The Portland daily press., 1880-10-26
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
The Meeting at City Hall To Might.

City Hall will be crowded tonight by our
citizens on the occasion OF the rally in honor
of Hon. W. P. Frye. Mr. Frye as is well
known, is one of the best speakers in the
country and one of the deepest thinkers a
man who is not only an honor to his immediate
constituents but also to the entire State. His
speech this evening will deal largely with the
tariff we understand and should be heard by
all workingmen for they are. especially interes-
ted in this matter. Chandler's Band and
the Garfield and Arthur Glee Club will furnish
excellent music and the galleries will be reser-
we'd for the ladies. Hon. James FL. Mcmillan
will preside.
A Miserable Representation Exposed.
1.-TWO LIGHTS CAPE ELIZABETH,
October %, $780,
To the Editor Of the Press:
The first assistant keeper at this station takes
the Weekly Argus, and in its editorial colu mn
in this weeks issue is brief article labeled
"Political Prescription" The article charges
by Implication too plain to be misunderstood,
that Mr.. Chase, late second assistant keeper
at the station, was discharged because he voted
the Democratic ticket in September. speak
of what l know when I declare that the
charge, whether implied or expressed, is de-
liberate and unqualified falsehood. If it
served the Argus purpose better to give its
readers facts instead of fiction, it would be
more careful how it published information
from SO unreliable source as If evidently got
that from. The Mr.. Chase in question kno.cs
Uhdt he 1CdS discharged for and II there are
any sufficiently interested to perfer truth to
statements made by him, or to be found in the
editorial columns of the Argus. | have no
doubt that on application to the office OF the
Lighthouse Inspector they may be gratified by
seeing the charges preferred by myself, and
which procured Mr.. Chase's removal. To fur
ther show the complete falsity and absurdity
of the Argus claims. the first assistant at this
station, who has held the situation nearly five
years, is known to be Democrat, and, SO far
as am aware, has never voted with any other
party. He certainly voted the fusion ticket i'll
September and makes no secret of it.
would inquire of the Argus man why the "po-
litical prescription" of which he speaks has
failed to meet this case with the notice Your
services are no longer required" Apropos OF
the foregoing, beg to add, in conclusion, that
an Republican; and for that reason alone,
though my politics were born OF more than
four years service in the Union army, have
already had an abundance of hints that in the
event of Hancock's election I shall in due
Treasury that ''my services are no longer re-
quired.'' MARCUS A. HANNA,
Principal keeper of Cape Elizabeth Light sta
tion.
Personal
Mr.. A. E. Pennell sang at the First Parish
church Sunday in place of Mr.. Thurston.
Gen. Fl. M. Plaisted went to Bangor Sum
day, but returned yesterday and is now at the
United States Hotel.
Hamlett Bates, Standing Justice of the Po-
lice Court of the city of Chelsea, after long
and sever illness, died at his residence on
Washington avenue, in that city, Saturday
evening last, of heart disease. Judge Bates
was born at EastpoIt, Maine, on the first day
of May, 1914, and was, at his decease, 66
years months and % days old. His education
was of the common school, attending the
academy at Pennington, Me-, and for a short
time a country school in Windsor, VT His
parents died when he was mere boy, which
threw him on his own resources for a liveli-
hood, and he conceived the idea of following
the sea, but one voyage, however, cured him
of his sailor notions. Upon his return from
sea he entered printing Office in Eastport,
Me-. where he learned the trade, after which
he went to Calais, Me-, where at the age of
20 he started the first newspaper ever printed
in that place-the st. Croix Courier. At a
later date he assisted in starting the Sandy
River Yeoman, and also edited the Chronicle,
which was published at Thomaston. In 1886
he went to Boston and was a printer on Wen
dell Phillips paper. He had been Demo
crat but under Phillips became Republican.
In 1856 Gov. Gardner appointed him Standing
Justice of the Police Court, Chelsea, and he
has filled the Office ever since.
Among the arrivals at the American House
are Mons. Saucier, professor of music, of Mon
treal; Chas. Gushing, the extensive ship
builder, of Freeport, and J. Lombard, of New
Jersey, captain of the new ship Wilma now
lying at Grand Trunk Elevator wharf.