The Portland daily press., 1889-06-14
BRUNSWICK.
She Celebrates from Dawn till DeWy
I've.
What it Means to be a Hundred and
Fifty Years Old.
fantasies Amuse the Boys in the
Morning.
The Orator and Poet Delight the
Elders.
A Trades and Historical Procession
Pleases All,
And The Banquet Brings Joy to
Every Soul.
Speeches by Several Distinguished
Men Of Maine.
Old Thomas Purchase Not Forgotten
Yesterday.
An Evening Of Fireworks, Dancing
and General JOllificatiOn.
Old Thomas Purchase Not Forgotten
Yesterday.
An Evening Of Fireworks, Dancing
and General JOllificatiOn.
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BRUNSWICK, June 13.-The town of
Brunswick was never so full of fun and
folks as it has been today. To begin with
everyone in town got up very early. At sun
rise (and the sun rises at minutes past four
In Brunswick at this season of joy the bells
began to ring; and the Chamberlain Light
Artillery. VINO had responded heroically to
President MitchelPs call for volunteers to
save the town, from post in the suburbs be-
gan cannonadlng that continued all the
morning. No one could sleep and none want
ed to; so all arose, put on their best bibs and
fuckers and sailed out to see the sights and
meet the visitors. The visitors were coming
in greater numbers than they ever came be-
fore. Bowdoin Commencement in the days
when a college commencement called out
everything but the militia, or Barnum's cir
Gus in these days when circuses aud not COM
mencements draw the people, never called
half SO many people to the town. Without
speaking of those old citizens and those de-
scendants Of old citizens. who came in the
spirit that the Musselman goes to Mecca,
there were hundreds who were drawn to the
town by the profaner sentiment of curiosity
and the desire to see Brunswick in her bril-
liant array.
They came from all eastern Cumberland,
from Sagadahoc, and up the Androscoggin.
The morning train from Augusta brought
Governor Burleigh, Mrs. Burleigh, Private
Secretary Stevens and nearly all the men,
bers of the resplendent staff, as follows.
Brigadier General Henry nj. Sprague, Auburn
Ad1utant General, Quarermaster General and
Paymaster General.
Colonel George A. Philbrook, Augusta-Com-
Colonel Daniel A. Robinson. Bangor-surgeon
General.
Colonel Edwin j. Cram, Biddeford- Inspector of
Rifle Practice.
AIDs-DE-cAMP.
Lieutenant-Colonel George L. Thompson, ,Bruns-
Lieutenant-C Colonel Albert q. Blunt Skowhegan.
Lieutenant Colonel Horace E. Donald, Belfast.
Major Charles A. Coffin, Harrington Military
Secretary.
Mrs. Blunt and Mrs. Thompson, wives of
officers of the staff came with the party.
From the West came the Portland folks,
Hon. T. B. Reed. VIM. M. Sargent, Esq, his
torian of the occasion, DIR. /. T. Dana and
wife, VIM. NJ. SWEET, Mrs. SWEET and VIM.
SWEET, Jr., DIR. G. o. Hunt, VIM. Fl. Stevens,
2. K. Harmon. E. L. Stanwood, Bion Wilson
and wife. and others. People
also were aboard from Yarmouth and
from Freeport in great numbers. Bath, too,
come up. for Bath dearly loves a show. 1t
is reported too on unexceptionable authori-
ty that Topsham was awakened and that
several citizens were seen to look over to-
wards Brunswick and inquire il new war
had broken out.
Chief among the old settlers who returned
were Capt. Samuel Harding of New York,
who used to live down by Harding Station
in the New Meadows region. He, with Hon.
T. b. Reed. Gorham Rogers, Esq, of Boston
and Mr.. Bion Wilson of Portlsnd were
| guests of DR.. Alfred Mitchell. Other guests
were S. b. Maybury of Cape Elizabeth, Ex
Mayor Chapman and the Messrs. Heath /,
| formerly citizens of the place. Mr.Maybury
brought with him an interesting relic, the
original copy of the act Of incorporation Of
Brunswick, passed by the General Court of
Massachusetts, January 27,l173S-9, and read
In the first tnwn meeting of Brunswick. The
| title, printed in the ancient letter. on paper
now old and yellow with the dust Of $50
years is: IAN act creating township in the
county of York by the name of Brunswick" :"
On the back of the paper is the Endorsement:
"Bowns of Brunswick" and the name of
samuel Hinckley," who was the modera-
| tior Of the first town meeting aud read the
act of Incorporation from this copy. This
copy was used in the famous Peiepscot law
case. Another old gentleman conspicuous
| here this forenoon was Mr.. I. S. Mcclellan i.
an old newspaper man. He published a pa
per in Brunswick In the old time, and is said
to have set the type of Longfellow's first
| poem.
The town was very calamity decked out
in bunting of many colors. Old houses were
labelled with their dates. old muskets and
powder horns were set on doorsteps; and in
the town hall was fine collection of relics
that attracted the crowds.