The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-17
10Th Annual Encampment, Depart,
ment of Maine,

10Th Annual Encampment, Depart
| ment of Maine.
SKowuEGAN, ME-, FEBRUARY 10th. 1880.
Sorrs.-Mule Bean (one.)
FisH.-Cat Fish (when they are caught,) Fis
| Balls, Bean on half. she'll
BY Company Right Wheel, March.
ENTREEs.-Boston Baked Beans, Bostoi
Brown Bread, Skowhcgan Baked Beans, Skow
| hogan Brown Bread.
RoAsr.-Salt Horse, Young Stolen Pig Chick
ems Fresh from the Roost, (Arms at Will,
Ham, Hard Tack.
| The Officer of the Guard is hereby ordefed t.
report to headquarters if he finds more animal
ON duty in the commissary stores than the ext
gency of the services requires.
MORE ENTREEs.-Army Baked Beans will
| Musty Hard Tack, Little Pea Beans, ("Sons o
Veteran Style" y Yellow Eyed Beans, baked il
the ground, Hard Tack Sauce.
| DESERT, "NoNE OF Us."-Doughnuts
| (tough) doughnuts, ttwisted.) Coffee, (browI
sugar, no creamy Fruit fresh from the peacl
orchard.) Cigars, 1.-TWO for five cents.) More
beans.
Comrades are requested not to hold protractet
conversation with the walters until review i,
over.
These bills.of-fare were scanned by the
comrades and promptly transferred to
their pocket to be kept as trophies of the
occasion, and the attack on the beans,
brownbread, coffee and other viands went
on briskly without the use Of it. The
coffee was excellent, the eatables were
such as no thrifty housewife of Skowhe
gan need ever be ashamed OF, and the
veterans showed their appreciation by
IA vigorous attack the whole length OF the
line.
After toothpicks had been reached on
The menu, General Dyer called the as
semblage to order and briefly and elo-
quently welcomed the comrades to Show
hogan.
Comrades and Ladies and Gentlemen
said he: 1t has been said by some one,
that when Intoxicated Frenchman wants
to dance, . German to si,g, Spaniard to
gamble, sn Italian to boast, a Russian to
be atfectionate, an Euglisbman TO eat, an
Irishmau to fight, aud a Yankee to make
q speech.
In looking around over this splendid
audience my eyes have rested upon sever
al gentlemen who think. are little tx
cited; not with the jnice of the grape or
the extract of old rye, but with pleasure
In being present on this occasion and par
taking of these Injuries in the form of
baked beans, brownbread, bareback, salt
beef &c. Oh, how soothing, cheering, an
imating, enlivening, soul stirring-ntox-
icating il you please, did such Injuries as
these use to be to the boys In blue.
First of all comrades, In b,half Of RUS
sell Post G. A. r., and the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, of this town, tender to you
their most grateful thanks for your pres
ence here this evening.
Fellow citizens these comrades are not
pensioners upon your bounty, they are
not u set OF idle mercenaries who ris Led
their lives for gain or plumber, but por-
ton of that grand army whose intelli-
gence and patriotism is not to be meas
ured by the amassing Of colossal fortunes
out Of the blood of others, men by deeds
showing intelligence, patriotism and her.
oism combined.
Then, Welcome! Welcome! to our qui.
ct town ye heroes Of many hard fought
battles. Well do we remember the days,
when at your country's call, you cast
aside the pursuits and pie assures OF civil
life-bursting asunder the ties Of party
leaving your own peaceful anu quiet
homes bidding adieu to parents your
partners 10 life and the little ones, who
were as dear to you as life itself, you
FASTENED away to the fields Of carnage
and blood with the patriotic declaration
my life belongs to my country. And after
four years OF fighting, hardship, priva.
lions and sufIeripgs that no mortal tongue
can describe, the triumph Of the Union
Arms established the priacipls, that under
the constitution the national government
10 and must be supreme.
In the language Of anotheT-,hese CON.
rades were not seekers OF vulgar glory,