The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-09-19
FIRST MAINE CAVALRY.
Held Their 41st Reunion in Waterville.

| FIRST MAINE CAVALNI.
Held Their 4lst Reunion in Waterville.
The first Maine Cavalry Association
members, to the number OF about 125,
gathered in G. A. r. hall, Waterville,
wednesday morning, Sept. 18th, for
their annual reunion. AS usual with
such old soldier reunions, II was a very
pleasant occasion, and many story was
told OF their Civil War days.. and many
a battle was fought over again. 1t was
wednesday, Sept. 18th. Omcers We're
Bangor; Treas, Edward Jordan, Ban.
gor; Sec., Thomas Davis, Bangor; Cor.
Sec. A. C. Strout, Thomaston:
Among those present at the reunion
We're Henry Young of Detroit, who lost
his right arm at Middeburg, Va, and
Joseph w. Sylvester of Etna who lost
his arm at Shepardstown, Va. B. F.
Hutchins of Freeport had the misfortune
to lose his right arm, but unfortunately
tor pension purposes, as one OF his COM
rades jokingly explained, the accident
happened some years subsequent to the
war.
Henry T. Welch, member of the
association, and ex-mayor of San Jose,
CAL, where he is now resident, was
represented by his daughter, Mrs.
Charles w. Dawson of San Jose,
Cal, and his grandson, Henry WEIGH
Dawson. The latter is a little fellow
eight years OF age. Mr. Welch explain
ed to the comrades that he much regret
ted not arriving in Watervllle in the
morning, so that he could have seen the
members of Co. 3 of the association,
who are from Aroostook, and who left
before he came. Mr.. Welch has been
successful in a mining enterprise out
West.
General ]. P. Cilley of Rockland was
much surprised when he met comrade
who informed the general that he was
one of the group of men who, when the
general was shot off his horse at the
battle Of Middletown, picked him off the
ground and carried him to house. The
general was shot in the outer muscle of
his upper right arm, shooting the entire
muscle off, so that he is now unable to
lift his arm outward from his body.
The neurology report showed that dur
ing the year the following had passed a.
way: Erastus A. Doe, J. B. Peaks, George
W. Barnes, Conrad Garvin, Clifford N.
Mayo, Converse L. Webb, Llewellyn
Howes, Benjamin F. Wood, William
Mcdonald, Peter J. Dresser, Samuel ].
McCurdy, Orrin Snow.
In the afternoon, the members, with
other G. A. R., men who were in the
city, attended the Central Maine fair as
the guests of the company. They en-
joyed all the sights, including the horse
racing and flights of the airShip.
Those present were General J. P.
Cilley, Rockland; Thomas J. Long, Bos-
ton; S. C. Hastings, Augusta; Frank A.
Pennington, East Saugus, M. IS. Samuel
J. Quincy and wife, Belfast; Surmandel
K, Richards and wife, Belfast; Nathaniel
Quincy, Waldo; Alanson M. Warren,
Dover; Elijah Gay, Brooks; M. c. Stowe,
Dover;G. l.. Stone, Dover Hollis Sin pson,
Waterville; Rufus E. Burrows, Thomas
ton; E. M. Higgins and wife, Northeast
Harbor c. S. Luce, Monticello; George
Bingham, Clinton; Samuel M. Bragg,
North Vassalboro; Eleanor F. Smith,
Lincoln; John E. Hart, Durham; Alonzo
T, Beckwith, Belfast; j. Oscar Clark, Bel
fast; Frank NJ. Lowe, Waterville; Chas
Smith, Skowhegan; LleWellyn copeland,
Dexter; Charles A. Copeland, Benton !
Falls; ]. M. Sylvester and wife, Etna;O. ,
VI.
Auburn; B. M. Hutchins, Freeport; Henry |
and wife, Norridgewock; M. ]. Allen
and wife, Skowhegan; A. O. Libbey,
Waterville; Franklin Prescott, Carmel;
V. F. Foss, Bangor; James O. Clark,
Belfast; A. F. Bickford and wife, Show
hogan; Almon F. Kicker, Bellville, N. j.;
Franklin McCausland, Hartland; A. J.
Robinson, Dover; Alexander McDougal,
Fort Fairfield; N. S. Emery, Waterville;
Albert Edgecomb, Boston; 0. N. Cole
and wife, Etna; F. j. Savage, Fairfield;
G. A Savage, Fairfield; Preston L. Ben
nett, Newport; John Emery and wife,
Hampton; W. K. kennard, Bangor; VIM.
w. Cole, Waterville; Orlando Kelley, !
Carmel; M. B. Cook and wife, Bridgton;
SeWell w. Smith. Skowhegan; Francisco
Colburn, Weeks Mills; I. W. Mcintyre,
Plymouth; George B. Messeh, Hollis, N.
H.; E. I. Getchell, Brunswick; Daniel |
w. Gage, North Cambridge, Mass Han |
son Hutchings, Augusta; Corydon 0.
Stone, CharlestoWn, Mass George @. |
Cannon, Livermore Falls; Belden South
ard, St. Albans; Alexander Richardson, |
North Vassalboro; A. G. StrOut, Thomas
ton; Thomas Davis, Bangor; c. H. Good |
win and Miss Goodwin, Stetson; Sylves-
ter Stewart, Litchtield; Henry Dung, |
Detroit; B. F. Russell, Exeter; John
Emery, Hampton; D. F, Hanson, Au
gusta.
LADIES' AUXILIARY.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the First
Maine Cavalry held their annual reunion
Wednesday morning at 10. 80 O'Clock Mrs.
George S. Thing, pres, presided. After
a small amount of routine business the |
following officers were elected: Presi- |
dent, Mrs. Alice Sylvester; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. A. y. Libby, Waterville;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. George S.
Thing, Winslow. Remarks were made |
by several Of the members.
PRORATE COTIRT