Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-01

Gen. Miles was seen in his car by 8
representative of the Journal, previous
| to his departure. He is as pleasant a
man as one could wish to meet and was
willing to talk with reporters on any
| subject, but one, that was politics. On
that he refused to say word, intimat-
ing that ne wasn't saying word on
subjects Of that kind-he was down III
Maine the guest of Gen. Smith to as
sist comrades in observing Memorial
day.
I'm willing to tell you newspaper
men anything that cam" said the GEN
eral, ''if ! know what you want and
you steer clear of the political end. l
came down to Bangor at the invitation
of my old friend and comrade, Gen.
Smith of Bangor, and I've never re-
GREETED it for minute since we left
Boston. Saturday morning. Every min
ute has been one of pleasure and graf
ificatiOn to me.
Really you can't tell how much 1
have enjoyed the trip. There has been
more to it than l expected when 1 left
homo. Then I supposed I was simply
going to Bangor to deliver a Memorial
"NAuA Soo bClotC Tie SoIIiiiu VI Tie lO-
cal posts of that city, but others
thought differently, as you can see. In
vitations We're extended for me to visit
Togus and your city here, which I felt
it would be discourteous to decline, had
l so desired to do
Asked about his visit to Togus, the
general said that it was most pleasant;
that it did him good to see old comrades
and to see how well they were cared
for there. 1t was worth long journey
to have been able to see them and to
meet them.
OF Bangor and Augusta he spoke
glowingly. and Of his reception in both
municipalities most feelingly. They
were two nice cities and the people
ought to be proud of them. He was
proud to have been able to visit them.
You have" said he, "a most pic
turesquc State and one that is very
beautiful, to my eye. l should think
that you would all be proud to live in
a State of this kind and one who has
given so many distinguished men to the
country"
This is not you first visit to Maine,
is it. general?" the reporter asked.
vi IlO, L HIVE DteH ScNtIstl
times before as the guest of my good
old friend, Gen. Smith"
1t had been expected that the general
would make q short speech at the train,
but he was so fatigued from the trav-
cling which he had done since Satur-
day morning, that he could not do so.
He came out upon the rear platform
of the train and bowed his acknowl-
edgements to the people of the city as
the train rolled out of the station.
The. party in the private car when Il
left Augusta consisted of Gen. Miles,
Gen. Smith. Col. Milliken. Gen. Mel
win, Gen. Bangs, ex-Mayor Lane and
Hon. Charles H. Prescott.
An incident which attracted q great
deal of attention and which was, in
every way, n very pleasant one, took
place in Market square before the pro-
cession started for the State House. AS
the carriage in which Gen. Miles and
Gen. Smith were in took its place in the
line, the Bangor gentleman noticed Col
Henry G. Staples in carriage on the
opposite side of the square. Turning
to Gen. Miles he said: There's my
old colonel. Col. Staples of the Sd
Maine" Both generals alighted and
walked across the square where Gen.
Miles was presented to Col. Staples.
The story of how Gen. Miles came to
visit Maine is not an embarrassing one
and not being long is we'll worth telling.
When it came time to arrange Tor
Memorial day speakers, this year. Han
nibal Hamlin Post, G. A. r., of Ban
gor, in whose charge the arrangements
for the observance of the day, this year.
were, appointed Gen. Joseph S. Smith,
one Of the best known and most active
Grand Army men of Maine. as n COM
KNOWS MONA WILL CURE.