The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-23

hellel OOTpS, Wnlle Lne OUner bears the
words welcome, Brave Defenders"
The remainder of the decorations on this
street are less elaborate, yet very pretty, and
are the houses of G. A. Cushman, Charles
Mccarthy, Jacob Mcclellan and the Home
for Aged Men.
PLEASANT STREET.
Decorations are few on Pleasant street.
The more noticeable are those of Judge
Nathan Webb and w. r. Wood.
MARKET SQUARE.
The United States Hotel displays ON the
side towards Congress street picture of
Gen. Grant set in red, white and blue star
and draped with bunting. Over the porticO
of its main entrance a large national flag is
displayed, while innumerable smaller bits of
starred and striped cloths futter from its
windows.
On the opposite side of the street c. r.
Thatched Post, No. ., has carried along the
front of the block which it occupies broad
band Of red, white and blue bunting, while
over this band stands the representation of a
goddess of liberty, bearing in one hand flag
while in the other she gathers streamers of
bunting which converge to her grasp from
different points on the front Of the block,
Thatcher Post has also thrown across the
street the arch which is so important a fea-
ture in the decorations Of middle Con-
greSS street. Its supports trimmed with red
and blue and twined with evergreen, sup
pOTt u llIlJel, IIOu WHICH IOluS OF COlOTeu
bunting are draped away on either side, and
upon the eXtremities Of which are placed two
miniature forts, While between them stands a
soldier who looks as though he had been on
guard some time and might need some hard
tack and coffee before the encampment is
over. On one side of the arch is the portrait
of General Grant on the other the words,
Welcome Comrades"
Old City Hall has put aside its age, and
with the ancient seal of the city bedecked
will fau hOicfod tnfn nal Oixr
| itself over to the yanities of bunting, stream
| ers, starred and striped curtains, patriotic
c0lored friezes and the futterings of numer
| Gus banners. welcome to Portland" is
| posted right under the great seal, and bands
| of bunting starting above the motto diverge
| downward toward the outer edges of the
focade while the ancient columns of the pOr-
| tico look proud,in shields of bunting or small
| but gaudy ribbons.
| The Preble House has; its flag out, and
with folds of bunting stretched along the cor
| nice above the first floor, and G. A. r. mot
| toes trimmed with streamers affords taste
full setting for the large portrait Of the sol
| dier at parade rest who through the foliage
of the treesswhich loom before the.Preble
| casts a glance now and then at the goddess of
| liberty across the street ON Lancaster block,
| where with flag and an eagle bearing shield
! she stands above the blue union OF large
| flag while above and around her are yell
! low and black and yellow and red fan like
| drapings of bunting set off with shields and
clusters of small flags. Lancaster block also
| sports two large flags.
| On the Middle street side of the Square
the store of George Young and the block Oc-
cupied by Merrill & Co., and Hayes & Co.
are decorated with flags and bunting.
FREE STREET.
On Free street below Centre street, the
building occupied by S. Winslow and others
is quite fully decorated with flags and stream
ers The First Maine Cavalry have their
| headquarters in the Free Street Block, as in
| dicated by banner suspended across the
| street with yellow flags on either side. Wal
| ter Corey's establishment and the house adj
| joining are adorned with flags.
| FRANKLIN STREET.
| c. j. harrington, large and small flags,
streamer, bunting andmottoes.
S. B. Kelsey, large flags.
Litchfeld, flags and streamers
J. J. Beardsmith, decorated shield with
| words welcome Comrades" wrought in
] tri-cOlOr, flags and streamers.
Rufus Stanley, large and small flags, tri-
colored streamers, with an elaborate display
| of bunting.
James A. Day, flags, army badges, stream
| erS and notices in great variety.
Hon. Charles III. Chase, stars of red, white
| and blue, enclosing the portraits of Gen.
Grant, and President Cleveland. Motto,
| Union Forever" Elaborate festOOns of
| DulIiUk, IulllllIlS dCIOcS tlt lIOIJ O1 lHt
house. The entire front of the house is
/ draped with tri-c0lored bunting and stream
! ers. Fine display.
| CUMBERLAND STREET
Mr.. David Capen's residence is very elab-
orately decorated. The Waterhouse and Sise
residences display flags: on the front of
| Mrs. Halls residence are three life-sze pic
| tureS-WaShington Columbia and a COnti-
mental soldier. The block between Chapel
| and Pearl streets is decorated with flags.
| The part occupied by Mr.. Cnenery Is very
! handsomely adorned. Across the balcony
4 are the notices Liberty and the Union; :"
"0ne Country and One Flag draped with
! flags and bunting. Across the street Mr..
| Ways residence is very tastefully decorated; !;
also the Radford house on the opposide cor
ner occupied by Messrs. J. p. Brown and E.
Martin. The True residence has flag, the
| Joslyn and Latham block is handsomely
| adorned so also is Rev. S. f. Pearson's resi-
! denee. Rev. DR.. Bashford and Mr.. Hum
| phry in the next block, display flags and
| bunting and a fine flag is suspended from the
residence of Mr.. Billings.
MIDDLE STREET.
The old quarters of the First National
bank are the headquarters of the 18th Maine
and the entrance is decorated with flags and
bunting
Falmouth Hotel is finely decorated. The
| office has the motto welcome" and the cor
/ uIc bdSl61ullN Lit spacious
front is bright with banners, shields and
flags of our own and other nations. The
motto I'VE greet you All, is conspicuous in
blue and silver and lines of bunting run
| across and up and down the 'front.' A por-
| trait of Lincoln is in the centre, and of a
! soldier and sailor on either side, and from
the top of the flagstaff lines of streamers ex-
tend to the roof.
The First National Bank is handsomely
| decorated. Beneath the tower the Goddess
| of Liberty holds a shield, and portrait of
Gen Grant is draped with flags Pictured
| shields, lines of bunting crossing each other
and flags tastefully caught up meet the eye,
| and where the lines of bunting cross, a large
| gilt horseshoe is placed on a red ground.
SPRING STREET.
The decorations of Spring street are sim
pie, consisting principally of flags which
adorn the houses of w. III. Sterns, Charles
Loring Henry Loring, J. P. Drew, DR..
Hutchinson, Mrs. Crie and Allan M0ulton
FEDERAL STREET.
There are few decorations on the upper
part of this Fleischman & Co., r. G..
Hail. the engraver, Mr.. Herbert has flags
and drapery. The Advertiser has a fine flag,
and below Exchange street Mr.. Sawyer's es-
tablishment is adorned with flags.
EXCHANGE STREET.
This street from Congress to Federal street
| mas llS DullulnSS duOIleu Will HdSS, lncluu-
ing Messrs. Stockbridge, Cloudman and w.
| i. Wilson IL Co.
TEMPLE STREET.
Lamson's photograph rooms, the Mer-
chants Exchange, the Hamlin House,
Hardy's & Saunders restaurant and Little
fields regalia establishment are decorated
with flags and bunting.
wIIMoT STREET.
Several houses ON Wilmot street have been
handsome decorated, especially noticeable
being that of Mr.. r. Y. Barber with its tasty
trimmings.
NORTH STREET.
II. ii. Shaw. Second Corps flag; large flag
suspended over viranda number of small
flags and corps badges.
The trees in front of the Smaller School
building is decorated with flags and wreath
of evergreen. A large flag stretched across
the street from f. Berry's to Thomas Nc
Conky's house designated ''the neighborhood
flag"
Rev. Mr.. Crosley's house, ,ornamented with
small flags and army badges. The Rev. Mr..
c. extends a cordial welcome to his old com
radeS.
A. Gri1in's house, large and small flags
over the front door, windows covered with
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