The Portland daily press., 1867-04-10

The last tokens of respect were paid yester-
dav To the distinguished citizen who has so
lately been called from among us. The day
was wonderfully clear and bright; the most
poignant grief must have felt the infuence of its
calm serenity. The prayer at the late residence
of Mr.. Evans on Park street was offered bv the
Rev. james L. Hewes, paster of Park street
church. The body was then removed to the
Portland and Kennebec depot, where special
car was reserved for the funeral train. The
ceremonies at the house were directed by Col,
Charles B. Merrill. The pall-bearers were
Friend Samuel Taylor of Fairfield, T. A. De-
blois, Esq, Judge Howard, William Wills
Esq, Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr., Hon. bioh
Bradbury, e. e. Upham, Esq, and N Il. "ood-
bury, ESQ. The Cumberland Bar was repre-
scented by Messrs. John Neal, Phinehas Barnes,
J.C. Woodman. Nathan Webb Lewis Pierce,
81 Carleton. C. p. Msttocks, ii. G. Peabody,
J.W. Symonds, s. C. Strout, James O'Don-
NELL j. II. Williams, and others. Major Gen
eral r. b. Ayres, Brigadier General Thorn,
Charles Mussey, Esq, and other citizens were
in the company, which at the depot was joined
by Governor Chamberlain, who had Just ar
rived ON his homeward journey from Wash
ington.
The train left the depot at one o'clock, Gid
ing smoothly through the brown fields and
past the white villages which lie between Port
land and the Kennebec At Brunswick Pro-
fessors Sewall and Smythe appeared to rep
resent the college which Mr.. Evans
loved so well and has served SO faithfully
Professor Packard had come TO Portland
on Monday, surprising the funeral was to
take place here and then. MIR. Blaine, who
represents the same district now that Mr. Evans
represented almost forty years ago, met the
train here, and with him came Ex-Gov Cony,
Gen. G. F. Shepley, and Mayor Putnam and
George #. Patten, Esq, of Bath.
At Gardiner, it seemed that all the people
were in the streets. The stores were closed
flags were displayed at half mast; many of the
buildings were decked with mourning, among
them the small brick block where for thirty
years Geo. Evans had his law-office. His name
is on the door yet, with the name of his
partner and successor, L. Clay. The office is
precisely as Mr.. Evans found it and left it,
The table, the desk, the quaint old chairs, the
book-shelves, are to-day in theiplaces where he
put them in 1878, and the dust and the cob
webs were there no doubt as early as 1920
Mr.. Clay, whose. veneration and regard for
his former partner leads him to take pleasure
in preserving the Office as he left it, was un.
fortunately unable to be present at the funeral
services.
The City Government of Gardiner re-
ceived the body, Ex-Mayor Nash as
Stunning the direction of the ceremonies
after the arrival. A delegation from
the Kennebec Bar was present, including
Judge Rice, Hon. Joseph Williams, Hon. Jas
w. Bradbury, and others. Gen. Hodsdon, and
his successor in Office, Gen. Caldwell had come
down from Augusta. John Dorr, Esq, was
present, the last of the Wing triumvirate OF
Evans, Severance and Dorr, which used to meet
in the journal office. Hon. Hiram Ruggles, OF
the Governors Council. was there. A deputa-
ton from Hallowel was on the ground. Time
fails us, to repeat the names merely of the dis
tinguished company assembled to honor the
memory of their ancient companion, friend ant
leader. Iet s4.a 1920 -jaF4
The procession moved up Church street, ant
thence through School street around the Com
mon to Christ Church, where the Episcopa
burial service was read by the rector, Rev. j
L. Magrath. The choir sung the beautiful
hymn beginning
CROCK of Ages cleft for me,
a" Let me hide myself in thee" sH
The long procession moved again througl
the silent streets, through Church street t
Lincoln, through Lincoln to the cemetery OF
the breezy uplands, where George Evans lie
at rest after his long life in the tomb which Ii
prepared for this event seven years ago.
Throughout the day, no untowardness or de
lay occurred. All tho arrangements were per
feet. The simplicity of the services and tn