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Book Title: A History Of The City Of Cairo Illiniois

RAILROAD CELEBRATION.



   The citizens of Galena and vicinity are respectfully invited to meet at the

Court-house, on Monday morning next, at 9 o'clock, for the purpose of

celebrating the breaking ground on the northern.termination of the great Central

railroad. The citizens of Dubuque, Mineral Point, and the adjoining counties,

are also respectfully invited to join in the celebration under the following

order of the committee of arrangement.



ORDER OF PROCESSION.



Music.

Marshal of the day. 

President and Trustees of the town.

Clergy and Orator of the day.

Commissioners, Engineers and Contractors.



                     (      Laborers, with their     )

Second Marshal,      (         implements.           )   Third Marshal.



Members of Mechanics' Institute.

Fire Companies. 

Hook and Ladder Company.

Members of the Bar. 

Citizens and Strangers.

President, Vice-President, and officers of the Chamber of Commerce.

Fourth Marshal.                               Fifth Marshal.



   The committee appointed the foilpwing gentlemen to act as Marshals on the

occasion:



   Capt. H. H. Gear, Messrs. Philip Barry, Wm. B. Green, George M. Mitchell,

Legrand Morehouse.



   The procession will form at the Court-house, and proceed down Main street to

the steamboat landing, where it will embark, on board of boats prepared for the

occasion to take them to the vicinity of the place where the work is to commence.



   A general invitation is respectfully tendered to the ladies of Galena, and

the surrounding country, to repair on board the boats previous to the time of

the procession, reaching it.



   The business men of Galena are requested to close their stores and shops on

that day.



                                    PHILIP BARRY,

                                    GEORGE M. MITCHELL,

                                    JOHN L. SLAWMAKER,

                                    JOHN H. WEBBER,

                                    H. H. GEAR,

                                    WM. SMITH,

                                        Committee of Arrangement.

   GALENA, May 23, 1838.



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A HISTORY OF THE CITY OF CAIRO ILLINOIS

BY

JOHN M. LANSDEN

WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

CHICAGO

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

1910



COPYRIGHTED, 1910

BY JOHN M. LANSDEN



The Lakeside Press

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY CHICAGO



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