Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-09
NO. 1856.

tleman and Geo. W. Heselton, Esq. ex
planned to the twenty-five or thirty persons
assembled in Grand Army Hall the objects
and work of the association. A letter was
also read from Gen, Charles Hamlin of Ban
gor, commencing the plan and speaking in
high terms of the Bangor association. Much
informal talk was participated in and several
shares were taken. The monthly dues of
the association will be called for on Satur-
day next, and loans have also been applied
for to the amount of $500. II is creditsble
TO the management of the association that
since its organization year ago last Febru-
airy the entire expenses for salaries, rent and
incidentals do not exceed the sum of IS, 90.
and the association has paid 5 per cent. semi
annually, and also has small reserve sur
plus.
The republicans organized their Home
Market campaign club at the city council
rooms \. NJ. Spear was elected to the
chair for the evening and was also made
permanent president of the club. The fur
ther organization is as follows; Vice pres
idents, James Walker Charles II. Mari,
+. ID. Haley, Geo. W Heselton, S. N.
Maxey, Charles Lawrence, +. IL. Hacker;
secretary, Fred +. Milliken; treasurer,
VIM. Perkins; executive committee, James
Andrews, Gustavus Moore, A. W. McCaus-
land, X. T. Hayes, Harvey Scribner, Van
X Beedle Ami Davenport. The executive
committee WAS authorized TO procure rooms
for the use of the club, and report at
an adjourned meeting to be held at the
city rooms this Thursday evening, Aug .
Speeches were made by A. NJ. Spear, Esq,
Capt. Geo. NJ. Holmes a9l O. b. Clason,
Esq. From the fact that two other public
meetings were held here Tuesday evening,
the attendance was not as large as it other
wise would have been; but republicans must
understand that nothing must keep them
from the meetings of their party. Union,
work and personal effort must be given to
the campaign, and given willingly, if we
would win,--as we must. Boys don't forget
it,
The Gardiner Cleveland and Thurman
evening. The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Weston Lewis, and the permanent or
ganization was as follows President, Wes-
ton Lewis; vice presidents Ward Hon.
Timothy Kelley, Harvey Kinds; Ward 3
VI. +. Marble, Charles II. Stetson, John A.
Berry, Charles Pushard, John Littlefeld;
Ward 3-Dr. j. NJ. Turner John +. Holmes,
VIM. c. Palmer, Benz. Johnson,P. II. Wall;
Ward 3-Bernard Esmond, A. B. Booker,
A. +. Andrews, Frank Cole, j. W. z. John
son; Ward 6-Dr. W. =. Giddings, /. G.
Nannah, William j. Landers,
Leander Stackpole, Thomas Cussick.
Ward John b. Pike, John Ripley, +. G.
Baxter, b. Williams, Leroy Fogg, Farming
dale; S. b. McCausland, VIM S. Bowie,
Loren c. Ballard, II. X. Chadwick, Samuel
f, Marshall, West Gardiner; L. S. Norton,
Warren huntington John Collins, Albert
Burnham, VIM. French; finance committee,
lbert l.. Stephenson, II. NJ. Foster, James
McCusick, Charles X. White, John Milton,
S. o. Soper, Antonio C. McCausland of
Farmingdale, +. l.. Norton of West Gardi-
ner recording secretaries, Joseph b. Es-
mond, II. J. Stone, Geo. EllingwOod James
Lawrence, Draper c. Jewell, VIM. c. Peas
lee; corresponding secretaries, Cornelius
Daley Charles r. White, Edwin p Ladd,
f. W. Andrews, Arthur G.. Berry, II. j.
Stone treasurer, Henry harrington; COM
mttee on flags and decorations, John Milton,
F. A. Reed, VIM O'Brien, J. w. p John
son, T. j. Cannon Speeches were made
by Weston Lewis, VIM. c. Palmer and II.
X Chadwick and the club adjourned Tor one
week at City Hall