The Somerset reporter., 1898-08-11
The Wooden OXer~cprs
Association.
second Annual Reunion held At >kowhe-
gan saturday. Aug e..

second Annual Reunion held At >Rowhe-
gan. saturday. Aug q.
The second annual reunion ii die
Wooden OYefseel,' Association Of East.
ern Maine. Vas held at skowAeaaB. sal
urday Aug. 9Th. some Of the members
drove over from pi,cataqais towns leaY-
ing the night before AMI driving forty
I've miles, but the majority came IN a
special car on the morning train They
We're Immediately conducted by Edward
Leech and Chas, Rochester 70 Hotel
Heselton, where they made ,he.l head
quarters.
At eleven o'clock they marched in a
body TO Madison Ave. where thev
boarded a special car On the Somerset
Traction line, and after a delightful
thirty minutes ride arrived At Lakewood.
They Immediately assembled Al tie
Pavilion where the business meeting
was called to order by The president,
Chas. St Onge of Dover. He addressed
huC "SSp1iah'u III It" wen GHDseu
words telling of the growth Of the associ.
ton and its work during the past year.
The minutes OF the last meeting at New
port, were read by the secretary aud the
report accepted. A committee Of three
g. A. Mabbett Of Newport, Chas.
Rochester of ekoWhegan, and Ernest
Maxfield Of Pittsheld were appointed 10
examine applications for membership
and as result of their work the follow
ing applicants were voted members Of
the association: Jos. +. Pike, Dan ?.
Warwick J. NJ. Holbrook and Frank /.
Saw of Newport; W. Il. Collins, Thos
Bedford, Simeon stone, John Keefe
John Hensil, Ed Newell and j. Henry
Lord Of Madison; +. r. Smith, SEQ
Parks, William Priest, {. ". Lucus,
Geo. Gage, Thee. Beckart ". b.
Met husband, James Trumbell :. K.
Haines, Arthur Loder and James Dodd
of Pttsfeld; Michael Schwartz and Vim
Anderson of Hartland; W. 3. Isaac,
Allen Moore, James Lynch, j. {. Nor
gan and {. 2. Gilman of North Dexter:
Lewis Anderson, T, II. Anderson. James
White, David A. Haig, Nm. K. Elliott
Geo. Nigue and James Holt of Skowhe-
gan. The bylaws which had been pre-
pared were then read and accepted
The election of new officers was the
next business and on motion Il was
voted that the present officers hold their
seats another year. These are; Pres.
Chas. st. Onge of Dover; vice Pres g,
Edward Leech Of >kowhegan; secretary.
l.. c. sawyer of Dover; Treas, 7. Z. Is.
Knowles of Pittsheld; resident secre-
taries, II. Taylor, Dover; |. T. Davidson,
Guilford 5 J. Hail, dexter; 4. D, Man
sell, Newport; Geo. II. Cathcart, Old
town; l.. Cockburn, skowhegan; T. u.
Narney, Hartand; Wm. Davidson, North
Dexter; ". J. McFal lane, Pittstield \
new office, that of md vice Pres. was
created by the bylaws and Richard
White of Gnilfotd. WAS elected tn I'll il.
Simeon Stone OF Madison, Louis Hous-
ton of Saneervine and David II. Brown
of North Dexter, were elected resident
secretaries from their respective towns,
The place Of holding the next annual
meeting was brought Up and it vas de
eided to meet at Pittsfeld, the time to
he desiruatp6 LATER
During the meeting Lewis Anderson
X Go, and L, {. Morrison. representing
the firm New York X Boston bye Mood
60 supplied the members with cigars
The question of reading paper before
the meeting was brought up and dis
eussed and was agreed that the members
of the town entertaining the association
prepare a paper, the different depart
ments contributing To the same
They then adjourned to Lakewood
Inn where Manager Fairhrother RECALLED
them with the following sumptaoUs
menu: