The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-27
HON. RUFUS PRINCE SOMEWHAT BETTER
Chances For His Recovery a Little
Less Than Even.
Governor BurleIgh Fixes the Base
Bail Season.
What the State Will DO For The
Cattle Shows.
rSnecial To the Press.l

LNWISTON March 26.-At 10 p. m. a mes
sage from Turner announces that at this
hour Hon. Rufus Prince is more comfortable,
being fully conscious and recognizing men,
bers of his family. DIR. Sturgis of Auburn
has been summoned In consultation. There
is some slight prospect for MIR. Princes
recovery.
Mr.. Prince was born in Turner, July IL,
lS25-the son OF Hon, Job Prince, judge of
probate In Oxford county before Turner was
SET on to Androscoggin one of the men who
organized the Republican party In this sec
tlon OF the country, and stirring business
man OF integrity, honor and genuine worth.
He was educated in the town school and
at WestbrOok Seminary. At 20 years of age
he commenced teaching school, and he taught
ii terms in that historic neighborhood that
has sent out such men as Leonard SWEET, the
law partner of Abraham Lincoln, Senator
Hale and the countless more who have made
such valuable citizens all over the land. For
two years Mr.. Prince worked at numbering
on the PenObscot and at 25 years of age on
account of the death of an elder brother, he
returned to the old homestead at South
Iurner where he has since lived-on the
very farm where he was born.
He has held many Offices in the gift of the
town Of Turner and of Androsc0ggin county.
de was selectman, member of the school
committee snd town moderator of Turner,
county commissioner of Androsc0ggin
county for two terms, county treasurer of
able commissions and appointments from
probate and Insolvency courts, where he did
almost as much business as many attorneys
at-law. In 1865 he was member of Gov.
Cony's council. In 1866 81 68 he was
member of the State Board of Agriculture.
In 1872 he represented the to wn of Turner in
the State Legislature and in 1879 was
member of the State Senate.
From 1867 to 1880 he was member of the
board Of inspectors of prisons and jails and
declined further service. Other public
offices have been offered him and have been
declined.
Apart from public office of this SOFT Mr..
Prince has had special relations to the farm
Ing interests of Maine and especially to the
local and State Oranges and to the Maine
State Agricultural Society.
For nearly Is years he was trustee and
president OF the Andr0sc0ggtn County Agri-
cultural Society. He assisted to the develop
ment OF that society until the beginning of
its joint exhibition with the Maine State
Agricultural Society.
In 1873 tie was elected President of the
Maine State Agricultural Society. and again
in 1874 1875 and 1876. He was then elected
president of the Association, and served one
year. but declined reelection.
He was again elected president in 1879 and
has been reelected each year and in 1890 by
unanimous vote although he has in certain
previous years declined to be a candidate for
the position.
In 1889 President Prince was elected
Worthy Master of the Maine State Grange
at the session held at Belfast. For six years
he had been lecturer of the Turner Grange
and had also been master of that Grange.
He presided at the recent session of the
Grange in Lewiston and made an address
that attracted much attention. He was
especially interested in the now-pending
taX-lpgislatOn and ON other vital measures
of legislation and had he lived in good
health would have been prominent candl-
date for the Republican nomination for
governor Of Maine.