Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-05-19
Decoration Day.

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order Of Major General John A. Logan, to
appropriately decorate, with fitting cere-
monies, on the 30th inst, the graves Of the
soldiers Of the late war, and patriot dead,
in the several cemeteries Of this county, the
following Committees were appointed;
UNION TowX5nP-- Committee on Gen
eral Arrangements--Col s N. Yeoman,
Col. II. B. Maynard, Col. O GariS, Capt
Allen Hegler, and Capt. J. W. cleveland.
Committee on Music--J D, stuckey and
J. P, Robinson.
Commttee on Finance Col. A.C. John
son, Capt. T. NJ. Gray. Thos. D. MeEl-
vain, B. II. Milikan, H. L. Robinson, and
L. P, saxton.
Marshal-in, Chief-Capt. s. W, stuckey.
Assistant Marshals-Capt, E. Upthc,
grove, Lieut.. Geo. jenkins and John A.
Paul.
Guard Of Honor--Capt. Alonzo Black,
Lieutenant Jas P. Watt, John B. schum
and George Dufree.
Escort-Capt. l. j. Vance, Jonathan
Ellis, Eber Allen and R. D. Evans.
Committee on Conveyances and Grounds
Capt, Griner, Capt. R. Stewart, John
Myers and Simon Doron.
Committee on Flags Richard Millikan
and Eugene Ruth.
Committee on Closing Business Houses
Rev l. f, King, A. E silcott and Milum
Burk.
Committee on Decoration-Mrs. Col. s,
N Yeoman, Mrs Col A. G. johnson, Mrs.
J. D, Stuckey, Mrs, Allen Hegelr, Mrs.
Judge Mclean, Mrs. j. w. Cleaveland,
Mrs NJ Herbert, Mrs. Jennie Stevens, Mrs.
T. NJ. Ustick, Mrs. NJ. ]. Williams. Mrs
R. A. Robinson, Mrs Manfred Willard,
Mrs. D. Furtwanglsr, Mrs. Capt. j. NJ.
Bell, Mrs. Col Garis Mrs A. NJ, Stimson,
Mrs G. H. Brownel, Mrs j B. Priddy,
Mrs j. B. Kirk, Mrs T. D. MeElwain.
Mrs N q. Ferguson, Mrs. T. NJ Gray,
Mrs. W. A. Harlow. Mrs. s. F. johnson,
Mrs, Jas. A, Mclean, Mrs W. F Willett,
Mrs. S. Lydy, and the Misses Sallie Pur.
sell, Mar Rush, Barbara Ray, Ida McEl-
vain, Cora Plumb, Calhe Wherrtt, Rill
Coffman, Brittle ogle Matte Gordon, Mar.
Wilson, Ida Williams, Mary Wilson,
Emma Robinson, Mollie Stewart, Lizzie
Forster, Vile Millikan, Laura Bonecutter,
Nee. Howe, E. Blackmore, Annie E. Rob
inson, Mary Plumb, Lucy Lydy, Julia
Ferguson. The Committee will meet at
the Kirk House, on Friday next, at seven
O'Clock.
The gentlemen named below will eonsti'
tute the Committee to superintend the
decoration exercises in their several town
ships, and will meet ut the places desig-
mated at O'Clock P NJ, on the Gath inst,
to perfect their organizations;
JEFFERSON TowYsuIP. - Thos. Allen,
Lou, James, Phil. Popejoy and George
Miller, Meet at store of George Miller
West ancaster.--Isaac Allen, Thos. VIII
liams, and Joseph Allen. Meet at the
residence of Ethan Allen.
PAINT TOWNSHIP. P.-Capt Mccoy, Jas.
Edwards. and j. @. Ball. Meet at the
residence of Jas. Edwards,
MADISON TOWNSHIP Maior Jas F. Cook,
Gen. S.. B, Yeopan and D. Clarrldge,--
Meet at Madison Mills.
MARION TOWNSHIP M. Ustick Pc
ter Hess and G. Bowers Meet at resi-
dence of W. A. Ustick.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP Lieut.. Ira Walker,
Samuel Rodgers and Alex Kuhl Meet at
Ira Walkers.
PERRY TOWNSHIP. = Jacob Cockerill,
John Elliott, David Jones and Elmer
Welcheimer Meet at Welcheimer's store.
GREEN TowNsHIP.-Robert Jones and
G. w. Patten. Meet at the store Of Rob
ert Jones,
CONCORD TOWNSHIP P. vanpelt, /.
N. Rowe and DR.. Matthews. Meet at
the store of Stuckey d Rowe.
JASPER TOWNSHIP Winner, Jo-
seph White and A. Blue. Meet at store of
Eiab Ford.
1t is expected that Col Coates Kinney
will deliver the oratiou at Washington
Cemetery.
Ministers ard Sabbath School superin-
tendeDts are requested to make announce.
ment ofexercises in their several churches.
PROGRAMME OF ExEnnIsEO. AZ
/, Decoration of graves in all the town
ships but Union to commence at 8 O'Clock
A. M.
Q. The Committees, all Soldiers, Sailors
and Citizens of the different townships,
will meet at Washington at 9 o'clock PM.
3. Procession to form and march to the
Washington Cemetery at 3 o'clock P. ~,
where the closing ceremonies will be per-
formed.
By order of Committee of Arrangements.
BRUCE GREENE, Secy.
SERIOUS AocrpENT--W were inform
al bv Dr w II Jones on Mopdov