The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-05
UNION NOMINATION.
F FOR GOVERNOR,
SAMUEL CONY
excursion Of the Portland Odd Fellows.

Excursion Of the Portland Odd Fellows.
Yesterday morning, at S.45-precisely a
half hour behind the advertised time-the ex-
cursion train of the Odd Fellows of this city,
left the Kennebec & Portland Railroad depot,
bound for the new inland city OF Lewiston
The train consisted of sixteen or seventeen
large cars, all packed to their utmost capacity,
with here and there an unfortunate who, I'M
able to find seat, was obliged to content him
self With standee birth, or with perch up
ON the arm Of some one else's friendly premi-
ses. 1t has been our fortune to accompany
several excursion parties over the Kennebec
& Portland and the new Androscoggin roads,
and in every instance there has been lack Of
cars, and yet we doubt If the fault is to be
charged to the management Of the roads,
The truth is, the people have come to like ex-
cursions in that direction, and are prepared to
crowd the largest number of cars that can be
pressed into the service, and yet, when once
started the cry invariably has been, "a few
more leftw Each excursion exceeds in num-
bers all proceeding ones, and their increase
more than keeps pace with the increased ac-
Communications which a reasonable foresight
deems it necessary to provide.
On the present occasion the company was
well made up. Though consisting largely OF
odd fellows, each one seemed to have made
himself eren before starting, and to make sure
OF avoiding even the appearance of Singular
ity, the brethren had provided themselves
with right and left hand supporters" of the
of order crinoline.
The Portland Band accompanied the excur-
sion, and did much throughout the day TO add
to the attractions of the occasion. The heavy
train was drawn by a single engine as far as
Brunswick, making rather slow progress, and
laboring hard, though successfully,to overcome
the up-grades and sharp curves upon the line
of the road. From Brunswick TO Lewiston
span of engines, harnessed In tandem style,
took the train along CALAMITY, though on some
of the sharpest grades the double team had its
full strength tested to avoid coming to full
stop.
Not word need be said of the romantic
beauties of the route from Brunswick to
Lewiston. The road skirts the wild, rollk-
ing Androscoggin, which is as changable in
its appearance as an April day, now placid
and with surface unruffled by single dim
pie, then laughing and skipping along over
boulders and between ridges, and anon leap
ing over prccipices, inviting the attention of
enterprise, and reminding one of revolving
heels, of the chatter Of trip hammers and
the buzz of innumerable spindles. Suffice it
to say that for dozen miles Of the way, no
more romantic, wild and attractive scenery
can be found. 1t is not to be wondered at,
therefore, that excursion parties over this
route should find their numbers greater than
the capacity of the rolling stock of the road.
AT Lewiston the cars discharged their living
freight into the dry and dusty streets, unre-
lieved by single shade tree. The members
of the mystic circle were received in "due
FORM by their brothers OF Lewiston and Au-
burn, and escorted to Central Hall, which was
the headquarters for the crowd,and where those
SO disposed had an opportunity to indulge in
the "mazy waltz" with the mercury up among
the nineties and in a city where the Maine
Law 10 cnioitcd Win SH ACoSobaDiC 'iSois
At the Dewitt House-the principal hotel
in the city and one Of the best in the State
kept by that prince of caterers, ISAAC ].
CARR, Esq, large numbers found that comfort
andthos substantial luxures which are sought
for In vain In a common picnic basket, espec-
tally when no grove is near to lend its friendly
shade and the stomach joins with an asking
head in demands for something more tasty
than "a bite OF cold snap"
Mr.. Carr was overrun, his tables constantly
crowded, and though large numbers found in
his house all they could expect, many no doubt,
from inability to find accommodations, came
away impressed with the idea that Lewiston
is mo great shakes"
By the politeness of J. S. BAKER, ESQ.,, the
Provost Marshal for that district, we were
hundreds broiled in an August sun, we skirted
the city and neighboring town Of Auburn, see
ing the "lions" and plying those who could
find nothing else to do but TO swelter in the
heat and dust.
Before five o'clock the cars were packed for
tuc Iciufu, anu piohphy az ehc aPPohilSu
time our span of iron horses started off, "home-
ward bound" all satisfied probably, that a
crowded picnic excursion, in a hot day, to a
dusty and unshaded city, is one OF the most
unpromising means of securing days COM
fort On the other side Of the river, in Au-
burn, groves abound, and shade is cheap, and
another year, if not before, we would suggest
that excursions be directed 10 that point.
Letter from the State Capital.
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