Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-13
THE MAINE PARTY
Enjoying Every Minute With the
Many Attractions Offered.

the afternoon a large party of Main'
people enjoyed the free excursion t.
Schuylerville to visit the Saratoga bat
tie ground, the historical ground wher
Burgoyne surrendered to Gage and TIL
imposing granite shaft built on III
eminence marking a spot where wa
planted one Of the patriots batteries
dropping shot and shell into the CAM
of the enemy, which was located in tn,
valley across the creek, below the vii
lage of Schuylerville. The monumen
is about $50 feet high with four inches
one on each side of it, bearing over thu
doors the dates "1777-1S77."
There is a stairway inside leadinf
to the top from which there is a beau
tiful view of the surrounding country
About 80 feet above the base there arr
four inches, three of them occupied
with statutes of Schuyler. Gates. ant
Hampton. The fourth niche was in.
tended to be filled with statue %
Benedict Arnold, thereby showing who
We're the four heroes of the fight, bu
owing to the treachery of the latter
the building committee. after due COLI
sideration decided to leave the niche
vacant The monument was especially
interesting because it was cut from
Fox Island granite.
The railroads We're taxed to their ut
most capacity to accommodate al
those who wished to avail themselves
of the privilege of visiting this histor-
ical spot where every rock and rill is
replete with the history of our coua-
try. While there many visited the old
residence of General Schuyler when
was built on the spot where his hou>.
had been destroyed by the orders Of
Burgoyne, who had occupied it as his
headquarters, and finding himself com
PEELED to surrender. applied the torch
The American army feeling great sor-
row for the loss of this beautiful home
built the present house in the short
space of IA days.
Tuesday evening the Maine party
entertained themselves by visiting var
ious places. Some went to the con-
vention hall to hear Communicating
Chief II. B. Brown, who gave a stir
ring address and was followed by Mrs.
Elma B. Dalton, national president Of
the Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic; Mrs Carrie r. Sparkling,
national president of the w. r. c.. also
representatives Of the sons and dau2h-
tiers of veterans. Many of the hotel
piaZZaS were filled with veterans and
their friends. who spent the evening
singing patriotic songs and were
heartily checred by the passers-by.
The department of Maine w. r. c.
hcld a reception in the parlOr of the
Heustis house last evening which was
we'll attended. In the receiving line
We're Mrs. Laura Stevens, department
department commander of Mainn:
George G Clifford. Asst. Adj't.
past commanders Henry
O. Perry, Fred S. Walls and James
L. Merrck, also past depart
ment president, Sarah +. Putnam;
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Hutchinson. Mrs
George f. Wilson. department sccrc-
tary Of the Ladies of the G. A. r.:
Mrs. Louisa Downcs, Mrs Iva Jordan
and Mrs Billings. After the reception
punch and crackers were served by the
ladies' and speeches were made by
nearly all present
At national headquarters of the ladies
II the G. A. r. Yesterday and today
he Maine people have been busy work
ng hard for their candidate for nation
Al president, Mrs. Clara n. Sawyer of
Portland. Considerable wire pulling
VAS going on and Maine has only one
eading opposing candidate, Mrs. Ada
L. Shannon of PENNSYLVANIA. The
department. of Maine Ladies of the
II a h ir.
evening at the Heustis House parlOrs
On Wednesday afternoon occurred
he grand parade. On this day, the
lay set apart for the grand parade all
we're up early arranging for this occa-
sion. The Maine headquarters We're
hrOnged with visitors. who We're
former residents of Maine and com
rades who served in Maine regiments
and had gone else where to live after
the war. Many We're the happy re-
unions of old comrades who had no.
met since The war where they had
slept under the same blanket and drank
from the same canteen. Shortly after
unch the veterans started III teams
Tor the point assigned to them in the
parade. The morning had been over
'aSt, threatening rain, which began to
'ali gently about tine time the parade
started to march and increased to tor
'ents as the men advanced. The Maine
ner stuck bravely by their colors
through the entire parade which occu-
oied some three hours. returning to
heir quarters drenched to tho skin and
me corrade remarked. We've no bust
hess TO come To Watering place if we
ion't want water" Four Daughters of
eterans dressed in white went into
he parade. marched with the veterans
ZACH carrying the flag. and they not
>nly stuck by their colors but their
'olors stuck by them, each one COM
ng in drenching wet with their COS
umeS stained with the Colors from
heir flags. Our party is all wen and
themselves hugely in spite of
he rainy weather. and the boys think
is a fortunate thing that thcv can all
AXE something hot under the doctors
directions.
TOURIST.