The Portland daily press., 1897-08-28
The TWENTY SEVENTH MAINE.
Held Its Reunion at South Berwick Yester-
day.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.l

south Berwick, August 27.-Today has
peen an ideal day for the reunion of the
IWenty-Seventh Maine Regiment which
occurred here today.
Inc following comrades were present:
Joseph T. Mason, John B. Murphy,
Jonn W. Lunt, James B. Lunt, A. F.
omlth,C. H. Morton and Frank Goodwin
OF blddeford; W. S. Hasty, 7. W. Burn
nam, M. c. Moody, e. T. Knight, A. K
.CahiH, G., W. Wakefield, G. W. Will
son, II. 81. Burbank and j. b. Leavitt
OF Saco; Charles III. EWorcester, EvereS
Mass. ! Vim. Perry, Cape Porpoise; G. NJ.
oofson, Milton, N. H.; Samuel B. Hayes,
west Lebanon; John M. Getchell, Bar
MAis; HenryEB. Pierce, Arlington, Mass !;
=. >. Bryant, Boston; W. W. Keyes, Mel
rose, Mass; j. H. Ridley, G. L. Smith,
~. N. Hurd, Alfred; T. S. Hurd, Ber
6ragdon, L. Mason, J. II. Clement, Thod
Littiefied, P. H. Libby, 6. W.. Gerr:sh,
Berwick; J.E. Keene. Portsmouth; BENZ.
Fernald, Kittery; H. S. Fall, G. L.
Doioff, N. S. Mills, VIM. G. Pike, North
berwick; ]. W. Goodwin, W. II. Hooper,
e A. Wiggin. Granville Hasty, Elwell
Mason, VIM. Butler, John Gray, Reuben
uennett, Ivory L. Goodwin, John W.
Adams, N. F. Warren, G. P. Fall, VIM.
Thompson, South Berwick; James A.
Stone, Geo. W. Taylor, Chas. W. Gooch,
keAnebunk; P. g. Peckham, Sanford ;
John G. Emmons, Lyman; 81. G. Keen,
| =. w. freeman, York; S. G. Mace, Corn
ish; S. S. Flye Cumberland Mills; G. A.
Goodwin, G. A. Harvey, Henry Went
worth, Salmon Falls; J.H. Leavitt Shap-
leigh; J. L. Dillingham;, West Lebanon /;
&. W. Lord, Newbury, Mass. John NJ
Hayes, Sanford; J. Fl. Dixon, South Eli
lot; James Quincy, Haverhill; a. A.
Chapman, Maplewood, Mass; Isaac M.
Emery, Kennebunk; John Fl. Wiggin,
Kittery; 6. NJ. Foye. Middleboro, Mass. /;
Albert Haley, Old Orchard; John NJ. Lit
tlefeld, Eliot
A large number Of these verterans were
accompanied by their wives.
Among the guests Of the regiment were
DR.. e. d. Jaques, Adds Luke, George
l.. Hanson, Eugene Sullivan, Thomas
Bentley, Daniel Hasty, all of South Ber-
wick, and Major E. G. Adams of Ber-
wick. These were soldiers, but not mem
bers of the 9th.
Among the other guests were Rev. l..
Luce, Rev. 1. B. Mower, Rev. G. v. Par
sons, Rev. D. B. Sewall and Rev. q.
Knight.
There were about $50 veterans seated
at thesbsnquet in Newichawanick hall.
Alfred was decided upon as the place
of the next reunion, August 81, 1898.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, G.. L..
Smith. Alfred; e-presidents, j. M
Getchell, Bar Mills; 1. M. Emery, Kenne-
bunk; J. G. Emmons, Lyman; secretary,
W. S. Hasty, Saco; treasurer, j. T. Ma
son, Biddeford; executive committee, H.
H. Burbank, G. A. Goodwin. L. G. Har-
mon, II. B. Pierce, Alonzo Huff, Frank
Goodwin, J. D. Perkins, T. Burnham,
G, M. Emery, J. M. Hayes.
Resolutions were drawn and adopted on
tho deauh of Col. M. Fl. Wentworth of
Kittery.
After the banquet the regiment was
photographed on the lawn in front of
Paups hotel
At the exercises in the hall this after
noon the speakers were Judge 81. H Bur-
bank of Saco, Col. J. NJ. Stone of Kenne-
bunk, DR.. E. D. Jaques, Rev. D. B. Se-
wall and Major E. 6. Adams.