Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Tn wednesday evening one NJ tho
members of Troop +. Sd United STATE.
cavalry, deserted. He was intoxjcatod
during the afternoon and ran the guard
The sentry has orders to shoot. when
anyone runs the guard but he failed IN
perform his duty. The cavalryman had
not been found up to the time the Corn.
mercial went to press. When he is
found, he will serve long term Of i'm
prisonment and then get dshonorabIe
discharge. The sentry will also ba
punished for not holding him up. when
he ran the guard. Bangor Commercial
At the meeting of the State council
Jr. .. U. A. NJ, of Maine at Portland
Wednesday, the following officers were
elected. State vice councillor. w A
Spofford. New Sharon; State council,
secretary, Herbert Smith OF Springvale.
State council treasurer. ]. II. Earring
ton, Portland: State council chaplain.
l. o. Keene. Kittery; State council con-
ductor. George W. Mitchell, Springvale:
State council warden, c. e. Berry.
Phillips; State council inside sentinel.
Charles Tobey. Kittery: State council
outside sentinel, John r. Bowley, San
ford; trustee for three years, H. T. Bar
Der of Portland; representative to ma
tional council for three years. ]. Ed
ward Skillin of Portland. The reports
of the officers showed that the order is
growing rapidly in this State Five
new councils have been added during
the last three months.
The annual meeting of the 9Th Maine
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at the G.. A. r. hall on Columbia street.
1t was the most successful reunion held
by this association since 1890, when the
comrades met in Boston. There We're
% members of the battery present on
Thursday and they had grand time
talking over the scenes of years ago.
The meeting was called to order about
O'Clock with President e. L. Merri-
thew of Searsport, in the chair. The
secretary and treasurer, J. +. Rhodes.
made his report and also read the
minutes of the last reunion. The roll
call was answered by the following
E. l.. Merrithew. Searsport; w W.
Sawtelle, Shirley: D. NJ Sawtelle. Dex-
ter; Geo. A. Andrews. Rockport: B. r.
Croker South Gardiner; w. S. Leavitt
Island Falls: ]. Q. Adams Houlton; W.
A. Orne. Rockland; II. E. Howard
Rockland: j. E. Rhoades. Rockland
c. r. Brown, Bangor: John l.. Perry.
Sorrento: Chas. Perry. Sorrento; O. II.
Lane. Carroll; Ezekiel Kicker Dexter:
James Waldin, Rockport; James Bay
ard. Hampden: G. c. Skinner. Port
Clyde: A. ID. Smalley, Belfast: N. c.
Dilworth, Belfast. Letters were read
from several members of the associa-
ton who regretted that they could not
be present. w. /. Towne of Waterville,
sent a communication to the assoeia-
ton asking it's members to join the
other Maine batteries in holding a gen
eral reunion. 1t was voted to continue
as in years past to hold separate re-
union. The following officers We're
elected for the coming year: President.
E. l.. Merrithew: N. c. Dilworth lst
vice president: John l.. Perry, I'd vice
president: j. L. Rhoades, secretary
md treasurer. Remarks were made by
several of the members in memory OF
he veterans of the old 9th Maine. In
Titations were received from Dexter,
sland Falls and Lewiston to hold the
S9S reunion in these places and 1t was
'oted to hold it at Lewiston during fair
week of next year