The Portland daily press., 1900-09-13
Ninth and Fifteenth
Men Also There.
Old Times and Great Battles
Recalled.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss1
Brunswick, September 12.-At AIerrv-
meeting Park today there was a general /
gathering OF the veterans for the rezn-
ions Of three Maine regiments: The First
Maine Cavalry. the Fifteenth Infanurv
and the Ninth Infantry
The day was beautiful in spite OF some
clouds and fierce gale that blew down the
tent Of the Merrymesting pie man. Wives
and daughters came along with TIA
veterans and at noon the great dining
room OF the casino was filed with happy
people. while many war yarn was spun
over the lobster soup and boiled CLAIMS.
FIRST CAVALRY.
The reunion OF the First Cavalry was
largely attended. Comrade NJ. f. Kicker
of Auburn PRESIDED and the business
was soon transacted. There was quite
debate over the next place of meeting.
and two places were proposed: Peaks
island In Portland harbor, ana Lake
Auburn. Peaks island won 26 to Is.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President Captain Charles c. Cnase
of Portland.
Vice Presidents-wiliam HORIZON,
Albert EdgSoOmb.
Secretary-George Doughty.
Treasurer-Charles Dam.
After the business meeting the mem
bers took the cars for Bath where ghey
visited the Iron Works.
Returning TO Merrymeeting at 0 o'clock
the annual banquet took place Those
present We're: j. p. Wiley, ROck1and
Thos. j. Sandford, WaIdoboro; Geo 2.
Tucker, Paris; H. A. Hersey, Turner
Horatio b Soule, Yarmouth; Geo. S.
Royal, Freeport; A. L. Ordway, Med
ford Ma; Geo. Doughty, Augusta L.
L. GetcheII, Brunswick; B. s Wood,
Newburyport, Mass; Eben Andrews,
So. Portland; NJ. f. Kicker, Auburn; /;
G. 9. AIouIton, Lisbon, Ne; s. W
Brackett Peaks island; W. L. Holmes,
Fairfield Lewis Prescott, Phillips: John
K. Hart, Burnham d. w. Gage, Cam
bridge, Mass; W. G. Besse, Auburn, O.
w. Barnes, Fairfield; IA. h. ColeswOr-
thy, Portland; d. L. HindIe, Lowell,
Mass; h Il. Cook, Portland; a. G.
Drinkwater, Braintree, Mass. b T.
Young, So Brewer, M. M. Branch,
Waterville; VIM. Maloon, Auburn; ROs-
ooe Barrows, Lynn, Mass A. P. Rus
sell, Leeds; A. +. Steward, So. Gard1
Lowe, Waterville; o. E. Copeland,
Thomastons Chas. c. Chase, Portland;
Seth G Rose. w. Leeds; Leonard L.
Rose, Leeds; VIM. N. Higgins, Sabattus;
Chas. T. Dam, Portland; Chas- W.
SkiInngs, Portland; Alfred Knight,
Whitefeld; W. S. Sylvester, Lewiston;
Fred M. Giles, Boothbay; A. h. Fogg,
Standish J. H. Weyman, Skowhegan;
q T2octOp
Savage, Fairfield; Albert Edgecomb,
Exeter; Levi q. Small, Gray; Isaac
Bingham, Clinton; Alfred Pierce, New
ton; Allen D. French, Waltham; A. A
Fish, Woburn Mass; Thomas Q. Long,
Boston; Chas. B. Kenney, Portland;
D. p. Hanson Augusta; c. 0. Knox,
Gardiner; E. K. Chapman, Stroudwater;
VIM. r. Small, Ola Orchard; Chas. w.
Jordan; Geo. L. Duston, Auburn; |
EIeazer Jordan, Vineland, n. J.; b w. |
Pratt, New Vineyard; M. II. V Bow |
man; w. A. Winter HalIowelI; Dan'1 J. |
Needs, Biddeford; Seth H. Phillips,
Old Orchard; Augustus Young, Bangor;
p Shevelin, Boston, Mass.
THE FIFTEENTH MAINE
The Fifteenth Maine reunion was
largely attended. The leading figure OF
the reunion was Colonel Isaac Dyer, of
Skowhegan, dignitied fine looking old
school gentIeamn, who commanded the
regiment through the larger part OF its
service. He is now postmaster of SkoW-
hegan. Major II. A. Shorey of Bridgton
is another weIl-known and popular vete-
ran of this regiment, who is almost al
ways at the reunions.
The Off GERS elected were as follows:
President-Gen. Isaac Dyer, Skowhe-
gan.
Vice Presidents-Ca J. B. Nickels,
Kenduskeag; Capt James Walker, Car
diner; j. W. p. Johnson, Gardiner.
Secretary, Treasurer and Historian
Major III. A. Shorey, Bridgton.
Assistant Secretary-Miss Eva L.
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