The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-12
FREEPORT.
pilgrimage of the Class Of 1898. }

FREEPORT.
pilgrimage of the Class of 1882
Everett. Mass, Thursday night. The
GLASS of 1913, was up and around in good
season this morning with one exception,
and took advantage of the morning hours
TO visit Quincy market, at which time
trade is unusually brisk. This market
supplies many of the retail meat and pro
vision stores of the city. Faneuil hall
| market was also inspected. The old State
| House was an object of interest with Its
Royal symbols, the Lion and the Unicorn.
| In front of this building occurred the
Boston massacre, and q star. shaped ar
rangement Of the paving stones marks
1.-The spot where Crispus Attious fell, the
| first victim of British oppression. Neal
here is the spot where the first cannon
| was fired, and on the opposite side OF the
street stood the first meeting house.
The post office building occupied the
most of our time Although the sub.
| treasury department does not open until
| ten O'Clock yet the watchInon kindly ad
mitted us and gave us interesting infor.
nation in regard to the department.. In
| the vaults were stored about eighteen
millions of money, including eighteen
tons of gold and forty tons of silver. The
sleeping apartments Of the railway mai
clerks was an interesting sight. We were
shown into the United States court room
where Bran was tried some months ago
and where his new trial will begin next
week The busy hive of the post office
department was visited next in order and
here we met with obliging clerks who
made it exceedingly interesting to us.
| but the pneumatic tube demanded the
most attention. This ia an underground
| tube running from the post office to the
Union station, through which mail
matter is sent in close fitting cylinders,
with the aid of compressed air. 1t has a
carrying capacity of o!ne million letters
per hour.
The weather bureau is in the top of the
buiIding, and here we saw the delicate
| instruments used by this department.
| The climb to the roof reminded us of
what was to be expected when we as
cended Bunker Hill. The rest of the
morning was spent at the old state house,
| but we were anxious to get settled and be
relieved of our baggage, SO leaving this
| interesting building for another and we
| took the car for Everett. Our stopping
nlaces are very homelike and pleasant.
| frhe six boys have connecting rooms in
one house, four of the girls are together
| in very pleasant quarters with q piano in
one room, two of the girls are at DR..
| Haryey's on Chestnut street, two are at
MIS- Hersey's and one is with friends.
Very satisfactory arrangements have been
made at a restaurant for meals, SO we
now feel pretty well at home The after
noon was taken for a general rest. AL
GOT; together in the evening and the time
Vas spent in playing whist and the
fnyorfte game Jenkins.
One could hardly realize the change we
have experienced No snow is to be
found in the city and the street sweepers
are giving the Hub its annual spring
cleaning. Rubbers have been abandoned
| and oyercoats are carried in the most con
venient way
morning and Blanche Moseley welcomed
| the girls at DR.. Harvey's.
| GORHAM.
| Gorham, March 11.-Rev. @. Q. Phelar
| of Westbrook will speak at the Methodist
church. Sunday morning.
a concert by the Gentlemen's Mandolin
cInh of Portland will take place this
month at the Congregational chapel. The
oInb will be assisted by two Of Portland s
heat yocalists and musical treat is an
tioipated. t.o ;,
bv the Grange Dramatic club at Ridlor
balI last evening TO a crowded house.
Marty the entire company have had
some experience in amateur theatricals
cd nuch was expected of them and the
and,ence was in no wise disappointed
Tha nIay went with vim and ran very
smoothly. 1t will be repeated Saturday