The Republican journal., 1897-09-30
The Boys in Blue.
Regimental and Company Reunions of Maine Sol
dierS.
THE 7TH MAINE BATTERY.

Regimental and Company Reunions of Maine Sol
diers.
THE 7TH MAINE BATTERY.
At the annual reunion of the 18th Maine
Battery held at Long Island, Portland, Sept
10th, the following officers were chosen
President, Maj. A. B. Twitchell, Newark, n.
j.; vice president, Frederick c. Fuller
oomervllle, Mass; secretary, A. S. Twitch-
Ell, Gorham, N. II treasurer, W. 0 Carney,
PORTLAND executive committee, the presi-
cent, secretary and j. S. Lowell of Boston,
G: G. Kenney of Portland and H. E. Hale
OF Norridgewock.
| COMPANY 1, FIRST MAINE CAVALRY.
At the fourth annual reunion of the veter-
ans OF Co. l, First Maine Cavalry, held in
blddeford, Sept 18th, the following officers
We're elected: President, d. W. Davis,
Amesbury, Mass; vice president, Danville
Ne"begln, Shapleigh, Me-. secretary and
treasurer, Bradbury P. Doe of Camb bridge,
Mass A banquet was rendered the veterans
IA the afternoon by the ladies of Sheridan
Relief Corps of Biddeford, and in the evening
campfire was held. The next meeting will
! De held in West Newfeld in Sept. 1898.
THE 18TH MAINE REGIMENT.
= The annual reunion of the 18th Maine
! heglmental Association at Old Orchard, Sept
lo1h, was attended by large number of
members. The next reunion of the associa-
tion VIII DE held at Bridgton subject to the
| can OF the executive committee. The follow
Ing We're elected officers President DEW.
thompson, Dover; vice presidents Samuel
might, Bridgton; j. W. Thompson, Ban
gor, amt Kendall Pollard ,Swampscott, Mass
secretary, Daniel W. Crockett Bridgton
| treasurer, Lieut.. Geo. E. Andrews, Portland;
executive committee, Nathan w. Kendall,
| III. +. Hodgdon, Daniel Mccain, VIM H
JeWett, NJ. l. Miliken.
THE 31sT MAINE REGIMENT.
The members of the 31st Maine regi-
ment met at Grand Army hall in Augusta
| sept llJh, and perfected an organization, to
! be known as the 31st Maine regimental as
sociation. This regiment was composed
mostly OF recruits from the kennebec val
icy, aud IN an engagement cons oidated with
the so, the ranks of the latter regiment
| having been depleted by sickness and death.
! A tracing committee was chosen from each
| OF the companies represented, as follows;
! 20, 7, VIZ, II. Ware: Co. G, Edison NJ. Saw
! yer; Co. Il. ". Ii. III. Emmons Co. |, f. l..
! Merrill. These officers Were elected. Geo.
Il Harrington of Gardiner, pres. Cyrus
| Golf Of Redington Mills, Me-, 1st vice pres ;
| VIM. ii. Ware of Augusta, % vice pres. f.
| y. Merrill of Hallowell, sec and historian !;
Evander Gilpatrck of Watervile, treas,
| Rev. E. Gould of Hallowell, chaplain; Thos
Z. Ingraham of Boston, j R. Peacock of
Gardiner, Charles Fl. Weber of Augusta,
| L. NJ. Lougee OF Augusta W. H. H. En-
mons Of Bradley, Me. executive committee
| 1T was voted 70 hold annual reunions
COMPANY B., 10Th MAINE
The annual meeting of the Co. B, goth
| Name Volunteers Association, was held at
Garland Pond, Sept. 1ith, Altogether there
We're 81 members there, but only IS OF these
We're original members OF the COM
pany. The following officers were elect
ed President, &. Y. Durgln of La
grange; vice president, J, S. Bearce of Fox
4 croft: and treasurer VIM IT
| Llvermore of Milo The retiring president,
| Thomas Daggett, ESQ., Of Foxcroft, made a
very bright and witty speech Other speech
es We're made by Hon. Bella l. Fowes .of
Boyd Lake, Judge Durgln Of Milo, Mr. Page,
formerly of Milo, now OF Massachusetts, and
many others made informal speeches. Sew
eral honorary members We're voted in
Mrs Z. NJ Jetfards, whose husband was
captain of the company, Mr.. and Mrs. W. I.
Stubbs, Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Dumphy, S. G..
oha" " 1oAcIoiG, a; s. i-eoharq oi MILO
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heiu ~ "aIefvll,e, Sept loVii was most sue
Se97lul' ApouV 10y "tie present. ~ 'he
morning lhteVl4g tl1e prl n business was
the paper oN Lieut. . Y. 0plall o. Boston,
WHO IS prel'alIh flstoiS - tle aiaiIs ana
InehiuerS oi .ile Iesllneio " no ieiI curing
VAe war Al17r dinner tne meeting was
T.eGte1 as lollo"s iesliehG' n ~, Moore
fhiidogIPhla ~ vice president, W. y De
igsPN' busVon - wee presiuehC' y. p CroM '
| III ne" ,Stoh ou We Ptesn'ehV, o. T.
nulha = -" asiengvJ se,. eeaiS any treas
urer' 90 ~ oinltn - tIie eNfH-
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pidvts " 5ic idl"' iiola' Y litidih 4, 1allles
all a'loIesS % MeIvoile' when Was
its'oil''eI' " ~ iosi''Sng hoole' 'e1iaihs
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puli"Son' ~. t'et.iei anu nlell-
hers VI Cile Ieslnefit. Ainoug Vle more prom
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present We're u - ~ iooie, rnllaoeiPhla ?
y 9llaIi' bosto1' ~, - elinl,soh hner9.1
=. ~ MaSeis, Galhp qIlustI'onIC, r. D. bii,
Iiihgs, LS nh ~ : ,iusseN praihClee, ana
the Nttelan, oaPV's MOSES Iie eil 81 SCION
| viVing officer of the regiment. | was de-
clded to mold the next reunion IN bangor.
9TH MAINE BATTERY ASSOCIATION
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