The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-09-29
A Day of Mourning ,

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chief magistrate President CARRIED. Mayor Wood
cock early issued the following notice
| In response to the recommendations of President
Arthur, and the general desire of the people that
| their heartfelt sorrow at the death of President
| Garfield may find fitting public expression, | re-
quest that all places of business in this city may be
closed on Monday next, from II VI. to 4 O'Clock r.
| a public meeting will be held in Hayford Hall at ,
O'Clock 7. NJ, at which there will be singing PRAYER
and addresses by the clergy and others.
| NJ. II. WoODCOCh Mayor of Belfast.
| Monday morning opened warm and bright, in this
vicinity, if nature wished to favor the American
people in the sat duty Of the hour. The people of
this city astr early and were employed in dec
| Grating in appropriate mourning their dwellings
and places of business. More dwellings woult have
| been placed in mourning could the goods have been
procured; but every yard Of black goods for sale in
| this city wa disposed Of long before the demand
was supplied OF the decorations in general it may
| be said that they characterized by good taste
and in some instances very effective. Only
the prescribed black and white were used, We
| mention briefly the most noticeable
| DECOR ATOMS.
| Beginning at the head Of Main street first comes
the Custom House and Post Office. The balcony over
| the main entrance to the Post-onice was festoon
| ed in black and white, topped with bows and
! strramar. similar fe7toonS ami long streamers
| We're suspended from the cave, in front. The
American Ia, heavily trimmed in black hoatedat
half mast over all In the ycstibule OF the Post of
| flee hung picture of Garfield. one front window
of Alden u. Chase's store was dressed in plain
| black, the other in plain white, with picture of
Garfield, ana the motto-"tiod reigns, and the GOV
eminent still lives. The balcony over the entrance
| to the American House was proftlsrly drapcd in
| black and white, and the pillars supporting the
| a,
srription. In th,. centre of the balloon was pie
| turc Of President Garfield with the American flag
on the right ana left Il. f. Wells store was hand
7omry dressed With nags and fabrics. Hiram Ch;tse
Sons ewelry store had modest but tasteful trim.
| mings. IN one window was Il picture Of Garfield,
ami in the other The letter go" appropriately drap-
| Ell. Wuodcock a sons store was decorated in It
similar manner. From the Masonic Temple was
DISPLAYED few llg~ of the Tcmplar order and the
American lag at half mast The following places
| We're al-o lnor, or less deliberately decorated II.
| H. Corhrtt, II. W. Clifford, Arnold Harris, 4. e.
Burgess, = Sleeper f. G. Hilton, sidney kai-h
| AMI f. j. Morrison 4 20.
HIGH STREET The linr-t display in the whole
city wa al H. II. johnson COS dry goods store.
| In the left hHni front window MAS an altar on the
| top Of which pillow decorated with beautiful
| ioWrr-. Suspended above This was dove and an
eNqui-jtcy arranged hor,,I eros on the front Of
| the altar a picture Of the late Presidents Thcwhole
| was set On by black back ground. The right hand
| window had It white back ground, with white and
| black curtains, Which were drawn aside revealing Il
large portrait of the President The others this
street who decorated were ". q. Poor & son, Z.
| IIervry, Geo. l.. Wells, W. +. Wcllman, Andrews
Bros, y l.. reavy, W. NJ. Priest The residence
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| street the houses Of Daniel Faunc, ana Hiram
| Chase we're the only ones trimmed The front of
| le formers Residence was lrpfnSey decorated in
| black and white From the gable depended stream
| mi which l;pncd t" the porlico over the front
| door ana to the bay window, both of which were
| drape'l in mourning over the front door was the
portrait Of Garfield, ana over the bay window that
Of Lincoln, while mp in the gable was the letter &.
The porlicn ANA pillars at tine front of Hiram
| ChAor's house were appropriately trimmed in the
| prescribed tuIor- while above the whole II
| handsome hrunIc,l American eagle holding the ma
tional emblem. The houses of II. II. johnson and
| Ipr J. g. Brooks were also neatly trimmed Other
places Till street deserving Of mention are G..
| W. BIrgr-- printing Office Geo. A. DUMMY, and
IicrrrS Block opposite. The decorations at the
| residence of COL. Chenrrv were the same As de
srribci last week.
The Dyer House. Spring Street, Wa elaborate
| ~ decorated The piazza was profusev trimmed
with hllck ;tnd White and Has White above was
large portrait Of the dead PRESIDENT the largest in
the city, painted ~ Percy >anborn. The boar,iers
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