Show f Cy Hoskins eC to Mayor of Bingville Others ec to to o oIce Office Ice Too Numerous to Men Men- ens en- en s Much ion ion- uc en in Town own but Its It's a all Over Yet Now Last Lad Tuesday was one of the most momentous days which Bingville has passed through for several years it being being being be be- ing the day on which the annual eleck- eleck V was lS held td The weather was fine and there was a large vote vote polled the polled the largest for several years ears The ballots was cast Cat in the schoolhouse which was fitted up for the Them who lives outside the town tonn but still In fn the borough h either come into town to vote in In various vanous or walked Voting begin earl early Skinner was the first than man to cast a vote into the box was a candidate for member of the Board of Health which is also the Board of Trade and he voted for h He dropped in his vote at exactly exactly exactly ex ex- 2 minutes after 6 a. a m. m by his own watch Everything thing went off right peaceable considering Jim Skillings who is a Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican and Sam Hoover Hop cr who is a Democrat got to arguing outside the schoolhouse after they voted about which party had did J more ore to remove the tail brown-tail moth than the other After After After Af Af- ter they talked a while they begin to get riled up and bye and bye be Jim called I Sam a liar its As As a matter of fact Sam Sant I will v ill lie in a pinch but he didn't like Jike to toI I have it up to him so he waded in and hit Jim a crack on the nose and the way Jims Jim's nose bled him was awful I Jim doubled double up his fist fisl and struck t tSam tSam tSam Sam but missed him and at that instant in instant instant in- in stant Seth Dewberry our town constable e on the scene and told Jim and Sam he hc would arrest t them em both for or hurting each other under false pretense pretense pretense pre pre- tense unless the they kept quiet The boys cooled down some then and Jim went to the spring back of the schoolhouse and washed the blood off offen en his fac face Hank Dewberry voted three times and was just going to vote once more along in the afternoon when Bill Hepburn Hepburn Hep Hep- burn buni our blacksmith who was judge of caught Hank at it and refused to aIlo allow him to vote more than three times This made Hank pretty mad and he had a good deal to say about being a free-born free American citizen entitled to the sacr sacred d right of but Bill told him to git outer the schoolhouse less hed he'd kick him out These was bras the only two incidents that marred the day Cy Hoskins was eI elected Mayor l getting getting get get- etting et- et ting votes otes Ab the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican candidate was defeated defeat d by getting getting getting get get- ting a total of nine votes Seth Dewberry rry was constable constable con con- stable table and Hen Peters was defeated for forthe forthe forthe the same office Hen accused Seth of intimidating persons to vote for him The three selectmen elected consisted of Amos Hillyer our talented lawyer Deacon Butterworth and Bill Hepburn We was not surprised to see sec Arne and the deacon elected but we confess that Bill Dill Hepburn being as a selectman selectman select select- man startled us a good cal cat Everybody knows that Bill gets drunk every evey Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day regular and a person would erly think he lie wouldn't be a good man manto manto manto to help administer the towns town's affairs We Ve have since since learned however that when Bill Dill who was judge of counted the votes he give a large majority Ante me Hillyer was also a J J. J of the P. P again The Board of or Health which is also the Board of Trade was JS as follows Eph Higgins our big ing in postmaster Hen lien Veather Weathersby by prop of oE tour our large general store and Skinner our well wen known townsman So far a as we w we are personally concerned we are arc well wen satisfied with the m men n to office with the exceptions noted and the Bugle I will support them in office so long as they do what they ought to do But let us warn you all gentlemen who woo have been that if we detect you yon taking part in any corruption corruption corruption cor cor- or any other underhanded work that needs the glaring light of publicity we e will turn same on you without fear or favor |