The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-09-24
The First Maine Cavalry
Hold their AID Annual Reunion In Dover

The 43rd annual reunion of the First
Maine Cavalry was held Sept. 10th in Dow
er, The morning was spent in greetings
and renewing friendships and at TO- 80 the
comrades marched to the cemetery where
Col. Douty was buried, and General J.
P. Cilley made some very appropriate re-
marks and recited short poem in men,
DRY of their gallant colonel. They then
returned to the hall, where dinner was
served by members of the Ladies' Relief
Corps.
| At / p. m. the meeting was called to
order by President A. M Warren and
the following officers were elected for
ensuing year: President, l. L. Richard
son of Bucksport; vice president, Thomas
A. Davis, Bangor; corresponding secre-
tary, A. C. Strout, Thomaston.
Letters were received from Comrades
C. w. Skillings, J. E. Crawford of Fort
Jones, Calf; M. B. Cook, A, l.. Ordway,
Amasa Gilman, j. w. Hartman of
Necedah, Wis, expressing regrets at not
being able to be present and wishing all
pleasant reunion.
| 1t was voted to meet next year in
Bucksport and to leave the date to the
president and secretary. Voted that H.
w. Nye of the 10Th Maine Inf. of Fort
Worth, Texas, and George E. Kimball
become honorary members.
The following comrades were present:
Gen. J. P. Cillay, Rockland; C. S. Luce,
Monticello; c.. E. Moulton and wife, Orr s
Island; VoIney H. Foss, Bangor; R. E.
Barrows, Thomaston; A. M. Stevens,
Exeter; Amasa Stanhope, Brownville;
G. w. Plummer, Dover; Isaac S. Max
we'll, Litchfield; F. J. Savage, Fairfield;
Orlando Kellary, Carmel; Robert T.
Thomas, Monson; George A. Varney,
Dixmont; A. M. Warren and wife, Dover;
M. T. Goliath, Seboomook; Thomas A.
Davis, Bangor; George H. Bray, Monson
Eugene H. Otis, Brewer; O. W. Cole,
Etna; A. D. French, Waltham, Mass.
H. M. Starbird and wife, Litchfeld;
John E. Hart, Burnham; Henry Young,
Bangor; EIezar H. Smith, son and
daughter, Lincoln; Plummer H. Butler,
Norridge wock; Elijah Gay, Brooks; AL
bert F. Jackson, wife and son. Monson
John A. Hutchins, Garland; T. B. Hair,
Litchfeld: w. L. Holmes, Fairfield
Gardner L. Stowe, Dover; j. P. Thomp.
son, North Hampton, Mass. Stewart E..
Evans. Gullford; W. H. Moore and wife,
Newport; E. S. Tozier and wife, Milford
George @. Cannon, Livermore Falls; G.
A. Savage, Fairfield; F. L. Towne. Dover
W. L. Sanborn, Detroit; A. 0. Libby
and wife, Waterville, Charles Smith,
Aaron H. Bickford, H. ]. Varnum,
Llewellyn Goodwin, Skowhegan; DAME
M. Foster, Charles Foster, Canaan; c.
H. Goodwin, Stetson; A. c: Drinkwatel
Braintree, Mass. "A. J. Robinson. Dover
P. L. Bennett, Newport; A. c. Strout,
Thomaston; G. A. Coleman, Benton
E,lI,, J,ooo Puok
A. M. Emery, Hampden; w. K. Ken.
Brewer: N. Z. Stowe and wife, Dover
Edwin B. Melvin, Exeter; C. H. Stevens,
Lawrence, Mass; Mrs. j. B. Peaks,
Dover; Mrs. A. F. Hanson, Foxcroft
Miss Minnie D. Goodwin, Stetson.
Visitors: Past Dept. Com. Wainwright
Cushing, M. F. Ellis, 22nd Me. Inf. Gull
ford: Rev. Mr.. Wilkins, Comrade Judsor
Ames.
Deaths reported: Uriah Curtis: Silas
C. Trafton. John Brady, Samuel Bur
rows, Ephraim Lermond, Leroy H
Toble, James o. Burnham, Albert L. Nc
,, Donald, Charles B. Simmons, William
Foye, L. L. Rose, John Starr. Levi G.
Small, William G. Bessie, Horace H
Lowell; Daniel H. Gilman, Paul F. r
Clark, Andrew J. Kimball. Abner K
Gray. Elisha B. Cleveland, Edward Bas
sett, J ohn Emery, John F. Dolliver, Mel
vim j. Allen, Daniel Rudge, Charles 3
Pinkham, Charles Banks, William H
Hartman, James B. Peaks, Benjamin
W. Jellison. James H. Harlow.
A vote of thanks was given to all VIII
provided entertainment.
Remarks were made by Gen. ]. P
Cilley, Comrades Drinkwater, Nye
Goodwin, Starbird, Nyeams, Rev. Mr..
Wilkins and George Kimball. Voted t.
az iOurn.