The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06
friend. "Old Pennyroyal."

ue began TO READ IL, bCrItlclSlnR and
commenting as he went until he ended
paragraph which closed with the ap-
peal for all good citizens to unite, "to
down the common enemy"-"A AL Boyd"
added loud voice, as Capt. Boyd fin
ished this sentence.
After the uproar which had greeted
this had subsidized, Capt. Boyd declared:
ANY man who says I am the common
enemy of any portion of this town, tells
a falsehood."
Then Capt. Boyd went on to read the
circular, which was an argument in fav-
or of the present ferry as compared with
previous ferries. AS Capt. Boyd read
there were many hoots and cat calls, un-
til Moderator Haskell requested the town
constablss to come up into the center of
the hall, and directed them to seize the
next man who hooted and lock him up
in the selectmen's office.
Then Capt. Boyd read ana criticized
the circular in peace, save for occasional
crise of Breakers to loo-ard". "Look out
captain. or you will lose your bark"
"Oh the bark is all right, and so is
Capt. Boyd" replied the captain, amid
cries of Good' and cheers from his sup
porters.
Capt. Boyd then brought up the ques-
tion of economy, telling how over forty
thousand dollars had been dumped into
the ferry landing, and counselling the
citizens of the town to be prudent.
Capt. Boyd being asked whether, under
the offer he had made. he should have
uphold the statement that the boat I
should put on would be boat of two
ends" cloud laughter.)
Here Mr.. Fred Dyer and others object
ed to Capt Boyd's reading of SO many
documents. and loud yeil of "Ques-
tion, Question" arose.
Moderator Haskell restored order and
declared that Capt. Boyd should have his
rights
Here Mr.. H eckbert tried to shut Capt.
Boyd off on the ground that his remarks
were not pertinent, but went all around
Robin Hoods barn.
"They are as pertinent as were Mr..
Campbell's," said the moderator.
"Yes, Campbell went to milking cows"
shouted voice.
Capt. Boyd then read paragraph from
Ferry Village in the Argus, telling how
Mr.. Cole had returned from Augusta af-
ter serving this village" we'll ,etc.
Here came..a new attempt to shut off
Capt. Boyd, and this time the moderator
sustained the point and Capt. Boyd was
warned to keep to the question. Then
Capt. Boyd pulled copy of the PRESS
ont of his pocket and read from that.
AS the article related to the ferry he was
allowed to proceed.
Some little storm arose because Capt.
Boyd kept speaking of Ferry Village"
and he was instructed by Moderator Has
kell to call it "South Portland Village"
When Capt. Boyd had concluded, the
motion was put on his motion to dismiss
the article. When the "ayes" were.called
for the shout was loud; but the noes"
rose into perfect roaring.
eft will be necessary to poll the street,"
said Moderator Haskell. "All in favor
Of Capt. Boyd's motion to dismiss the ar
ticle, take the other side of the road,
and those who are against dismissal,
take this side of the road.
Stephen Seaman and William B. Jor-
dan were appointed to count on the fur
ther side of the road, and Charles A.
Tilton and Carleton Rundlett on the
nearer side.
1t was quite a spectacle to witness the
tw lines, each four deep, as they faced
one another across the muddy road,
while crowd of small boys and nom
com batants hung on fanks and rear.
"You're licked pa, yelled youth who
had taken position on the ferry side,
and recognized his respected sire in the
front rank of the anti-ferry line.
After the lines were formed Capt. Boyd
strobe down the front of his command,
like general at review.
But it was in vain. Capt. Boyd's par
ty mustered only 286 men, while the
South Portland Village contingent num-
bered 3Se.
the vote was announced, and greeted
with cheers.
Then the first article, reconsidering the
action of the other town meeting, was
passed by acclamation.
The second article, to see what should
be done about leasing the landing then
came up.
Capt. Boyd presented then motion to
lease the landing to anyone for $50 a
year.
Mr.. Charles A. Tilton moved to amend
by su ubstituting molten that the ferry
landing be let to the Peoples Ferry COM
pany for a term of ten years at an annu-
al rental of one dollar.
Mr.. Tilton supported the motion with
brief speech, recalling what the Peo-
ple's Ferry company had done for the
interests of South Portland Village. The
ferry landing is highway. 1t was nev-
er intended to be anything else, and it
never ought to be. cloud cheers.)