' goods for ’the least money - read the advertisements c' , ? if you want the best n the Gazette .k _ = VOL.,VIII. NO. 1966 EVeni 11g NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4,1898. :6”: messages, sea... 2 , family paperthe‘¢a19.ttgv. - advertising columns 'will Prove its‘ value to you. PRICE ONECENT ‘ RM 818 ISTHEB 1 Norwalk Town Ticket. SELECTMEN. Ephriam Themes, r 1217 Samuel Lynes, r 1564 Frank H. Merrill, d 1057 George C. Stillson, d 706 N orwalk City Ticket. 9 MAYOR. - THE SECOND DISTRICT REPUB-i‘ LICAN CANDIDATEELECTED FIR-ST SELECTM-AN BY A SMALL MARCIN. "BAP, IIK‘ 11 ll EKD M D! MAYOR CLOVER SNOWED THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE UNDER BY A MAJORITY OF 168. DR. CUBURN ELECTED! HE ALSO CARRIED THE ENTIRE SOUTH NORWALK REPUBLICAN- TICKET THROUGH T0 VICTORY. “ Eph " Thomes got there. SO did Mayors Glover and Coburn. Only one Republican councilman was left by the roadside. . It was a great day for the little ‘ paster. Monday’s t0wn and city elections fur- nished more excitement in town than has been witnessed in many years. In the town election “Eph” Thomes, ’the Republican candidate for first selectman, was required to make the fight of his life. districts failed him but his owu, the second, came to his rescue nobly and carried him through with a majority of 60 for the first place. His old. colleagues Lynes and Merrill were also elected leaving the board the same as last year with Thomes at the head in- stead Of Merrill. CITY OF NORWALK. The N orwalk city election was fought from 6 o’clock in the morning until 5 at night, the little paster doing such deadly work that it kept the counters busy until after midnight to count the vote. The paster did such ‘elfective work that Captain Isaac Selleck was" defeat- ed by a majority of 168, Mayor Glover being re-elected. Mayor Glover’s pasters were found upon 142 Republi- can votes and early indicated that “Captain Ike” would be defeated. The entire Republican city ticket , Was elected,'excepting “Captain Ike" . and one councilman, Goold Hoyt, 'who lacked 13 votes of getting in out of the wet. The only Democrat in addition to Mayor Glover to get a seat on the ice ‘. wagon was Grover O. E. Wilson, who tied Councilman Simons but lead Hoyt by a bare majority of 13 votes. It was a close election and 14 votes would have changed the result and left all tied council with Mayor Glover to ca'stthe deciding vote, ' “an . The first and third ‘ The result has given the city of Nor- walk an unusually good board of councilman, and if the affairs of the city are not wisely and carefully handled next year a will not be the fault of the candidates elected. With Mayor Glover at its head the new board will no doubt find a competent and satisfactory presiding officer and everything will move as smoothly as clock work. SOUTH NORWALK CITY. South Norwalk’s city election was “the warmest baby in the bunch.” It was a fight to the death between Dr. J. Milton Coburn and Abiathar Blanchard for the mayor’s chair. . The fight of the day was on the head of the ticket, and the party workers used the little pasters unceasingly. The Democrats concentrated their whole fire upon Dr. Coburn, but his workers were not to be defeated and largely aided by a most dastardly attack upon him by a scurrilous local sheet he was landed a winner by 25 majority. Nor was this all, for in addition to Dr. Coburn’s election, he carried ev-- ery Republican candidate on the tick et through to victory with him, and the Democrats Were utterly routed. The air was so full of scratching dur- ing the day that the lady voters of the Second district caught the'infection and followed the lead of the older poli- tiCians. _ Out of the five ballots cast by the ladies in this district, one was a straight ticket, three carried pasters and one lady voter in her zeal voted a Republican and Democratic ballot. in her envelope. 7 Outside of the'fight between the two political parties the day was unevent- ful, and the workers were all tired out at the close of the ballot box and glad that the contest was over. The followingis the vote in the town and cities: TOWN TREASURER AND TREASURER OF THE TOWN DEPOSIT FUND AND " SCHOOL FUND.. William A. Curtis, -r 1497' .. Frank TV. Perry, d . 995‘ COLLECTOR 0F TOWN TAXES; George B. St. John, r 1465 Richard H. Golden, d 988 CONSTABLES. ' Robert N. Morehouse, r 1497 Lewis D. Keeler, r 1288 John J. Goodwin, r 1429 Edward J. Ladrigan, r 1449 Thomas Hunt, d 1098 Rufus J. Smith, d 1027 Charles Lynch, (1 1011 Wilfred W. Morrison, d 952 GRAND "JURORS. 1486 1473 George T. Brady, r , James L’Hommedieu, r Charles F. Hallock, r 1475 Michael J. Nolan, (1 976 Frank E. Carr, d 1000 William F. Wardwell, d 993 ASSESSORS. J. Sturges Randall, r 1397 Andrew J. Hutchinson, r 1455 William Warden, d 932 James M. Lane, (1 1065 BOARD OF RELIEF.- Jarvis Kellogg, r 1498 Henry Seymour, r 1445 James Sutherland, d 1027 John Murphy, (1 975 AUDITOR TOWN ACCOUNTS. George F. Bearse, r 1475 Wilfred Bodwell, d 1022 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. First Dist—Francis Leonard, r 1470 Second Dist.—Charles W. Stow, r 1486 Third Dist. —Edward E. Gorham, r 1480 First Dist. —Bernard C. Feeney, d 1011 Second Dist. —Rufus J. Smith, (1 1015 Third Dist. —John Keogh, d 1012 SCHOOL VISITORS Marshall H. Tolles, r 1007 Frank AJFerris, r 1029 Oliver E. Wilson, d 555 Abiathar Blanchard, d 572 Vote By Districts. SELECTMEN. Ephraim Thomes, r 469 580 168 1217 Samuel Lynes, r 911 471 182 1564 Frank H. Merrill, (1 788 248 121 1057 George C. Stillson, d 226 357 96 706 TREASURER. William. A. Curtis, 1' 732 563 202 1497 Frank W. Perry, d 582 309 99 995 COLLECTOR. George B. St. John, r 748 519 198 1465 Richard H. Golden, d 557 332 99 988 CON STABLES. Robt. N. Morehouse, r 750 550 197 1497 Lewis D. Keeler, r 569 541 178 1288 John J. Goodwin, r 700 535 194 1429 Edward J. Ladrigan, r 696 555 198 1449 Thomas Hunt, (1 ~ 689 307 102 1098 Wilfred W. Morrison,d 594 308 125 1027 Rufus J. Smith, (1 591 323 97 1011 Charles Lynch, (1 555 311 86 952 SCHOOL VISTORS. Marshall H. Tolles, 1' 339 489 179 1007 Frank A. Ferris, r ""340 509 180 1029 Oliver EJ‘VVilson, d 207 254 94 555 Abiathar lanchard, d201 275 96 572 ’1 Last Year’s Vote. SELECTMEN. lst 2d 3d Samuel Lynes, r 818 292 149 Ephraim Thomes, r 484 744 272 Frank H. Merrill,d 1025 278 140 William B. Reed, d 321 597 140 TOWN TREASURER. William A. Curtis,r 839 657 269 Oliver E. Wilson, (1 680 379 98 COLLECTOR OF TOWN TAXES. George B.St.John,r843 503 260 WilliamS.Wilcox,d668 555 104 CON STABLES. Rbt.N.Morehouse,r 805 661 268 1734 Lewis D..Kee‘ler, r 805 649 .268 1722 John J. Goodwin. r 786 631 .265 1682 Ed. J. Ladrigan, r 790 666 267 1723 F. A. Honnecker, d 639 382 93 1114 Stiles W. Curtis, (1 659 386 94 1139 Charles Lynch, (1 671 423 109 11.91 James().JenningI,d 672 413 97 1187 Total 1259 1490 1443 1058 1765 1157. 1606 1328 Isaac Selleck, r 382 Charles L. Glover, d 550 CITY TREASURER. Henry P. Pl me, 517 MosesH Glove1,d . 435 COLLECTOR Addison A. Betts, r ’ 537 Ebenezer H. Fillow, d _ 411 7 AUDITOR ‘ C. Eversley Curtis,r 513 Samuel L. Weed, d 441 CITY SHERIFF Robert N. Morehouse, r 526 Thomas Hunt, (1 ,400 COUNCILMEN. Frederick Buckley, 1' 0566 William M. Simons, r 461 Goold Hoyt, r h ‘ 448 Alfred Avison, r 556 AarOn H. Hoyt, r '539 Aurelius J. Meeker, r 495 Oliver E. WilsOD, d ‘ ‘ 461 Philo W. Bates, d 370 George B. Gregory, (1 409 Charles A. Burr, d 453 Frederick Mead, d 402 EdwardJ. Finnegan. d 458 MEMBER OF BOARD OF REGISTRATION. AlfredE. Austin, r 510 Bernard Tully, d 428 . INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS. John H. Hoyt, r 528 Frank A. Honnecker, d 400 WATER COMMISSIONER. Arthur B. Hill, r 521 LeGrandC .Betts, d 423 TREASURER OF WATER FUND. HenryP. Price, r , 524 Moses H. Glover, d 429 VOTE FOR MAYOR LAST YEAR. Charles L. Glover, d 648 Arthur B. Hill, r 364 South N orwalk City Ticket MAYOR. J. Milton Coburn, r 411 Abiather Blanchard,- d 386 .‘CITY TREASURER. Matthew Cbbbetm- . . W452 Wilfred Bodwell, d 371 COLLECTOR. James Paul, r 439 Robert G. Mitchell, d 382 CITY SHERIFF. John E. Paul, r 492 Rufus J. Smith, (1 323 AUDITOR, George F. Bearse, r I 498 John J. Cuneo, d 3'10 INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS. John J. Goodwin, r 489 Thomas C. Creamer, d 327 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. William F. Tammany, r 498 Royal L. Raymond, d 322 , WATER COMMISSIONER. Stephen S. Hatch, r 819 TREASURER WATER FUND, Edwin Wilcox, r 493 Minot S. Smith, d 331 STREET COMMISSIONERS. George F. Bearse, r 760 Charles G. Bohannan, d 757 COUNCILMEN. Charles N. Smith, r I 482 Jesse M. Ferris, r ‘ - 503 Charles F. Boutwell, r 490 Henry P. Morgan, r 482 Williams. Smith, r 493 W ght B. Bean, r 482 Char es G. Bohannan, d 343 William W. Comstock, d 316 William H. McMahon, d 335 Samuel T. Raymond, d 327 William H. Smith, d 307 Frederick L.’ Smith, (1 316 VOTE FOR MAYOR LAST YEAR. Charles G. Bohannan, d ' 453 - Frank A. Ferris, r 427 ELECTION PASTERS. There were 865 envelopes given out in the city as against 927 last year. There are 1,340 names On the city voting list. The counters found 231 straight Republican and 175 straight Democratic tickets. The :f‘scratch” tickets numbered 560. The pasters for Mayor‘were: Selleck, 11; Glover 142, not including one for “Capt. Ike” and two misspelled for Glover. ' _ There was one Democratic ballot cast free of pencd blemish other than. that the entire board was scratched out. Only the votes were thrown out, two for the reason of being mutilated, Onemarked envelope, three town tick- ets, and the balance for like reasons. The 'Republican straight ballOt for collector, treasurer, auditor and sher- itf, was 226. . On, the Republican ballots the follow- I 50. ing " Democratic nominees received pasters to their credit: Glover, treas- urer, 36; Fillow, collector, 5; Samuel L. Weed‘, auditor, 15; Hunt, sheriff, 25; the Democratic councilmen fared as follows: Wilson, 56; Bates, 56; G1 eg- ory, 39; Burl, 70; Mead, 11; Finnegan, 64. The pasters on the Democratic tickets were divided as follows: Price, 26; A. A. Betts, 15; Curtis, 1; Morehouse, 26; Buckley, 51; Simons, 13;‘Goold Hoyt, 19; Avison, 55; Meeker 38; A. B. Hill, Wilton. SELECTMEN. Elmer Jackson, r 87 Justus K. Raymond, r 93 John Gorham, d 78 Sherman ‘Morehouse,'d 68 ' TREASURER. George F. Brown, r I 102 Samuel G. Lockwood. d COLLECTOR OF TAXES. Robert W. Keeler, r ' - 107 William K. J. Hubbell, d , 65 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS. George W. Ogden, r 103 John Burr Sturges, d ‘ 69 ASSESSORS. Josiah Gilbert, r 100 Edwin O. Seymour, r 94 David H. Van Hoosear, d 61 Joel Godfrey, d 69 BOARD OF RELIEF. Samuel Betts, r 102 J. Clarence Jackson, 1‘ 102 ,Silas W. Olmstead, d 70 George B. Abbott, d ' 69 CONSTABLES. ' John J. Kunz, r ' . 105 Erastus Ruscoe, r > 99 Louis H. Warncke, r 99 Stephen Thayer, r 101 Reuben M. Olmstead, d 70 Morris D. Morriarty, d 68 Thomas Pryor, d 66 Truman Smith, d 68 GRAND JURORS. Sherman Partriek, r ' 87 John L. Davis, r ‘ 86 William B. Hurlbutt, J r., r 89 Thomas F. Gilbert, d 72 .ulohnaLockwood, d 7 George W. Batterson, d 72 John C. Dewitt, d . 70 TOWN AUDITOR. Chester R. Olmstead, r 102 George C. M. Gregory, (1 70 SCHOOL VISITOR. Strong Comstock, r 99 Percy S. Ackerman, d 68 To FILL VACANCY. Richard H. Fitch. r 99 < New Canaan. New Canaan elected the entire Re- publican ticket and voted for license by 47 majority. G. Duff Nichols was elected school visitor. The. vote for selectmen and license was as follows: SELECTME-N. George E. Raymond, r - 303 John L. Davenport, r 301 John W. Buttery. d 182 Cornelius G. Taylor, 6. 182 LICENSE. Yes 260 No A -A ‘ 213 Greenwich. . Greenwich elects the first Democratic selectman and votes in favor of license by 450. There were 212 straight Republican ' tickets polled and 168 straight Demo- cratic tickets, while the split tickets numbered 503 Democratic. Of the 1,495 votes polled there were 1,115 split tickets. Darien. The Republicans carried Darien, electing Charles W. Raymond and C. W. Waterbury by. 143 and 115 majority, respectively. The Democratic select- man elected is George B. Gregory. A determined fight was made against Newton Crofut, the Republican candi- date for assessor, but he pulled through with a majority of 7. ; Danbury. ‘ Danbury elected the entire Demo. cratic ticket by an average majority of 300. '—.__—_ Stamford. The Republican ticket practically won out entire, but by a reduced majority. The gold ani silver Demo- crats affiliated ani put up a strong fight Westport. Westport elected the. entire Repul: - lican ticket by an a‘verag . majority of l -. A BOLD THE.FT.V Charles Slavin Rifles Sailmaker Robert son’s Pockets. Challes Slav in a lad about 18 vears of age is locked up in the police station at SOuth N 01 walk. About 11 o’clock yesterday morning he went into Robertson’s sail loft over J. H. Felris’ coal office and told him a Mr. Raymond wanted to see him down ~ ,stairs. As 'soon as Robertson was out of sight young Slavin proceeded to rifle the pockets of Mr. Robertson‘s clothes which were hanging on a nail. He secured $27 in bills from the vest and $1. 39 in change from the tr ousers’I pocket. When Robertson returned he found his clothes on the floor and the money missing. A cry of police soon brought Officer Hall to the scene and he succeeded in apprehending Slavin behind a lumber shed. The officer also secured the money which was secreted in two different places 1n the lumber pile. The lad confessed to the theft. ‘AV‘ FISH LINE FIRED GUN. at New Canaan by Winch I9 Year Old Clarence Crissey Lost His Left Arm. Peculiar Shooting Accident Clarence Crissey, the 19 year old son of Samuel Crissey, a well known butcher of New Canaan, was the victim of an unfortunate shOoting accident Monday afternoon which necessitated ampu- tating the left arm below the shoulder. The young man with a companion, Wm. Hanlon was out fishing and shoot- . ing on Mud Pond. It is said that when throwing the fish line it caught some- way in the trig. full contents lodged i .ssey’s arm. The young man returned home as speedily as possible and medical aid was summoned and it was deemed necessary to resort to amputation. the Gazette Wonders. If all have voted who wish. Why some committeemen don’t get acquainted with the ballot law. , If any worker gave out a. pasted tick- et for a straight ticket. Why mayor—elect Coburn should not be pleased with the result. If the blow Mayor Glover dealt “Cap- tain Ike ” was a solar plexus one. ' What a conductor and motorman were doing in Lowe’s orchard, last night, with the trolley’s headlight. If oldscores have been paid and all will now be good friends. ‘ A‘L ‘ South Norwalk Pastel-s. After the announcement of Dr Coburn’ 3 election the South Norwalk Fife and Drum corps followed by a crowd of citizens seranaded the newly elected mayor. Dr. Coburn thanked the voters for their support and said he w ould endeavor to conduct the affairs of the city to the best of his ability. He then passed around cigars. Later a huge party accompanied by Select- man Thomes and Mayor Coburn with the drum corps took a trolley ride to Dorlon Point where refreshments were served. Tramway to Cove Pond. The petitlon from lesidents of the Cove district for the extension of the N orwalk Tramway s line around Weed Avenue will be presented Monday night, Oct. 10, to the Common Council It has now about seventy signers. Ac companying the petition will also be a communication from Supt. Mansfield of the Tramway company. —Stamford Ad- vocate. A V The Handsome Sword. Admiral Winfield Scott Schley will be the recipient of the handsomest and costliest sword, ever presented to an American Navy or Army officer of th‘é United States. The sword will cost $3, 500 and will be presented to the Ad- miral by the people of the Keystone state through the agenéy of the Phila— delphia Times’ popular fund. sword will cost $500 more than that which will be presented by Congress to Admiral Dewey. “.9 sword will be more valuable. ‘ The Weather. _, Showers tonight and Wednesday ger of the un and the , The ‘ In many ways the
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