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

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with yellow, blue, red and white flags,
streamers and festoons of bunting. Over
the doors American flags are draped, and
above an eagle rests upon shield inscribed
upon a banner.
Looking up Congress street from State
street square toward Carleton, the eye is at
once attracted to the residence of PaysOn
Tucker, from whose house seven long strings
Of small flags and banners are stretched to
the opposite trees and houses The front of
Mr.. fuckers house is tastefully adorned
with bunting, between folds of which shields
are visible. Other houses noticed between
Congress square and Carleton street are
those of Messrs. Eben Corey, H. W. Hersey,
JOSEPH, A. Locke, G. f. ingalls,, c. A. Ring,
DR.; Fillebrown, II. 7. Cummings, Mr. Rines, j.
p, Wheelright DR.. c. A. Adams, w. T. Nor
ris, William Walker, also Gen. Neal Dow,
Drs. Holt and s. II. Weeks, j. +. Champlin
Lewis o. 'Brion, J. I. Pickard. The residence
OF Collector f, n. Dow was neatly draped
with bright colored bunting and over the
front door was the representation of the
arms of the United States.
Below Market square Congress street is
quite generally decorated to Pearl street
The block next to the First Parish church
occupied by Messrs. Brown and Sawyer, is
quite elaborately adorned. The headquar-
ters Of the John A. Andrew Post in Con-
greSS Hall, are decorated with portraits of
Andrew, Lincoln, Grant and Farragut
The Union Mutual building is very elabo-
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legend ''In Union there is Strength :" ban
ners, shields and bunting in long lines adorn
the Congress street front, and on the EX-
change street side large banner with the
national coat of arms with lines of bunting
extended between the windows.
The City Building has elaborate decora-
tions. In the centre is placed the motto,
10th Annual National Encampment of the
G. A. r. and under it the motto, "One
Country-one Flag" Shields. banners and
draped flags, with long lines Of bunting and
StreamerS, give line effect to the whole.
The engine house opposite, on the Market
street side, is profusely decorated with flags
and streamers.
PINE STREET.
The residence of Edwin Clement and J. Z.
Blabon is handsomely decorated with differ
ent colored bunting and flags.
Geo. III. Bailey displays flags and the seal
of the Grand Army.
Geo. B. Loring has his house draped with
bunting arranged in tasty manner.
John Sparrow's house is prettily decorated
with flags and bunting.
The store of A. S. Kinds has the entrance
draped and the interior trimmed with red
white and blue bunting.
The house of Mr.. Cummings and Mrs. Pike
has large star in the front surrounded with
bunting.
Leighton & Cages store is decorated with
red, white and blue bunting.
Philip Jones, house is trimmed with flags
ii. ). Melcher has prOfusiOn of bunting
displayed on his house and large flag sus-
pended across the street.
j. S. Douglass, B. G. Stone, w. H. Thorn
as, Chas. Heir and NJ. A. Jewell have tastily
trimmed their residences in the block next
the Butler school house Mr.. Jewell dis
| plays a large American flag over the street
with the motto, Every star there, thanks to
| YOU"
X j. Little and F. H. Fassett, have fes,
tooned their residences with bunting in q
handsome manner A large picture Of Gen,
eral Grant is placed over the entrance
Flags are displayed on the residences OF
Mr.. Edmund Phinney, +. and c. B. Nash
c. q. Walker, f. A. Smith, H. E.. Soule, n
I'll. Shaylor, III. p. Frank, Mrs. L. A. Her
som, H. M. Howes, J. NJ Jordan, J. L. Eus-
| It's, f. L. Bartlett, Mrs. Clara c. Eaton, Miss
r. J. Symonds, j. A. Merrill, b. f. Whiting
| G. E. b. Jackson, B. A. Perkins, Mrs Sweet
sir
STATE STREET.
OF all Portland's fair streets, State street
takes precedence in point of natural adorn
ment but when the broad and elm embower
ed avenue is graced with bright flags anC
bunting the sight is remarkably grand. FRS
comes DR.. |. I. Dana'S house and next the
large mansion of S. S. Brown arrested the
attention of the observer. The tall pillars
were wound with bunting and the sides OF
the house were handsomely draped At the
house of Mr. George S. Hunt the chief fea
lures were draped windows and large flag
beneath which the American eagle was repre-
sented. On the front and sides of Hon. W
l.. PutnamS mansion bunting and new flags
were gracefully interviewer, while large flags
were hung from the front windows The
pillars of Mr.. Putnam's building afforded
good opportunity for the winding of bunting
Other noticeable decorations were those OF
Mrs. Geo. f. Shepley, Mrs. r. j. Carpenter
Daniel Emery, Bishop Neatly, w. F. Mill
ken, Canon Sills, Vim. E. Gould, Lewis f
Brown, Mrs. Stephenson, Mrs. Baker, Mrs
James Bailey, ]. F. Randall, G. II. Knight
]. I, Lewis, PelegsBarker VIM. MiIliken
NJ III. Smith, G. j. Ketchum, Walter Wood
man, C.Welcome G. A. r" in black letter:
on field of white Samuel Rolfe, Lewis
Brown, O. HI. Hooper, HI. w. Gage, George
Verrill, J. w. Perkins, Misses Russell, Ly
man Rackleff, Mrs. Hussey, Father Doherty
James KeaZer, A. ii. Sawyer, Mrs. George
Barnes, Frederick Fox, |. G. Dewey, Geo. A
| Wright N. NJ. Perkins, ID. w. Clark, r. Nj
Richardson, Lewis Pendleton, 0. K Gerrish
| G. S. Winn, Major Dole, d. b. johnson.
Misses Mitchell, Oliver Hap, Stephen
Dyer, r. Fl. Turner, C. C. Bedlow, J, r.
Lmt, Geo. Abott, A. P. Frye
At the residence of Thomas Shaw an old
battle flag, carried by the 18th Maine VOlun
teers is displayed, and above, on the bal
cony, are vases and balls of oXeye-daisies.
PARK STREET.
The entire front of Park street block
bristles with flags and several windows ART
draped 'Hotel Fitch, in addition to fag'
and bunting, bears the words: ''We ms
hung. Opposite at the residence of NJ
Stafford are flags borne in the 18th and 25tl
Maine Volunteers. The sight of these vii
be greatly pleasing to veterans At BioI
Brodburys house the headquarters flags o.
the artillery of the 10th Army Corps are seen
also the tattered and torn girdons CARED by
the 1st Maine Battery in the Shenandoah
campaign. Other people who decorate art
G. Libby, G. Brock, w. K. Hilton, Mrs
Loomis, Mrs Caswell. j. W. Waterhouse
James McCobb, Mrs. Chadwick, G. +. Libby
Mrs. Goodnow, Geo. f. Emery, +. S. East
man, w. II. Milliken, Spencer Rogers, j. p
Thompson, e. G. Somerby, Mrs Mussey.
HIGH STREET.
The decorations on this street were very
simple with the exception of those betweel
Congress square and Spring street. wher
| the residences of Messrs. II. n Jose an,
| Woodbury. S. Dana attracted the attention
| of the observer. Both front and easterlN
| sides of Mr.. Dana's house were handsomely
different points. Flags of all nations wer
| strung from Mr.. Jose's piazza to the tree
| before his house, while the balcony and pill
| lars were draped with flags and bunting
| Observation-Disclosures AlrS. N0lney, Barker
| Messrs. John Rand, A. j. Pettengill, A. A
| Strout, Twitehell, w. Tibbetts, DR.. L. A
| Foster, Col. c. W. Roberts, Albert Warwick
| Darius Ingraham, w S. Jordan, Nils John
| son, Mrs. Troop, Messrs. John Beal Elisha
| Wheeler, A. II. Simonton and w. Fl. Moul
| ton.
CARLETON STREET.
There were several adornments of interes
| displayed on this street, one of which, fad
ed banner, hung from the house Of Mr.. +. E
Pray, bore the.words, I'VE propose tolmovt
| upon the enemy's works at once"-U.
| Grant. This banner was carried in the tw,
| campaigns in which Gen. Grant was candi
| date for President At the residence of Dep
| uty Collector l.. b. Smith was noticed nea
| design which deserves special mention
| Printed in black letters upon a white fiel,
| of paper was the following inscription, es
| pecially addressed to the veterans; "In wal
| brave and victorious, in peace, true an
| trusted citizens. The Republic is safe il
| your hands" Above this device was th
| picture of General Grant, with rows Of bayo
| nets on either side, and at the right and left
| handsomely in crayon, the arms of the Stat
| of Maine and Grand Army badge Thi
/ was designed, drawn and printed by MI
Fred Smith, who has been recovering fror
| the effects Of the amputation of a leg til
| past winter Mr.. Smiths work is very cred
| table
Besides those on the house of Mr.. Smith
the decorations of the following were notice
able; J. F. Barrett, G. S. and w g. Wash