The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-17

fayorite old song, a Thousand Years.
Chaplain Howard sang the verses of this
thrilling tune The veteran, and andl-
ence rose to their feet, and joining in the
chorus, made the raft"rs ring.
Coz. j. W. SrAULpING, Of Richmond,
RESPONDED for The N3njd lie said he
was called upon on account of his serNic-
es on Brunswick Plan, eight or ten years
ago, under Gen. Connor, rs one of his
military family have great respect for
and confidence In the militia of Maine.
We have had the aid and counsel of our
best men in the militia. SO long As we
NAV be able to secure the services OF
such competent men rs Gen. Brown and
Coils. Lynch and Mitchell and the officers
Of our militia
OUR AMERICAN BOYS, irho hare arms
for their girls or their cOuRt'y's foes, was
responded to by 5. j, Walton. esd, OF |
Skowhegan. Our Americon boys began
their work IN the American forest two |
centuries and half ago, said he. They |
undertook a mighty big job and that was
with the help of the girls to populate
and to ChristianiZe the continent. Mr.
Walton reviewed some of the individual
achievements of famous American
boys. The boy, said he, who
will not raise his strong arm To help or
comfort his sister or another fellow
sister ism t worth a cent The American
boy knows where to put his arms where
they will do the most good. If he does
MT he isn't Grand Army boy. Mt
Walton alluded pathetically to the empty
sleeve. His speech was one OF the best
of the evening
Con. w. T, EUsTIs spoke for the Sons
of Veterans. He said good word Tor
them, and asked the Veterans to take an
interest in them. They may put on some
unnecessary fuss and feathers, as we
| used to when we begun to be soldiers, Dut
| they are coming on all right.
At the suggestion of Department Com
mandcr Lane, thanks were extended To
Russell Post, the Ladies and the citizens
of Skowhegan for their hospitality, and
to the Maine Central railroad for favors.
Col Carver Of Rockland gave uum-
Der of amusing incidents of army life
which were highly enjoyed by the audi
ence.
| These toasts were followed by songs,
short speeches, stories etc, by large
nnm er of comrades among whom were
Col. Patch of Boston; Maj. Brown of
shire when Col, Wildcs addressed the
audience as follows
Comrades of the Grand Army: We
have welcomed you in that spirit of fra
tcrnity with which brother greets brother
after long separation, and with a sincere
feeling of loyalty, to the Grand Army of
the Republic. If we have failed in our
attempts to meet your anticipation we
beg you to exercise that charity for our
shortcomings which is one Of the princi-
pies of our order. Comrades we are
about to separate and perhaps many of
our number will never meet again in this
world, but trust that we may all meet
In the Great Encampmcnt above, and find
our names entered upon the rolls of that
Grand Army, whose banner is the
Cross, whose Great Commander is the
King of Kings.
The Camp Fire closed by the singing of
America and citizens and their guests dis
persed mutually pleased with the grand
success.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
The Ladies who had charge of the get
ting up of the Camp Fire supper were the
officers of the Relief Corps, Mrs. c. v.
Richards Mrs. Xanthus Mithee, Mrs. W
+. Bacon, Mrs. Bedford Mrs. Frost,
Mrs. G. b. Stafford. The Executive Com
mittce, Mrs. j. p. Blunt, Mrs. Joseph
Robinson, Mrs. James Herrin, Mrs. L. L.,
Walker, Mrs. John Lashon. The Deco
rating Committee, Mrs. Albert Weston,
Mrs Isaac Dyer, Mrs. l.. w. Wetson,
Mrs A. X. Bixby, Mrs. +. X. Buck.
Many other ladies, matrons and maid
ems worked with will to make grand
success. 1t was formidable undertake
ing but was done so well that the reputa-
ton of Skowhegan women as camp fire
caterers is placed once and for all beyond
question.
The Skowhegan Band justly received
many compliments for their fine appear
ance and good music. The Choir under
the leadership OF Mr.. Harry Kimball, came
in for generous share of complimentary
remarks, The Star Spaugled Banner
sung by Mrs. Geo. w. lIawcs, was highly
praised and the choir and audience came
in on the chorus that made the Rink ring
again and again.
Gen. Hall, Col. Wildcs, Ex-Commandcr
Van Der Wort, and Col. Carver, stepped
upon the speakers stand together repre-
scnting themselves as Orphans. Their
They did not succeed in getting many ex-
pressions of sympathy.
The handsome man of the Encampment
as we saw it was Sheriff Hllmau Smith of
Auburn and he is AS jolly rs handsome.
Ben Hill of the same place follows close
ly as second in beauty and is the equal
of any man in Maine for genuine good ma
ture. Hill is 6 feet 2 inches tall and
Smith takas a lengthy b 1t.
Capt S. w. Lane, of Augusta, who has
been unanimously elected Department
Commander, &. A. r.. for Maine, entered
the army in 1861 as private in the First
Maine Cavalry. The following year at
Yorktown he Joined the Eleventh Maine
Regiment and served in Virginia and
North Carolina till February 1861, having
been promoted during three years through
the three grades of the non-commissioned
staff to Second Lieutenant. His regiment
was one of those engaged at the siege of
Charleston. In February 1865, he was
promoted to Captain of the Twenty fifty
Colored Regiment and served in Louis
lana and near Pensacola, Fla, till his
health broke down and he was sent home.
At the clone of the war he was employed
in the Provost Marshars office at Au-
gusta.
The Grand Army veterans are much
pleased with their new Department Com
mander and gave him grand hurrah
when he badc them goodbye at Augusta.
He has gone to work promptly and issued
General Orders No. |, establishing heat
quarters at Augusta. His first congratu-
latory epistle was a telegram from his
wife, received Wednesday evening at
Skowhegan.
l.. ID. Hill, the reappointed Adj. Gen, is
First Maine Cavalry man and one of the
most popular commander of the State.
His report of last years work shows him
to be the right man in the right place. He
is First Cavalry man and belongs to a
family of tall, long armed veterans, five
of whom at an army reunion two years
ago, scaled a little rising thirty feet in
length.
REAL ESTATE TRANsrERs-The follow
ng are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week:
Fairfeld-Orrison Burrill to Frank p
Wing, 5000 John +, Kenrick ct al to
Frank p. Wink, 5000 Frank +. Vickery to
Merada A. Ward Sl37. 80. Frank T. Wick