The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-01

Home at Togus. The Monmouth Band and
tie National Home Band furnished the music.
AT the cemetery the graves were decorated,
ana the services ended this evening by literary
exercises at johnson Hall, H. M. Heath, ESQ i,
OF Augusta being the orator of the occasion.
Richmond.
Decoration Day was observed at Richmond
for the first time by procession of veterans,
DAD Fellows. firemen, G ood Templars, schools,
&C., and an grafton by Il. M. Heath, Esq. of
Augusta. Considering the two or three days
in which it was gotten up the affair was very
credltable to those concerned 10 its organiza-
ton. There is talk of organizing a Grand
Army Post as there are quite number of SOL
diers and sailors who were in the late war.
Augusta.
DECORATION Day was generally observed. The
procession was in every way credtable, being
composed as follows: Augusta Band, Seth
Williams Post of Augusta, Hallowel Band,
John B. Hubbard Post of 81 allowell, Capitol
Guards, soldiers from the United States
Arsenal, school children and citizens. The
decoration ceremonies were held at the cemetery.
The Grafton was delivered in the evening at
Granite Hall. Major P. M. Fogler was the
orator and Judge w. P. Whitehouse president
of the day.
oxford and Mechanic Falls.
Memorial day was very generally observed
by the the citizens of Oxford, places of BUSH
ness being losed. At an early hour A. A.
Dwinal Post headed by the Mechanic Falls
cornet band, visited Oxford village and listened
to very able address delivered by the Rev.
Mr.. Frank of Mechanic Falls, after which the
ladies Of the Methodist Sabbath School under
escort of the Post decorated the graves of the
dead soldiers. After these solemn services
were concluoed the Post and band, members
Of the Press Association and other invited
guests marched to the hall in the rear Of the
M. e Church, where a most bountiful repast
had been prepared by the ladies of Oxford
This collation. could be better eaten than des-
cribed suffice it to say that the Post fell in love
with Oxford dinners a long time ago aud every
Memorial Day finds them again around their
board. Much credit is due the ladies of Oxford
for perfecting the arrangements of the day.
AT precisely o'clock the Post again fell into
line headed by the band and marched to the
millinery shop of Miss s. G. Thayer when
every member was supplied with beautiful
wreath of flowers, after which they marched
to the cemetery, and while the band played a
solemn dirge these wreaths were laid By tender
reverent hands upon the graves OF their fallen
comrades The Post lot was most beautifully
decorated and many of our citizens fingered
long in the church yard after the services were
over. The band made very attractive
appearance and were repeatedly applauded
Tn = a tbo FalI into lin 4
escorted the speaker Rev. Mr.. Emerch to
Murray Hall, when he held the closest atten-
ton of his hearers for two hours, and most
certainly it was very able effort
RockIand.
AtRockland Edwin Libby Post had charge
of ceremonies, which embraced a procession of
prominent citizens aud Post, which visited the
CO meteries. In the evening the Rev. G. r.
Palmer delivered an grafton.
Belfast.
At Belfast the City Guards headed process
sion which, after paradiug the principal streets,
marched to the cemetery and decorated the
Grafton delivered by S. L. Millikeu, Esq. of
Belfast.
Bangor.
AuO Ndy piofC0 Oool ouu plO6cdue. IL
the forenoon the St. Johns Band and B. 81.
Beale Post No. 49, Grand Army visited Mount
Pleasant Catholic Cemetery and decorated the
graves of fallen soldiers. The grand procession
assembled at o'clock on Broadway. Colonel
A. B. Farnham was marshal and General
Daniel White, General J. S. Smith, Captain
Fl. N. Fairbanks, f. d. Pallep, j. A. Dole,
M. j. Desmond and j. w. Thomps on were
aids. The procession comprised St. Johns aud
Bangor Bands, B. 81. Bsale Post, Kenduskeag
Post, Jameson Guards, Cobarn Cadets from
Maine State College aad the knights of st.
Patrick. The exercises at Mount aops con-
sisted of prayer by the Rev. +. I. Hazlewood,
music by the bands, singing By the Penobscot
Qeartette, reading of the roll of honor and
address by General Thomas Hyde of Bath.
The or ator compared the American soldier with
soldiers of other lands, and also the soldier of
the North and the soldier of the South.
Machins.
Brad bury Post of Machias celebrated the
day; music by the Machias Cornet Band; ora
ton by N. B. Mutt of Eastport. Decoration
services in the afternoon.
PASSPORT.
The day was not go generally observed as
formerly. Procession by Post Roach, munich
pal officers, and one engine company. Ad-
dress by Rev. Mr., Handy.
Calais.
Memorial Day was observed at Calais with
appropriate ceremonies Soldiers and sailors,
with relatives and friends, met at ST. Croix
Hall at O'Clock; music by the Calais Band;
Grafton by Rev. G. G. McCuly.t A procession
was formed and proceeded to the cemetery
The soldiers graves were strewn with flowers
ard wreaths; salute was fred and the pro-
cession returned to the city at O'Clock.