The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
The Fourteenth Maine Reunion.

| CHuTcn anu GURUS Will De arrested WlGn-
| Ii week and brought here for trial.
The Fourteenth Maine Reunion.
The annual reunion of the members of the
| 14th Maine Regiment Association with their
| wives and families was held last week at
Mariners landing, Long Island, Portland
harbor. The Portland Press says in it's re-
port: OF the several members that are held
| dear in the esteem and affection of the "boys
| in blue" that made up this egiment, none
| received a more cordial reception than Gen
| +. S. Nickerson of Somervile, Mass. Gen.
Nickerson has been unable to meet with his
| comrades for nearly 10 years now, but he
sured the members of the association that it
afforded him much pleasure to be with them
on this occasion.
When President Lincoln issued his call
/ for troops Gen. Nickerson was among the
| first to answer the call and went out in
| company |, Of the 4th Maine regiment from
the town of Searspor5, the ru4ment leaving
| from Rockland where it was mustered in
| Soon after his arrival at the front he was
! commissioned as major and later was elected
| lieutenant colonel OF the regiment, and serv-
| Ell in that capacity until December 80, 1861,
when he was promoted to colonel. He was
! then commissioned to recruit new regi-
ment and accordingly went to Augusta
where through his influence the 14th Maine
feSllueHL was organized ana at once sent 10
the front. Soon alter this Col Nlckerson
received promotion to the rank of general
| which he now holds. Gen. Nlckerson was
native of Searsport and prior to the war
admitted to the bar at Waldo county, where
he practiced successfully for many years.
| After the war he removed to Cambridge,
| Mass, where he is now practicing attor
ney
At the business meeting the records of the
| last annual meeting We're read and approx
o.I g
| Vile, Me-, and n. 7. Mouton of Centre
| Montville, Me-, We're reported and COM
mittee appointed to prepare resolutions
The report of the treasurer showed the
| celpts for the year as $40 % and the eXpend-
itures, $50. .o0 leaving balance of S26 45 on
| hand. The next in order was the election
| of officers. Comrades Wedgewood, Stearns
and Dollotf We're appointed as tellers to pre-
side over the election which resulted in the
choice of the following
| vile, Mass.
First Vice President, Enoch Adams, NJ.
D., Litchtield, Me.
Second Vice President, William NJ. Per-
| klns, Mechanic Fails.
Third Vice President, E. A. Loud, Rox-
bury, Mass.
Secretary and treasurer, R. D. Kilgore,
| Merose, Mass.
Executive committee, the president and
secretary ex-officio, and Comrades Stewart
Clark, Chelsea, Mass. F. d. Mixer, West
| Auburn.
Finance committee, l.. J. Morton, Me-
chanc Falls; w Carver, South Livermore; !;
DR.. N. j. Wedgewood, Lewiston.
| AS Gen. Nickerson accepted the position
| of president he thanked the comrades for
the honor conferred and assured them that
he should labor for the furtherarc ce of the
| best ends of the association. The thanks of
| the association were extended to the retir-
iTln
during the past year; the retiring board OF
officers and to Comrade E. L. Clark for the
gift of small field rifle which has been in
use during the week in the firing of salutes,
| etc.
1t was unanimously voted that the sous
and daughters of the members of the asso-
| citation could become associate members of
the organization upon the payment of the
annual dues of 81 and signing their names
to the list prepared for the signatures of
| such members.
AS soon as it became known that the sons
and daughters of the comrades We're eligible
to honorary membership, Gen. f. S. Nicker-
sons sons, William P. and Jean P. Nicker-
son, having accompanied their father on the
trip to the reunion, stepped forward and
upon the payment of the required fee had
the honor of becoming tbs first signers to
the honorary list of members. Gen. Nicker-
sons sous are enthusiastic supporters of the
Sons of Veterans and have held several
positions of honor in the camps of which
they are members.
The following is the list of the comrades
present: John j. Gallagher, Dorchester
Mass; Winthrop A. Gates Needham, Mass. ;
Levi W. Stearns, Augusta; Alonzo Stillings
Somervile Mass. Calvin S. Gordon, Roslin-
dale, Mass. j. M. Wiswell, South Farming
dale, Mass, Enos P. Noyes, Norway; Ar
thur Wight, East Poland; Theodore R. Hol-
brook, Waltham, Mass, Rufus d. Kilgore,
Whitman, Mass; W. L. Dolloff, Roxbury
Mass; F. D. Mixer, North Auburn; R. N.
Pitts, Vassalboro; William M. Perkins, Au-
burn Newton j. Wedgewood, N. D., Lewis
ton; James Weston, North Auburn; F. NJ
Noble, Norway; Enoch Adams, NJ. D.,
Litchield: L. T. Mason, Rowland; John @.
Sullivan, Fayette John S. Maxtield, Fdes
Falls; Willard Carver. Auburn; Irving
Morse, Chelsea, Mass. E. l.. Clark, E. A.
Lord, F. S. Nickerson, Boston; Lewis j..
Morton, Mechanic Falls; Michael Shea,
Portland Newton E. Stone, Mechanic Falls i;
Stewart Worster, Woodfords; j. M. Day,
Geo. F. Tibbetts, Berwick; Jacob B.
Stevens, Somersworth, NH; L. G. Cousens,
Westbrook.
At the close of the business session the
comrades and their wives were grouped in
front of their hall where they were photo
graphed.