The Portland daily press., 1879-04-15

LEWISTON, April A.
David Dunn, the Oldest Ex-Governor now liv-
ing 10 Maine, is registered at Elm House.
Spring street Baptist parish annual meeting
occurred tonight.
An aged couple of fugitives were picked up
on Lincoln street tonight by the police and
cared for.
Pioneer B. B. Club gave q complimt ntary
ball to the Atlantics of Portland tonight.
Eleven entries were made for the prizs of.
fered foe bsst dancing.
Lewiston Light Infantry, recently organized
numbering over seventy men, had first election
of officers tonight in City small hail. A. S
Perham was chosen Captain and "A. Murphy
LIST Lieut.. The meeting was presided over by
Orderly Sergeant T. NJ Holmer, and M. Il. Cliff
ford served as Secretary pro tenn.
Dickens Party at High st. Church tonight
was the most delightful entertainm of the
season.
Never has the quiet city of Auburn been
sgitated ia such measure as to-day. All day
from the hrst omen of the extremely exciting
report that the principal of the High School,
Prof. Chas. E. Fish, was in Jail, the streets
have been crowded with men from every class,
eloquently pleading the merits and dement's
OF the case. Hard words and almost blows
between prominent men in society have been
exchanged. In fact everybody's features have
been ruf1ed to some extent. Now catching
up the story itself, first let us visit Prof. Fish.
the prisoner Mr.. Fish says to your reporter:
On Monday. April 9Th, at the beginning of the
it best to consolidate the two divisions of the
middle Latin and class of the junior Latin class,
both Of which classes had bsen divided be-
tween my first and second assistants. took
charge of the consolidated mid die class myself
and gave the consolidated junior class to INV
second assistant, who had previously instructed
large majority. of it. The same afternoon
I was invited by the Secretary of the School
Committee that evening l found q majority
present and at their request gave them my
reasons for the change. after which was told
that 1t saw tit to take any class under my
personal instruction there could be no objec-
tiop. The committee adjourned to the next
forenoon, at which time l was not prescott.
Tuesday afternoon l received through the Sec
Rotary an instruction to restore the original
order. % Tuesday evening the secretary
called at my home to inquire if I had COM
Piled with the committees instructions, and
told him that had rot, whereupon he handed
me note OF dismissal. Your correspondent,
after this interview, went to the Office of DR..
W. Z. Cakes, who characterized Mr. F,sh's
action as insubordinae and revolutionary. We
saw Miss Littleieid, the first assistant, was be-
ing done great Injustice in the taking
away of her class W bich she had instr1c ed for
years. and expressing her incompetency, and
we, after most careful deliberaton, decided to
have Mr.. Fish dismissed and have done
SO, as we have a perfect right having
supreme power over the schools and teachers.
Fish was arra'gned before Judge Dresser this
morning and pleaded not guilty to the charge
OF disturbance of scho d, and was ordered to
furnish suIeties, failing to do so he was COM
mitted The students being nearly unit in
favor OF their principal made matters warm for
the committee. Court met again at 4.3O D m,
Judge Dresser presiding. Respondent appear
ed with @. w. Goddard as counsel. A. large
crowd congregated in the hall. The prisoner
had a marked determination on his features
and appeared confident of a favorable issue in
the trial. W. X. Cakes, member of the school
board, testified to being present at the opening
Of the morning session, and that John A.
Morrell, the newly elected principal, was in
terrupted by Mr.. Fish, who attempted to CON.
troll the school,