Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 8, 1912, Page 8

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1912 TOWN ADOPTS VOTING MAGHINES After Lively Meeting Committee is Named to Select Them— Selectmen, Mayor, Fire Chief and Registrars to Serve— Ten to be Purchased at Cost Not to Exceed $6.000. In a lvely meeting hat lastea about|in five of the an hour and was attended by over 250 cltizdns, the town of Norwich on Fri- day evening voted to adopt voting machines, and appointed a committee to selept the machines, also authoriz- ing the appropriation of the 38,000 which will be needed to purchase ten machines. The opponents of the up-:ioida.te s{g- A oF Wuling wers o had e tempted introduction of the voting ina- esable numbers, and did not give up | yine” gince the evolution of the vot- without & struggle. In the interchange | £ M0, 5 e 2 EOMEOR OF | of arguments between tpe “de‘f'f“!vroaknrs RE N atiod \;p et Ahn of the old and the new there Were| gonneq sackcloth and ashes from the many passages that brought out ap- | qiondh (ETE L 00 SEEe L e pleuse and Jaughter from the crowd, | giyi@) VR SE7 JBCE the ERoTre who enjoved the forensic struggle be- | Sore iy oot SERIGTes OF many tween the several speakers. - an authorty as William Jennings First Selectman A. W. Lillibridge | g ot 00 i ealled the meeting to order at 8 o'clock | = 5 3 largest cities of Con- | necticut, and time Norwich | got Into lline. given a burst of applause as he concluded. Advecated by John H. Barnes. In rising to advocate the purchase of voting machines Jobr H. Barnes drew a parallel between the opposition which once was felt over the intro- Mr. Barnes said he brought forward & upon = nomination of Joseph .| he name of Bryan because there seam- Fanning the moderator's place Was| .y {; pe 3 democratic aroma in Nor- filled by the election of A, S. Spalding. wich just at present. (Laughter.) Mr. The warning was read by Town Clerk | parnds agvocated the machines for Charles §. Holbrook. calling the meet- | 4300 sus0lute secrecy, easy quick ing especially for the purpose of Com-|goun( doing away with buying of sidering voting machines votes, making impossible a recount or Resolutions Offered. | contest and also making it sure that John J. Corkery put the matter of |no one Is disfranc 1, ¢ the choice of machines before the|the case in our last city and town meeting by offering the following res.felcr‘nun last Monday, when 178 votes olutions were cast out, enough to turn thegre- Resolved, That the town of Norwich | 8ult in almost any election in a ity of does hereby adopt voting machines for | this size. He told how New Haven in said|had used 43 machines 1 use at elections to be held its largest tow od & es the purchase of | election, and declared t New Jer- ton b That a committee con- | 86y had only out the machines atuting the selectmenof the town,|Dbecause the grafters were dissatisfied the mayvor of the city, chief of fire de- | He was vigorously applauded pe and the registrars of voters | Opposed by 8. 8. Thresher. of thy town be appointed to examine | S. Thresher raised a laugh as he the differe makes of voting et red the floor and came to the chinee and select the kind that they|geek with a large envelope of papers eo r best adapted for use in sald | which he i h V't go but ast ted to show t Resoived, That Sum as may be!them. Voting he said, had necessary, not ed 36,000, be and | been tried in diff s of the the same is appropriated 10| country and had been discarded, and provide the for the VOting|were now being sold for what they machines could get for them. In New Jersey, hat seleclmen are| it had been that wa when necessily deman up_Bridgeport against the state lease purcha Any | of New Jerse) In Tos Angel als) additiona hines Which may be Te- | they had the machines several years quired in order to supply each and|put the people wouldn't use them. every clection district therewith. There was no more use for the ma- Mr. Corkery made a well considered | chines than for two tails to a cat. argument in favor of the machines, re- ferring to his visit to Bridgeport as a member of the committee to inves Y zate the practical workings of the ma- |} chines, and the f that they found | g the election there going off smoothly, and no one in Bridgeport was found who was opposed to the machines, al- though before the introduction of the Theesher said Lo kad vited on machines in that city there had been | t},e machine downstairs st Jea considerable opposition. He told of the | he had been told he had voted but rapidity which the result of the | had no way of knowing that - vote was learned after the election |He said that closed, the district votes being known in from five to ten minutes after the and the whole vote on all n three-quarters of an hour. it was for the people to|giso i He said he was corry for any who would acknowledge that he t mark the balolt as it now Is was sorry he lived in Norwich man couldn’t mark a couldn’t run this machine the most revolutionary h left the ark, man This was thing ma- He was e man they wanted to was s st . fact that they elected a| Edward Kirby Suggests a Name, de ax collector by a mafority | _There was applause also for Edward of 7 republican city clark by a | Kirby as he stepped to 1 800. He thought Norwich | like to have had some have the best system of vot- | Monday,” said Mr. Kirbs the best machines as well, and | bave been elected. I'm’ nc he thought the committee named was | OlPose t machines, competent to look out for that. make mj unpopular He #aid that the machine was in use } to save the people mone Mr, Kirby made the suggestion tha e of John J. Murphy | to the committee A. A. Browni about voting for and w when =i ==/ the made an presidential el Motorcycle s Interrupted by a West > | man who shouted that the old way | Saves Half His I ore Obposition. ( ISy so opposed the ma- = chin them in the light of Time and Cash || could et along with- | oyt nd advising that not jump 1i8 change too soou ter which he a presented P. 8. McMullen, rural mail- ||| {ad It was an an arrier, Inman, K covers a A bl 28 mile route with 63 stops. el o With horses and wagon it took bad protested against them and 7 to 8 hours daily and cost $27.50 “';"I h Klul: had r : them out per month. On his motoreycle, ||| There was applause for the letter 2 to 3 hours and $3.50 per month, ||| from New Jersey’s governor, and A A. Browning counse that we go slow, although h | there would be a time when we Saves two-thirds of his time and 88 per cent. of the cost. want machines. He proposed For pleasure or business, a amendment that the committee motorcycle can do the same for be directed to inquire as to the L ability of securing machines, recom- Let u show you how and why. they were advisab Come in—or write for details. Al B rboupded m Rt ey READING STANDARD || tosianee: vos the s, ‘adicated on a viva voce vote. ‘et Back to Grandfather's Time luding argument was b . who said t} e allegat MOTORCYCLE THE BEST IN THE WORLD e | || sired Lo refute ti the evolution of human brs stopped when it reached Norwich Frank W. Lovell, Agent, instanced great inventors who at Lovell Bros.) once been considered idi th was not time (o talk a | back to our grandfat Thames Square, Norwich { buying and deliverirg | party “menagers wen: bunc | tha 1 he blanket bal 1 be taken as & had out lay His speech wa h ould not The Continenta] House Furnishing C vota was taken at once e Sells from factory to con- s a vigorous shout on the Yes side 2 d a foeble response from the X sumer aonly, for information |so at the vote v « lared apply to our local Rep. e i M. A. BOTWICK | AII-_STARS'“STC&L. Care of Martin House { NORWICH, CONN. Office and Show Room at 813-819 Chapel 8t, New Haven, Conn—Local | Successful Social Affair at Hall by Bassball Club. Cadillac Manaper Gaorge Driscoll's Ali Stars Tel. 713. gav> a largely attended social in Cac lac hall Friday evening, and the occa- sion proved a delightful one for all present. Music for the dancing w furaished by the Cadillac orchestira, and moonlight dances featurcd prograreme. Harry Blickburn off ed as floor diry every sucee the p will be used to purcl he Stars. John Ryan was n charge of the ard Willium Harvey >mmittes sehie Sunda the trip by ) Present at Family Gatherina. There was a il k Don't but delay, Grain and Feed today at once, T've| order that Hay, just recelved a prime lot of Hay, OAtS | 1ud family, Those and Corn and would be pleased to ill | Charfotte f.ami), It you're In the market { and Mrs. L your order, IBYi Clark B Onts o Cagm | T2 AT 5 for some cholce Hay, I Neeton: ana Stavl vou'll be making & mistake by n6t | ington, and Dr, ordering at once. CHAS. SLOSBERG, ! of Norwich Town | Joseph Ambler of the facully of Yale unfversity s at his home In this of for the simmoer vaths and - Auring 3 Cowve St. SR A ey Reals Aot fice work at the Y. M, C. A duction of ‘the trolley car and this at- | s had been | , and it won't do | could | and | it since | | | are the Al Trolleys T is a - Lead A JUNE SATURDAY Saturdays in June will be busy days. for many weeks is coming on now in leaps and bounds and hot weather wearables are greatly in demand. This week the event which overshadows all others is the big June Sale of Undermuslins. t its best. corvasamr 5 LA wEsIZEMANN o SILK DEPARTMENT 85¢c Cheney Brothers’ Foulards, 59¢ s a m » Plain The best. color = genuine CH silks and patterns oose from. s 1o < The Big Ready-to-wear Section FOR CHILDREN'S DAY A beautiful assortment of Dainty White Dresses for the girls from six to fourteen years of age. Dainty White Dresses of fine French lawn, exquisitely made and trimmed with new dresses in the latest girllsh modeis made and finished in the best ways. WOMEN’S AND MISSES’ LINEN SUITS Stunning models in what will prove the most popular mer suits. nd plain taflored models with the very latest skirts, L difference 11 of the litt WOMEN’S AND [1i55ES’ WASH DRESSES We have a deli tiest and linens. THE LAST OF THE TAILORED Values from $22.50 to $25.00—$18.50 Tallored Suit s and IOWER-SPOT-PROC FOULARI "ETAS—A small lot of Pink, Blue and Paffetas and some fancy ed effe ixed lot of sil all of which we sell 1 - r 29c, SATURDAY SPECIAL 19¢ WASH GOODS DEPARTMENT patterns repres se Dimities same we have sold ripes, dots and floral d nted. All fast colors. SATURDAY SPECIAL 18c KNIT UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT A VESTS—We w 1l Satur s w 1 are plain tri riety of patterned lace ellent 25¢ quality. h either SATURDAY SPECIAL 19¢c The White Sale IN THE DOMESTICS AND LINEN DEPARTMENTS ive bargains we are proud of them, makinmg some most rying to get T e below two of these interesting of- aren’t v are to secure and special items: 25¢ Utility Linen Suiting for 19¢ Yard or re by This is a fine linen—finest suiting in a good weig’ separate cady for the skirts. It launders perfectly and is making. Sale Price 19¢ for suits water 25¢ Bleached Pillow Cases 10¢ Made 28 size. from of bleached cc a splendid «q They are Sale Price 19c¢ hemme rtton in ve the very latest touches in every way, Daintiest V Pretty cent of the good styles and colors SATURDAY SPECIALS RUG AND DRAPERY DEPARTMENT Summer which has lagged behind Buy now while the assortment ’ BOSTON STORE MILLINERY ALL THAT'S NEW IN OUTING HATS is ready with You should see the clever Outing Hats with wHich the tables in this attractive laden. Mannish Panamas, pretty Javas and Pongees, the new Hnen and linen and straw combinations which are attracting attention, are some very late arrivals in linen and felts, department are Then, tos, thers fine laces and embroidery. Fresh The prices are an attractive feature of these Hats We also have a very pretty selection of the all TWhite and For From $3.98 Up Lingerie Hats for women, misses and for the young girls. the latter hats which are just the thing for Children's Day. Now is the time to get the White Hat. The prices are low Linen made up in smart cutaway, Nor- ets make {n a suit—what a differ- det make in the whole effect, These From $5.98 Up FOR THE MEN 50c CHENEY BROTHERS’ TIES FOR 39¢ This is a from one of the famous CHENEY silks, one of their newer silk too—Crepe Faille they call it and it s just the silk for a tie, y varied assortment of the pret- Dre s in ginghams, tissues, lawns ittle dresses in all the latest models, From $2.98 Up new lot of Ties made The Ties are reversible and slip easy They are all solid colors and the shades are new and attractive Every Tie is marked “Cheney” For Saturday 39c¢ BAG AND BELT DEPARTMENT WOMEN'S BLASTIC BELTS—50¢ Belts in all colors a tted with gilt buckles, SATURDAY SPECIAL 38¢ LADIES’ GLOVE DEPARTMENT LONG SILK GLOVES in either black or white. Gloves mude from fine silk in a good weight and in the correct length for wear with the summer gowns. 'y were made to sell for 49¢ a pair., R R . SATURDAY SPECIAL 65 Here is a strong and durable ?ml- ART GOODS DEPARMN.T v it Case STl va Sl i Ao T NG STAMPED HUCK TOWELS—AIl stamped in pretty, new aDBearition sEonEls Vord e Hap Forn: patterns. These are Towels which we have sold for CLOTH SUITS ‘Women and Mis inally made upon them. with scarcely two alike, Saturday $18.50 which are worth They or 28 We or PALMER” HAMMOCKS—The name Palmer guar- s the value, These Hammocks are made with e valance and pillow ___ SATURDAY SPECIAL 75 SLIN CURTAINS, made from a good quali- lin—these Cugrtains are finished with forced I her corners, B6c7anil ube, SATURDAY SPECIAL 85c SATURDAY SPECIAL 19¢ TOILET GOODS DEPARTMENT CHILDREN’S SEWING CLASS four row, real istle Tooth Brush—a 40c combination. SATURDAY SPECIAL 25c P IR sells regularly for §8o. el to match, SATURDAY SPECIAL 29¢ SATURDAY SPECIAL 10c Muslin Underwear ¢ prepared for this, For weeks we ha For this we every bit of our buying power to securs e fi garments which we might offer at these dean s. It is all good underwear, dair prices which have reached {he turday we have secured soms 1 go on sale at that time, SPECIAL COVERS in the French style which are with preity torchon Splendidly s which are always sold for 25c, SALE PRICE 15¢ SPECIAL CORS 'WERS In CORS trimmed lace, the French style, There are es 1n this lot, one trimmed with pr two & lace and the other with embroidery, A stunning SALE PRICE 19¢ OTHER SALE VALUES CORSET COVERS from.. «ee.25c to sale valus, $2.25 DRAWERS from ........ 25¢ to $3.50 NIGHT ROBES from.... 23 to $5.98 WHITE RTS from... ..89¢ to $7.50 50c te