The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

tNtIilI- NbN llODlC AHA the tN-tIUNrfhOfS held
reception i'll Representatives Hall and the
event proved greater success than had been
anticipated. At o'clock the Capitol building
had been prepared for the occasion, and for an
hour afterward there was steady stream Of
arrivals, both on foot and in carriages. Nearly
all were eN-memher> and their ladies, very few
citizens being present At $ O'Clock the recep-
tion commenced, Gov. Robe and ex-(ov. Han
nibal Ilamlin. Nelson Dmgley, Jr., seldom Con-
nor and II. NJ. Plaistcd participating Other
surviving Governors are Daniel +. Davis
Alonzo Garcelon, Sidney Perliam, j. ). Cham
herlain, Joseph IL. Williams and Arson 2.
Morrill,. Mr.. Perham is i'll and General Cham
berlain absent in Florida.
/. The Gubernatorial gentlemen upon their ar
rival congrc gated iii the office of the Secretary
Of State while in The Adjutant Generals room
was the Governors staff in full dress uniform
At the appointed time the Executive Commits
tee of the reunion, Hon. Fred Atwood Chair
man, took position at the foot of the south
stairway, followed in tW0s in the order named
ny GOV. Robe and Gen. Gallagher, tN-(ioY.
llamlin and Col. Campbell. eN-tioV. Dingley
and COL Hamln, eN-tioy. Conner and Col.
Guptll, cX-(iuN. Plaisttd and Col. Burrill.
Following these came the other members Of
the staff. They proceeded TO Representatives
Hall, and at $ o'clock the eX-members and
their ladies began TO pay their respects to the
Guternatorial party, lion. J. W. No>c. making
The nrespntations 4 farcp number of diStin-
auiSIed people followed and the hondshakiner
continued half an hour, 1t is estimated that
500 t,,r>on> We're received Hon l. G. Bluiue
and family Were among the number. Hon.
Hannibal iIam1ni WAS I. rnt,.nicuolls ti,,l,rn AMI
received = cordial trrrtiu,r Al : 30T " III.
reception came 10 a c,Ose.
EXCHANGING GREETINGS.
The morning and afternoon trains Wedne>-
day brought some two hundred cN-members.
Al 10 a. NJ those present passed an hour at the
state House and the hearty greeting Of old
friends was heard on all sides. some of the
most noted men IN the State were present,
several Of them being well advanced in wears.
The oldest eN-nembcr iii aye was Hon. seth
O'Brien, of Warren who Is - years Of age.
lie was q member in 1913 and 1894 Of the
House. lie i, the only surviving member of
family Of nine brothers.
At ten minutes OF II O'Clock Hon. Fred AT
wood, Chairman Of the executive committee.
called the eX-lar makers to order and at his
instance Rev u, Randall made fervent
nonlr.J thr @rlanizati m If the rDnnion ,,,d
Hon. Bloh Bradbury having declined the honor
% Presidil9 over tie nee liS non. ifehfi n
FAN ; Oh l,cAsSG' Was 4 ,1 ama TOOK inc
chaT' volunteer REMARKS lhch followed
HON. HANNIBAL HAMLIN
,,.,s +1,o fra IN IJ Of tI,b venerable y+,ta.-
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fn.'i ,,i. ME- n' N,i,.
lI,,, IL Ll;,od h. .r,J in ~ s,'t
i ,,,'.I,,ied hon %,,t an, i,,n1'h'r If tbgt
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IN nnt,| ,,t ,1rao1,+ IN ,,i,,,tI vim lin, ~,
this .i'n Itaaid n,,Ii,7 ti,t. f. his
nd l.iati anH ..id ,iat i'm ali his i,,r ,,,,I.
fi Az ios,,,tlSt rx'l,uc h, h.,
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~ " iili;oI1 nI-,,. - L5rt t-o,,t ,.olo,ol
.c,.n.ai ,ar.mnaI ranni6i>,.nr,.t aIIunipi, M
dentaIlY 10 Jonathan tiHty, VINO was Killed IN
Hon Hiram Rugasleg. Of Bangor. who Was
member forty Years AGO also referred TO the
uast. Hon. Jcc,rh W. FarwelI. of RorkIaud.
smoke of hi, being a member of COY. Cows
council during the rebellion. r>aid thar when
he .ya, a member. every man of hi> ten a>,ocj-
ateS WAS a ,.ramrod' land what is more, re-
markable vet :" hr added, III bet this can't be
said of any other Governors Council before or
since" He said he was about 10 wears OF noe.
and never wet his Inns with a dlnii of holtor in
his life. He told story Of how a liqilor bin
was audited and paid while he was a Council
Tor which excited I3tirhtcr