The Portland daily press., 1898-05-03

CoIntA'hocI W. d. Lana OF ClOuQman
post, followed in few remarks in which
he reminded the men of the reputation
of the Maine troops in the Civil war and
exhorted them to endeavor to sustain it,
The company then gave three cheers for
Mayor Raymond and the city of West
brook, and proceeded to file into the cars
of the special train waiting to receive
them, AS the train hauled out of the
depot cheers were given for the members
of Co. NJ.
Following are the members of Cleaves
Rifles who left for Augusta: Sergeants
Edward W. Rome, Charles S. Carleton,
Eugene I. Cummings, W. W. Smith,
James W. Graham corporal, Harry f.
Norris privates, Percy L. Andrews, Er-
win L. Andrews, Harold II. Dodge, John
Bhonsen, Thomas Beatty, Eli Cook, JOS
eph 81. Graham, Joseph 81. Hezelton, Jr.,
Alfred 81. Jordan, James n. Kelly, John
D. Kinmond, WILDER E. Kimball, Frank
E. r. Libby, Greeley S. c. Loring, BENZ.
T. Larrabee, Charles r. Mayberry, 9.
Omer Porter, Harry L. Pride, Clarence
P. Sawyer, Carol A. Spear, Julius
Spennetti, Harry D. Ward, Benjamin G.
Woodman, John @. Warren, VIM. p.
Walker, John Connell, 6. f. Hobbs,
Frank P. Varnum, Josiah E. Reynolds,
Jacob Hansen, Will II. Parker, r. L.
Conant, Z. W. Conant, F. B. Spear, B..
A. Graham, Fred Lund, Marshall Merrill,
Lewis Girard, Charles Houle, Harry B.
Pratt, Gerald Wyman, Willard g. Lord,
W. W. Webb, J. s. Hunt, Edwin H.
Libby, Ernest W. Cressey, Lewis e. Rob-
erts, Wilbur E. Rowe, Wallace Daniels,
Mel Holmes, Charles W. Reed, John B.
Wright, Samuel Douglass, VIC. Hanson,
George n. leighton, Allen Derby, Eugene
M. Written, Charles S. Morrow.
SKOWHEGAN RANKS FULL
Skowhegan, May 2.-Co. E, Second
Regiment, numbering 70 men, under
Capt. W. B. McPhoters, left here for Au-
gusta this afternoon to be mustered into
United States service. Their departure
was witnessed by the largest and most
patriotic crowd Of citizens since the Civil
war.
BANGOR'S SEND OFF.
Bangor, May 2-Bangor had the great
est celebration in the history of the city
today when companies OF the N. G. S.
M. started for Augusta. Never before has
such a crowd witnessed celebration.
From all the surrounding towns hundreds
of people came to bid the command God
speed and escort them to the train.
Nearly every store and business estab-
lishment in the city is decorated and the
national colors are displayed at hundreds
of residences.
The parade had 1000 men In lima, in
Guiding 6. A. r. posts, Sons of Veterans,
secret and fraternal bodies and firemen.
Exercises were held in the Bangor pub
Beal, Col. A. B. Farnham and Prof
John Sewall.
The company left in special train at
2 O'Clock for Augusta and departed
amidst the cheers of thousands of people,
MACHIAS SENDS THE LIMIT.
Machias, May 2.-Co. M, of the state
militia, under command of Capt. r. W..
Bowker, Lieut. Sanford A. Clark and
Alfred K. Ames, left here this morning
on the steamer FrankaJ for Augusta.
The company has been recruited to it's
limit and the volunteers were given hear
ty cheers by the towns people as they
started for the Capital city.
HOW BIDDEFORD DID 1T.
Biddeford, May a.-The departure of
Co. g, of the First Regiment M. N G..
from the city for encampment at Augusta
display of flags and bunting from pri-
vate residences and nearly every store in
Bid ieford and Saco and by a parade of
which was witnessed by thousands of
people.
Veterans of the Grand Army acted as
an escort to the station and the parade
was reviewed by Mayor Stone and mem
bers OF the city government in front of
City hall. The company left with full
quota of men, 70 all told, leaving Bidde-
ford on the regular east-bound at 1913
and joining the Portland companies on
q special train at that city. The First
Regiment band, "a men, P.L. Painchaud,
leader, left the city with Co. G.
PATRIOTIC LITTLE MADISON.
Madison, May a.-The whistle of the
Indian Spring mill sounded the call for
the militia at 7.20 O'Clock this morning,
and thousands gathered to bid goodby to
the boys in blue. The volunteers re.
sponded PROMPTLY. The company started
for Augusta by electrics at $40 o'clock to
the music OF the church bells and rousing
cheers. All business was suspended and
flags were displayed everywhere
SEND OFF AT HOULTON.
..Houlton, May 2.-Co. L. Second Regi.
ment, with full quota. left this morn.
| ing for Augusta. Gov. Powers followed
on the regular train.
Five thousand people witnessed the
departure of the soldiers. who were es
corted to the station by the Grand Army
post and uniformed bodies of secret socie