The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
HONOR TO THE BRAVE!
Company { Given a Public Reception
Saturday Evening.
RUSSELL POST G. A. r. PERFORM
ESCORT DUTY.

Enthusiastic Speeches-YOcal and Instru- !
mental Music-Three Times Three for
Our Boys in Blue-Co. L Left for Au-
gusta at lilo p. IN.
Thursday afternoon about % citizens
met in the Office of Forrest Goodwin,
Esq, to make arrangements for tender
ing reception to Co. Z, second regi-
ment, prior to their leaving here for
Augusta to be mustered into the L. S.
service. j. o. Smith was called to the
chair and n. W. Brainerd, Esq was
chosen secretary. Informal remarks
were made by majority of the gentle
men present by which it was very APP
parent that the patriotic action of our
military company in leaving home for
the State capital preparatory to going to
the front to engage in the war now upon
our country, to fight for the cause of
freedom and humanity, was highly APP
preciated and that they desired to make
that appreciation manifest in public
manner.
mously voted that public meeting be
held in Coburn hall, Saturday evening,
in honor of our boys in blue about to
leave their homes, and Forrest Good
win, Esq, Rev. George f. Leighton, S.
w. Gould, Esq Mr.. Charles Gardner
and Mr. Herbert Wentworth were APP
pointed committee of arrangements to
carry this vote into effect. This COM
mittee was given full power to act with
authority, to increase their numbers if
they found it desirable to do 80.
1t was voted that Russell Post, G.
A. X. and Wildes Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, be invited to attend this meeting
as organizations.
The meeting held in Coburn hall,
Saturday evening, in honor of Company
&c, appreciative of the prompt and
patriotic action of entering the service
in the present emergency, to fight the
battles of our country in the interest of
freedom and humanity, to right the
wrongs of people oppressed beyond
measure, and to avenge the dastardly
treachery of Spanish officials in the de-
struction of the battleship Maine and
the wanton murder of 263 brave men on
board that ship, was grand success
and an impressive occasion.
Russell Post, e. A. r. and Wildes
Camp Sons of Veterans, to the number
of about go, met at G. A. r. hall, and to
the music of Hobbs Military band,
Abbott Kendall, leader, and the fife and
drum, marched to the armory of Com
pany go and escorted that command TO
Coburn hall.
The entrance of the Veterans to the
seats reserved for them was the signal
of applause by the audience which pack
ed every part of the large hall, and the
filing in of Company "E, led by Major
York, upon the stage prepared for their
occupancy, occasioned hearty and long
continued applause, such as rarely has
been heard in Coburn hall
The exercises consisted of prayer, by
Rev. A. N. Dairy, pastor of the First
Baptist church; music by quartette,
Messrs. Elmer Harris, NJ. T. Pooler, j.
n. Saith, A. r. Smiley, also by HOBBS
Military band, and fife and drum; and
short patriotic speeches by Skowhegan
gentlemen, and a recitation, 'Bandy
jim by Hannibal II. cross of Norridge-
wock
S. w. Gould, Esq, presided, and after
warmly welcoming Company e. the
honored guests of the evening, intro
duced the speakers in order as follows
E. N. Merrill, Esq, Mr.. Geo. b. SAT
ford, Rev. Geo. E. Leighton, Hon.
Charles A. Marston, Gen. K. b. Shep-
herd, Hon. S. J. Walton, Lieut.. f. c.
Dunlap of Co. "E'', and Forrest Good.
win, Esq.
The speeches were pithy, patriotic
and appropriate, the eloquent passages
and good hits received nnstinted ap
plause from an enthusiastic audience.
The speech of Lieut. Dunlap, who
spoke for the Military Company was a
gem in it's way. He spoke with the
modesty of brave man and yet SAID
that Company "En was ready to take
care of a regiment of Spanish troops.
He referred to Gen. Isaac Dyer as the
representative man of Skowhegan. who
entered the service in the war of 1861
and returned a brigadier general. We
have, he said, one field officer to 90
from Skowhegan, MAJ. Alonzo York of
the second regiment, whom we shall
hear from if opportunity is given his
regiment to show their fighting qualities.
He spoke highly of the men of Company
''E' and said he had confidence that
the people of Skowhegan would see
that those dependent upon them should
| in no case suffer for the comforts of life
/ because of their absence. The warm
greeting and applause accorded Lieut.
| Dunlap proved that his remarks were
appreciated, and that the Company he
spoke for has a warm place in the hearts
of his hearers
The exercises closed by the singing of
America by the quartette and audience
and three rousing cheers for Company
"E"
The hall was nrofusely decorated with