16 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
1
The annual town election produced a Republican victory with Wallis E Howe and John H Wall winning council seats and Dan Hezekiah C Wardwell losing. Voter turnout totaled 1144 of 1626 eligible, with results fielding multiple party endorsements and a post election recount confirming the gains for several candidates.
In Warren on Wednesday the good government coalition swept the town ticket in a bitter contest. A record vote was cast with 1231 total. Daniel H. Morrissey defeated incumbent Max W. Laugy by 65 votes for First Councilman. Other results: Dr. John Denby over Gilbert R. Cole by 84. Herbert A. Nicholas over Thomas Gorman by 78. Jeffrey Jajeunesse over Ernest J. Dube by 81. George Gregory over Henry C. Gagnon by 104.
The fifth Pilgrim service will be at First Congregational Church Sunday at 7 30 p m. Rev John E Whitley will discuss The Activities During and Since Colonial Days. Music led by Mr and Mrs F M Dimondy with Miss Margaret Best selling and duets by Mrs Colwell and Mrs Dimond piano by Daniel W Coggeshall
The Y M C A Day Campaign sees boys asking friends for small envelopes of money. Returns have started to come in and organizers Palthorpe and Milligan invite reports of any overlooked supporters and will dispatch boys to collect.
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