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A Loyalist Centennial Souvenir.
The New Brunswick Historical Society have in the press of its publishers, Messrs. J. & A. McMillan: 1783; The Loyalist Centennial Souvenir; 1883. From the table of contents, there is in store for the coming holidays, a feast of fat things, intellectual and historic:—
Portrait of the Queen;
Introductory;
Presentation of the Hon. Isaac Burpee’s prizes at Victoria school;
Centennial Watch-night;
Portrait of Governor Wilmot;
Ode on the Watch-night;
Landing of the Loyalists;
Services in Trinity church;
Firemen’s Procession;
Addresses, Oration and Ode;
Portrait of Mayor Jones;
Firemen’s Sports on Barrack square;
Free Public Library and Reading Room, opened 1883.
Centennial Exhibition Opening;
International salute, H. M. ship of war Garnet and U. S. ship of war Alliance:
Old historic relies, coins and war medals;
Harvest festival, musical and literary;
Portrait of Chief Justice Allen;
New Brunswick’s first Arbor day;
Likeness of Sir Leonard Tilley;
Presentation of Haymarket square drinking fountain;
Concert in aid of tree-planting;
Historical sketch of old burial ground;
Ode on old burial ground;
Epitaphs in old burial ground;
The story of a tombstone;
The mayor who died in office;
Obituary of members of New Brunswick Historical society.