The Republican journal., 1897-04-29

sssspsIe:Ss
HON $. l.. MILLIKEN.
Thursday, April 22l, the day of the last
sad rites in memory of our late Congress
man, Hon. Seth L. Milliken, opened clear
and beautiful and the weather continued
warm and pleasant throughout the day. The
mills, factories and other manufacturing es-
adjustments were shut down all day, and
the stores and offices closed at noon.
Every flag staff in the city had the stars
and stripes at half mast. and the shipping in
the harbor bore the same token of respect,
as did also the Bangor & Boston S. S. Co.
both on the steamers and wharf. Masonic
Temple, in addition to the national coors,
had the lodge flag of Timothy Chase Lodge,
of which Mr.. Milliken was member. The
knights of Pythias erected a temporary flag
staff and had flag up and the Odd Fellows
bought new flag for the occasion.
Early in the morning representative men
from the surrounding towns began to arrive
and at the time of the funeral nearly every
town in Waldo county was represented. At
II 40 special train arrived from Augusta,
bringing large number of prominent State
officials and others from various parts of the
State, Among the visitors from other cities
and towns We're the following:
Governor Llewellyn Powers of Houlton.
Ex-Governor Edwin c. Burleigh, Secre-
tary of State Byron Boyd, Deputy Secretary
of State S. j. Chadbourne, Ex-May ors John
F. Chase, P. Q. Nlckery and Chas Milliken,
j. E, Alexander, A. d. Russell, w. p
Choate, W. ?. Walsh, T j. Lynch, w. A.
Newcomb and W. f. 5. Whitman of Angus
ia.
State Treasurer NJ. F. Simpson of Carmel.
Attorney General W. I. Haines, Senator
P. S. Heald, DR.. F. c. Thayer, w. L. Dunn,
NJ. G. Foster, L. I Boothby Fred A. Harri-
man, E. ". Hall, S. L.. Berry, F. B. Hub
bard. c. f. Keith Of Waterville.
H. WiMayo Of Hampdeu.
Hillnlan Smith, Warden of the State
Prison, of Thomaston.
Senator o. b. Clason and Ex-senator a.
| NJ Spear of Gardiner
F. NJ. Totman and son, and DIR. A. E.
Farnham of Fairfield.
Ex-senator n r. Nickerson of Boothbav
Harbor.
Hon. Parker Spofford, Ex-Senators P. P.
Gilmore, Il. ". McAiister and F. H Moses
OF Bucl1sport
Oramande Smith of Ltchfeld, Private
Secretary to Gov Powers.
Forest Goodwin and Sheriff Z. 2. Niles Of
Skow hogan.
j, II. Sherman and E. G. Fletcher of Cam
den
Frederick Mason of Portland.
Z. o. Libby of Bangor.
Wm. L. Briggs of Parkman
Oramel Murray of Pittsteld.
j. A. WoOdsum of Calais.
The body lay in the Universalist church
Wednesday night, under a guard from the
Grand Army Post consisting of Past Com
mander A. l. Conant and Comrades A D.
Snalley and Robert Whitehead In the
morning the guard was relieved by Past
Commander M C. Dllworth and Comrades
Samuel Morse and James f. Churchill, who
remained on guard until the time Of the
funeral.
The church was opened to the public at 8
o'clock Thursday morning, and the remains
were viewed by more than eight hundred
persons prior to the hour of the services. At
IL o'clock the body was removed to the Uni
tartan church, which is capable of accommo-
dating much larger number of people than
any other church edifice in the city Here
the floral offerings were arranged and the
pulpit decorated in most betting and
artistic manner by committee consisting of
Mrs. Geo. o. Bailey, Mrs. E. r. Conner,
Miss Sarah r. Gardner and Messrs. II. E.
Mcdonald, J. W. Knowlton and W. B.
Washburn. The decorations were highly
complimented both by our citizens and the
visitors.
The casket, which was a very handsome
one, stood on pedestals in front of the pull
pit, and above the handsome fower-piece,
brought by the Congressional committee,
consisting of palms and white roses tied
with knots of broad white ribbon. On the
head of the casket was'the handsome pillow
of Easter lilies, pale yellow roses and maid
enhair ferns, marke ed Husband" )" from Mrs.
Milliken. Near it were a wreath of white
rosebuds and maidenhar ferns from the
daughter Maud, and a crescent of white
plnks, asparagus green and roses from the
son, Cadet s. M. Milliken. Other floral
offerings included basket of flowers from
the brothers Frank and Byron, lilies from
Miss Mary F. Johnson, a basket of flowers
from Mrs MIlliken's club, callas, elaborate
ly tied with broad white ribbon, from Mrs
Gibson Carman and Mrs. Wm. Mcknight of
New York, lilies from Percy" Miss Pat
terson of Stockton Springs the Journals s
old-t time Washington correspondent and for
many years a clerk in the Pension Bureau
at the National Capitol, lilies from Miss
Maud E. Barker, cut flowers and roses from
| Charles r. Millken of Portland, cut flowers
| from Mrs. B. l.. Rendel of Washington
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Swan and Mrs. II. S
| Parker of Belfast. On stands at the head
and foot of the casket, respectively, were
| emblematic pillows from Timothy Chase
| Lodge of Masons and Thomas H. Marshall
Post, G. A. R. A large and very handsome
urn, covered with white carnations, from
| friends in Pittsfield, stood behind the casket,
and crescent of hyacinths from Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. H. Shepley of Newtonville, Mass.
hung on the front of the casket, on which
were also four Easter lilies, one broken. X
ChapteA d. K. E., of Colby University
| also sent a handsome floral offering.
J The pulpit was covered with black, twin
| ed with delicate green vines, and surmount.
| ed by white lilies. Tall black pillars stood