The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-24

OF their former respective companies. The
battalion numbered nearly 300 torches which,
in the various evolutions of the companies,
looked much more numerous. All along the
route the Glee Club broke forth in various pa
triotic melodies which were sung with volume
of tone and precision of rhythm that spoke
highly for their training. The club also bore
their banner, inscribed
Hold the Fort
Garfield and Arthur Glee Club,
Portland, 1880,
The banner was a very handsome affair,
painted by Cloudman Chambers band PLAYED
exquisitely, as they always do, and the Drum
Corps and Artillery spoke in no uncertain
tones. The decorations all along the route
were very handsome, many of the residents, no
doubt, displaying fireworks whose names our
reporters failed to get, as well as those who il
Illuminated their dwellings. We give the fol-
lowing.
CONGRESS STREET.
Dr-Ring, w. P. Preble, DIR. Burr. Hon. j.
A. Locke (freworks), DR.. Small G. R. Davis
Dr. Devoll, Mrs. Muzzy's boarders, Holt &
Whitney. DIR. I. 7. Dana, Dr. Gerrish, the
Hammond house, Miss Steele, Hon. F. J. Roll
Inns, Dan Carpenter. j. HI. Crockett Mrs. VI
mer, DR.. Pendleton, E. Corey and H. W. Her.
sey-both beautifully decorated with Chinese
lanterns-HaH L. Davis, White, S. T.. Packard,
Brown, Allen, Laurence-both the latter with
Chinese latterns-Col. F. N. Dow Chaplin, 1t.
in the windows-G. A. Hunt, G. G. Shaw,
Willis Gould, Henry Larrabee, Dorr, A. T..
Merry, Eden, Goodwin, Davis, Perry, Smith,
the upper half of the brick double block near
the end of Congress street and No. 1872. At
many of these houses the arrangement of lam
Hapc VIZ rti ou1 ri md f1,o
display of fireworks and red lights continuous.
When the aagw run out at the head of the
street the band played and the GIee Club sang
several selections. The flag is "a superb one,
and has been fully described in the PRESS.
The houses in the vicinity were bright as day,
and all along Bramhall street and in front of
the stores of Hunter Brothers and Nichols
Chinese lanterns were displayed on wires and
fireworks were displayed in profusion. The
crowd, which was immense, cheered Justify,
and the great audience was evidently well
pleased. Below the flag raising on Congress
street Messrs. Turkey, Kaler, Rice, Greeley
Montgomery and Patterson illuminated their
houses from garnet to cellar and displayed. col
ored lanterns.
BRAMHALL STREET
Among the decorations on this street were
those of Messrs. Tibbetts, Libby, Berry Mer-
rill, Mrs True, Mrs. Lord, Boyd, Harris
Emery, Pierce and Miss Mary Smith.
HILL STREET
On this street ex-Councilman Ashbel Chap
his house illuminated, while Messrs. 'Wescott,
w. Skillins, Eaton, Stevens and Brown were
brilliantly illuminated.
BRACKET STREET.
Bracket street looked finely. Most of the
houses were not only illuminated but were
decorated with flags and lanterns, and fire.
works were profusely displayed. We may
mention specially Q. g. Boyd, Or. Warren,
Bailey, Clark Barker and c. Il. Foy.
CARLETON STREET
On this street, which was also exceedingly
brilliant, we noticed the residences of B. b.
Verrill, Geo. Hodgdon, G. L. Bailey, S. Wat
erhouse, W. A. Winship, P. Burnham, E. B.
Cook, o. NJ Nash, L. A. Gray, Chas. Chase,
Hamlin, Frank Pray, Carlton Kimball, B.
Smith, W. B. Irish G. A. B. Morse, Taber.
Brown Thurston, W. M Marks and Howard
Gould
The small portion Of this street traversed by
the procession was resplendant. Mr.. Fassett's
house, looked superbly, and Messrs. F. A.
Smith, Howard Soule, Webb and III. A.
Shaylor, had reason to feel proud of their
efforts.
EMERY STREET.
Emery street was also very brilliant. We
noticed the houses of j. C. Small, Judge Pea
body, DIR. Hersom, w. II. Green, W. 81. Rob-.
inson, Jr., M. Sawyer, f. A. Motley, Randall
Smith, McAlpine, Phoenix, Capt. Leavitt,
King, Wyer, Rev. Mr.. Gibbs, III. Littlefeld,
Mailing, Elliott. W. G.. Cobb, G. S. Fobes, E.
Small, O'Brien and Randall. Fireworks and
Tpn1 INN f1,se
street.
CUsHMAN STREET
This street showed several brilliantly lighted
residences, including that of G. W. Richards.
DANFoRTH STREET.
On Danforth street the large houses of the
Messrs Spring, Lendall Boyd Mitchell, e. M.
Paul, Arad Evans, Waldron, Edes, Hon. w.
w. and Geo: A. Thomas Allen and Messer,
splendidly illuminated.
STATE STREET.
On State street we noticed less brilliant il
Nominations than on New State street. The
houses of Messrs. Rackleff, Frank Fox, the
Keazer Block so called, Perkins, Fred F.
Hale, Lamson, James Bailey the Baker house,
George s. Hunt, F. X. Swan, Hobson, Has
kell, Jones, Bachelor, D. w. Clark, o. X.
Gerrish, 81. M. Payson and Mrs. Louise Dana
were illuminated.
DEERING sTKEET.
Odpb. u. .. w uSlOW, CapG. N. LOWS, y. Ii.
Mcdowell, r. Deering. J. W. Deering, T. Fl.
Weston, j. 9. Twitchell. Charles Sager, s.
W. Thaxter, G. f. Thurston, q. X. Harmon.
A. Woodman, Mrs. Hayes, S. W. Larrabee,
f. E. Allen, G. G. Tyler, Mr.. Cook.
AVON STREET. -
Mayor Senter, w. M. Senter, A. L. Dresser
Mrs. Charles Holden.
NEW HIGH STREET.
John f. Rand, Isaac jackson, A. A. Strout,
Capt. 81. j. Pettengill, DIR. Fillebrown.
CUMBERLAND STREET.
Albert Harmon, III. Taylor, G. F. Judkins,
G. A. Waldron, J. d. Dexter W. Adams,
Mrs. Lane, R. Douglass, A: d. Smith, G.
Kimball, Eben True, Mrs. Stevens, Messrs.
Perkins and Thaxter, F. Greenough, II. W.
Robinson, j. F. Hawkes., E. G. Leighton,
Moses Pearson, (who displayed in addition to
flags fine portrait of Senator Blaine,) E. P.
Haines, Mrs. Hannaford, c. G. Buck. A.
Foster, J. N. Mason, Fl. B. Greeley, A. Free
man, Mrs J. F.. Hunt Freeman Cummings,
Z. NJ. Cousens W. Fl. Josselyn, Miss Emma
Haskell, W. w Latham, Miss Annie Holden,
w. G.. Beckett, Mrs. Butler, Mr.. Day, Mr..
Brunei, Miss Deany, Chase Brothers, Miss
A. Cobb, John Shaw, (who made somewhat
Usher, John Dennis, Edward Chenery, Mrs.
Sawyer, J. B. Coyle, Jr.. j. W. Colcord, E.
Martin, D. f. Dresser, A. S. King, G. H.
Rounds, J. f. Mcdonald and Messrs. Emery,
Meserve and Hooper.
FRANKLIN STREET.
W. L. Billings, W. H. Hall, G. j. Earring
ton, G. M. Hammond, S. H. Colesworthy, G.
Clark, w. Woodbury., (also Garfield and
Arthur fag,) w. I'll. Chandler, Samuel Deane.
CONGRESS STREET.
Mrs. A. Rundlett, DR.. Brooks, J. W. Tay-
lor, Lorenzo Taylor.
Reuben S. Curtis.
Mr.. Reuben S. Curtis, of the well known
firm of Curtis & Davis, commission merchants,
diad of his raSida,aco II, The Of