The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-07
MILITARY EXCURSION YESTER-
DAY.
The Portland Light Infantry Enjoy an
Outing at SebagO
A Good Time. Good Dinner, Good Shoot
ing and an Exchange of Fraternal Greet
ings With the Worcester Light Infantry.

ings With the Worcester Light Infantry.
Yesterday morning the Portland Light
Infantry went to Sebago Lake on their
annual excursion ''sWe shall go rain
or shine, said Captain Dow, but the
company was favored with the best of
weather After arriving at the lake
Captain Dow sent the following to
Worcester, Mass:
Sebago Lake, June g.
Capt. H. B. Fairbanks, Worcester
Light Infantry:
The Portland Light Infantry eelebra-
ting their 92d anniversary at Sebago
Lake, Me, send greetings to their twin
brother, the Worcester Light Infantry.
GEORGE A. DOW, Captain.
Il Captain Fairbanks. made the following
reply: s-S
SouthFramingham Mass, June 6.
Capt. George A. Dow, Sebago Lake,
Many thanks for your very kind remem-
brance. The Worcester Light Infantry
most sincerely return the compliment
H. Il. FAIRBANKS, Captain.
Two base ball mines were then organ
lied captained by Sergt. Reed and Corp.
Webster. The game was won by Reed s
nine, 90 to IS. Dinner was served
setting down at the well filed tables:
/. Captain George A. Dow, Captain
F. 6. Rogers, J. B. MCGUIRE, W. R.
Reed, H. H. Sawyer, Sidney Thorne,
j. A. burlington, W. Dyer, J. B.
Hodsdon, Lieut.. Z. F. McGillicuddy, T.
w. Daily, f. E. Roberts, W. R. Webster,
r. B. Turner, A. A. Sherry, F. W.
Hopkins, 7. M. Keegan, NJ. A Fessen-
den, 6. E. Moulton, G. w. Haskell, B.
E. Robinson, I. A. Burke, E. P. Burke.
Lieut.. F. A. Chaplin, Lieut.. Charles
Baker, W. F. Cunningham, Lieut. NJ.
j. Lee, Charles E, Sawyer, A. c. Fern
aid, H. W. Hopkins, E. F. Dyer, s.. E.
Hamilton, E. W. Febes, F. d. Frazier,
w. F. Clawson, H. G. York, stephen
Catlin, R. E. Clawson, C. H Harvey
and P. E. Higgins The occasion. was
made as pleasantly informal as possible
and no speech making was indulged in.
/. The prize shooting resulted as follows:
Company shooting first prize, Corp.
burlington, score 90 out of a possible 25,
prize a gold medal; second prize. Private
Fessenden, score 81 out of a possible 25,
prize gold medal; third prize, Corp
Hopkins, score ? out Of a possible rs,
prize leather medal inscribed, ''He
Couldn't Hit Barn.
Shooting by past members: First
prize Captain Rogers, score II out of
possible Is, prize a fountain pen second
prize, ex-Private Roberts, score 8 out of
a possible Is, prize q leather medal in
scribed, "a Sharp Shooter.
Shooting by invited guests: First prize,
Sergt. Burke of the Portland Cadets,
score II out of a possible Is, prize silver
mounted briar wood pipe donated by
Captain NJ. E. Conley of the Sheridan
Rifles; second prize, Lieut.. McGillicuddy
of the Montgomery Guards, score 2 out
of a possible 49, prize a leather medal
inscribed, "To a Distinguished Marks
man."
There was general good time greatly
enjoyed by everybody. Teams were in
demand and places of interest in that
section were visited by some of the mem
bers. The company reached the tempor-
ary armory about O'Clock having en-
joyed one of the best anniversary excur-
sions ever made by the company. Two
field musicians from the Sheridan Rifles
furnished music