Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
AFFAIRS OF HARRINGTON


The annual town election for this
town was held in the Fire House
last week, from 1 to o'clock. Dur
ing that time one of the largest
votes ever polled at a town election
was recorded. This was due to the
activities of the candidates and their
friends who rushed to and fro with
automobiles conveying the voters to
the polls. The total vote was 631.
In most all cases with the exception
of treasurer and assessor, the in
cumbents who were candidates for
reelection had opponents. Despite
their efforts the retiring officials
were reelected by maorities of near
ly two to one, To stamp out some
of the Irregularities that are said to
have taken place at previous cleo
tions, 1t was decided to allow votes
only to those who had paid their
taxes. This ruling eliminated many
of the cOlored population and sew
eral white men. This ruling, how
ever. did not bar the women from
voting because they pay no taxes
unless owning real estate. Many Of
the colored women voted under the
direction of a well organized corp
of workers who were favorable to
the out going officials. Politics do
not play any part in the government
of this small city. but three Demo-
Gratis and two Republicans were
among the officials elected. Coun-
Gilman first ward, N. c. Adams, 3S7;
NI,o ,Ias DaoIr OQQ Adauno ra-alant
ed; Councilman third ward, w. S.
Smith, 565, no opposition; Receiver
of Taxes, M. T. Adams, 4OS; John H.
Bullock, 21S, Adams reelected;
Treasurer, w. Floyd Turner; Alder
man, w. H. Cahall, 400; William ].
Faulkner, PIT, Cahall reelected;
Assessor, Thomas Fl. Bradley, 627,
no opposition. Council will meet on
their regular meeting night the first
Monday in February and will then
organize for work during the year.
With the old officials reelected it is
not likely that any changes will be
made in the police force or other
employees.
The report of the Fire Recorder
which has just been completed dis
closes the fact that the local fire
company responded to forty-seven
alarms during the past year, which
is a slight increase over the pre-
ceding year. The report also show
that the company had but twenty
calls In their own local community,
while they answered % calls for the
rural sections besides being called
to Viola twice, Bowers Beach twice
and Woodside once. Over heated
stoves was the cause of twelve
alarms, with chimney fires account
Ing for ten, blazing fodder 1, defec-
tive -fiue /. auto fires 2, grass and
woods fires 8, smoking 1, lightning
1, fire drill 1, fires of unknown
causes covered eight of the calls.
The fire loss right in the town was
kept to low minimum. Fires In
the rural sections and other small
towns are mode difficult to handle
without water service, but in many
cases much property was saved by
the quick response of the fire COM
pany. The company is composed of
80 active members, honorary MEM
bers and an unlimited number of
associate members. Over fifty per
cent of the active firemen made very
good attendance records during the
year. They were led by their Chief
George w. Cain, who missed but
one call out of AZ alarms.
Officers for the new year were
elected at the M. P. Sunday school
during the morning session of the
Sunday school last Sunday morning.
The result was as follows: supt.,
Marion Collins; first asst. supt.,
Harry c. Tee; second asst supt.,
Mrs. John B. Mitchell; secretary,
George w. Swain; assistants, VIM.
Smith and Charles Greenhaugh;
treasurer, Benz. Knox; librarian,