Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-07
GEN. NEAL DOW DEAD.
Father of the Maine Prohibition Law
Passed Away SATURDAY.

Portis lie Ns- OF QuskeT pareutsge-
@Hd belonged to t0ng-iived family, his
Esther having died a. njuetylyr. He at
tended school Ia his native city and wss
later pupil Of the Friends academy in
New Bedford. A. boy and young man
he VS.. fond Of a;hietlc sports. and was
Iesder then 81 nov. Old men u-etzkss tell
oi hi. teat> ~ htn he WAS boy. and II
rnsy Re thai be. thea Isid the foundation
- thst long IL - a. rues, uHceasiuE &C
tsFItie> he hs- led
W ben only fifteen hi sci oOl days
rAd,d. lie vas gwen q place ia his
'sther's Office and learned the cuisines, OF
tanner. from the ground up Gen.
pew- first official position was that Of
clerk Of a Gre eompany. The bright aud
pushing young fellow was soon promoted
10 fireman and VA, then made CHIEF Gu
zineer.
Chief D5w Va, proud q this, ~ tirsi
command. aud they Of him. and he con-
tinued at his post year after year. He
Wa the oldest eH-ehief engineer in New
England, and the Portland veteran fire.
uen never psraded without having the
i.He OF march pass his house on Congress
street.
lie Rent into politics before be WAS
twenty. one, aud a. then a pronounced
v hig. and not At ali ayer-e To defending
his political faith. Then he went into
the anti slavery movement, aud Mas one
OF he little band o: men " no here in
Maine stood by Garrison y hen BE would
be heard
In his early years he gave promise Of
being successful bastues- man. He wss
chosen director OF corporations, and old
business men banked on his iuds neu,.
He went ali over Maine. observed many
things, and rem. m heted them all Whlle
boy ne WAS a contributor to the news
papers.
Mr. Dow took his first public stand for
temperance " heH about twenty -oue years
o. age. 1t Ws- IN the occasion 81 su=an-
n.verssFy supper q fir. company OF
mitch he sss captain. He made such
Y'goroa. opposition 10 providing liquors
that the company adopted - View. ST.!
Tor the ;ir~t t.nle tie annual -upr.r VA
gwen without fiqaar>. Another 81 hi-
early achievements : -: 10 haye t.eu
To lad IA ,,sa ~ II custom wt5srt5 existed
At Portland 4 ringing Tire tatn I'LL at
II CLOCK u tie morning aiis. q, .s5'cI5ek
ira the aftsrassH. So "a raaf far me-
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throue 4aut H. = sis L. TO-. o,...s. .q.ie
conveyance. "a -fs#.a IA v5,,ar. "a ta...,
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down through sll, ~.s,s. haft.r., meet
ing. s,,akIu- u tEe es4rca... -chs.,.--
houses and woods and II, rr.s.. rad.
Whenever y,oaIe. would come to listen.
circulating y petition for signatures and
distributing tract, sud raurhiet-. Re-
ierrsnc to tht- period. H., .aid r.c..,,l,.
We covered the state knee deep With
temperance Iiteratur,.'
Finally. he appeared before Tho l.pi.fa-
ture Of Maine IN the winter 81 lS,f win
petition bearing ipOo0 SIGNATURES ak
ing for the "a ->a p, q prot,ihitory lac
The petition - a. rrsntei. Int ths. PENAL.
ties under the 4as WIZ 80 fna4t.iaate
that it Was Intellectual. la 1S5i he Wa
elected mayor q Portland. and ima5e-
distely thereafter secured the enactment
o: the Maine law. before referred 10
and proceeded a. MAYOR Of Portland 10
put il into execution after thfr,v DAYS,
notice that the law would be vigorously
and impartia!ly enforced
Although nearly sixty year. ola and ~
empt from military service. and q C,,,s1.-