The Portland daily press., 1885-06-22
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ms brigade VIII parade 200 strong.
The second brigade is made up of the fol-
lowing battaliOns;
Otis c. Wyatt, junior yice-commander;
staff, John W. Mears, inspector; DR.. J. c.
Eastman, medical director This brigade
will consist of the following battali0ns:
White Mountain Battalion, Col Martin A.
Haynes, NJ c., Past Department COM
mander commanding. Highland Band, Lake
Village, 36 pieces.
Fifth Coos Battalion, commander to be
selected; Gorham Cornet Band.
Sixth Battalion-consisting of G. A. r..
Posts; Conway COrnet Band, % pieces.
Eighth Battalion-consisting of u G. A. R.
Posts; Rochester Cornet Band.
About forty members of the legislature
and attaches will attend in a body.
The party came down in the Globe special
yesterday morning, and last night were COM
PEELED to sleep in the New Jersey tents, their
| state having refused to furnish any which
| We're accompanied by j. Horace Kent, of
| Portsmouth, and wife, the latter of whom is
| President of the Woman's Relief Corps of
New Hampshire.
NOTES.
The offices of the Portland Savings bank
| Maine Savings bank and Portland Safe De-
| post Company will be closed for business on
| Tuesday.
The State treasurer has paid $4,000, the bal
ance of the National Encampment appropri-
alton of $4,000 which had not been cashed.
| to the Governor
Hon. S. G. Hatch has been associated by
| the Executive Council with the Governor in
| the handling of the State G. A. r. funds
| The magnificent gray horse, the property
of the American Express company in Angus
ia comes to Portland this week and will be
no n codH1a NV
| during the encampment.
| A detachment of the Bangor police force
| consisting of Officers Gilman, Allen Hatha-
way and Bowen are coming to Portland to
assist in preserving order during the en-
campment
| The Portland Light Infantry armory has
| been refitted and decorated and is very
handsome room.
| The Boston and Portland steamers have
passengers engaged from Boston as follows
Sunday night, Philadelphia post; Monday
morning, Charles Russell Lowell post, Z, of
Boston, Paul Revere post So of Quincy, John
| A. Andrew post 10 of Boston. VIM Fl.
| Smart post 80 of Cambridgeport, John A.
| Halves post 159 of East Boston, and Richard
| Borden post of Fall River Monday night,
Gen. Wadsworth post 60 Of Salem, Benz.
/
| ham Lincoln post II of Charlestown. The
| fremont will be the night boat and the John
| Brooks the day boat. Members of the First
| Maine Cavalry will remember the meeting at
| fraternity Hall, at 7.30 p. H. tonight.
| Benz. Stone, Jr, post is of Dorchester,
| Mass, will assemble at their hall on Park
street, at $3.50 Monday afternoon, and accom-
| panied by their new fife and drum corps,
march through Park, Adams, Bellevue, Co
lumbia and Dudley streets, to the Dudley
| street station on the New York & New Eng
| land railroad, and take the 5.07 train for
| Summer street, and then take cars for City
square, Charlestown, where Abraham Lin
| coin post II will be received and escorted to
the Portland boat for the encampment.
John r. Hill of the Goth Maine, by calling
| on A. M. Sawyer, Secretary of the G. A. r.
committee, will learn of something to his
| advantage.
George +. Shepley Post of Gray will mess
with Harry Rust Post of Norway.
Col Elijah Walker, formerly of the 4th
| Maine, lately of Somerville will be a guest
of Edwin R. Libby Post of Rockland Most
OF the members of this post served under
| Col Walker.
The Knox County Battalion, Gen. Tillson
commanding, will arrive Tuesday morning.
| All the Posts excepting those from Warren
and Uni9 To- will come by boat from Rockland.
They will form and march up to the grounds.
| Gov. Anthony of Kansas and party were
reported at Niagara Falls yesterday, en- route
for. Portland, and it is expected they will
| arrive to-day.
Among the G. A. r. guests here is Robert
H. Henderson,, better known as the Drum
mer boy of the Rappahannock.'
| III. w. Arnold of JohnStown, Pa, Com
mander-in-chief Sons of Veterans; Gen. W.
| E. w. Ross of Baltimore. 9TH Grand Division
Commander, and Frank II. Challis of Man
chester, n. H., LIST Grand Division Com
| mander, will arrive here to-day at noon.
They will be received by Shepley Camp and
| committee of two from each camp in Maine,
xuhn wit tha Main Gfo+.. and
Bugle Corps, will escort the visitors to their
! quarters. Tuesday evening a reception will
be rendered them by the officers of the
Division at Division headquarters, corner
| Congress and Temple streets, after which
grand campfire will be held at S. of v head
quarters, corner of Exchange and Milk
| streets.
Mr.. Van Cullen Jones of Boston arrived
Saturday, and will have charge Of the Asso-
clated Press reports to be sent from here.
After the grand parade ON Tuesday, the
police force will be given dinner by the
city. The tables will be laid in the corridors
| at the station.
Gen. III, w. Slocum, Gen. Rosecranz. and
Gen. Barpum have announced their inten-
| ton to be present
Bangor will have in the ranks of its bal
TALON, on foot some of her most distinguish
ed citizens, including Hon H. Hamlin. Gen
| Charles Hamlin, Hon. G. A. Boutelle, Hon.
L.. J. Morse, Gen. A. b. Farnham, and others.
Hon. S. c. Baker, member-elect to Con-
| greSs from Rochester, N. Y, arrived yester-
| day. Mr.. Baker will be the guest of c. A.
260 pounds To offset his weight is George
| w. Reed. delegate from Kansas, who weighs
| 2S6 pounds.
Commissioner Black is to be the guest of
| Hon.tW. L. Putnam on State street.
| J. IL. Davidson, jamestown, Dakota, is
here In advance of W, II. Seward post IS, of
| jamestown, Dakota,
Gen. Logan telegraphs he will arrive to-
| night, as does Gen. Reynolds,
Tents have now been assigned to Maine
| New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
| Rhode Island, Connecticut, New JERSEY,
| Pennsylvania, Michigan
| The Michigan delegation held sacred SER
! vice at the FiSke House. Old Orchard yester-
/ day, with sacred music and preaching by
the chaplain, the Rev. Mr.. Gibbs.
The Portland Young Mems Christian Asso-
| citation extends cordial invitation to men,
| bers of the Grand Army and their friends to
visit their comfortable and commodious
| rooms In Harrington Block, 439 Congress
| Street, where they are offered the free use of
the daily and weekly papers, books, maya
| zines, writing materials and ice water.
| Rev. Mr.. Shannafelt, chaplain-in-chief of
| the q. A. K. preached yesterday forenoon
and last evening in the First Baptist church.
The church was tastefully trimmed with
flags. bunting ETC.. and large audiences were
present. His text in the morning was from
Psalms cxxvi, 8 and cxivii. go; and in the
evening from John xii, 80. Mr. Shannafelt
is pastor at East Saginaw, Mich, and his
ministrations yesterday were exceedingly ac-
ceptable to his hearers.
The IL Maine Regiment Association will
hold social meeting at their headquarters,
corner of Middle and Plum streets this eve
ming. All members are especially invited
to be present, as matters of importance will
be acted upon. The headquarters will be
open all the week to members of the associa-
ton.
Marshal Andrews announces that he has
increased the police force to 100 men for the
week, which he thinks will afford proper pro-
lection to the city.
The wholesale dry good stores will close
next Tuesday. A committee Saturday can
yassed the trade with that result.
The Fifteenth Maine Regimental Associa-
ton has established headquarters on the
camp ground, first tent on right hand side of
Congress street after passing the skating
rink. Members of the regiment are request
ed to report at the headquarters as soon as
possible after arriving in camp.
We are requested to state that the head
quarters of the 18th Maine Battery, Twenty
third Maine Regiment and other regiments
belonging to the same organization, during
the National Encampment will be at the
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