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Records had been kept showing the bounties paid by the respective towns to promote these later enlistments, to employ substitutes and.
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to relieve their citizens who were drafted. The total disbursements for these purposes, and the amounts refunded to the several munici- palities from the state bonds were as follows:
Albion
paid, $21,265.00
received, $8,033.33
Augusta.
100,456.00
44,466.67
Belgrade
43,080.00
9,041.67
Benton
26,575.72
5,775.00
Chelsea
66
11,266.05
4,441.67
China.
66
47,735.34
66
12,708.33
Clinton .
40,625.00
10,175.00
Farmingdale
14,966.19
46
3,641.67
Fayette.
16,920.00
4,966.67
Gardiner
65,070.53
23,108.33
Hallowell
16,421.00
7,808.33
Litchfield.
24,860.00
9,158.33
Manchester
12,330.00
=
3,408.33
Monmouth
32,950.00
9,216.67
Mt. Vernon.
27,650.00
9,258.33
Oakland
Pittston
33,939.14
11,208.33
Randolph.
66
40,003.00
66
8,008.33
Rome
25,675.00
3,666.67
Sidney
=
30,039.00
8,183.33
Vassalboro
6
73,100.00
14,750.00
Vienna.
66
15,557.44
4,213.33
Waterville
68,016.00
19,888.33
Wayne.
22,280.00
6,091.66
West Gardiner
22,374.00
6,291.67
Windsor
35,044.00
7,925.00
Winslow
25,658.00
7,375.00
Winthrop
50,430.00
66
12,350.00
Unity Plantation
1,850.00
66
291.67
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From other sources than Captain Clark's preceding lists we find some records of soldiers claiming residence in Kennebec county. The brief record is appended:
Augusta .- Daniel D. Anderson July 18 63, Alden S. Baker w Oct. 19 64, William H. Berry d Aug. 28 64, John F. Brett d July 3 64, Jason R. Bartlett d in prison 64, Charles F. Bennett k Oct. 19 64, George W. Bemis d Aug. 63, Brad S. Bodge d of wounds May 8 64, John Bradley w, Thomas J. Bragg d May 28 64, Joseph Bushea k July 63, Phillips N. Byron k at Cedar Mt. 62, Henry C. Chandler d Mar. 1 65, Benjamin F. Colby p Aug. 19 64, Daniel C. Cunningham d Feb. 5 63, Elisha
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Readfield
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Cooley w Aug. 18 64, John Curtis d in prison, Lewis E. Clark w May 20 64, Eugene Cate d Oct. 9 64, William Dewall w June 17 64, Benjamin Douglas w July 63, Charles A. Davis w Apr. 4 65, Lieut. James Davidson, Leroy Farrar w June 64, Albert V. French w May 12 64, Seth B. Goodwin p 62, Charles Gannett p July 63, Artemas K. Gil- ley d July 64, Col. Thomas Hight, Antoine Harrogot w Sept. 64, Rod- ney C. Harriman d Sept. 64, William H. Hayward k May 16 64, James A. Jones p 62, Augustus Kachner p, Hiram Kincaid w Sept. 64, Sam- uel Lisherness d June 64, Virgil G. Lanelle d in prison 64, William H. Lowell d Feb. 65, Thomas B. Lambert p July 63, George McGraw w May 10 64, Henry Mullen d Apr. 65, George G. Mills d Nov. 64, Hiram B. Nichols w Aug. 64, William O. Nichols w Apr. 8 64, John B. Parker d of wounds May 64, Levi A. Philbrook w May 64, Charles K. Powers d of wounds July 64, Asa Plummer k May 64, Franklin Perry k May 64, Glenwood C. Pray d Apr. 65, Ezekiel Page w, Lieut. Nathaniel H. Ricker, William D. Randall w Sept. 64, John Riley k May 64, Charles W. Richards d Feb. 64, Morrill Rose w May 64, Charles F. Shaw d Jan. 65, Samuel Stevens w Oct. 64, Edward A. Stewart d May 63, Henry G. Smith w May 64, Henry Smith p 62, James Shortwell w May 64. William B. Small w June 64, Joseph H. Spencer d at Andersonville 64, Thomas B. Tolman d of wounds July 64, Henry W. Towns w June 64, Warren D. Trask d 64, Joseph Weaver d Jan. 64, Charles H. War- ren w, Alonzo S. Weed d in Richmond prison Oct. 63, Stephen Wing k May 64, Baptiste Willett jun. w 64, Frank Williams w May 64, Capt. James M. Williams d of wounds June 64.
Albion .- Frank Brown d July 15 63, Chandler Drake d Mar. 62, Charles Gage w May 64, Lieut. Maxey Hamlin, Warren G. Johnson d Mar. 62, Edward L. Pray d Mar. 62, Oscar Rollins d Sept. 62, Allen Shorey d Mar. 63.
Belgrade .- Elbridge Bickford w 62, Asa J. Cummings d Mar. 62, Thomas W. Damon d 64, Elias Freeman d Mar. 24 63, Owen Getchell d July 64, James A. Lombard w 62, Hiram A. Mills d Oct. 64, Lyman Maxwell d Nov. 64, William L. Rollins w Oct. 64.
Benton .- Alphonzo C. Brown d in hospital 62, Jefferson W. Brown d Sept. 62, Alvin Gibson p 63, Royale B. Rideout d Oct. 62, James M. Rideout d Nov. 62, Albert M. Spaulding d Mar. 62.
Chelsea .- Mills O. Chase d Dec. 22 63, Lieut. William O. Tibbetts.
China .- Charles W. Allen d Oct. 13 64, Asst. Surg. D. P. Bolster, Joseph Babin w May 64, John W. Chisam d June 64, William Doe w 65, Henry A. Hamlin d in prison Aug. 64, William Holmes d Dec. 61, Israel D. Jones d June 63, William F. Priest d Feb. 63, Benjamin C. Studley p 62, Charles E. Washburn w 64.
Clinton .- George W. Emery d May 65, John Marco k at Fredericks- burg, John H. Stevens w July 63, Herman P. Sullivan mortally w Aug. 64, George A. Weymouth k near Richmond Mar. 64, Thomas
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E. Whitney w d in prison June 64, David H. Whitten d Feb. 65, Elisha Whitten w 64.
Farmingdale .- Byron Lowell w Malvern Hill. William H. Mayo p Sep :. 64.
Fayette .- Francis J. Folsom w Oct. 64, Charles W. Judkins w 65, Charles F. Palmer d of wounds May 64.
Gardiner .- George W. Austin w at Gettysburg 63, Arrington Brann d June 64, Calvin W. Brann d Sept. 64, Lieut. Calvin Boston d July 64 of wounds, George Clough d May 62, Charles A. Douglas w 64, Daniel Fitzpatrick k June 64, C. W. Gilpatrick d in prison 64, Frank Johnson w Aug. 64, Charles A. Jordan p 64, Danforth M. Maxcy d Aug. 63, Barney McGraw p 61, George H. Nason d Aug. 64, Joseph M. Ring d Dec. 63, Capt. George W. Smith, Capt. Oliver R. Smith, Franklin W. Swift w 64, John Smith w May 64, James W. Taylor k June 64, George F. Tyler w 64.
Hallowell .- Joseph L. Bailey w Oct. 64, Charles F. Campbell w 64, James S. Emerson k June 64, Edwin R. Gould k May 63, Lieut. Charles Glazier, Capt. Samuel L. Gilman, Henry D. Otis d Sept. 64, Joseph Pinkham d Aug. 64, Lieut. John A. A. Packard, John W. Rodgers d Jan. 65, Frank Sweetland d 65, George S. Sherborn w July 63, William F. Sherman d in prison 64.
Litchfield .- Capt. George W. Bartlett, Merton Maxwell d at Alex- andria Sept. 62, Asst. Surg. Silas C. Thomas.
Manchester .- Josiah H. Mears w 64.
Monmouth .- Loring P. Donnell d Oct. 62, Corp. Lot Sturtevant d of wounds Apr. 65, Thomas Keenan p Oct. 64.
Mt. Vernon .- Arno Little w Oct. 64, David G. Morrell k May 64.
Pittston .-- George H. Blair d July 63, George F. Bliss d July 64, Jo- seph S. Call k May 64, Lorenzo Cookson w May 64, Reuel M. Heath d of wounds May 64, Xenophen Heath d Oct. 62. Moses King w May 64, Warren Maines d of wounds June 64, Warren H. Moores w 64, Lieut. James G. Rundlette w June 64, Aaron Tucker d April 64.
Readfield .- Chap. George C. Crawford, Lewis E. Davis d May 62, Albert L. Deering w 63, Henry C. Kennison d June 62, Asst. Surg. Joseph D. Mitchell, Charles H. Robie w May 62, George W. Smith d Aug. 64.
Rome .- Capt. Hiram M. Campbell, Russell Clemeut w 62, Frank Fairbanks d Nov. 62, Lieut. Stephen H. Mosher, Joseph Meader k Oct. 64.
Sidney .- Asst. Surg. John S. Cushing, William H. Farnham Mar. 63, Thomas R. Holt mortally w July 64, William H. Hoxie p May 63.
Vienna .- Joseph O. Colley w, Nathaniel F. Dow d July 62, Ben- jamin F. Griffin w Aug. 64.
Vassalboro .- Josiah S. Arey d Aug. 64, Andrew J. Burgess d Mar. 65, Jeremiah Estes k Sept. 63, Charles H. Gibson k Sept. 64, Edwin
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W. Gould w June 64, Joseph H. Meader d of wounds July 64, Timothy Nicholas w May 64, George E. Pishon d 63, Benjamin Weeks k May 64, Osa C. Wyman p 64.
Wayne .-- Rufus Bessee d June 64, Edward P. Bussey d June 64, Valentine S. Cumner k June 64, Lieut. Clarence E. Frost, Robinson Sturtevant w and p 64. Thomas B. Wing d July 64.
Waterville .- Davis P. Arba w Sept. 64, Bickford Bennett d May 64, William Chapman k in battle 64, Hiram Cochrane d Dec. 63, John G. Gay d Dec. 64, Lieut. Daniel F. Goodrich, Joseph Jerow d in prison 64, Moses King p 64. Charles Love w 63, Lieut. Frederick Mason w Apr. 65, Euarde Paulette d of wounds July 64, James B. Pollon w and p 64, Henry Porter d July 64, Albert Quimby d 64, George Robinson k July 64, William A. Stevens k June 64, Joseph D. Simpson k July 63, Ellis Stephens k May 63.
West Gardiner .- Gardiner H. Fuller d Sept. 64, George M. Garland d Sept. 64, Sanford L. Pinkham d June 64, James H. Peacock d Apr. 64, Michael T. Smith d June 63, George W. Tyler d May 63.
Windsor .- Sylvenus T. Hatch p 64, Elias T. Libby w 64, John Scates p 64.
Winslow .- William F. Good d at Gettysburg 63, Christopher C. Sanborn d July 62, Hiram Wixon w Mar. 62, George L. Webber d Dec. 63.
Winthrop .- Lieut. Charles B. Fillebrown, Franklin M. La Croix d Jan. 63, John W. Leavett d Mar. 64, Orrin Perkins d June 6 64, Wil- liam H. Pettingill w May 64, Capt. Albert H. Packard d of wounds June 64.
It would not be possible, at the present time, to secure a complete record, nor, probably, a complete list of the sons of Kennebec who performed their faithful, honest duty in the days of the nation's need. Many are known to have served in the navy, in the regular army and in the regiments of other states. The remaining list in this chapter includes the names of many of these, whose homes had been in the towns named.
Albion .- Reuben C. Jaquith, William H. Kidder, Augustus Drake, Alphonso Crosby, George W. Plummer, Crowell Robinson, Horatio Robinson, George Stratton.
Augusta .- Edward Boston, Ward Burns, Edwin T. Brick, Charles Goldthwaite, Benjamin A. Swan, Albert E. Snow, Fred O. Fales, Charles H. Gowen, J. A. Snow, William H. Davenport, Dana Estes, Henry T. Hall, George Albee, Henry W. Hersom, Lieut. Horace P. Pike, George Hamlin, Thomas Jones, Charles F. Moore, David Mc- Farland, Benjamin F. Rust, Jesse Stover, Charles C. Hartwell, William Place, William W. Lord, James Newman, David Young, A. A. Whit- temore, Paymaster Augustus H. Gilman, James McGrath, Henry Pond,
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William E. Tobey, Andrew Williamson, Brig. Gen. Seth Williams, Joseph Wedge, Charles Savage.
Belgradc .- Frank Abbott, George O. Austin, Charles Knox, Lendall Yeaton, Cyrus Q. Pray, Calvin Weaver, Robert Damon, James H. Dun- lap, David Titcomb.
Benton .- Hiram Robinson, Charles Preston, Edward Preston, Abi- jah Brown.
Chelsca .- John F. Camiston, Samuel Chase, George Booker, Jerome Cosben.
China .- Dana H. Maxfield, Daniel Norton, Hiram Robinson, Fran- cis A. Starkey, Edwin Ward, Frank Ward, Francis P. Ward, Jedediah F. Trask, Sandford Cotton, Wilder W. Mitchell.
Clinton .- Charles Hobbs, Richard Richardson, Roswell Welch.
Farmingdale .- James T. Hatch, William R. Hatch, William H. Higgins, Timothy Higgins, John E. Lombard, Alonzo M. Neal.
Fayette .- James W. Smith, Isaac M. Wentworth.
Gardiner .- Sewall Mitchell, George Merrill, Benjamin Rollins, Au- gustus Carleton, George E. Donnell, Mason G. Whiting, Charles E. McDonald, Charles F. Palmer, Charles R. Lowell, Charles W. Rich- ardson, George W. Richardson, Nathan Willard, Michael Burns, Oliver Colburn, Hiram E. Davis, Augustus Dixon, Benjamin Lawrence jun., Joseph A. Sturtevant, Horace E. Neal.
Hallowell .- John Edson, Dwight Miner jun.
Litchfield .- Hartwell Keyes, John H. Keyes, Sylvanus D. Water- man, Melville A. Cochrane, Arthur L. Allard, Joseph G. Allard, Wil- liam Henry Baker, Horace L. Smith, James Woodbury.
Manchester .- Henry Winslow, Charles B. Goldthwaite.
Monmouth .- Henry C. Thurston, Jonathan V. Gove, James R. Nor- ris, Charles H. Ballou.
Mt. Vernon .- Horace O. Blake, Eugene A. Gilman, Orlando V. An- drews.
Pittston .- Alfred G. Hanly, Henry Allen, Franklin H. Cole, William H. Gray, Samuel Gray jun., George W. Stevens, Albion Still, John Still, Henry V. Thomas, William Warren, L. A. Albee, David B. Brookings, John P. Hale, John Handren, David McDonald, Sewell Ramsdell, Isaac D. Seyburn.
Readfield .- Augustus Hutchinson, Roscoe Luce, Horace A. Ma- comber, George D. Norton.
Rome .- Henry Perkins, Benjamin Tracy 3d.
Sidney .-- Anson B. Barton, Henry Kenney, George Sawtelle, Allen H. Smith, Charles H. Brown, William L. Kelly, Henry W. Brown, Thomas F. Sanborn.
Vassalboro .- Amory Webber, George A. Emery, James S. Emery, Frederick A. Hopkins, Walter Phillips, John B. Elliott, Simon B. El-
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liott, John B. Stowe, Henry R. Calder, Zachariah B. Stewart, Eugene- Whitehouse, Henry W. Worth, Harlow D. Weeks.
Waterville .- Alonzo Copp, John F. Gibbs, Samuel Haines, Albert W. Percival, Henry W. Percival, Benjamin C. Allen, Samuel H. Black- well, John W. Emery, Samuel D. Emery, John W. Soule.
Wayne .-- Lloyd Clark, Charles A. Hall, William H. Holman, Dan- iel W. True, Williston Jennings.
West Gardiner .- James Whitney.
Windsor .- George W. Jackson, James Noon jun.
Winslow .- Horatio Morse, Edward Shurtleff.
Winthrop .- Lennan F. Jones, Charles E. Parlin, George W. Parlin, Lewis K. Littlefield, Moses B. Sears.
GENERAL SETH WILLIAMS .- Prominent among the many able offi- cers who rendered valuable service in the war of the late rebellion, was Brevet Major General Seth Williams, of Augusta. He was born at Augusta March 22, 1822; received a military education at West Point and graduated July 1, 1842; was made second lieutenant of the First Artillery in 1844 and first lieutenant of the same regiment in 1847. His first service was in the war with Mexico, where he served with credit as aid-de-camp on the staff of General Patterson and was brevetted captain April 18, 1847, " for gallant and meritorious con- duct at the battle of Cerro Gordo." He was appointed adjutant at West Point in September, 1850, and served three years, having re- ceived in August, 1853, the appointment of assistant adjutant general, with the rank of captain, in the Adjutant General's Department at Washington, and served in that capacity until the breaking out of the rebellion. In the West Virginia campaign of General Mcclellan, in the early part of the war, Captain Williams served as adjutant gen- eral on his staff. He returned to Washington in July, 1861, and in August following was promoted to the rank of major in the regular army.
In 1861, when General Mcclellan succeeded General McDowell, Major Williams was appointed to the position of adjutant general of the Army of the Potomac, and on September 23, 1861, was commis- sioned as brigadier general of volunteers. The duties devolving on him were arduous, calling for severe application, yet he filled the position to the entire satisfaction of the several commanders of that army through the many eventful battles and campaigns until January 12, 1865, when from failing health, though naturally of a vigorous constitution, he was relieved from this position and assigned to duty on the staff of General Grant, as acting inspector general of the armies operating against Petersburg and Richmond. He was ordered to Savannah and other places in the South on a tour of inspection, but returned in season to participate in the closing campaign of the war,
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and had the honor of conducting in part the negotiations for the sur- render of General Lee's army.
In recognition of the very able services rendered he received the following promotions in the regular service during the war: Lieuten- ant colonel, July 17, 1862; brevet brigadier and brevet major general, both bearing date March 13, 1865. His last special service was upon the commission which convened in Boston in January, 1866, to inves- tigate the charges made by the Prussian government in relation to the enlistment of some of its subjects into our army. His last assign- ment to duty was on the staff of General Meade, as assistant adjutant general of the Military Division of the Atlantic. Soon after, indica- tions of a serious disease became manifest and he was conveyed to Boston for skillful medical treatment, where he died March 23, 1866, from inflamation of the brain, after an illness of about four weeks.
The distinguished merits of General Williams as an officer, and his unblemished private character as a man, are already parts of the warp and woof of our nation's history. It may be truly said of him:
" A braver soldier never couchéd lance, A greater heart did never sway in court."
Though unflinching in the discharge of his official duties-how- ever disagreeable they might prove to others-in liis private charac- ter, when the cares of the camp were laid aside, General Williams was one of the most lovable of men. He was possessed of a rare charm of manner, a delicate and discriminating tact, and a never failing court- esy that drew all hearts to him, and made him as beloved as he was respected and admired. There is probably not a Union soldier alive to-day to whom the name of General Seth Williams is unfamiliar, and certainly there is not one of his intimates whom death has spared, in whose memory there is not a dear and sacred niche for the noble spirit who virtually laid down his life in his country's service.
G. A. R. POSTS .- Nineteen Grand Army Posts have been organized in the county during the last quarter of a century. Nearly all of them are in a flourishing condition, if the ravages made by death in the ranks of the gallant defenders of our country are taken into consid- eration. The Posts are mentioned here in their numerical order.
Heath Post, No. 6, of Gardiner, dates from November 15, 1867. They purchased a vacant church in Gardiner and transformed it into one of the finest Post buildings in the county. The first commander was Captain Eben D. Haley. His successors have been: Gustavus Moore, P. H. Cummings, A. B. Andrews, Giles O. Bailey, S. W. Siphers, Levi Goodwin, M. C. Wadsworth, John S. Towle, Frank B. Williams, Edwin A. Libby, William Wiley, A. J. Packard, A. J. Hooker, Charles O. Wadsworth, George H. Harrington, Edwin C. Teague, Edwin E. Lewis, James Walker, J. R. Peacock, J. W. P. Johnson and A. W. Mc- Causland.
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Seth Williams Post, No. 13," was organized July 25, 1872, in the armory of the Capital Guards in Augusta, with the following named charter members: Selden Connor, Henry Boynton, B. B. Murray, jun., A. L. Smith, S. J. Gallagher, H. M. Pishon, W. B. Lapham, Charles E. Nash, George E. Nason, F. M. Drew and John D. Myrick. The name it adopted was in honor of General Seth Williams, of the United States army. During the early life of the Post its growth was quite slow, caused doubtless by the unfortunate ending of the O. O. Howard Post, which had previously had an organization here; but as the real principles upon which the order rested became more generally under- stood the increase became much more rapid, and at the present time from the small beginning it stands among the largest in membership of any in the state. John D. Myrick was the first commander, and the following named comrades have also held the position in succes- sion: William B. Lapham, Selden Connor, Charles E. Nash, Samuel J. Gallagher, Arthur L. Brown, R. C. Clement, Henry F. Blanchard, John E. Fossett, Samuel W. Lane, Lorenzo B. Hill, George Doughty, Wil- liam A. Swan, John O. Webster, Henry G. Staples, Edmund McMurdie, Lewis Selbing, William McDavid and Prentiss M. Fogler.
W. S. Heath Post, No. 14, of Waterville, was organized December 29, 1874, with twenty-six charter members. The following is a chron- ological list of the commanders: F. E. Heath, I. S. Bangs, Atwood Crosby, G. M. Matthews, Charles Bridges, A. O. Libby, J. G. Stover, D. P. Stowell, N. S. Emery, George W. Reynolds, S. S. Vose, George A. Wilson, P. S. Heald and J. L. Merrick.
John B. Hubbard Post, No. 20, of Hallowell, organized October 24, 1877, with fourteen charter members, was named in honor of Captain Hubbard, who fell at Port Hudson while serving on the staff of Gen- eral Weitzel. The meetings have been held at Fraternity Hall, Hallo- well, which was fitted up expressly for its use. Its present member- ship is fifty-three. The commanders of the Post have been: George S. Fuller, D. E. Shea, Major E. Rowell, J. W. Bussell, C. A. Brown, J. L. Chamberlain, D. B. Lowe, W. R. Stackpole, H. O. Hawes and J. D. Foss.
The Albert H. Frost Post. No. 21, named after a private who was killed at Gettysburg, was organized at Winthrop June 5, 1879, and now has seventy-seven members living mostly in the towns of Win- throp and Wayne. Meetings are held twice each month in the village of Winthrop. L. T. Carlton, the first commander, has been succeeded by Alexander G. H. Wood, Franklin Wood, Sewall Pettingill, E. O. Kelley, F. J. Davis, L. K. Litchfield, Charles E. Wing, George R. Smith and Thomas Dealy.
The North Vassalboro Post, No. 33, was organized with eighteen charter members, and named in honor of Richard W. Mullen. The *Sketch by Major P. M. Fogler.
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successive commanders have been: Nathan Stanley, Reuel C. Burgess, John Withee, George H. Ramsdell, E. C. Coombs, Isaac Hussey and R. C. Burgess. This Post has a membership of forty-two.
Hildreth Post, No. 56, was organized at South Gardiner May 19, 1882, with sixteen charter members. E. E. Lewis was first com- mander, and has been succeeded by J. A. Ripley, J. H. Lowell, C. L. Austin and Joseph Burgess. With less than one hundred dollars in their treasury, the Post built a commodious hall in 1887, that cost over $2,000. The present membership is twenty.
Billings Post, No. 88, was organized October 9, 1883, at Clinton, with nineteen charter members. The commanders have been: Alpheus Rowell, 1883-5 and 1888; James Thurston, 1886; Daniel B. Abbott, 1887: H. F. Waldron, 1889-91. The Post musters at Clinton village in Centennial Hall. The present membership is twenty-two.
Libby Post, No. 93, was instituted at Litchfield in 1884, with twenty-four charter members. Captain E. D. Percy was the first com- mander, and has been succeeded by Alfred T. Jenkins, Herbert M. Starbird, Joseph S. Hatch, Amaziah E. Googins and A. C. True. Since its organization sixteen members have been admitted by mus- ter and two by transfer. The Post has lost one comrade by death, three by transfer, and two have been dropped from the roll. There has always existed a spirit of fraternity and harmony among its worthy members.
Sergeant Wyman Post, No. 97, was instituted at Oakland in Decem- ber, 1883, with twenty-five charter members. J. Wesley Gilman was commander two years, and was followed successively by J. M. Rock- wood, W. H. Macartney, Hiram Wyman, C. W. Shepherd, C. W. Heney, D. E. Parsons and Abram Bachelder. Twenty of the members are incorporated by special act of the legislature as " Trustees of Ser- geant Wyman Post Corporation," who own Memorial Hall, erected by the citizens in 1870.
James P. Jones Post, No. 106, was organized at South China April 23, 1884, with twenty-five charter members. Charles B. Stuart was the ·commander for several years, succeeded by Samuel Starrett, Franklin Goodspeed, Augustus Webber, Sylvanus Haskell and Alvah Austin. The Post met in the A. O. U. W. Hall until their present commodious hall was erected. Their building is complete in itself, containing a large hall, offices, rooms for Sons of Veterans and a Woman's Relief Corps, and suitable banquet hall.
Vining Post, No. 107, of Windsor, was organized June 2, 1884, and named in honor of Lieutenant Marcellus Vining. The first commander was H. A. N. Dutton, who was succeeded by Francisco Colburn, George E. Stickney, G. L. Marson, Cyrus S. Noyes and Luther B. Jennings.
Amos J. Billings Post, No. 112, is located at China village. It was chartered June 17, 1884, with twenty members. The successive com-
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manders have been: Llewellyn Libbey, John Motley, B. P. Tilton, J. W. Brown, Henry C. Rice, Robert C. Brann, A. B. Fletcher and John Motley.
Joseph W. Lincoln Post, No. 113, of Sidney, was mustered May 24, 1884. with eleven charter members. The commanders have been: Nathan A. Benson, A. M. Sawtell, Thomas S. Benson, John B. Saw- tell, Simon C. Hastings, James H. Bean, Silas N. Waite and Gorham K. Hastings. The Post meets in the Grange Hall, in the building of which its members contributed considerable labor. The present mem- bership is twenty-six.
G. K. Norris Post, No. 127, was organized January 6, 1885, with fif -. teen charter members, although more than thirty had signed the ap- plication for a charter. The commanders have been: Simon Clough, Henry O. Pierce, Horace C. Frost, Edwin A. Richardson, Sylvanus R .. Simpson, Adelbert C. Sherman, Athan Little. The Post, with a pres -. ent membership of thirty-six, occupies a hall at Monmouth Center, elegantly fitted for its use by Comrade Simon Clough.
R. H. Spear Post, No. 140, was organized in December, 1885, at West Gardiner. Its very comfortable hall used to be the old academy building, and stands near Spear's Corner. The Post has a member- ship of eighteen veterans, of whom the following have been com- manders: John A. Spear, Leander Spear, Edwin Small, Hiram Babb, Joseph E. Babb and George W. Pelton, who now holds that position .. The Post was named for Sergeant Richard Henry Spear.
Cyrus M. Williams Post, No. 141, was organized at Mt. Vernon May 27, 1885, with twenty-four charter members. The first com- mander was Alvin Butler and his successors have been: John Carson, F. M. Gilman, Levi W. French and F. C. Foss. This Post comprises the towns of Mt. Vernon, Vienna and Fayette, and has at present about thirty members, who meet each month in Masonic Hall.
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