The Union and journal., 1869-09-24
Special .T0efees.
CHALLENGE =. TRIUMPH, BIDDE.
FORD, LEWISTON Us.
TnrSrn ESGrsE Hail..


To fAs Editor rae Union and Journal
In the early part OF September. ISIS, Triumph
Engine Company yisited Lewiston. aud was well
:Sa Ss ssS II: Ds:. ss dsSs nS.Ss
between the two companies, 40 ala" on their visn
10 this city on the following year, and we never
knew that anything had ever occurred 70 disturb
those n lendy relation, snt ,cns %f Jair s C.r %r
received box containing two brooms, one oi
which was marked Lewiston Engine Compsny
No. !, the other somewhat demolished and ms Ihed
Triumph Engine Company No. ]. THIS we con'
sidered an insuii, but were unwilling 10 bclieyc
that 4 could come nom Lewiston Engine Com.
pany, but did believe 10 10 lie the work OF
other person. row residing ~ Lewiston, anu we
pring effort of q New Hampshire renegade, late
OF Great Falls; bat the company have slncc
sanctioned % by their letter % us, as VIII DO
seen from the following eorrespondenee;
TRIUMPH EsGxE Hall BIporronp. }
To the ofcers and Members or Lewiston Engine
CO.. No. D.
GsSrs,-we received . bo1 containing two
brooms Of which one was marked Lewiston bngins
Co., No I, and the other semsvhat demoiishsd
was marked Triumph Engine Co. No. J. Ish BOZ
purports 10 come IRON your Co. u this %, snd if
w. Per- Per Order. p. PxRxiss, CLERK.
To this ve received the following rsplyi
LEwisIos, BssIsE Co
lewiston. Sept n. 1863
To the Foreman Of Triumph Engine Cos
sIRr-Your letter vas duly reed aud IN rery.
We would say for the benefit of your CO. has
those 5roons mean pvt Sp or 'A.f ". a..
Respectfully. J. II. CoDr, Cisfk.
In consequence Of the above ws Issued the fol-
lowing challenges
TRIUMPH ENGINE HALL,
Blddeford, Sept. Is. ls2.
WE, the officers anil members OF Triumph I'd.
ginc Company No. ]. of Biddefori, 90 herrpy
challenge Lewiston Eegins COMPANY 40. y a. a.
the city Of Portland, some time during the month
OF October, for the sum OF tfOooo) One Thou
sand Dollars side.
All further arrangements 10 be made by com.
mittee from each company.
Please communisate 10 us ~ soon ~ conyeniest,
and infom us what day yolr COMMITTEES vii inset
our committee In Portland 10 mako all necessary
~. PERKINS, Ci.rk.
Tho Lewiston Co. declined 70 accept the chal.
lengc, Is will be seen by tho following letter
LEwrsros ENGINE HAII,
Lewiston, sept. q, 80.
To tho Foreman Of Triumph Engine Co. No.
sm,-At meeting OF Lewiston Engine Co.: hold.
tbs % psy s.,nSs sr snns .S.,
VAS read, and II was unanimously voted not 70 se-
cept tho challenge but IL was voted 70 soeept th:
challenge fpr sl0U, when We can have the nghe oi
challenged party. Respectnlly, ~,
J. II. Copr, CLERK.
Our Object ., prssentiug this correspon dence 10
70 shsv why the ,ontest did not come %. in an
insulting and supercilious manner the Lewiston
com pasy ordered NJ to "put up or shut upi"W
us our TsspectIyo powers We designated Port
land a. neutral ground and tho only hallway
place between their city and ours where water
could be obtained. asd IN 10 tAsm 70 srrsass ns
<sfaff, Could ANYTHING be falFer what can they
mean. by ''riyhts OF the challenged psrty"fws
offered them everything but playing IN their On.
CINE house, and supposei NO were dealing Win
men who knew what belonged 70 common dsesn-
en-. hut a ssems No were mistaken. We are will.
ing that the public, whom We both serve, should
indgs Who has heen the brag and bully In thm
matter, aud who has "squAsed ,
Per order. j. Y. PsRkiss, Cisfk.