Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . he has obtained permis-sion for the staff officers and color-sergeants, with theirwives, to have free seats in the pit of the theatre, andfor two good men to be selected from each company tosit in the gallery. Other orders require that all officerswho attend the theatre shall appear in dress, and thattheir servants shall wear their regimental dresses andside-arms. The departure of the British forces was celebrated byan illumination of the town, which was as brilliant as thelack of gas or coal-oil would permit.
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . he has obtained permis-sion for the staff officers and color-sergeants, with theirwives, to have free seats in the pit of the theatre, andfor two good men to be selected from each company tosit in the gallery. Other orders require that all officerswho attend the theatre shall appear in dress, and thattheir servants shall wear their regimental dresses andside-arms. The departure of the British forces was celebrated byan illumination of the town, which was as brilliant as thelack of gas or coal-oil would permit. The houses weremost of them illuminated by tallow candles affixed topotatoes for candlesticks. At a somewhat later date, house-warmings cameinto vogue. These were suppers given by the first occu-pants of newly built houses, usually ending with musicand dancing. The anniversaries of National Independence were gen-erally celebrated in former times by military parades anda general effervescence of military spirit among the people,too often accompanied by an outpouring of spirits of. RESIDENCE OF THE LATE HON. C. J. ABBOT.
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