Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-29

force. There are enouyb sop;a.;n uk mem In
"a "s, out what is needed is soma ono - N
that they are obeyed. o"e 10 see
Mr. himball Of Bangor wa. co,,aa
- nc ~ niaoe some interesting remarks in rsrs.i
son VI. enforcement of the liquor law Ue
"a that when the liquor dealers find Tho.
h. nave got TO go to Jail they will pe, ont of
w;,h oness; out as long as they can get off
Win , nne they will continue in the bus;nass
Inc following officers were elected
1lesluent-J T. Warren, d. d.. Portland
Secretary-H. C. Munson. Portland
Iureasurer-D. w. LeLachenr.
vice rresldents-1.t district. G. n wa,-
mouth. blddeford; I'd district, J. c. Whits
lewiston; ID district, r R. Simonton. Cam
'en' fth district, j. s. Kimball. Bangor,
executive Committees-lst district r q
JORDAN, Alfred; I'd district, Rev. |. G. Ipce
Lib d;n.':, 90 district. c. b. Bessee. Bangor /;
gun District A. J. Billings, Freedom.
Mf. warren declined the exalted position
W "lich ne was elected. but his resignation
was not accepted. and he withdrew il
resolution was adopted to perfect their
organization by the members signing rho nnn
stitution VIC ''h-
committee was appointed to invite Cow
Robe to preside at the evening session
Adjourned until 73O o'clock evening
EVENING.
inere was very fair attendance at tho
PUBIC meeting in the evening. The presi.
aeht called the assemblage to order and in.
t,oduced Gov. Robe, who, on taking the
chalr, SAID: We are all interested in tho
cause OF temperance. 1t is a great honor To
De called upon to preside at this meeting and
we are all to be congratulated upon the con-
alton OF the temperance cause in Maine
what OF the past, present and future of tenn.
perance! Its history of 40 wears is an inter.
estlng question in Maiue and one we have
reason to be proud Of Personal action i, the
great lever in the direction of temperance
reform Total abstinence and its practice is
at the foundation
lie reiterated his temperance position as
gwen IN his address and thought he rep
! resented the temperance sentiment of
the State. He trusted that the advanced DO
slti"h or Names temp rance workers would
be sustained by all public men
1t is of such magnitude it is a great public
question and we should do all that is possible
bs legal and moral suasion, to make its sue
CESS. Above all things let us stand by TEN.
perance, by prohibition and by the enforce
merit of the laws.
At the close of the Governors address if
was voice to hold public meeting here next
week with the governor presiding, and Joshua
Nye, Rev. |. Luce, Rev. A. Skeela, were
appointed committee of arrangements
Remarks We're made by ID. W. LaLecheur,
Rev. DR.. Warren, Rev. II. C. Munson.
City Personals.
John Hopkins, Esq of Ellsworth, was ir
the city yesterday.
J. j. Parin, ESQ, of North Arson, was a,
Hotel North yesterday.
Mr. Geo. Rowell of the Portland Advertiser
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. II. Eugene Smith has gone to Boston
to take position in Mr.. w. II. Bigelow'.
Office for several weeks.
Judge Walker, Newport; Frank A. Owen
j. F. Rawson, j. S. Jenness, VIM
VIM. T. Pearsons, II. O. Woods
J. +. Snow, of Bangor, and John IL
Eveleih, Grt,nrillr; Judge Morrill,, Aubur n
Geo L Bracket, BE fast; Geo. w. Driskc
an d wife, Machias; and S. W. Gould, Skow
hogan; Col A. B. Neatly Horace C. STILES
John Culton, Col. c, II. Osgood, w. W
Sanborn, Postmaster Little of Lewiston, anC
were at Hotel North, yesterday.
There was generous sprinkling of mem
bers of the de mocratic State committee al
Hotel North last evening. Among them were
noticed f. A Owen. Bangor: S. w. Gould
Skowhegan; Levi B. Wyman, Ellsworth
Chas. Baker, Belfast; c. II. Chase, Port
land, and Chairman Cromwell. Two CALI
for meeting had been issued-one by ter
members of the committee for meeting las
evening in opposition to Cromwell, and
another for this evening by Cromwell. Owine
to the smalness of the number present there
was no meeting last evening. An unruly
spirit was manifested, however, and dis
position among the democrats present to Sc
down on Cromwell. The doughty chairman
was striving hard with his brethren, but
leaked out in the course of the evening tina
s. S. Brown of Waterville was the coming
man. and would succeed Cromwell.
The members of the Augusta Fire Depart
mept sat down to a bounteous collation. at
BENEFITS eating house, last evening, furnish
ed by Devine & Coughlin apd F. L. Weber
as a token of their appreciation OF the depart
ment's services in the recent fire. II. L
Morse Chief Engineer; c. B. Chandler
Assistant Engineer; 10. Weston. Foreman
/ Cushuoc No. /; J. II. Whitney, Foreman
Atlantic No. 9, express their sincere thank
in behalf of the members eff the department
/ Alta session of the Maine State Temper
ance Society Wednesday the officers of the
mast wear was collected, and the meeting
adjourned to the call of the executive com
mittee. so that the members may take part II
the meetings of the State Law and orde
League. The president of the society l
Row. I. Luce. OF Gardiner, and the secretar,
il b. c. Torsey, of Winthrop.
In the report of the hearing upon the apo
Ea,ion of the district school system, IN yes
,erdav's Journal, we should have mentioned
Mr.. Otis w. Andrews, representative IRON
Monmouth. as speaking very decidedly II
favor of its adjustment from personal ex
perience.
So severe was the storm last night that tn