Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-15
FOUND AFTER YEARS.
PittsfieId Man Located by Two Of His
Friends.

received two urgent lnVltatlOfS from
Boston to he the guest of wartime
friends, whom he has not seen for 40
heard until recently. to make his head
quarters at their homes encampment
week. II his health permits, he will
make the journey to attend the nation
al encampment, but more especially to
call upon the people who We're so kind
to him while he was at camp Distribu-
ton in Washington, d. G., in '62. One
Of the Invitations comes from Mrs. An
ME v. Marston of North Cambridge.
who was a pretty, blue-eved lass in
short dresses when Mr.. Gould last saw
her, and the other from Otis Smith Of
Revere, a brother Of Mrs. Marston, who
was at the camp in the early COS.
1t was not until recently that they
learned Of each others whereabouts.
and then 1t came about in a singular
manner.
Some time ago Mr. Smith Of Revere
vas reading bangor paper when his
eye caught the name of Gilman ;.
Gould. That name somehow had Il
familiar sound. and upon reading more
carefully he saw that Mr.. Gould was
visiting In Kenduskeag. littl" town III
the eastern part of Maine. He then re-
rnembered that while ne lived in WASH
ington during the civil war there was
Gilman 5. Could at camp Distribution
for some months.
He had not seen nor heard from the
soldier since the war. The paper con-
tanning the personal was destroyed.
and the matter slipped from MI
Smiths mind. Recently. however.
while he was making 4 call ut the
home of Mrs. MHrstOn in North cam
brige, he recalled the fact, and inquired
Of his sister if she ever remembered 81
n man named Gilman s. Gould she
promptly replied that she did, and then
Mr.. Smith told her about reading IN
a Maine paper whore man ny that
name was visiting relatives in k"nduS-
keag Mr.. Smith could not recall the
name of the town where the paper
said Mr.. Gould came from to kehduS-
keag, but he said if he had map ana
saw the name of the town he could re-
member 1t.
Mrs. Marston happened to have an
old Maine Central time table in the
house. and upon looking over th'
names Of the stations the Revere man
came to Pittsfield He told his sister
he thought that was the town. Mrs.
Marston the following day directed
letter to Mr.. Could inquiring if he was
the nan she had known in Washington
during the civil war. and asked him if
he remembered an 11-year-old girl by
the name Of Annie Smith.
.ha rac.i,raI a rpT1V
ing that he was the same, and that h"
well remembered girl by that name.
Cevaral letters PASSED hetWecn the man
AMI woman who had not heard of each
other for AZ years. and recently cam"
an invitation for Mr. Gould to he tn"
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Marston on
campment week. While Mr.. Could
would Xix" to accept he does not know
as he viii he able to stand the journey.
az his health has been poor for som"
years.
In the correspondence that took place
between the two. the North CambrlH@"
woman incloSed a letter that hAd h'rh
written by Mr.. Gould's mother to Mrs.
Marston's mother in 1850. while Mr.
Gould was i'm camp Distribution. In il
she thanked Mrs. MarStOn'G mother 4
thousand times over for being 50 kind
to her son, who Mt that time was sick
in camp 1t snems that the mother of
the North Cambrige woman had learn
cd where Mr.. Gould's mother lived ana
had written her n letter telling her Of
his whereabouts and all about him. Mr..
Gould had neglected to write to his
mother as often us ne should. and not
hearing from him for months she had
supposed ne was dead until she recoiv-
ed the letter from the woman in Wash
ingtOn.
The letter, which came into Mr..
Gould's possession. written nv his
mother ~ years ago. is still in good
state Of preservation. Mr.. GOuld's
mother is still alive ana only last Sun
day celebrated her S9th birthday.
Mrs. Marston's parents. who We're
Smiths. lived in Washington during tho
war. and It was while Mr.. Gould was
in camp that he became acquainted
with them. At that time the soldier,
whose age was -. made n great deal
Of Annie Smith who was in her nth
year He was always fond Of children
and when the little girl had the mumps
ne helped take care Of her. She though
there was no man like "SOlderman
Could" and on the occasion of her nth
birthday she procured an ambulance.
Mr.. Gould Mt that time just having To-"
covered from n sickness. and securing
n pass for ambulance and party, took
him over the city Of Washington. They
visited all points Of interest. 1t was n
red letter day for the little girl. now
Mrs. MarstDn. and has never been for
gotten by Mr.. Could. who now has a
family OF Erown-up daughters.
Soon after. Mr.. Gould Joined his COM
pany at the front. and there he re-
manned until the close of the war. He
has often told his children of little
Annie Smith who was so kind to him
and wondered what became Of her.
There was never n more surprised man
than ne. when he went to the post offiC =
and got the first letter from Mrs. Mars
ton.
Mrs. Marston'S mother was Gould
before marriage. and she always claim
cd distant kinship to the Pittsfald
mans family. Should Mr. Gould feel
equal to go to Boston this week he
will surely call upon Mr.. Smith and
his sister. Mrs. Marston, and talk over
old tiYpaS with Them