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Decoration Day At Cambridge.

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Decoration Day At Cambridge.
Memorial day was duly observed by
Post Gates in Cambridge. In tho fore
noon, committees, detailed by the Pest,
visited the different grave yards, in the
vicinity aud decorated the soldiers graves
with flowers and held appropriate exer-
cises of singing and prayer in which the
people of the several communities cheer
fully united, generously furnishing flowers
and evergreen wreaths for the patriotic
and memorial service.
At l p. NJ tie procession led by the
Fletcher drum corps, and Cambridge and
Jericho bands, formed at the Boro under
the general direction of the committe of
arrangements, J. G.. Morse, j. M. Stafford
and John Law, assisted by Harvey Butts,
Esq, and proceeded to the grave yard
near the village, where prayer was offered
by Rev. S. l.. Bates of Underhlll and the
following poem was read by Albert N.
Smith.
To-day we meet to Commemorate
The deeds Of New England's fallen great
Not of the ChGitains, that did fall
But the Soldiers, seaman, one nnd all
WHARF ere they lie,
Whether meath their own, or another skyi
Whether in the trench. or grave
Sleeps New England's fallen brave,
Whether meath the marble tomb,
Or in some forests shady gloom
Where ere they he
On the land, or meath the sea,
IT'S all the same;
One bright COmmingling name,
The Heroes OfSeVenty five too should hold part,
To day in each, and every heart.
TicondCrogn, Bennington, and BunI err Hill
Sends through evey Patriots veins thrill.
In Twelve upon our rock bound lake
Heard We freedoms guns for freedom break
The stiffness Of our mountain air,
And drive the British hirelings to their lair,
The first, gave our freedom birth,
And q place among the Nations Of the earth.
Twas then, our flag was first unfurled
That now goes floating round the world
The second. gained the respect Of every land
That oceans wash or rca2es fan.
But hush Lo from the south there comes cry
Up, or freedom is n lie.
Hear We not the defiant tones,
Mingling with the bondmends groans'
Saw ye not the Heating rag,
Waving meath our starry fagl
When treason flashed forth in her shame,
And TT. Sumpter's wrap'd in fame.
The news IL flies on lightning wings,
To every hearth, the tidings bring,
Every bosom feels thrill,
Aud every heart grows still.
Then, there comes the freGdmen's shout;
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Now from evr'y hill and vale they flock
SciOns of the brave old stock.
Every nook has its SPARTAN mother,
Sending forth Husband son, or Brother,
The rest, ask History, she will tell,
Where New England's Heroes fell;
On every Battle field they lie,
Others have wandered home to die,
Many persisted in Andersonvllss hell
Or in Libbie's teamiug Cell.
At Gettysburg leies tneir sacred dust---
Twas there rohollion's heart was crushed.
Their bones lie scattered from Pendscotts grassy
aide
To the Mssissippi's murky tide.
| But the conflict now, Is DER,
And treason driven from our shore,
| Passed away, have the warning clouds
! And rising from the gloom that shr0uds,
The Stars and Stripes proudly mount again
| From every hill top, vale, and plain.
And freed is the slave from the calling chain.
All dear has been the cost,
And many a hearth stone mCurns loss,
! And to-day to their graves we como
/ With solemn tread, and muflled drum
| Bearing each circling wreath
Gathered from their native heath.
Let each grave the Chapet wear
Give each one silent prayer
| While living We should keep this day
| That when We have pass'd away,
The generations yet to come
| Will venerato their names as We have done.
Remarks were then made by W. Ii
Parker and the graves of the soldiers who
sleep there were decorated, the jericho
band, meanwhile, playing dirge.
The procession then reformed and re
turned to the village where stand haC
been erected for the more formal exercises
Of the day. The exercises commenced
here with instrumental music, and prayer
by Rev. Harvey Webster, Grand Chap
lain of the Department of Vermont. In
teresting addresses were delivered by Rev
J. II. Woodward Of Milton, the distin
guished chaplain of the lst Vt. Cavalry
and by chaplain Webster; a poem wa
read by Miss Susie Tyler, and brief re
marks were made by several gentlemen
A large number of the soldiers of lS1:
were seated on the stand, who took deel
interest in the occasion. No part of tn,
exercises were more touching than tn,
the reading Of the
ROLL OF THE HoNoRED DEAD
by the several committees who visited tht
different burial grounds:
CAMBRIDGE BoRo CEMETERY
Harvey K. Butts, Co. Il, lst Vt. Cav.
r. g. Dover +" b, 18th +" Vols.
II. II. Read /" Il, 18th " /"
John Cadau " unknown.
Jos. W. Morton, I" H, I'd Vt. Vols.
VIM. h. Woods. d" L, 18th i" I"
Saml. j. Wilcox. " Fl, Cd i" I"
and Nj, lstu Cav.
VIM. Murray, not assigned.