Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-08-12

to3>tS, which ne iellcltousiN pielaccd be-
fore giving, and then SO irgeniously
called ont some one to respond that there
WAS no going back on him" The toasts
were ~ follows.
ToASTS.
me state Ni,itl-,hc strong lulwark of our
Uhertjc~ may It. abuse never eulanccr these
Liberties.
Responded to by Gen. John NJ. Brown.
Massachusetts and NgH,-tofmelll one. one
uo,y when dsu-er threatens.
Responded to by Maj. ) y Bolster OF
boston
TIE Ncr-ay light T.6,vtg- Isa5lS7'
Responded to 10y Gen. Rcal, who gave
an Interesting sketch of the history Of the
company from its first organization.
The Press-the mighty rowe, (Which the fluent
Thought oIasc- f., ca, -t,izc'l iu,o living truth.
Responded TO 10y Maj. Shaw OF Paris.
Zt. ioa5,s- ,hg stan, with the i've rays which
ar. the five Virtues devotion, u'jy-sy, charity,
discretion, chastity.
Responded to by d. T. Moves, Esq, OF
Lewiston. and also hy three rouSing cheers
from the company.
Al the conclusion OF the toa>ls. V II.
Paris. Esq, aro,e and Ion account Of
ht, arden, patriotism his sterling integrity
and we'll known honesty, proposed three
cheers for Gov Chamberlain" wbichN ere
given with hearty goodwill.
The Band cnIivcned the occasion with
some inc music
At abou, six, the battalion again
iormed-thc Company icing divided into
four sections. acting rs Companies under
command of Cap,s. W. W Whitmarsh.
H. Il. MIlct. II. y Bolster, and II. NJ.
Bcarcc. with Mai. " jordan olPor,loud.
acting a, Adt., and had Dress Parade in
military style, ia from, OF the Elm House.
In The evening. "a bali was given at the
Elm House, whi,h, We are ,old.was
CAV and festive affair
understand from Gen. Brown. that
tie Company appeared ,plerdidly Il is
composed ct large sized. military ,tylcd
men, who appear well fitted To keep up
The good reputation Of the old Company
The Norway Light Infantry was organ
lied As oso 10 The State Militia Company,
Sept. 18th $3.50. Gen. WV. Virgin was
made Captain aud served until promoted
MAJOR GcucraI OF the 3rd Division, NJ Y
NJ, being succeeded in the command bv
ten Geo l.. Beal. july seth, 1859, who
commanded uuijl promoted 10 Colonel Of
the Tenth Maine Vol. Infantry, Oct Sd,
1861. The company was mustered into
The United States service MAY Sd. 1861,
as company e., First Maine Nh Inlau-
ny. and served three months The com
pauv. during the three month, service,
was composed of one captain, two lieu
tenants, luur >crgeautS, four corpor,lS
one musician and >iNty-lour prjyalc>,
making >cvcrly,Six rank and file. Forty
one OF the same men rc,outcrcd the ser
Vice and an but one ser, ed Ia higher
position ,hau he held In the first company
Foltv-.evcu different commissions were
received. consisting OF one major general.
one brcvc, major general, one brigadier-
general, two brcvc, lrigadicr generals,
four colonies, one lieut.. colonel, nine cap
taiu>, twenty eight licu'cuantS.
There j. now IN the possession Of men
who belonged to the company before the
war, the batle-tiags Of the 1t Brigade
Isl Division 18th A c., and the regimen
tai flags of ,he 10Th, 18TH, 2Sd Regiments
of Infantry.
The companies composing the First
Regiment, having enlisted for two Years
IN the State service. were ordered into
camp. and were again mustered into TIE
L. ). service, Oct 3d, 1861, rs the Tenth
Rec mmt, To serve the remainder of the
two ycars-the Norway Light Infantry,
composing company g, Of that regiment,
Capt. Bead was succeeded in the COM
mand by Gen. IIen Rust. Jr. who was
soon promoted to lieut. colonel OF the
Thirteenth Regiment Infantry. Captain
Jonathan Blake next commanded. and
continued with the company during lis
tenn ct service with the regiment
After the company returned, in 1863, it
again entered the State service. com
manded by Capt. Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.. and
served two months ON the coast dciences,
stationed at Fort Met luy, kittev.
During the same summer. company G.,
TWENTY ninth Maine. was recruited from
the organization. and entered service No
vcmber 18th. 1853, ior three years, and
was commanded by Capt Wm. W. Whit
marsh. aud remained until the regiment
was mustered out at Hilton Head. South
Carolina, June 2ls', 1866. making its ser
vice for the suppression of the rebellion
date nom May 81. 1861, to June 2lst.
1866, a term OF five years and three mos.
Men furnished the United States during
the war. 326 names ON the rolls in the
service of the State in time of peace, 239.
The company. Is just organized. com
passes one ot the ten companies author
lied by our Legislature TWO years ago,
calculated as a school OF instruction. to be
expanded 10 u regiment in case OF need.
The uniform consists OF gray dresscoals