New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
ELECTION LACKING
 IN REAL INTEREST
BauotiD6 Very Light During
 Early Morning Hours
JOHN HULTENEUS DEAD
High School Football Team Defeat ed By Southington-Lcgio Aux Hilary to Elect Officers For Com ing Year.

Hilary to Elect Officers For Com
 ing Year.
 Very little interest is being shown by the residents of the town in the annual election of town officers to- day and from early morning appear ances at the polls, the vote will be one of the lightest in number of years. The polls at the town hall opened at o'clock. The usual heavy vote from to [ o'clock failed 10 materialize today and only 4 bal lots were cast.
 After ' o'clock the voting practi- cally came to a standstill and up until 9:3o o'clock, only S7 out of tn" 2,00O eligible voters appeared at the polls to pull the lever for their favorite candidates.
 Peter J. Prior, for years first sc loCtman, is acting as moderator. Mrs. Ernest Millcrick and W. A.. Bailey are the checkers. Leaders of both parties expressed the hope that the voters would turn out in larger numbers this afternoon but were very doubtful over the pros poets of heavy vote.
 To Elect Officers There will be a regular meeting of the American Legion auxiliary of the Brock Barnes post tomorrow eve ming at s o'clock at the Legion hall on Whiting street. Officers for the coming year will be elected. All members are urged to be present Refreshments will be served.
 John HultcncuS
 John Hultcnous, @, of Hultoneus street, one of the oldest Swedish residents in plainvillc, died ycstcr- day at his home following a short l illness. He was born in Sweden and came to this country at an early age Mir. Hultoncus spent the greatest part of his life in Plainvillo.
 Huitenous street was named after him, he being the first resident of Plainville to build a house on the street. He retired from active life several years ago. He was we'll known here and had a large host of friends
 He is survived by two sons, Ar thur and Rudolph HuItcncus, both of Tlainvillo; two sisters. Mrs. Augusta Hanson of Stamford and Caroline 1'hurson of Sweden; and one brother. August Hultencus of Berlin.
 THnntr11 l-.- l,.l morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the funeral parlors Of W. A. Bailey x Co. Rev. Julius Hultcncus of Hartford, a nephew of the local man. and Rev. Victor Oblom will Of 1 fciate. Burial will be in the West cemetery.
 ANel Bergendahl Funeral services for ATCl Der gendahl. manager Of the New York office of tho Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co.,, were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Erwin chapel at New Britain. Rev, Dr. Abel A. AhlQuist, pastor of the First Lutheran church. officiatod. Burial was in the Fair view cemetery.
 MT. befg"ndahl was well known in Plainville. He Gied at the Stuart Circle hospital at Richmond. Va. Thursday, following an operation for appendicitis,
 High School Dcfcatcd
 A hard fighting plainvillo high football team was forced to how 10 defeat Saturday at the local high school field 10 the strong Lewis high eleven of Southinston after a bril- liant battle, the final score being 13 to 6.
 A large crowd was treated to a stellar exhibition of football that was filled with thrills from begin ming 10 end. Southineton scored first in the opening period when