The Portland daily press., 1899-08-10
EIGHTH MAINE.
Reunion OF Comrades at Peaks
Island Yesterday.
n Was Largely Attended and N oncy
Was Raised 90 wipe oat An Debts.

How are you, oomradei" was the sal.
utation which was heard 10 pass along
the long porches Of the building Of the
sth Maine Relginent at Peaks island
Wednesday as the old soldiers tied In to
attend the annual meeting OF the associ-
alton which was called to order by Ma
jor ]. II. II. Hewitt Of Thomastnn. The
first thing in order was the reading Of
the reports Of the secretary and treasurer.
aftnr which Rev. II. A. Phiibrook of
Midaleion.- Conn, introduced the follow
ing resolution;
THAT the commissioner of pensions lie
requested to announce for publication
the company and regiment OF those who
are granted pension or an increase Of
pensions. as well as the names and ad-
dresses OF the pensioners"
The mover OF the resolution explained
that the object OF IL was to fix the identi-
ty OF applicants. etc.. and it was received
with favor. The eieotion Of officers fol-
lowed and these were chosen: Presi-
dent, J. G. Littleaeld. Melrose; vice.
presidents, Levi Metcalf, Maiden; Noah
b. Dunton, Cleveland, Nevada; Chas.
Robinson. Sherman Mills; secretary and
treasurer. Capt II. G. Ingalls,, Razor
Vile; executive committee, Lit. III. b
Sawyer. Auburn; Wallace Smith, Au-
burn; George l.. Dutch, North Berwick
chaplain, Rev. II. A. Philbrook, Middle
ton. Conn. memorial committees Rev. h.
A. Philbrook, Gen. Harry Boynton, Au-
gusta; Geo. Dunton. Natiek.
The report Of the trustees was then read
LIT. kt.-s n. a
been made In the building, and Capt.
Hillman Smith of Thomaston. gave a. list
of expenditures for the past year and
closed with ringing speech in which
he detailed the work which he hal done
| as custodian, and pledged his continued
interest in all that would further sthe
good of the association. The members
got right to work 70 raise q sum of money
sufficient to wipe out all debts and we're
successful to a degree that was satis-
factory to everybody. It was gather
ing marked with the strongest feelings
OF the best lccmradeship. Those present
were. Gen. Henry Boynton, Augusta; /;
Col. John Hemmenwny, Springvale;
Col. II. A. True. Boston; Rev. II. A.
Philbrook, Middletown, Conn.,; Capt. p.
J. Ingalls,, Razorville; Capt. AS. Bump,
Wilton; Capt. America Walton, Lowell, /,
Capt. E. W. Wiley. Belfast; Capt. L. b.
Rogers. Pattsn; Lit. II. b. Sawyer, Au-
burn; Lit. K. q. Guptill, Gossbury; Lit.
N. j. Dunton, Cleveland, Nevada; Capt.
Hiram Parker, Gienburn; Alvin Hardy,
Wilton; W. r. Pinkham, Oakland; q. III.
n ~
Howard, Lewiston; John K. Hilton,
Houiton; Geo. W. Durgin. Sherman; J. L.
Thompson, Alfred; W. Rioker, East Au-
burnt J. NJ. 5havkley, Camden; Georg
e. Dunton. Natick; Commissary J. M.
Robbins, Lewiston; T. o. Robinson,
Raymond; Chas. Bennett. Alfred; ]. @.
L!ttletield, Boston; g. L. Dacey. Boston
S. Gilman. Strong; Josiah Libby, North
Turner; William Camwell. Wilton; p.
p. Woodward, Lisbon Falls; A. o. Beais.
Breeport; william Newbert. South War
rem VIC. Taylor, Alfrei; Major J. II. Ii.
Hewitt. Thomaston; ID. s. Oscar, North
Berwick; l.. ID. Marston, Andoyer; Randall
Ga,iison, Lisbon; S. ]. Lagrow, Norway /;
l.. NJ. Clark. Deering; w. q. Souie,
Portland; Caspar NJ. Marshall, Portland.
The lIst of the dead Of the past year in
cluded the following: Surgeon II. q.
Leyensaller, Ihomasron; Capt John II.
Roberts, Chelsea; Sergeant John G.
Gotten. Cambridge: John H. Bia,sdell,
Someryilie, N. H.; Owen Knox. Berwick I;
Benjamin Perkins, Burnham George II.
Perkins, Atlantic City, N. j.; Charl 70
II. Cresley. Wayne; James Dunsting,
Waterville; Peter Pero. Watersille; Cyrus
e. Metoalf, Esst Auburn; Nathaniel
Wentworth, Boston: Adjutant spencer
w. Young, kl lonuyke; Thomas Senter.
Dixiield; John Mcclellan, Lubac.