The Portland daily press., 1867-10-28
Monors 10 e.em. sheridan

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Saturday afternoon Alderman Bailey and
Councilman Fuller, subcommittee of the
Committee Of Arrangements went to Boston
to make all necessary arrangements for the Wis
it of Gen. Sheridan to our city. The gentle
men had an interview with Gen. Sheridan af-.
ter their arrival in that city, and on Saturday
eveding the following dispatch was received by
the Chairman of the Committee: yFss,s.
,aa aqdi lpa assas Boston, Oct 26, 1867
c. N. Rice :-Gen. Sheridan assures us that
the original arrangements with our committee
shall he carried out We shall leave here Mon
day morning at o'clock. q G. l.. Bailey.
An extra train will leave Boston at s clock
this morning, stopping short time at Salem
aud Portsmouth. The precise;time of arriving
here cannot be named yet, but it is expected
about O'Clock. kilograms will announce the
progress of the train towards this city $50
Col. Thomas A. Roberts has been appointed
Chief Marshal of the day, and he has appoint-
ed as his Aids Coils. Mattocks and Starbird.
The Committee Of Arrangements will go out
in the morning train and meet Gen. Sheridan
| at Berwick. The other arrangements are thus
stated by the Chief Marshall: ...is,r.., .ss
On his arrival at the depot there will be
Major Generals salute fred. He will be re-
ceived by the City Government, and the escort
will then take up the line of march and pro-
coed up Park street to Danforth, up Danforth
to State, up State to Congress, down Congress
to Free, down Free to Middle, down Middle to
Exchange, down Exchange to Commercial,
down Commercial to India, up India to Con-
gress, through Congress to Franklin, down
Franklin to Cumberland, through Cumberland
q tn n
gress to City Hall. The General will then go
into the Hall and be introduced to the people
by the Mayor, where there will be an opportu-
nifty for everybody to take him by the hand
After remaining about two hours in the hall
he will proceed with the Committee of Ar
engagements on the part Of the city, together
with invited guests. to the 'Preble House
where he will take dinner about 6 o'clock;
then at Z IL o'clock in the evening the Grand
Army of the Republic will give him compli-
mentary serenade. During the serenade
there will be brilliant display of fireworks in
front of the Preble House. AT tne close of the
serenade the General will attend the Dali at
the City Hall 80
The escort will be composed of the following
bodies: ~ Ti''ia i"' y i"4 is
The Portland Mechanic Blues Association
the Army and Navy Union, the different
Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic,
consisting of our own and one from Bath, one
from Cumberland Mills, one from Saccarsppa
one from Saco, and perhaps others; the Sher
idan Light Guards, body of Irish Veterans
who served during the war, and Grand Cav
alcade under command of Captain Harris
b. The music will be composed of the Portland
and Forest City Bands. .sarT
The citizens generally are invited to fall in
and swell the ranks as large as possible ,,
The different bodies comprising the escort
will report to Coils Mattocks and Starbird,
Aids to the Chief Marshal at Market Square
at II o'clock, where they will be assigned their
position in the line. loA hl" Efel'if paauS 4
1t is hoped the houses and stores on the
route of the procession may be decorated as
much as possible. :iHai .Z6Ml
Col THos A. ROBERTS, 80
bsaas44a sqy.5iala q. A. q. By \ - -.
p All comrades of Post No. 2, Goa. R., are re-
quested to assemble at the hall on Plum street |
promptly at II O'Clock A NJ, and also at 7 |
o'clock p. M. Oct. 28th.l And all veteran sol |
dlers ard sailors are invited to meet at the |
same place, at O'clock P. NJ, and join in the |
serenade to General Sheridan f-
!. ~ ~. ARMY AND NAVY UNION, ESeHs |
The members of the Army and Navy Union |
are requested to meet at their hall at Ii o'clock |
this morning. 9ste9fil aa,5s lea bed 81 i
- 20 MECHANIC BLUES ASSOCIATION.
: All those who intend to join the Blues AS
ISOLATION are requested to be at the armory,
Market Hall. at g. IL o'clock this morning, in
order to be fitted with caps and equipments.
El snti SHERIDAN LIGHT GUARDS eNifqJ,
The Sheridan Light Guards will assemble at
their armory, No IA Exchange street, Monday,
Oct. 18th, at 8 A. NJ, for the purpose of join
ing in the celebration of the reception of Ma
jor General Phil III. Sheridan All Irish SOL
diers and sailors who served in the late war of
the rebellion, are respectfully invited to Join
the Guards on this occasion, rs well as friends
generally, who propose giving the -'hero ofj
twenty miles away a warn reception 3 ~
= Aprompt and full attendance is requested
Per order A2aiaiaaa9 Commanding Officer.
The time for the invited guests to assemble
at the Mayors office is extended to IL o'clock
to-day. -. 80 -
FIREs.-At quarter past IL o'clock Saturday
night an alarm was sounded from box H. The
fire was in a new dwelling house about finish
ed. on Congress street. next west of the Catho-
lie school house, on Munjoy. The building was
being erected for Mr. Arthur Bradley, by Mr.. l.
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