The Portland daily press., 1897-09-17

TSeVentn Ma
Bathel, presided. The reports OF the Sec
rotary and treasurer were re'u ai1u ~
cepted.
The death of Corporal L. F. Jones OF
Andover, Me-, was also announced. Leu
tiers of regret from inability to attena
were read from G.. v. Richards, oko"he-
gan; Howard Gould, Portland; A. ,.
Perham, Washington, d. 9. The cleo
ton of officers was then held ana resuiueu
as follows:
Presidential. B. Twitchell, Newark,
N. J. r,,,,ou co,for
Secretary-A. S. Twitcheli, Gorham,
N. H. pon+,.a
Executiye Committee-Presiden and
| secretary ex-officio; j S. Lowell, Bos-
ton; 6. G. Kenney, Portland; d. +.
| Hale Norridgewock.
Following the election interesting re-
marks were made by Captain A. B.
Twitohell, F. q. Fuller, A. S. Twitch-
ell, J. L. Bennett, and others.
The following persons composed the
party: A. S., Chapman, Bethel; A. S.
Twitchell, Gorham, N. H.; W. 0. Car
ney, Portland; Capt. A. B. TwitcheI,
Newark, N. j.; R. S. Coe, Albany
James S. Lowell, Boston, Mass; E. r.
Lothrop, Auburn; G. g. Kenney, Port
land; Isaac r. Lapham, Litchield; JOS
eph Lapham, Lewiston; Frederick 9.
Fuller, Somerville, Mass. H. E. Hale,
w. M. Hobbs, Norridgewock, H. g..
Mason, Mason; S. A. Stillings, Jeffer-'
son; Rufus Farnham, Rumford; e. ?.
Whiting, Boston; Mrs. W. o. Carney,
Miss Lula May Carney, Harold D. Car
ney, Arthur Morrison, Mrs. G. g. Ken
ney, Mrs. W. III. Brownson, W. 0. g.
Carney and wife and Miss Teanie M.
Carney, Portland Mrs. Elias A. Lothrop
and Chester D. Lothrop, Auburn; DIR.
j. l.. Bennett, Bridgton.
in Portland at such time and place as the
executive committee may determine.
The newly elected president, Adelbert
B. Twitchell, was born in Bethel, Me-,
December II, 1886, and was educated at
Gould q academy, Bethel, where he fitted
for college and entered Bowdoin, gradu-
ating in the class of 1860.
Among the members of his class were
Hon. Thomas b. Reed, Albion Bradbury
and other well known citizens. In Sep
TENDER Of that year he accepted posi-
ton as assistant instructor in the public
high school at Newark, N. j., continuing
until May 1861, when he resigned the
position and came to Portland, Me-, and
enlisted as a private in Captain Clark S.
Edwards's company Of the 9TH Maine
Infantry. Was shortly promoted to quar-
termaster sergeant of the regiment by
Col. Dunnell and held that position until
after the first Bull Run battle. Was act
ing quartermaster of the regiment from
that time until Col. jackson took COM
mand of the regiment about the middle
of August when he was sent to Maine to
enlist men for the 9Th regiment. While
in Maine, upon this duty he was dis
charged from this duty to receive COM
mission in the light artillery service.
Was assigned to the 9Th Maine Battery
Light ARTILLERY, Capt. Leppien command
ing, as senior second lieutenant in the
fall of 1861. After the second battle of
Bull Run in 1862 he WAS promoted to
senior first lieutenant of that organiza-
tion. which position he held until the
summer of 1863 when he was discharged
in order to receive a commission as cap
tain of the 7th Maine Battery then being
organized, which position he accepted
and with which organization he served
until the close of the war when he re-
ceiyed commission as brevet major Of
artillery for meritorious services, during
the siege of Petersburgh and at Fort
Sedgewick, Va. Was mustered out of SER
vice at Augusta, Me-, with the battery
| in June, 1865.
just prior to formal discharge from
service he passed the examination for a
commission in the regular army and re-
ceived commission as second lieutenant
in the End Regiment Of Artillery on May
10, 1866, but declined the appointment.
He now lives in Newark, N. j., and
has been engaged in the numbering bust
ness, and has held the office of COM
missioner of public instruction for five
years.
In politics he is Republican and in
his religious belief Presbyterian.