The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
FRYE AND DINGLEY THERE
Maine Statesmen Throw Dignity
Aside at a Mock Town Meeting

Squirrel Island, Me-, Aug. 2I-The
town crier,'' a small boy with big
bell, was very much in evidence on the
island yesterday morning as he wended
his way among the cottages, calling the
people to the Casino at 2 p. m. 1t was
one of we olde fashioned town meet
ings, and the hall was crowded with
an audience deeply interested in the
prospect of seeing such men as Senator
William P. Frye and Nelson Dingley,
Jr., with other brilliant men, lawyers,
bankers, editors, etc, throw off their
dignity and squabble and dispute over
the questions before the meeting.
Promptly at o'clock Prof Thomas,
who acted as town clerk, called the
meeting to order and read the warrant
the articles of which were as follows:
First, to choose a moderator; second,
to see what the town will do about
celebra tie st. Patrick's day; fourth, to
see if the town will extend the rights of
women: fifth, TO see if the town will
sprinkle the streets; sixth, to see what
action the town will take to regulate
riding bicycles; seventh, to see if the
town will vote money for better in
Struction in croquet; eighth, to see
what disposition the town will make of
money received from theatrical exhi-
billions; ninth, to fix the salary of the
chief justice; tenth, to see what action
the town will take for the support of
Its poor; eleventh, to see how much
money the town will raise for the sup
port of the schools; twelfth, to see
what action the town will take for
building high school house; thir-
tenth, to see what action the town will
take for building bridge to South
port; fourteenth, TO see what action the
town will take for the suppression of
witchcraft; fifteenth, to see what ac-
ton the town will take for establishing
a whipping post; sixteenth, to see what
action the town will take for the sup
preston of intemperance; seventeenth,
to see what action the town will take to
establish a mint for free coinage of
gold, silver and iron at the rate of 16 of
silver to of gold and 81 of iron to of
gold; eighteenth, to transact any and
all business that may come before the
meeting
Mr.. Ethan Chase nominated Mr.. Frye
for moderator. This was objected to
son Alden, a lad of II. The decision
was made by vote of the meeting, and
Mr.. Frye was put in the chair, where
upon he nearly cOnvulsed the audience
by his ready wit and clever repartee.
Many of the articles were tabled with
out discussion, but those that were
considered were cleverly argued. Arti-
Gle 2 was most cleverly argued against
by Lawyer Weston. He dwelt upon the
ALREADY superf1uouS supply of wind
mills of all descriptions, theological, phil
osophical, medical and otherwise, that
were whizzing around our heads all the
while,' and moved that there be no
more. The motion prevailed.
The pauperS of the town were finally
auctioned off. This created much mer-
riment, as the wealthieSt men of the
island were called toe the front, to be
boarded out with the lowest bidder, the
town being too poor to support them.
Mrs. Wallace H. White daughter of
dition of her seven children, and plead
ed for assistance from the town.