10 the board Of assessors for q term of three years without opposition. Goorg" Holt Was nominated 10 the board of re- lief for thr"o years 10 take the place Of Arlan r. Francis. who had previously announced that he would lot accept a r"nominHtion. James C. Gilbert and George r.. Churchill Were ronominatcd by exclamation as first and second soInctman, rcspec- i lively. Thomas A. Francis received ! the usual nomination as town clerk, ! town treasurer, and agent Of the town deposit fund.
 l.. M. Bancroft recently appoint | cd temporary auditor by First Sc l"ctman James C. Gilbert to take 1 tn" place of George W. Hanbury, , who resigned bocaus" of ill health, l was nominated as auditor, receiving /, l05 votes 10 37 for Ernest Fillmore. ] Two grand jurors were nominated. i . '''' 'l'i ''s ''''f'N ''ll'l liII " ''bSItl the votes being cast as follows: Mir. . Iu"as. l17; Mr. Webster. Sa: C. F. | Russell. 43; and F. N. Stowcll 36. . r., E. Prou1man vas unanimously . for collector of taxes.
 Six names were presented for con 1 stables, four being nominated. Ray mond Y. IInlIoran received 1l4 {, votes. Richard Fottoroll. 1nG; Nos- Icy c. HOSford. 1hi; and Benedict i l'at"rnosfro. e. Jones Aptcr also received 49 votes and Robert Tracy | e. Although a warm contest was expected for th" nomination Of reg istrar of voters. Mrs. Minnie Walsh received ad votes against 56 cast for Mrs. Laura IlalIoran. r.. Wclles Eddy received the largest number Of votes cast for any one person. 11S, for his rcnomination to the finance board and 11G were cast for Thomas Holt. Robert II. Bray received 3t sotes. Mrs. Edith A. Elliott was nominated as library director with jS votes against B for Miss Frances William II. Allen and Richard II. Erwin were renominated O the town plan commission with
 10 and T1 votes respectively. Mrs '.liza beth Walters received 4 votes.
 Century Old Dispute Ends
 \ diSput" which has been unset led for about 100 years was ended Thursday evening at a meeting Of he Ecclesiastical society Of the Center Congregational 'hurch when the lino between the 'hurch and the property now owned " Everett A. Elliott was settled.
 ? 10 this time, il has never been definitely decided where the bound ny line ran. At the meeting, MT '.lliott agreed 10 have the line moved south so that it runs from Jain street, Il few feet south of the arge tree at the left of the church riveway due west. The society re- Mr. Elliott 10 the extent Of 500 for inc loss of land.
 Death of Roy S. Hurd
 Roy s. IIurd, former chairman f the republican town committee nd resident of Newington for the ast six years died Friday at the hartford hospital. Mir. Hurd has cen seriously i'll for several months.
 Mir. Hurd was 49 years old and orn in Tophcld, Mass. He has been mploycd at the Arrow Electric Co. l Hartford for about nine years. In was a graduate Of Wesleyan uni ersity. He leaves his wife. Alice [. and two children. Geraldine l.. ] 1