Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-17
Old Heavy Artillery Gathers
At National Home,
Association Chooses Justin N.
Leavitt as President.
Next Annual Reunion to Be Held
In Newport Neurology.

eHJOyeu themselves Ill d HlOSl pledSdHt
manner. They We're given the use Of
the old canteen building for business
meeting and as a lunch room and upon
arriving here Immediately went there.
The reports of the secretary and treas
urer were read and approved and then
recess was taken until l P. NJ. when
the officers were elected and other
business transacted.
The following We're the officers elect
ed: President, Justin M. Leavitt, Cape
Porpoise; first vice president, Thomas
f. Dodge, Augusta; second vice presi-
dent, Stephen P. Hooper, Pittsfield;
secretary treasurer, Charles J. House,
Augusta; and chaplain, Stephen G.
Waldron, Bangor; executive commit
tee, Leander X MarstOn, Boston, Will
liam S Randlett, Newport George E..
Dodge, Carmel 1t was voted to hold
the next reunion in Newport date to
be selected.
1t was resolved that: The thanks of
the lst Maine Heavy Artillery Asso-
citation be given to the officers of. the
Soldiers Home at Togus, for our re-
ception here To the Maine Central
and Bangor & Aroostook X. r., for de-
and sons and daughters of veterans.
who have met and cheered US on our
visit here.
The party left the Home at ) +. M
voting that they had enjoyed the day
thoroughly, and that the veterans had
extended a most cordial welcome TO
them and had showed the party to all
points of interest about the grounds.
The following were present: Gen.
Charles Hamln, Bangor; Fife Major
Nathaniel r. Witham, Newport. CO.
! A, Edward Jenness, kenduskeag;
Charles H. Morrison, Bangor; Horatlo
Nelson. Lee; Thomas Sullivan, Togus.
Co. Il, George NJ. Kurdish. Bangor;
Freeman D. Cove, MELVIN Village. CO.
G.. Levi Chapman, Bucksport; Shepard
Cousins and George G. Henries, To-
gus; John Higgins, Morris. Downing
and Naham Murch ELLSWORTH; BenJa-
min Maddocks, Nicolin; James NJ
Smith. West Benton. Co f, Benjamin
u. Averill, Prentiss; William Bart
| lett. Lee; Charles Fogg, Bath; Charles
]. House, Augusta: Leonard r. How
| ard, Guilford; William F. Randall,
Newport, and Leonard H. Washburn
Foxcroft Co. F, Stephen D. Waldron,
Bangor; William ]. Temple, Hampton;
Samuel E. Prey, Augusta; David A
Legro, Togus: Pheleg Bradford, Da-
mascus; Golf M. Blackden. Etna; AL
| theus O. Wing Levant, and Francis H.
Snow, Hampden. Co. G, George r
Clark, Togus; Charles H. Bodge
Bucksport; Isaiah B. Davis. Sanger
Vile: Aaron Davis, Orland; Thomas
E. BODICE. Augusta: Josiah Gray. Hal
| lowell: George p. Hooper, Pittstle.d;
Howard Gilley, Camden. and Roscoe Ii
Lopaus. Newton Highlands. Mass. co
II, Leavltt G. Brigham, Beddington;
William l.. Allen, Bangor; Charles 1
Haskell, Levant; Leander X. Marston
| l6 Feno street, Roxbury; benjamin
Strout, Addison. Co. |, Justin NJ LeaV'
| lit, Cape Porpoise; Charles A. Bur
CESS, Harrington; Thomas II. Graffam
Bangor: Alverdo w. Ford, Orono; Ed
ward J. Newton, Old Town, and Arthur
G.. Sawyer, Madison. Co X, John
Ames. Kenduskeag: Jacob b. Henry
| Boston; Reuben F. Jordan. ELLSWORTH
Falls: James Rogers. Bangor. and Johr
p. Sprague, Auburn. Co. l., James
Cressev. Bath: John Fl. Brown. Bath;
George F.. Dodge, Carmel; Charles
patten. Willard Page, Hallowell; Flor
c. Moore, Hampden; A. r. Pau Dos
ton. and Manley S. Tyler. Blanchard
Co NJ, John Noyes North Wh'teheiu:
Daniel w. Pettengill, Augusta: Charles
l.. Cummings. Vanceboro, ana JOSEPH
p johnson of Intervale; FRANK IL
Knowlton, West Acton. MASS T.
The following deaths for last Vea'
were reported by the secretary: private
Edward Emery, Co. \, died IN En1eld
Me. Sept "a. 1909: Private Wesley EN-
erv, Co. A, died in Dewey, ONO, Fep
s. 1909; Private Thomas G. Libby. Z"
A. died in Vinalhaven, Me. Jan. Z.
1910: Private George w. Tucker, GO.
died in Lee. Me-, Sept. 30. 1909; private
Thomas Dana. Co B, died in Old Town
Me-. Dec. 81, 1909; Private Alphonzo
Fletcher, Co. B. died in Bradford, Me.
Sept. 5, 1909; Private Reuel Graves. co.
B. died in South Boston. Mass, May
1. 1910: Private Abraham Sargent, Jr..
Co. C. died in Ellsworth, Me-, Nov. a..
1909: Private Paul Berry, Co. d. died In
S.etson, Me. June %. 1910: Private
George H. Crosby. Co d. died in MIN
neapolis, Mimi. Oct. Is, 1909; Private
Edward Flynn. Co. u, died in Ca'als.
Me. May 1e, 1910; Private Levi l.. cur
tbs Co. r. died in Belfast, Me-. Nov.
20, 1909: Private Gustavus B. Hiscock
Co. f. died in Milo. Me-. MAY 26, 1870
Private Cyrus Heard. Co. F. died in
Herman. Me-. Feb. Z. 1910: Private Au-
gustuS F.. Aiken. Co. G.. died in Bucks
port, Me-, April 81. 1910; Private David
l.. Dodge. Co. G. died in Orrington. Me-
Juce 6, 1910; Corporal Charles H Fraz-
Ter. Co. G, died in Lynn. Mass. Aug
%, 1905: Private stephen M. Gilley, Co.
G. DIED in Ellsworth, Me-, Jan. %. 1910;
Sergeant John e. CHM. Co G. died in
Orland. Me-. Oct a. 1909: Musician
George II. Norcross. Co. H., died in
Massachusetts: Sergeant James ID.
Marshall. Co. I. died in Eau Claire.
Wis. some years ago; Wagner Ma
thaniel Crocker Jr., Co. X. died In
Togus, Me-. June is. 1910: Corporal
Frederic Gardiner. Co. X. died in Den
nysville, Me-. March II. 1910: Private
Elisha James, Jr.. Co. l., died in Gar
diner. Me-, Oct 5. 1909; Private John f.
Potter. Co. L. died in Bowdoinham. Me-.
Aug. 1s. 1909: Sergeant David A.
Knowles Co. NJ, died in Togus. Me-.
Oct s. 1909: Private William H. Over.
Co. NJ. died in Togus. Me-, June T. 1910:
Artiticer Samuel H. Powers. Co. M,
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