The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12
I-Io-2eTH REUNION.

| I-lU-Z9 RI REONlON.
Veterans Enjoy Pleasant Gathering at
Their Hall at Long Island.
| Despite the foul weather the attendance
was I'D to the average, and the comrades
had very pleasant gathering in the hall
on Long island.
Business meeting was called by Presi-
dent Josiah B. Day, M. D., of Maiden,
Mass.
| The secretary reported that he had sent
out notices sof reunion to 1914 members
of which about so had been returned
| to writer
| Invitations have been received from the
l16th N. Y. for all the 29th Maine to at
tend the reunions of the 116th; also
from the aSth N. Y, for all 10th Maine
men.
The Historian reported that the Maine
Gettysburg commission had published
their work, including the part taken by
the 10th Maine battalion. The book is
very creditable to the Maine soldiers, and
is for sale at cost by Major George, ".
verrilI, Portland, 81. 80, express or postage
additional.
The treasurer's report showed $7s in the
treasury.
A very interesting letter was read from
Holman 6. Purinton, formerly of the Goth
Maine, now major of the I'd Illinois in
fantry, in Fitz Hugh Lees corps at Jack.
sonville, Fla. He writes of the good fell
lows he has met among the old Confed-
crate soldiers and their sons. He is
the only one known to be engaged in the
present war from the old 1.l0-29th, regir
ment. Cheers followed for Purinton. r.
Kehoe, the well-known and irrepressible
who was present at the reunion, says he
got as far as Tampa with Gen. Miles's
ouartermaster, but was knocked out by
the heat
Deaths announced were: Lieut. John
M. Marston, Portland; Orrin B. Morrow,
Auburn; Erastus Thurlow, Mechanic
Falls; Elias Webber, Oxford; Joseph
Chappell, Saco; Tom Parker, Hiram
Benz T. Witham, Deering.
The following officers were elected:
President-Adoniram j. Littlefield,
Cambridge, Mass.
vioe-presidents-Jerry S. Douglass,
Portland; Charles H. Welch, Boston;
Jumper, Lewiston; Geo. S. Aver, Saco.
Surgeon-Dr. Atwell W.Swett. Bangor.
Chaplain-Eayette Bicknell, Pepperell,
Mass.
Historian, Secretary and Treasurer
John NJ Gould, Portland.
Executive Committee-Charles H.
Frost, Charles S. Emerson. BENZ. M. Red.
lon.
Following are the names and post office
address of all members present: George
e. Andrews. Portland; Geo. S. Ayers,
Saco; John Bagley, Jr., Lowell; John
Il. Bagley, Detroit; Gilbert v. Bangs.
Chicago; Ephraim K. Baston, Boston;
Elbridge 6. Berry, Berry's Mills; Morrill,
W. Bickford, Maiden, Mass. Fayette
Bicknen, Pepperell, Mass; Granville
Blake, Auburn; Frank e. Brown, New
Bedford, Mass; Geo. f. Brown, alias
Vim. Hyde. Dorchester, Mass; Frank
G. Body, Portland; Daniel r. Chandler,
Portland; BENZ. E. Cook, Charlestown;
Hiram Z. Cook. Portland; Alex. B.
COQanG, NOrbu AupuiA, OIlVer d. 10Y,
Welchville; Frank L.. Cummings, Rock
land; Woodbury. Z. Dana, Westbrook;
Geo. L. Day, Gorham; Josiah f. Day,
Maiden, Mass. Jerry S. Douglass, Port.
land; Hezekiah Elwell, Westbrook; Ivory
W. Emerson. Lewiston; Calvin G. Estes,
Lisbon; Stephen R. Estes, Hallowell;
David P. Field. Auburn; Charles H.
Frost, Portland; Edwin A. Getohell,
Augusta; Sylvanus W. Giles, Readfield;
VIM. a. Gilchrist, Knox Station; Tom
M. Glendenning, Long island; Elijah G.
Gould, Portland; John NJ Gould, Port
land; VIM. P. Golden, Portland; Ed Mel
son Greedy, Portland; George Guptill,
Readfeld; Charles Harris, Saco; Ezekiel
II. Hanson, Deering; Jacob L. HAYES.
Auburn; Charles A. Hersey, South Paris;
Mahlon S. Hodsdon, Deering;A Lithamar
Houston, Westbrook; Fred A. Howard.
Lewiston; A lbert Fl. Hutchinson, Gardi-
ner; Harlan p. ingalls,, Portland: Free.
man W. johnson, Long island: Seth r
johnson, Turner; j. @, A. Jumper. Lew
iston; Charles Kehoe, Leavenworth Kas
Geo. 81. Knight, Otisheld: Geo. M
Knight, North Waterford; Geo. P. K night.
Roxbury, Mass. Alfred H. Larrabee
Cumberland Mills; Geo. Lewis, Brown
field; Bert Littlefield, East Ston eban,.
Adon Judkins Littletield, Cambridge.