The Portland daily press., 1889-10-23

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position have come to Maine. DIR. A. g.
Hamlin OF Bangor, received honorable men
ton for his display Of tourmalines and min
erals the Wlnterport Packing Company re.
canned corn; and the Lewiston public
schools received honorable mention.
The Auburn Gazette boasts that the only
person connected with the Portland schools
who received higher pay than the Lewiston
teachers, Is the superintendent, while Lew
iston pays the teacher Of the Normal prae-
tice school $500 year, while Portland only
pays 5000, and the Lewiston class has three
or four times as many pupils.
They arc talking Of ballot reform in the
Maine towns. Says the South Buekteld cor
respondent Of the Oxford Democrat: 1--WE
note with great deal of interest that wher-
ever ballot reform Is tested, from New Eng
land to Montana, the result Is universally
satisfactory. Ballot reform, or the secret
ballot will yet become an established fact In
the Pine Tree State.
Jeremiah Quinn, a resident OF Saco, took
dose Of opium Monday evening, which
came very near ending his life Mr.. Quinn
had been unwell for number Of weeks and
has lately been In the habit Of using the
drug. He was seen by a namber Of persons
In SacO In the afternoon and appeared 10
be suffering considerable pain, and it Is pre-
seaTS q SOs ssSe n.e e s
and Follansbee were immediately called.
They arrived about o'clock. when they
found Mr.. Quinn fast going into state OF
insensibility. From that time until o'clock
yesterday morning physicians remained with
him, and it was only by the NEST untlring ef-
fort that his life was saved.
Bath will make considerable exhibit at
the International Maritime Exhibition
which opens in Boston November 4th. Al
ready William Rogers. Kelly & Spear, A.
Sewall x Co., w. L. D0nnell Charles 4.
Hyde, H0ughton Bros, William Potter, the
marine architect, and ii. w. SwantOn, Of the
Eastern Steamboat line, have decided 10 par
tieipate. What show Il would De II those
vessels now building In Bath could be taken
to Boston? The New England Shipbulldlng
Company now have four vessels on the
stocks and are cutting tue tmbeI for three
schooners which they are to begin work on
| as soon as possible. H0ught0n Bros. have
| the frame for their 2200-tOn ship partly cut
| in Maryland and will have the timber In
their yard the latter part OF next month.
| Then there are the big cotton boilers now 20
ing into the great steamer Portland.
During the convention OF the Y Young Mems
Christian Association at Waleryille, Treas
urer Jordan, OF the Bangor Association,
which has been so successful In securing the
money for fine building OF its own, told
how the money was raised. "In the first
place" says Mr.. Jordan, I'VE got the Bangor
reporters In sympathy with us. After edu-
eating the people up to the worthy ends aud
aims of the association we went to them for
money. One day during our canvass for
money, cashier in one Of our banks, who is
worth probably $4,000 met me on the street
and asked me why hadn't come round To
see him. Why said l, you must think We
are smart people to go around bOthering
people whom we know are going to contrib
ute generously. We spend our time on the
doubtful ones This man gave me $500 I'VE
took the city directory and made q canvass
OF every name from whom we la any hopes
OF getting subscriptions. When some men,
Der had influence over wealthy man we
always had that member after the wealthy
man 8 pocket book. We picked out ten per-
/ give $1,000 apiece. After we goi their names
I Tor the desired amount We made out llSt OF
$500 each and so on. The WOmen's Auxll-
larry secured the first S3,lO0 OF the DuldinE
| fund by entertainments and ether means. "A
man should be approached when the clreuils
stances are all favorable.