The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-08-09
Maine Matters.
REGIMENTA!. HEUNJONS.

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NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE.
REGIAIENTAL HEUNJoNs.
The members of the Ninth Maine Regiment
which holds its reunion at Bangor. August
18th, are making preparations for Il grand time
on that occasion. 1t seems like Il story of the
knights of old to listen to the stories the ''boys
| tell OF lSGl-Go, at Morris Island. This regiment
| lay under fire constantly night and day for
over three months it participated in the siege
| of Port Royal, South Corona, Fort Clincl,
! Florida. was in charge of Fort Wagner, and in
| nearly every battle of the 2d Division Of the
! 10th Army Corps. Sheriff G.. W. Brown, of
Bangor. is one of the prominent survivors Of
| the regiment. Capt. Chas A. Brooks. Of New
| Haven. Conn. president of the association.
writes Comrade Harper. of Lewiston. to assure
| the boys that pains will be spared to make
| this one of the best reunions that the regiment
/ has ever had, and to tell all the members to
be there, The Ninth Regiment was Il veteran
| regiment, having re-enliSted at the end of its
| first three years service and served to the end
of the rebellion. 1t was the largest part of the
| time i'll the Third Brigade. Second Division.
Tenth Corps. Army Of the james. Any mem
| Der or others wishing information regarding
| the reunion can obtain such information hy
| writing Adjutant James +. Shepard, secretary
| Lawrence. Mass.
The Sixth Maine Veteran Association will
| hold its annual meeting AT Cherrylicld. August
| 'Uli, I>NN. ne business hlccIlnG Will DE ncltl
| at a. NJ, the parade at 10 a. H., and visit to
| the grave Of the late Col. Burnham will he
made. There will be a campfire in the evening.
| Half fare has been arranged for the western
comrades via Bar lIarbor and Mibridge, to
arrive "Wednesday evening. Ali comrades will
| be entertained by the committee if notified.
James b. Neagle, Lubec, Me-, is secretary of
| the Association.
Fred G. Low. Bangor, secretary of the First
Maine Heavy Artillery wishes the address of
| every living member of the Regiment. and also
| to receive information of the death of any
member. He has roster of the Regiment hy
| companies, containing the names of l,;1.5 com
| rades living at the close of the War; of this
| number information has been received of the
| death Of 266. He has the address of 05t, this
| accounts for 800. and leaves lnacf0ilntcjl
| for. only 255.
1t has been arranged to have reunion of
! the surviving members of that grand old rcyi-
ment, the First Maine Cavalry at Bar IIarbor.
| on "Wednesday. Sept. 9TH. The Maine Central
and all the steamboat lines will probably Give
reduced rates for tie OCCASION. AMI ample hotel
| accommodations have been secured
The annual reunion of the Sixth Maine Y ct
eran Association, which was to take place in
Cherrylield, Thursday. Aug. 23d has been
postponed one week from that date, owin- to
the meeting of the Washington County Ntter-
| an Association at Denny~vill,, which CLOSES
that day.
EASTERN MAINE STATE FAIR.
Wednesday, August 10Th. will be Governors
Day at the Eastern Maine State Fair. Three of
the New England League base ball clubs, the
Manchestcrs, Salems and Lowell> have been
| engaged for the week Of the Fair, AMI one or
two games will be PLAYED each Iav OF the cNh-
bition. Large entrie, have already been made
in all the departments. \ large iii,ulber uf
trotting horses have been entered and some
fast time will be made. Several of the fastest
horses in the British Provinces have been en-
tered for the runnn. races. The ladies de-
partment. including art, needle and fancy work
will be the finest ever shown in the STATE, and
the baby and cat shows always please the visit
orS.
Several of the distinguished citizens <pcn;l-
in" the summer at Bar IIarbor have accepted
invitations to be present on Governors DAv
ilcsluthl tieNtiand pfNate secretary. H. ;.
nf t".t t If" snrra", ,a, p -
* saiJ ti,,t pros;,l,mt h.,. ,''',' ~
make a Vii, tn ~. a,nnrt o''J liz i u ~ ~
Uarhor ,,urin, thr Inst week of A,@',.t ,ui j.,
this case .rrnnramnrts VIII ha ,.n,,,,I,',.,J f,r
tho president snI Urs rlorul.,J ,n s,,,i
some thrnn Lo,r. ~ ~ r,i,. Gri,,nl ~, wn,I
nny,I.v tho .,oth of ,,wut
'ANA'''N~ ANo lI't MILLS ll'-i-'
nr. q. NJ. TWtchei. the WeII-known writer
and speaker on agricultural subjects has return
ed to Augusta from IN extended tour through
New Brunswick and Nova SCOTIA in the course
of which he delivered seventeen lectures under
the auspices of agricultural societies and met Il
large number of the most intelligent and wide
awake farmers Of these two provinces lie
most to man they favor free trade With the