An Election in Bramblekeg

It is with great sadness that the Burrough of Bramblekeg announces the kicking of the barrel, the going out to pasture, and the entrance of the old thereafter, of one Mayor Elias Gottlegeer. An accident during his judging of the annual Most Memorable of Pasty Presentations resulted in a too-long nap, at which time Mayor Gottlegeer passed peacefully in his sleep with a full belly. Mayor Elias Gottlegeer dutifully served the Burrough of Bramblekeg for two-and-sixty years, having been elected in the Year of 963 in the Reckoning of the Rowan Hills. He was the son of Edmondo and Bonilda Gottlegeer. He is survived by his children, Esmeralda, Elisabetha, and Edgarius, and his grandchildren, Eugenia, Beryl, Petruchio, Bab, Poppy, Daisy, Shrimpy, Egg, Bumpkin, Florence, “Two-Tooth” Tumley, and Chrysanthemum.

The void left by Mayor Gottlegeer, though wide and deep, will be resolved by a Mayoralty Ballot to be posted and counted in the following months. Volunteer ballot counters will be granted hourly scone and vittle reprieves, and half-hourly tea and coffee recesses. It is anticipated that the new Mayor will have been determined by the end of the year, if not by the Spring Equinox.

Anticipated frontrunners include Millicentia Pokely and Balforus Trelcomb. Pokely, Headmistress over the Summerly Floral Festival Fantastic and its offshoot, the Bloom Bazaar of Brilliance, is known far and wide for her ambitious undertakings in the floral sphere. Her steady hand has guided the Bloom Bazaar of Brilliance from its earliest inception. Who can forget her quick thinking at the Floral Festival Fantastic Fiasco of ‘04, without which may have ended in catastrophe?

Trelcomb, Chief Cheesemonger of the Celebrated Curd Carnival, is likewise renowned in the Rowan Hills for his keen eye in the arts of dairy and husbandry. His mind is the progenitor of the Silken Tuftcattle, a variety selectively bred for its shining, woolen coat and its unimpeachable production of high-fat Silkencream (a term patented by Trelcomb Farms and Dairy). Trelcomb has likewise invented the notion of a “patent,” an abstract theory in which knowledge can be collected proprietarily and safeguarded from misuse through litigation.

Surely, both Pokely and Trelcomb have a long race ahead of them to secure the Mayoralty. The centrality and productivity of Bramblekeg makes it among the wealthiest and most valuable burroughs of the Rowan Hills. It will certainly be an election to remember.

The Gottlegeer Feast of Grief and Remembrance will take place from the 20th of September to the 25th. Refreshments will be provided.