Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-06-04
DEcoB1TToN DAY IN BERLIN.


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Church, Cheshire, on Monday evening,
May "A, to consider a tribute of respect
to our patriotic dead. Other appoint
c-Ontravening the day selected.
Saturday, May %, vas chosen. B.
Dickerman, Esq, Was appointed to de-
liver an address. Lewis Thompson
was chosen as superintendent of eere-
monies. Captain T. C. Lewis, ii. H.
Scofeld and c. Mortimer James were
selected to prepare as far as prac-
ticabIe, a brief history of each of our
dead soldiers. J. Cleveland, Esq, J.
C. Ryant and wife, and W. F. Brown
and wife were appointed a floral COM
mittee.
Assembled at Nettleton Grove Gene
terry on the day fixed, we found each
soldiers grave cOnspicuously marked
by a beautiful wreath, fastened in p
bouquet.
six Young Iadies-Miss Mamie Da-
wilson, Hattie Dickerman, Sarah Ha-
vens, Leonora Ryant, frankie Scofield,
and Helen G. ThOmpson-were select
ed a committee to strew with the pro-
fusion of flowers in readiness the
graves of those we came to honor.
PRAYER by Rev. r. b. Dickie was fol-
lowed by a procession, headed by com
mittees bearing our flag appropriately
draped, and attendants bearing the
floral offerings, and accompanied by
the children and friends, who fled
singly on either side of the designated
graves bill the flowers were gently
deposited on each hallowed spot. A
brief history of the deceased was re
cited at each grave. This ceremony
/ ended, a grateful offering was made to
those of our own soldiers, as well as 60
all others, who sleep in unknown
graves.
Next followed an address by Rev. r.
B. Dickie. Subject "The Sacrifices IN
behalf of our institutions" He graph
! icalIy described the distinctions that
day made in the Cities of the Dead"
Having been a resident Of a British
Province in the war of 1872, and haV-
ing noticed English impudence and
pe~rtinacity during the rebellion, Mr..
| Dickie alluded to the joy which would
every where pervade Her
Majesty's dominions at the reverse OF
our arms OF the overthrow of our Re
public. An only son having been given
10 the service of the "War for the
Union" be t~ouchingly alluded to the
sufferings, the almOs understandable
hardships, of our brave sOldiery. The
| reverend speaker closed with an earn
est exhortation to hold in constant re-
membrane, by acts of charity, our
living but wounded soldiers. Other
wise, our remembrance of the dead, by
public ceremony, was a farce and a
sham.
Benoni Dickerman, Esq, succeeded
MI OlGhl6 III al dpDLOpAAdEO au0ACGSs
Subject THE Purchase Price of Ma
tionaI Independence He said that
the boon, and the price securing it,
were of corresponding magnitude. 1t
would be better to say eternal vigilance
is a condition rather than the price OF
liberty. An historical allusion was
made to the three years famine in the
reign OF David, the slaughter of the
bloody house of Saul, and the surren-
der of the city of Calais. The first III
stallment in h purchase of u indie
. pendence was made at Lexington; the
I second at Bunker Hill, where Warner
and our hundred and fifty compatTl
OTIS fell; the last great payment waS
/, made in the war for the Union"
g Strong were our foes, but the power tina
And scattered their Iegions, was mightie:
They fed like chaff from the foe that pur
a Vain were their steeds and their chariot
O of war"
Against the open and covert hosts 0
I secession, u fallen herOe Waged
long, bloody, but successful war. Nov
d many a father exclaims, "Simeon
: not" and Joseph is not" in the Ian
guage of the Patriarch; or says witt
Z David, "OAbsalOm I my son, my SON!
And many a mother Weeps like RiZ
pah, IL, like the mother of Sisera, ex
Sg HH-I - GO ~ AOAAA SCAAAALE ,
We come to-day, concluded the speak
: er, to honor the deeds, courage, patri
} Otism, self-sacri6ce, and @
e our nations defenders.
The exercises closed by singing. TIL
IL attendance was as large as could b
expected, considering the late contin
ued rains, and the limited time for
general circulation of the announce
ment of the event.
= The following is the list of our de
q 10000
Others may be unintentionaIIy omit
Y ted:
VIM. Bockoven, Monroe Burney, w
\ Beckwith, Albert Burroughs, Jerom
> Burroughs, Walter Chidister, Monro
Courier, Zenas Durham, Jas. Dewey
ersOn, Geo w. FarriS, DR.. Josiah Z
4 Geary, VIM aily, Jesse Gardner, Jose
I phus Gregg, Milo Haskins, RObcr
Holly, John Ravens, Solomon Jones
Andrew K. Jones, David Jones, JOIN
James, Thomas KeIlar, DR.. J. K. Lewis
7 Harry Lewis, Wesley Lewis, Thoma
Mast, D.. Franklin Manter, Jas. Quinn
Simon Robson, Lemuel Robson, Irvil
Richardson, Geo. Spear, Wesley Scott
4 Henry Scott, John Stinbeek, Geo. w
Smith, John Smith, Edward Sanders
VIM. Smedley Thompson, Geo. Thong
son, Lewis Valentine, Samue WOl
Ellington, WorthingtOn.
OF these, four were instantly kille
= OF mOrtaIly wounded IN battle, an
two were missing in action. The II
I, mainder died either during the war c
y since their discharge, mainly in tn
= war.
\ Fourteen rest in Nettleton Groy
, Cemetery, and two in other parts
I, this township. Two are buried at De
% aware, two at Cheat Mountain, an
two at least fill unknown graves
Monroe Burney was starved to deaf
by rebels, and sleeps at AndersonvilI
Others are buried in various Iocalitie
embracing the breadth Of our inhabi
- ed domain. Solomon, Andrew X. an
~ David Jones were the only sons of
= Jones, all of whom died in a brief spac
y in their cOuntry's service.
We regret that time and space forbi
a more detailed history of our patriot
dead. G. MORTIMER JAMES.
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