Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-27
HON. RUFUS PRINCE
Critically Ill With P,aumonia ard
Giavs Doubts Of Recovery Eater
tanned.

I LEWISTON. March &c A Is.e report {.
the Evening Journal says that: Hon. Ruful
Prince of South Turner. president Of tht
State Agricultural Society, is seriously il
from pneumonia. II 10 feared that be may
not live through the day.
Mr. Prince WAS still living st 4 p. NJ
| He lay &. that hour in . sors Of stupof and
recognized 10 one, not even the family sl
friends.
Mr.. Prince was taken i'll some four dayl
ago. Thursday morning he WAS brighter
but 10 few hours sank rapidly.
Rufus Prince was born In Turner, July ii
| lS25-,be son Of Hon. Job Prince, q Judge
Of probate in Oxford county before Turner
xss set of to Androscogsin; one OF the
men who orgsnized the Republican parry
ia this section Of the country. and stirring
business man Of Integrity, honor and
| genuine worth.
The same thing can be said OF other
me mbers Of his family upon the psternal
side, AL uncle (the brother Of his fsther)
Nosh Prince being a well known public
| man, a resident OF Buckfeid, at ore time
presiden. Of the Maine Senate and active
| in many ways. The mantle of public
service descended from this to the mex.
.enerstion and Rufus Prince at an early
| age was full of the conct rns of his native
| t0~n AID always active in all organizations
tending to The improvement Of his neighbors
He was educated in 'he town school and
| st Westbrook Seminary. At twenty year.
| Of age be commenced teaching school, and
| he taught eleven terms.
tie held many offices in the gilt OF The town
of Turner and of ABdfoscoegin county. He
Was selec:nan, member Of the school com
mitiee aGd town moderator OF Turner. 8
! county commissioner Of Androtc coggln
county for two terms. county treasurer OF
4ndroscogg!n ard has served upon innum-
erl6ls commissions and appointments from
probate ard insolvency courts, where he
id almost IS much business as macy sttor,
| neys as law. Ii 1865 he vas member of
| Governor Corey's council. Ia 1866 81 6s
os was member OF the State Board o.
4 bgficuiurs. Ia 1872 he Represented the
town Of Turner in ;he State Legislature
| and in 1878 10 va. member Of the State
| Senate.
From 1867 TO 1880 ne was memser al
| the board of inspectors of prisons aud j.iis
| and declined further service. Other public
Offices hsve been cferei him and have beeI
Apsrt from public GfIiee of this sort Mr.
Frincs has had special reistions to the
fafsing interests of Maine, ani especially
To the local and State gesnges and TO the
Msine Stsse Agricultural Society.
For rearly 10 years he was trustee and
president of the Androscoggin Count
AsfiCuiiarsl Society. He assisted 20 ,h7
development of thst society un:jl the be-
gIoiug OF its JOINT Exhibition with The Maine
STATE Agricultural Scciety.
| In 1873 he was eIsc.ed president of the
| Maine State Agricultural Society, sud again
in 1874, 1875 ard 1876. He Was then
elected president Of ,he association, and
served one year. but declined re election.
| He vas sgsin elected president in 1879
| and has been rS-eIec.ed each yesr a0d in
| 1890 by a uGar incas vote, although he has
| ia certain previous yesrs d. clined to be a
cs, didste for The posi- on, being eiecte
against zach ezpre ssiS1. His service il
, this direction ID we'll known. He hs3 gond
| exs cutive tssits and vas ssps cislly valuable
| in his krosledse OF what made q well
proqorlioned aud HARMONIOUS exhibition OF
agricultural interests.
10 1889 President Prince was elects d
WORTHY Master of The Maine State Grsrge
| at the session held at Belfast, For six
years he had been lecturer Of the Torne'
srsnze and had also been master Of that
grange.
Mr.. Princes character is widely know,
| and known only to be admired.