The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-25
FIRST MAINE HEAVY
Annual Meeting Largely Attend
ed.--A Grand Time and the
Boys Happy.

Annual Meeting Largely Attend
ed.--A Grand Time and the
Boys Happy.
Business Meeting, Excursion and Dinner
at Lab ewood and Camp Fire in Coburn
Hail.
Showhegan had the honor, this week,
to have as her guests the veteran asso.
citation made up of survivors of the
famous organization, The First Maiue
Heavy Artillery.
The officers OF the association were
President, Leander X. Mafston, Boston
vice-presidents, Gustavus B. Hiscock,
Fort Fairfield, Thomas J. Libby, Vnal.
haven; treasurer and secretary, Henry
E. Sellers, Bangor; directors, Col. r. B
shepherd, Skowhegan, Horace Fl. Shaw,
Portland, Amos E. Hardy, Bangor, v,
d. Sweetland, Palmyra.
The men of the regiment began to
arrive Tuesday morning, the first being
President Marston and others members
OF the association from Boston. Others
followed Tuesday evening, but the
larger number came by the Wednesday
morning trains aud some came by
private conveyance where teams were
the more. convenient method of travel.
A business meeting was held in G. A.
r, hall, presided over by President
Marston, beginning at II O'Clock a. m.
and closing ut II M, when the associa.
rion adjourned to take electric cars to
Lakewood.
Lieut.. Henry K. Sellers, secretary and
treasurer, read the records of the last
annual meeting and made a satisfactory
financial report, upon which there was
brief discussion.
Letters were read from certain absent
members aud the secretary read names
of deceased comrades not previously re-
ported with dates bf deaths. viz;
William Mansell, Co. A, Bangor, May
'9S; Enoch 5. Lawrence, B, Bangor,
Apr. '9S; Cushman E. Harden, C, .Sedg-
WICK, Nov. 81; Erwin w. Chamberlain,
E, Lacrosse, Wis, July '9S; Lucus H.
Chase, E, Lowell, Mass; William G..
Page, E, Franklin Pit, Apr. '97; Michael
Cunningham, Lewis Burke, Richard W.
Wiley, II, Cherryfeld, '97; 1t. Richard
V. Moore, |, Oldtowp, 81; Horatio lib
belts, l, Oldtown, Sept. 81; Barnard G..
Chul ch,I, Dexter, '9s; Lowell l.. Lamb,
c, Ellsworth, 81; Levi L. Barton, H,
California; VIM. A. Sinclair, Columbia
Falls.
A committee consisting Of Gen. Shep-
herd, Col. Smith and Maj. House was
raised to see about the publication of the
history Of the regiment.
Col. z. A. Smith for the committee
appointed to nominate list of officers
for the ensuing year, reported Gen. Rus
sell b. Shepherd for president; Benz .min
F. Rollins Of Plymouth, and Virgil D.
Sweetland of Palmyra, for vice presi-
dents; Lieut.. Henry E. sellers Of Ban
gor, for secretary and treasurer; Capt.
II. H. Shaw of Portland, William w.
Warren OF Dover, Me-, Fred o. Talbot
of East Machias, Andrew G. Sawyer
of Bangor, for directors. This re-
port was accepted and the officers named
were unanimously elected.
About ITO members Of the association
were present in Grand Army hall and
the greater part Of this number took the
electrics for Lakewood at few minutes
past II o'clock, m. Wives and daugh-
with these members, and veterans and
citizens of our town, invited guests, &C.
companied them bringing the number up
to 200 or Whereabouts.
Arriving at Lakewood a group picture
was taken of 100 veterans In front Of
scamp Shepherd" by Mr.. Langley, after
which all enjoyed themselves by moving
around In the spacious grounds until the
dinner was announced. Tables with 200
covers were laid 10 the large pavilion
aud very nice dinner seived under the
direction of Manager Fairbr,ther. The
leading features OF this dinner, served In
courses, were fish chowder, roast tur-
key with vegetables, ice cream, cake,
coffee, fruit, etc.
This elegant dinner aud the ride to
Lakewood and return were the result Of
the generosity Of Gen. Shepherd to his
comrades Of the First Maine Heavy and
were greatly appreciated by them all.
The interior of the pavilion WAS taste
fully decorated with bunting and around
the walls at intervals, appeared the fol-
lowing names Of battles which the regi-
ment was entitled to bear upon it's ban.
ner, viz: Spottsylvania, North Anna,
Potopotomy. Cold Harbor, Petersburg,
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, Fort
He'll, Weldon Railroad, Boydton Plank
Road, Weldon Raid, Squirrel Level Road,
Hatcher's Run, Sailors Creek, Farmville,
Surrender OF Lee.
We report the following list of men,
bers present. There are few Dames of
members present we were unable to sc.
cure. .
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS.
r. B. Shepherd, colonel, Skowhegan,
No Y A Ninth Ii nalan.l Indian