THE ELECTION OF MAYOR OF KUMARA.

Kumara Times, Issue 677, 28 November 1878, Page 2

THE ELECTION OF MAYOR OF KUMARA.

A 1 chough during the early pari-of yesterday but little excitement prevailed in the town over the election of Mayory it gradually became more intensified towards the latter portion of the day. Shortly previous to the closing of thO poll the Cmvassers on both sides might have \jeen seen Very energetically expatiating on the extraordinary virtues cf their respective candidates and eagerly looking for any stray elector who had not already recorded his vote. At. the closing of the poll and daring the timO the returns were being made up, a large and good-humoured crowd anxiously, awaited the declaration. At half-past- ' six o’clock, the Returning Officer announced the state Of the poll as follows : Blake..i ..; ..; fls Dungan ..i ... 70 Mr Blake having addressed thOsO , present for the honor conferred On luirfj ‘ ’ Mr Duilgan also briefly thanked thO elector’s, and'a general adjournment ‘ then followed to the various Hotels where the health of “ Sis Worship’* was repeatedly toasted. In the mean- ! ' time the Dill man’s Town brass band : had arrived on the Scene, and irndOif Drum-Major Pollock, proclaimed thO, successful candidate ** a couquefinj# i ! hero” amidst the r dischargU of a shower' of rockets, and again necessitated His Woi’ship” movrntihg -a barrel-and addressing the crowd, which had t greatly increased in numbers. Ju ; this Wtagd ' of the proceedings, to .show the good feeling existing between ; the - parties, the successful -candidate, accompanied by the band jhis supporters} . and many of those frfee artd • easy ith-- ; bibers who are generally* preseill Oil these occasion's, marched to the bon^nf?'' his late opponent, where a general toasting ensued • hut many although were theinquiries for. the defeated candidate} he‘ : : was remarliaiily conspicuous by -his absence. A ball concluded the eveUing at the house of the future Mayor, where! “to a band of opera-music” dancing i- ;■ was kept up to the wee sraa hour’s of the morning.