The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12
HISTORY OF LOCAL MILITIA
Continued from last Week.

ganization in 1869 to the present time
of commissioned officers, captain,
first lieutenant and second lieutenant
respectively of Company E.
1S69-7o, Isaac Dyer, Zemra A.
Smith and Brooks d. Savage; 1871
7l-73. Isaac Dyer. Brooks d. Savage
and Asa S. Emery; 1S74-75, Asa 5.
Emery, Xanthus A. Withee and ST.
mon Grover; 1851, Asa S. Emery,
Xanthus A. Withee and Seth M. Nut
ting; 1883, Asa S. Emery, Seth NJ.
Nutting and William B. Longley;
1880. Asa S. Emery, George A. Mcln-
tire and william B. Longley; 1881,
Asa S. Emery, George A. McIntire
and Horace NJ. Weston; 1882, George
A. McIntire, Horace NJ Weston and
Alonzo York, 1856, Horace M.
Weston. Alonzo York and Frank 5.
Morse who resigned to be succeeded
by Manson W. Dennis. 1887, Horace
w Weston. Alonzo York and john H.
McCone; 1888-S990, Horace M. Yves
ton, Alonzo York and George >.
Trask, -92-03, Alonzo York, Chas'
s. Bellmore and Forrest Herrin; 1894,
Charles S. Bellmore, Milford Withee
and Fred C. Dunlap; 1895-96-97, Mil
ford Withee Wallace B. McPheters
and Fred c. Dunlap; 1898, Wallace b.
McPheters, Edward Spear and FREQ
&c. Dunlap; 1899-1900, Fred c. Dun
lap. Clarence A. Rogers and Nay 3.
Varney: 19O1-O2-03, Fred c. Dunlap
Frank l.. Williams and Nay S. Var
ney: 1904, Fred c. Dunlap, Frank l..
Williams and BERTHE |. Rice; l90o,,
Fred C. Dunlap, BERTHE |. Rice and
Edgar r. Murphy; 1906, bertie l.
Rice. Edgar II. Murphy and Charles
e. Patten; 1907-0S-09, BERTHE i. RICE
Edgar II. Murphy and Charles u. rat
ten: 100000 BERTHE |. Rice. Chas'
.E. Patten and Ansel c. Newton;
1910. BERTHE |. Rice, Charles H. Bag
lev. 1911. BERTHE |. Rice, Charles Il.
Bagley and Clarence b. Hight; l9l1,
BERTHE |. Rice. Clarence B. Hight ana
Clarence E. Greene.
The company disbanded May H.
1913, and Gov. William I. Halnes au.
thorized Roy l.. Marston to recruit
a new one. The first man enlisted
June % of that year, and on July Il
the company was organized and ac-
cepted for service In the National
Guard. July 80, 1t was assigned as
Company f of the Second infantry
N. G. S. NJ, with the following OIL
fcers
CAPTAIN. Roy L. Marston; first
lieutenant, George X. Robinson; sec
ond lieutenant, Edwin p. Whiting;
first sergeant, William II. Demo !;
ouartermaster sergeant Walter T.
Lessard: sergeants, John W. Healy
Earle e. Thibeault, Clifford A. Greene
and John E. WATSON; corporals, Mill
burn NJ. Fowler, John N. Levine, Carl
p Sanderson and William e. And
rews. Jr.: cook, Michael Boullett ana
GUY p. Thibeault; musicians, Henry
LeClair and Howard N. Weston. Dur
ing the year of 1913, Lieutenant Ed
win Whiting resigned and Sergeant
John w. Healy was promoted to the
rank of second lieutenant.
Before taking up the more recent
history of Company Els work on the
Mexican border, the following inter-
views with several well known local
men who have been in service pre-
yious to the last organization OF the
company, will be of general interest
to Somerset County readers.
ALONZO YORK
Alonzo York enlisted in 1869 when
Company e was organized after the
war as part of the National Guard
Seond Maine Volunteers. Col. Isaac
Dyer was then captain with Zemra A
Smith and Brooks Savage as first and
second lieutenants, respectively.
In 1880 the company was ordered
out at the time of the state Steal
but encamped in Coburn hall and
were not obliged to leave town. Al
the time of the Spanish War, 1889
the second regiment did not leave the
State. Company e went to Augusta
where four batteries were organized
comprised of $50 men in all. and
these left Augusta in September, 60
ing TO Savannah, Georgia, thence
about Christmas time, to Cuba where
they remained until March. Mr.
York was lieutenant Colonel of the
Second regiment but did not go te
Cuba. the lowest officer of the SECOND
regiment to 60 South being Major.
When the men returned from the
Spanish War, the regiment was re-
organized by Col. York. No mer
from Skowhegan failed to return
from Cuba. Out of the 500 odd mer
who went South with the second regi
ment, only one died. his death result
ing from typhoid fever. In 1884 Mr.
York was promoted to the rank Of
Major of the Second Regiment which
position he filled until 1898 when he
was made 1t. Col. In 1903 he went
on the retired list which was created
few years before the Spanish War
Major York served 81 years as COM
missioned officer. At the time he
was Major, Fred c. Dunlap was his
adjutant.
1t is Of interest to note that only
three Skowhegan men have gone OF
the retired list, these being Mr.. York
BERTHE |. Rice and Fred C. Dunlap
All the others have resigned.