The Republican journal., 1885-08-13

meeting at which the venerable James w.
Bradbury presided, while James G. Blaine,
Harris NJ. Plaisted, j. Manchester Haynes and
y. ID. Baker spoke. In Portland services were
held in City Hall. An immense assemblage
attended, including the Grand Army Of the
Republic and some veterans. The bells tolled
every thirty seconds during the service. Mayor
Deerlng presided. There was music by Chand-
ler's band and the Weber Club and addresses
by Gen. c. ?. Mattocks, Hon. c. W. Goddard,
DR.. 5. q. Gordon, Rev. Asa Dalton, Gen. 5.
J. Anderson and Hon. W. L. Putnam. poem
by Caroline Dana Howe, prayer by Rev. DR..
Carruthers, Scripture reading by Rev. Or.
Small and benediction by Rev. A. X. Wright.
Both Lewiston and Auburn held public ser
vices in memory of Gen. Grant. The public
buildings in both cities were draped. The
windows of Auburn Hall were covered with
wfeaths of mourning and a broad band of Grape
was lWned about the slender splre OF Au-
burn soldiers monument and Wreaths lay at its
base imbedded in the green of its well kept
lawn. Windows in business places contained
memorial pictures Of Grant and of Lincoln. The
tolllng of the minute bell in the spire OF City
Building was heard from 1927 to 2.3O and
at the close of its tolling funeral euiogies
were eloquenty said in both cities. Post
master Maney. of Augusta, had the post
Office IN that city h ldsOmely decorated in
honor OF the memory of General Grant.
large sized picture of the dead chieftain
day thirteen guns were fired at the U. 5.
Arsenal in Augusta, and gun at every
half hour during the day. Bangor tittingly
observed The day. Memorial services were held
IN Norenhega Hall, prayers by Rev. Il. W.
Field and Rev. A. S. Ladd, and addresses by
Mayor Nealley, Hon. Hannibal HamIin, Rev.
NJ. Z. OBrien, Hon. G. A. Boutele and Hcu.
w. III. McCrillis. The hall was appropriately
and taste1ully decorated as were many of the
private residences and places OF business.
E.lliS fo1ln ni,,l.s In ut half
mast. Business was entirely suspended in
Bath. Saturday afternoon, during the Grant
memorial exercises. A procession consisting
of the Bath Cadet Band, Bath Light Infantry,
Sedgewick Post, g. A. r. and City Council,
marched to the Winter st. church, where ser
vices We're held. The church and many other
buildings were draped in mourning. The
church was crowded and the addresses were
interesting. In Fort Fairfield places of bust
ness were closed, bells tOlled. ceremonies by
the u. A. r. Post and flags at half-ma>t in re-
spect to the memory of General Grant.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
In London, England, Americans very gen.
orally observed the day.
In Paris, France, memorial services were
held in the American chapel.
1t is estimated that the cost of the Grant
funeral in New York will be about IA million
dollars.
AT Manhattan Beach Robert Laird Collier
delivered an exhaustive biography of Gen.
Grant before 5000 people.
Dispatches from all parts of the country
report universal moul ming. The day was
holiday everywhere, business being generally
suspended and sporting events in some cases
abandoned. In several western cities there
We're funeral professions.
The horse that General Grant rode through
various battles of the late war, and that had
come to be almost as famous in the last few
days as the steed that carried Sheridan to VIM
chester twenty miles away" was one of the
features of the local pageant at st. Louis, Mo-,
A large crowd of people from AppomattoX
Court House assembled Thursday morning and
draped in mourning the house in which Cen
erals Grant and Lee signed the terms Of sur
render in April, 1860 1t is proposed to allow
the draping to remain thirty days out of re-
spect to the memory of General Grant.
A The close of the Grant funeral services
in New York, little after O'Clock. Saturday,
the cabinet officers went to Albany. The
Grant family will return to Mt. McGregor and
remain the rest of the summer President
Gle, Gland spent Sunday at DR.. Wards in New
York, and Monday went to Lake Saranac in
the Adrondacs.
A i officers of the Maine Division Sons of
Veterans, and of the several camps composing
il are ordered to wear badge of mourning on
their left arm and Grape on their sword hits,
when in uniform, for the next thirty days out
of respect for General Grant Commander
Blake pays touching tribute to the dead
chicltain