The Portland daily press., 1862-08-29
First Civil Government
ON THESE SHORES.

Special trains, leaving Portland and Aurusta nj 7
a. = n, VIII De run over the kennebec & Portland X.
*, iciving brunswick at A. NJ, connecting at Bath
with the steamers ming and from tI,e site OF
Fort iopham, returning to Portland and to Augusta.
ing after the celebration services are completed
Exearsion Tickets over the Railroad viii be sold at
haf price, or 81 ,25 down and back
both ways. " ee'''s io' "eSes
Trims VIII also run over the Androscoggin Rail-
road at half price connecting at Brunswick with Tho
trains to Bath. Fares from all other iptermes;a,e
stations at half price; and ON the the steamers not to
exceed 70 cents per trip.
Tickets admitting parties upon the parade os tho
Fort and to the collation. will be 81 cents Parties
ance will also be furnished with tickets to the groun
of the celebration and to the collation. at the same
price.
The collation. will be spread in the Great Tent and
no one admitted to it without ticket.
The Hon, G; J, GILMAN, of brunswick. will be
who will assign places TO the various parties admitted
to the grounds ana within the tent.
AT l0l O'Clock. A. NJ, the Chief Marshal will call
the Celebration.
The Hon. WILLIAM WILLIS. President of the
Maine Historical Society. will then make brief his
torical statement. and invite the Rev GEORGE BUR
GEss, D. d.; Episcopal Bishop Of the diocese Of
Maine. TO conduct the religious services IN those forms
OF the Church made of at the time of the found
ing Of pophams Colony Printed forms will then be
The service concluded, the President of the His
forica Society will unite his Exeellency Israel Wash
burn, Jr; Governor of Maine, to cause the Memorial
stone 10 be put IN place, by the consent the U s.
Government, in accordance with the request of the
Maine Historical Society.
Accepting this trust with an allusion 10 the Uisfor
lc importance OF the occasion, Gov Washburn will
invite LEONARD WOODS, ID. d., Pre- ident Of
Bowdoin College to take cuarge of the work
Addressing Gen TOrTEN, or Capt. T. L. CASEY
the oicer in charge and receiving in reply the as
sent OF the Government DIR. WOODS viii invite the
Masonic fraternity to cause the Memorial Stone 10
be put into its place, with the Appropriate forms of
their ancient order Hon. JOSIAH H. DRIJNNOND
Gnand Master of the Grand Lodge OF Maine will
then proceed with the ceremony and its conclusion
VIII be followed BY appropriate Music. This will bo
ioiiowed oy an address by JOHN A. POOR. Esq. of
Portland, the orator of the day.
From the Fort the company will march IN tho ma
yion where Judge Kent, of Bangor will preside as
sisted by Vice Presidents, one from each County a.
follows: -
Yerk-Hon. r. Eastman
Cumberland-fIon. John D. Brown
Lincoln-Hon. Isaac Reed
Hancock-Hon. Andrew Peters.
Wa hington-Hon Aaron HAYDEN,
kcnnebec-fion Joseph ii, Williams,
Oxford-Dr. Isaiah II. Bradley,
Pcnobscot-lfon William G. Hammatt
Somerset-Hon. Abncr Coburn.
Waldo-Hon William G. Crosby
Franklin-Hon. Samuel Belcher
Piscataqus-fion. John II. Rice
Androseoggin-A. ID. lockwood, Esq,
Sagadahoc-Hon. II. G. Bailey,
Aroostook-Hon. T.. Woodbury.,
knox-Hon. n. A. Farwen.
Toastmaster-Hon. George Popham sewall.
In response to appropriate sentiments, speeches
will be made by eminent men from different parts of
the United States and British Provinces.
Per order OF the Ex. Committee,
EDWARD BALLARD, Sec'y.
Aug. 25-td