The Portland daily press., 1874-05-13
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be greatly different from that of the past few
years. The Con mittee of Bosworth Post hav-
ing the matter in charge embraces several MEM
bers of the committees of past years, which
have made the exercises so attractive They
simply propose to correct in their programme
some Objectionable features of previous years
The military companies of the city have been
invited through Gen. Mattocks to do escort duty
They have not signified their acceptance but
doubtless will do so. The Army and Navy
Union has also been invited to participate in
the exercises. 1t is the purpose of the Com
mittee to make the decoration services as nearly
alike In the several cemeteries as possible. All
OF the cemeteries except Evergreen will be dec
GRATED in the morning, the various detachments
for that purpose leaving Grand Army Hall at
81 o'clock. The military is expected to act as
escort for the afternoon, and the procession
will form at 1 o'clock, under the direction of
George H. Abbott, Chief Marshal. The pro-
cession will pass through few of the principal
streets to the Rochester depot, where the es-
cort will be dismissed while the members of the
Post and Army and Navy Union take the cars
for Evergreen. This change in the programme
from previous years has been made because the
military has attracted boys and others to those
beautiful grounds who, regardless of the pro-
Dreties of the place and occasion have overrun
the lots aud did no little damage. 1t also takes
much longer time to go through with the ex-
ercises and makes those who participate late
for the evening. The exercises at Evergreen
will consist of singing by quartette of the
Post and drge by one of the bands both hay
ing been engaged for the exercises
In the evening services will be held at CITY
Hall, the leading feature being an Grafton bv
Gen. Seldom Connor of Augusta, which we may
safely assure readers will be finished pro
dueion and patriotic effort. Music will be fur
nished by both bands. The members of tie
Post will meet in Reception Hall at y O CLOCK,
where the City Government and invited guests
will meet, to proceed to the large hall in body
where the exercises will begiG at O clock
We imagine that the Committee will be most
grateful for contributions OF flowers for the oc-
casion, which it VI ill be well for the patriotic to
bear in mind. The above embraces the gene.
raj outlines of the exercises
ExPLANAToRY-The Board of Manufactu res
regret the rise or existence in the public
mind, of any uncertainty, or misapprehenson
| in relation to the class of goods or manufac-
| turers, TO be admitted to the coming Industrial
| Exhibition, and hereby take occasion to say
that the publication heretofore IN the daily pa
| pers of applications for space before the same
| had been acted upon by the Execetive Commit
| tee, must not be regarded as conclusive that
| such applications are to be accepted; but that
| when the proper time arrives for passing upon
a. A. Al.
original rule heretofore promul ated by circu-
lar and through the daily papers, limiting the
exhibition to 'all goods and wares manufacture
ed in our city, or elsewhere, under the control of
our citizens" will be strictly adhered to. At
the same time they take great pleasure in in
forming the public that the interest already
active in favor in favor of the exhibition as
shown by the number aud diversity of applica-
tions for space, with the enumeration of the
variety of goods TO be exhibited, is the surest
indication that the Exhibition will possess not
only intrinsic value as a means of widely spread
ing knowledge of our manufacturing skill,
and of the class of goods, orders for which our
| manufacturers able to fill at short notice,
but that it will possess attractions of beauty
| and taste which will prove sonrce of enjoy
| ment and pleasure to all who may visit it,
| Stockholders First, the Public Afterwards.
| Mr.. EDITOR: The current announcement of
| dividend " of the Boston & Maine railroad in
| dicates an annual return to the stockholders of
| over eight per cent, or well on to six hundred
| thousand dollars in the aggregate. One can
hardly avoid thinking that the corporation
might have with entire propriety employed
| part OF this exceptionally large profit in con-
| structing the new station at Portland We
were to have fine depot. one worthy of the
railroad and the city, and of such size as to re-
| quire the discontinuance of High street! But
| nothing has been done, and as declared by
Pres. White, nothing is proposed to be done
| for an indefinite time to come. One would
| think that a road able to make such dividends
might long before this have restored High
| street to usable condition. The corporation
can hardly plead poverty in negecting to full
fill its engagements with the people of Port
| land IN the matters specified. A CITIZEN