Show an aggressive 1 preacher sheriff rev samuel F pearson the of cumberland county me Is a man of strong individuality he Is a re formed drunkard and in his early day days reached a level of degradation from which since his conversion to abstain ence e he has done ion much to 1 rescue oth th ers erg he was probably the first man in maine to vote the straight tion ticket he ile voted it indeed it if it be not paradoxical to say so before there was a ticket in the field by writing noal neal dow s name on a blip slip of paper one of the election om berg held it up and said this is sam pearson s vote well count it scatter ing and arid young pearson answered with spirit well we 11 scatter it till the rum um shops of maine are closed mr pearson served with distinction in the civil war after the war he settled in portland aad in 1872 he began his gospel mission work and since that date he has held 8 services conducted funerals and marriage ceremonies and with mrs pearson has made IS 13 visits to the poor in england he secured over pledges to temper ance he li an indefatigable worker end and a man of tremendous energy |