The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-26
Meeting of the Somerset Veterans
Association.

March meeting at A. O. L. w. hall,
Madison, Wednesday, March Is. The
officers present were Col. Command
ing f. H. Wing, Maj. w IL. Collins,
Chaplain, J. D. Emerson, Adjutant,
S. F. Emerson and Quartermaster,
Samuel Vose.
There was a fair attendance of the
veterans, ladies of the Auxiliary and
invited friends at the morning session
which opened at ten o'clock, Col.
Wing presiding,
After music by the choir and prayer
by the Chaplain, the adjutant and
quartermaster submitted their quart
erly reports which were adopted.
Rev. d. F. Faulkner of Madison gave
NEST cordial welcome to the Asso-
citation, assuring the old veterans of
the Civil war their presence at Madi-
son was an honor to the town, and
the citizens as a whole not only ap-
preciated their presence but the great
sacrifice they had made for the well
fare OF our common country. Rev.
F. A. Leiteh of Skowhegan was called
upon to reply to the welcome address.
Whether in the pulpit, on the plat
form or with the old soldiers, DR..
Leitch is perfectly at home and ready
with suitable expressions for any oc-
casion.
Explanatory remarks touching up
OH the legitimate work of the Asso-
citation were offered by Col. Wing and
comrade E. E. Gould. Comrades G.
B. Stafford and F. B. Thompson were
reported as having died since the
December meeting and comrades E.
E. Gould, S. F. Emerson and Isaac
Dyer were appointed as a committee
to draft resolutions in memory of
those comrades. After singing Tramp,
tramp, tramp the boys are marching,
by the choir there was an adjourn
ment for dinner, which was served by
the Sunshine Society at the Congre-
gational church.
Afternoon session opened at the
appointed time. The committee on
resolutions reported by reading the
same which was adopted. The choir
then rendered a selection in harmony
with the resolutions; Rev. F. A.
Leitch was called upon to open the
afternoon exercises. He spoke along
the lines of sacrifices made for the
purpose of bringing the nation out
from the bondage of slavery into
liberty; out from that great national
curse which the immortal Lincoln de-
clared twas wrong or else there is
nothing wrong" and into civic right
eousness and prosperity. Anything
anywhere that stands in the way of
righteousness must go down and that
is the reason that American slavery
went down, Lincoln stood always
''four square" for right. No giving
back, no swerving from that eternal
principle which was one of the char
acteristics of his greatness. We are
confronting today questions OF great
import and we need to unde rstand
that everything which stands in the
way of justice and national integrity
must eventually go down. The cold
boys of sixty -oneo are always glad to
have DIR. Leitch meet with them and
his appropriate remarks are highly
appreciated. Hon. Bert Nj. Fernald
was present and took the opportunity
to speak a few words of congratula
ton and encouragement to the audi
ence. He was small boy at the
time of the war, but remembers see
ing the boys i'll blue march away to
the great battletields of the South.
Mrs. E. E. Gould, by request, read a
selection entitled ga night with a
ventriloquist; there were recitations
by Miss Thelma Adams, Miss Naoma
Fales, Mrs. James Weston and Chas.
Fetterman; solos by Emma H. Dun
ton, who presided at the piano; read
ing by Mrs. Beal "cups of cold water"
also by comrade ID. NJ. Norton, "What
did the privates do?" also by COM
rade j. d. Emerson, "a southern
woman's opposition to the Writ
monuments" songs by comrade E. i.
Gould; remarks by G. o. Small Esq
of Madison and incidents connected
with campaigning in Virginia by
comrade S. F. Emerson.
1t was voted to empower the Col.
commanding and the adjutant to
change place or date of the regular
meetings of the association whenever
circumstances might demand it.
After singing "Ameriea" by the au-
dience, one of the most entertaining
sessions of the association come to a
close.
S. F. E.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The
following are the real estate transfers
recently recorded in the county regis
ry:
Skowhegan-Mary N. Maxwell to
Alice NJ. Russell; A. H. eston by
exr. to Samuel w. GouN, 1872 80;
Frank Dorothy ct ais to Vesta A.
Thyng; Lyman p. Small to Clyde H.
Smith; Geo. f. Huskins to John II.
Grant; Hattie M. Adams to Frank
Thibodeau ct al.
Fairfield Martha }. Rice to Sever
inc Gagnon; Calvin G. Totman to
Arthur II. Totman; Suburban Home
Realty Co., to Herbert Lemclm; VIM.
w. Nye ct al to +. H. E. Bragg.
armony-Thomas j. Heal TO Edith
+. Johnson; Hannah d. Perkins to
Edith f. Johnson.
Mercer-Lizzie NJ. Bunker to John
Bunker, $500.
Hartland Albion A. Holt TO Fred
l.. Morse; Fred l.. Morse to Albion A.
Holt; Orlando Cobb to Linn Wooden
Co. ct al, S125; Eli ittletield to Linn
Wooden Co. ct al.
Palmyra-Fred l.. Brown to Byron
P. Hanson, $50; Daniel A. Snow to
Linn Wooden Co.
Embden- Fred w Bunker to Malon
P..Moore.
St. Adams Melvin II. Martin to
Eliza II. Bragg, $500.
Detroit Martha j. Lord ct al to
Frank II. Pickard, $1,000