The Portland daily press., 1880-02-13
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MAINE.

The Bangor City Government Vote to
Sell the Bangor g. Piscataquis Road.
BANGOR, Feb IA meeting of the city
government was held this afternoon rel. tive
to the sale of the Bangor Piscataquis rail.
road to Hon. VIM. B. Ives in behalf Of the
International s. Lake Megantic railroad. 1t
was voted to sell said road for 100000. The
conditions are that Ives shall take up and re-
tsrn to the city as they become due the bonds
issued by said city in aid OF said road to the
above amount, paying the interest as it be-
comes due The order of sale passed by the
city government will be submitted to the peo-
pie for their approval or disapproval.
Bowdoin Alumni of Bangor
Bowdoir alumni held their fifth annual
meeting at the Bangor House this evening,
Chief Justice Appleton presiding. The at
tendance was large. Rev. DR.. Stone of this
city delivered an able Grafton, and Dr. E. M.
Field read poem.
Relief for Ireland.
A meeting was held here this evening and a
relief of suffering Ireland.
State Temperance Convention.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-THE state temperance
convention elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
President-Joshua Nye.
Secretary. W Starbird.
Treasurer-Hev. d. w. LeLacheur.
Executive Committee-First district: A. j.
Chase second district, Jordan Rand; third
district, R. w. Dunn; fourth district, j. S..
Kimhall; fifth district, G. E. Bracket
Vice Observation-Disclosures Joseph S.
Garcelon; Aroostook, Rev. Mr.. Osgood; Cum
II IN 4. III;
John Allen; Hancock, II. d. Coombs: Kenne-
bee, j. K Osgood; knox, w. w. Perry; Lin
coin, James A. Hall Oxford, Col. w. 7. Eus-
tbs; Penobscot, Geo. S. Hill; Piscataquis, Levi
c. Flint; Sagadahoc, Henry Tallman; Som
erset, Frank Kendrick; Waldo, M. j. Dow;
Washington, N P. Mutt; York, O. B. Chad
bourne.
Among the speakers was Gov. Davis
The following resolutions were taken from
the table and discussed:
First-That in the contest against the drink
ing system and the drink traffic we will urge
an eternal warfare, and in this warfare we
will use every instrumentality which God has
placed in our hands until victory crowns our
efforts.
Second-That no political party shall receive
our support that does not recognize the iniqui-
ty of the liquor traffic and demand its destruc-
ton as essential to the public welfare.
Third-That the enforcement of the laws
adopting as living principle the motto "Vote
as you pray" and by holding parties and Off
cials responsible for righteous laws and a nom
partisan enforcement of the same.
Fourth-That all efforts to secure success at
the polls by an alliance with those who are
engaged in the liquor traffic is destructive to
political morality and has our emphatic
condemnation.
Fifth-That in view of the fact that in some
localities in the state, county and municipal
officers naUlnct or rafI1 tn ont bn
hibitory law, we respectfully request the Leg
islature to enact law providing for a state
constabulary.
Sixth-That we recognize as one serious
hindrance the Indifference of many wealthy
= and influential citizens touching the suppress
sion of the liquor traffic, and that we recon-
mend the friends of temperance in all our
communities to make special efforts to bring
this matter home to those who are ignorant
and Indifferent relative to the evils of intem-
perance in their midst.
Seventh-That the sale of cider for tipping
purposes is fro n all points of view detrimental
to the cause of temperance and morality, and
we earnestly cah upon the Legislature to pro-
vide enactments as shall absolutely prohibit
the traffic
Eighth-That we should employ every
agency that we can command to educate the
masses relative to the pernicioUs effects of the
drinking system, and to this end we earnestly
recommend the active dissemination of the
truth from the pulpit, the platform and the
press, and the circulation OF temperance lit
erature among all classes.
Ninth-That our future success lies in
large degree in the attention which we give to
the education Of the children upon the ques-
ton, and for this purpose we earnestly recon-
mend the introduction of temperance text
books into ali our common schools.
Tho first, third, fourth aud eighth were
adopted without discussion. The second,
fifth seventh and ninth ELECTED spirited
discussi on.
Tonight T. r. Simonton of Camden deliver
ed his lecture on "Wine and its evils