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AN ANcIENT.--ln the Boston procession in
honor of the deceased President, the banner
of Ward Six was bore by Mr.. Samuel Thax-
ter, the only survivor of those who bore stan
dards in the funeral possession in honor of
General Washington, which took place in
Feb 1900. The Boston Post says that Mr..
ThaxteT, who is one of the good old stock of
the study men OF the past, whom age does not
wear out did not spare himself step of the
whole long march. and return TO the Ward
Room after six hours service, as vigorous as
when he left it. At 5 O'Clock in the after
noon one of his sons called at his house 10 see
how he bore the fatigues of the day, and
was informed that his father had gone out to
take walk! This remember, was after a
five hours march in the morning, carrying a
heavy standard.