The Portland daily press., 1881-04-07

Inc report was accepted and placed on file.
Mr., L. T. Chase, the society's agent, made
his report and it was accepted and placed on
| file. The following is a synopsis.
AGENTS REPORT
The whole number of abuses to which the
agents attention has been called exclusive of
cases in shipment OF in transit was go, most
of which were practiced in the limits of the
city and its immediate vicinity. Other towns
to which his attention had been called were
Cape Elizabeth, Casco, Gorham, Gray, Deer
ing, Yarmouth, Westbrook, Scarboro, and
Windham. Investigation indicated that about
so per cent. OF all cases were the result of pow
erty, ignorance, carelessness laziness, lack of
judgment and the hurry and drive of business.
Those W CHI originated from those causes de
Wiped themselves in animals being poorly fed
and sheltered and worked when not quail
fed sAbout 10 per cent. were regarded as
malicious cruelty, consisting in animals being
overdriven, whipped, beaten, kicked and
stoned. in dog and cock fighting, the robbing
of birds nests and other malicious acts For
the last class of offences eight persons have
been prosecuted and convicted and one for in
terfering with the discharge of the agents du-
ties. Five Of the number went to Jail for thir-
ty days and four paid fines to the amount of
$40. Several other cases of like nature came
TO his knowledge and he considered that a
more salutary influence would have been ex-
erted if they had been brought promptly to
justice, but the delicacy of complainants in
offending friends and neighbors, or failure to
furnish evidence left him without the means
to sustain an action. Twenty-Five animals
have been destroyed as q result of age, acct
dent or disease. Six persons have been forbid
den to work their horses under the penalties
provided by law Three horses have been tax
en- from drivers and cared for at the expense
of the owners. Many have acknowledged
their faults and promised reform but seem to
have met with Indifferent success as the condi
of ha onin lis inAi 10 Eirl,f Of
slanders have been reported and disposed of,
three by order or consent or authority of the
owner, four by authority of law. and one case
turned out to be chronic catarrL from which
the animal died. The above does not include
the hundreds of cases of suffering witnessed
among animals in transit through the city.
The report closed by saying that great changes
had been wrought during the past few years
through the efforts of the society. Practical
men residing along the main thoroughfares
leading to the city. and those residing in adjoin.
ing towns find the universal opinion to be that
all kinds of domestic animals are better shell
tered and fed, more humanaly and sklfully
handled and used and treated with more kind
ness and consideration when sick and more
mercifully disposed of when sick and disabled
The following were elected directors of the
society:
Mrs D. I'll. Ingraham, Mrs. j. w. Water
house, Miss L. Titcomb, Mrs. H. 1. Robinson,
Mrs. j. Il. Palmer, Mrs. L. nj. n. Stevens, Mrs.
A. Haines, Mrs. T. Quimby, Miss II. Spring,
Mrs. j. B. Carroll, Mrs. j. P. Baxter, Miss E.
S. Jones, T. G. Jersey, w. W. Thomas VIM
McAleney, 7. B. Tolford, Payson Tucker j.
NJ. Adams, o. X. Gerrish, M. G. Palmer c.
Mclaughlin.
The meeting then adjourned.
At subsequent meeting of the directors the
following officers were elected:
President-Charles Mclaughlin.
Secretary and Treasurer Octavia G. Car
roll.
Vice Presidents-Henry Bergh, Elbridge
Gerry, j. III, MCMILLAN, Israel Washburn, A.
W. III. Clapp, r. M. Richardson. j. P. Bax-
ter, J. W. Waterhouse, William Senter, A.
Little, 7. B. Tolford, G. Walker, O. K. Ger
IRISH.
Attorney-Emory S. Ridlon.
Agent-L. T. Chase.
Auditing Committee 8. Tolford