Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-05

''oniy dime and half sir, - and we have
seeR the day when we desired to drive away
Dull Care with ''wee drap Of the 0 be Joy
full, and when we did SO, the obsequious
bartender swept away the ten cent shinplaster
with as much ''pomp and circumstance rs
ifit had been an eagle. We never refuse to
pay. These are small things but poho could
deny the right of any Of the a5ore tradesmen
to charged He would be looked upon as an
idiot who did. Then why is the publisher
Who pays cash for every sheet of paper, for
every pound of ink, and for the setting of
every type to be cried out of countenance
because he wants to be paid for his products2
Let those who seek compliments and free ad-
vertising answerl
IL MENoRIAM Decorating the Soldiers
GraUeS.-Saturday last, the day previously
designated for the strewing of flowers on the
graves of deceased soldiers, was appropriately
observed by a very respectable number Of the
surviving soldiery of the town and neighbor.
hood. At two o'clock in the afternoon, a
meeting was organized in the Court House
Hall, with Capt ADAM WEAvERIxG, of
Bloody Run, as Chairman. The exercises
we're opened with prayer by Rev Wilson, of
the Presbyterian Church Of this place. Lieut..
John Keaffe and Private George Stifler, of
Bedford, and Serg't. B. A. Cooper, Of Clear.
vile, were made Vice Presidents, and Corp.
Wm. W. Barclay and VIM. Bollinger, of
Bedford, Secretaries. A committee consist
ing of Corp. J. T. Keagy and Capt. Thomas
II. Lyons, Of Bedford, and Corp. James Over,
of St. Clairsville, were appointed to report
resolutions expressive of the occasion. A
short address was then delivered by Lieut..
J. II. Longenecker, and the committee re-
ported the following resolutions, which we're
adopted:
l. Res0lUed, That we look back with pleas
ing Tecolleetions to our associations in the
army; that from a condition of peace we are
happy to behold the success of our military
labors; that We feel grateful to Providence for
our safe deliyerance from the deadly shafts
of the enemy, the malaria of Southern camps,
the stencil and depriyations of the Southern
prisons; that we sincerely deplore the fate
that befel some of our comrades, whose
names We love aud cherish, and to whose
memory it is now our pleasure to bestow 9
need of respect, by placing upon their.graves
tokens of cur appreciation, like which they
came forth and We're cut down.
.. ReSOlued, That as the sacrifices of oul
fathers in the war of the Revolution was the
price of our national liberty, 80 the sacrifices
of the nation's soldiery, to which the sleep
ing dead contributed most, in the war o.
the Rebellion, is the price Of its preservation
and together we're gifts laid upon the altar o.
uor common country, for which, ''God hath
not dealt so with any nation" and which de
serve TO be held in memory by all who pride
themselves in the greatness and glory Of tbs
American Republic.
8. Re8olced, That the lamented soldiers
known to us, who breathed their latest breatE
upon the soil but lately so pregnant viii
strife, with disease and want, the place o
some whose resting is an eternal secret hid
den In the bosom of the Deity, and whom
since we canRot honor as those whom tht
tide Of events has placed amongst us, have a
ever, spot in our memory yet verdsnt with
the dew that appeared with the dawn ofpeace
A procession was then formed under tn,
command of Capt. Thomas H. Lyons, assist
ed by Lieut.. Levi Smith, Capt. R. W. Cook
and private B. N. Blymyer The lire o
march was taken up for the Bedford Gene
terry, after which the various grave yards wert
visited. A wreath of laurel, embemstic 0
deserved fame, and bunch of flowers wert
dropped on each grave, the whole being
placed in the shape Of cross. Altogether
nine graves were visited, being those OF Maj
W. W. Anderson, late of the ID Pa. Cav,
Private Watson King, Of Co. "E, " 10th Pa
Vols, Private Joseph Dodson, Of the - In
diana Vols, Private J. D. Saupp, OF Co. tx,
55th Pa Vols, tthe first soldier from Bed
ford killed in action, Corp. Levi Agnew, o
Co. "E," 10th Pa. Vols, Private DaviC
Crane, Of Co. "E,'' 13stb Pa. Vols, Serg' t
Washington Herring, of Co. tx, 55th Pa
Vols, Private jeremiah Brown, of Batter
"F,' 5th Z. S. Art, and Private Jacol
Radebaugh, of Co. ''K, " 55th Pa. Vols. Ap
propriate music vas rendered during tht
ceremonies by the Democratic Brass Band
relieved by an occasional martial piece per
formed by the Drum Corps under the super
vision Of Messrs. Lawrence De6baugh an'
Josiah Haley. Upon returning to the Cour
House, it was stated that the custom thus in
augurated was intended to be kept up from
year to year, so long as there was living ont
eomrade to DO honor to the memory of hi
departed brothers. Altogether, the cere
monies were impressive aud Of solemn
character, although the number of eI-soldier
in ranks was not as large as might have beel
expected on an occasion of the kind.
BrAcEwooD's MAGAZINE for May contain
so many articles of interest, that we fee
bound to call the attention of our readers t
it with more than usual earnestness. Tn
first article is an historical sketch-'Lort
Chesterfield, the Man of the World Man
have heard Of Chesterfeld's Letters, but fe'
know anything of the man. The presen
biographical sketch is very readable, and vii
give a more correct opinion of him than
likely to be formed from reading his book
''Horse-h flesh contains few hints to thos
who are making up their minds to introduce
new article of diet. "Unlueky Tim Griffin
his Love and his Luck" is the commence
ment of new and lively story, which wi
cause this number to be much called for, an
we advise any one hesitating about subscrib
ing to hesitate no longer. An article on tb
0des of Horace appeared in the April mum
Der, and in the present issue the subject i
continued, and illustrated with numerou
translations and running notes on the bes
Odes. We win notice only one more article
Cornelius 0'Dowd has couple Of papers i
his usual style. It is difficult to characteriz
this series, opinions are so diverse upon j;
merits; an intelligent friend of ours styles
''onmitigated trash, +" another equally intelH
gent calls it Immortal" Perhaps it is Iii
tie of both. Published by tbs Leonard Scot
Publishing Company, 40 Fulton Stree, n. Y
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