Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-02

O'Clock. A large number Of the ban
quet guests and many others who seiz-
ed the opportunity pressing toward the
room to have handclasp with the re-
tired chief. The banquet opened an
hour later. the room being handsomely
decorated with flowers and green's.
Hon. F. a. Wilson opened the ban
Duet with a speech in which he re-
ferred in moving terms to the career
of Judge Peters and tha high place
which he holds in the hearts Of Maine
people on either side Of the master
Of ceremonies sat the following: Hon.
John \. Peters. Bangor: Hon. Eugene
Hale. Ellsworth: Hon. J. w. Symonds,
Portland; Hon Enoch Foster, Portland;
Hon. O. y. Baker. Augusta; Col. j. F.
Lynch. Machias: Hon. y. p. Wiswell
Ellsworth: Hon. Llewclyn Powers
Houlton: Hon. T. H. Haskell. Portland:
Hon. W. p Whitehouse. Augusta;
Hon 4. r. Savage. Auburn; Hon. w.
II. Fogler. Rockland; Hon. F. \. Pow
ers, Houlton.
The guests marched in to the music
by Pullen's full symphony orchestra.
stationed behind a floral screen in the
cast end of the banquet room.
Those at the tables We're the follow
ing: E. II. Blake, Bangor; II. NJ.
Heath. Augusta; A. w. King. Els
worth; John Scott, Bath; Charles f.
Johnson. WatervilIc: w. Z. Thompson.
w. g. Clark. +. Woodman and NJ. :.
Clifford. Bangor; George G. Wing, =.
-. Gillin, Bangor; II. +. Hamlin. ELS
worth: s l.. Larrabee, Portland: F. j.
Martin Bangor: b. a. II. Powers.
1oulton: l.. c. Stearns. Bangor; .. +.
Fellows, Bucksport; p. G. White, Ban
gor; w. II. Mcclellan. Belfast; Ruel
Smith. Bangor; l.. r. Carleton, Angus
"a: =. l.. Smith, Patten; G. NJ.
Savage {. A. Floyd. Brewer; J. A.
Peters, Jr., Ellsworth: H. J. Chap
man, Bangor; George T. Sewall,
4 Old Town; George Gardner. Bangor: @.
T. Cunningham, Bucksport: A. j. Mer-
rill, Bangor; Il. F. Dunton, Belfast; A.
w. Weatherbee, kingman: Forrest
Goodwin. Skowhegan: Stanley Plum
mcr, Dexter; W. +. Parsons, Foxcroft;
+. II. Dearth, Dexter; l.. b. Deasy, Bar
faEpor; 1. w. Nose, Bangor; ID. NJ
Mortland. Rockland; H. l.. Mitchell
BanSori u. i. Murray, Rockland: A. NJ.
spear, Gardiner; II. Hudson, Guilford;
I. a. Bailey, Bangor; F. f. Timberlake
fhiIllps; j. Il. Manley, Augusta: j. b.
| Peaks, Dover; Edward Stetson. Ban
Sof' a. L. simpson, y. W Paine, Ban
9of; j. Williamson, Belfast; l.. G. Cor
hlsh. Augusta; 6. u. Bsbee, Rumford
rails; George r. Hughes. Bath: W. H.
White, Lewiston; j. A. Morrill,. Auburn;
+. NJ. Higgins, York: II. w. Mayo,
| Hampden; +. f. Spofford. Deer Isle.
W. II. Powell. Ola Town; Ii. W. Dyer,
! Portland; J. w. Manson Pittsfield: r.
:. Partridge. w. II. Newell. Lewiston;
Joh I'M =. R,aman, Ellsworth: g. II.
Smith. l'rcsGu@ Isle: G. j. Dunn. CronO:
| Clarcnc" Halr, Portland: ]. Il. Mason.
| II. l.. Chaplin. NJ. L&uehlin. ]. f. Rob
| inson. j. u. Appleton. G. f. Woudard
\. II. Harding, r. II. Wentworth. r.
w. Eastman, Fl. !. Prche. +. W.
knoWlton, Hugo Clark. j. O. Bradbury.
f. II. Parkhurst, H. II. Paten, g. K.
Brown, &. +. Sweet. Victor Brett,
George w. Howe. Norman Wardwell,
l.. ~ Blanchard. II. NJ Cook. u. e.
Young, w. Fl. Jose r. p. Plaistcd, f.
c. DonWOrth. G. II. Bartlett. g. G. Ad-
diton, w. II. Grady. b. J. Dunn. George
Worster. T. b. Towle, T. ID. Bailey, e.
NJ Simpson. j. ID. Rice. ID. w. Mason.
f. &. Ryder and w. b. Pierce Bangor;
-. T. Sprague, Monsoon; F. +. Guernsey,
Dover: l.. b. Waldron. Dexter: Clar-
ence Scott, Old Town; F. J. Campbell,
Cherryfeld; ]. W. Crosby, Dexter; F. j.
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