The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1894-02-01
Meeting Of the Waldo County Veterans
III SN>amNiiie.


The Wallo County Veterans mrt 1t the
Grange fiall ia SwAnville, .ian 1-th rht.
daN wits tine apa witA thp goal rfas elin- INV
Al a aciuets Spme sssNehtN-tiTe eumislltS, wltu
ther ladies' hid aFHvs- na nAde " iusiAl
ertw- Gainrfl+ Dawson, President raB.l
the meeting t@ nrdrr. tnd I'M the ah~4ne4 at
Secretary ipiwertA Cpmraie ~tn1oM was
CHOSEN secretary pfp trm rhe rpe0rd- III
tht Ia~t meeting Were read alsa n .tter
from Ganra,le piiworth Comrades A III
N!ekei-an, y. NJ Fiper aud lfatch.id,r wert.
''hysen 4 committee un tiine anl piare iur
the neNt meeting Tile committee repuIred
as follows Place. Mduroe time F+h 2nth
| stormy, the next Thursday. After Singing
"Marcmng Through tieorgia Coiura,le ORA.
way sounded the call, fall in for rations
nice picnic dinner. with good arny beans
and coffee was furnshe, by the comrades and
ladies of Swanviil-, such Your correspou-
dent remembers p,rtal>ing of in H. when
the 18th Maine, 1000 strong, marched into
the soldiers Retreat at Philadelphia at
midnight. A After the inner ma. hai ueen
satisfied ana enough grub packed away to
have fed as many more. Contralr Dawson
again called tile meeting to order Comrade
D. q. Harding read poem entitled, ~rhe
Old Flag nf the llth Maine" which was Ill.,
tened to Nith attention. "A Recitation IN
Miss Staples followed. CplnraHe Stinson
offered some remarks On the patriotic
vices VT Swanvllle during the rebellion SILK
Nirkrrsons We're ia GO. u, 18th Me-. pnly
Two came home, and but one Of them is With
us to-day Comra,it A. Fl. Nirkerson- Reel
| tation by Israel Cook, "The Sutl family.
including Hol1- Smith, (" which brought down
the house. Conrade Dawson made some
good remarks ana had tllt facts ana figures
to back them up. Comrade Dawson served
iii the 18th Mass, one N TIE hest regiments
from the oli Bay State. Comrades A. 4.
Nickersou, i. y. Sargent. Sawyer, and 9TH
ers If the 10TH Maine made stirring remarks
| in regard to what tile 10th Maine did toward
| putting down tile rebellion. Comrade Mex
| erson referred to Two comrades of the 10th
| present, each having left arm at tiettAs-
| burg Conrad. c. O. Fernald, OF the 4th
| Maine, left an arm at Bull Run. Some II
the other comrades began to think That t1e
/ l9tl had put down the rebellion and they
We're not III IL C"mrade Ordway OF the 9Th
V. T.. C"mrade Harding of the >th Maine,
| Richards of lst Maine Cavalry and ComIade
| Durham, who arpened to be of tiloSe
/ weh-fpoteu fellows whu served in the uavv
along With Fd- Wentworth. thought tAcx
had something n do III wlpng ont ti,. rahs
| Comrade III l.. Marr Of tile bloody 26tf tand
1 his regiment Mas We'll represented al tile
association mad. good talk for thu 31th
Sisters Durham and Piper made remarks lis
| To the part the women took in the days Nc
the war- THE meeting was pronounced i
success in every respect, and all agreed 10
meet AT Monroe. "A vote Of thanks was eX-
| tended to the comrades and ladies' uf Swan
vile for the manner IN which they provided
for the veterans. Voted to adjourn to Mon
rot, Feb. 29th. A. Stinson, Secretary, pro
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