Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-06-28
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Memorial Ceremonies at PerrysYille.


pirate and becoming manner. In the af-
ternoon of the above named day a pro-
cession was formed at the School House,
headed by the Perrysville Cornet Band,
and proceeded to Church Hill Cemetery,
where large number of citizens had as
sembled to unite in doing honor to our
gallant dead. A bountiful supply Of
flowers had been contributed, which were
consecrated by a prayer by Rev. Ross,
after which the national hymn "God bless
our native land" was sung by an excel
lent quartette club, under the leadership
Of Mr.. Buck.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, being introduced,
! came forward and spoke briefly of the
sacrifices and suffering endured in the
cause of liberty by the Union soldiers
during the late rebellion. dwelling at
length upon the claims Of the widows
and orphans of deceased soldiers upon
the loyal people of the United States
In conclusion he introduced as the orator
of the day Prof. d. Wilson, who ad-
dressed the assemblage in few we'll
timed remarks, striving to impress upon
his hearers the importance of bringing
up their children and instilling into them
principles which will cause them to ven
crate and respect the deeds of the brave
men who died for the preservation of
our national unity.
Rev. Mr.. Ross, being called upon. step
ped forward and remarked that, as the
former speeches were directed to the
grown persons, he would say few
words to the children. His remarks
were well received and duly appreciated.
He paid high tribute to the men who
fought to preserve our liberties, and who
poured out their blood that the glorious
banner of stars might remain unstained
and unsullied At the conclusion of his
address Maj j b Thompson, who rep
resented post 5S. G. A. Il. was called on
and responded in neat and pithy ad-
dress, dwelling upon the exalted patri-
otism manifested by the people at the
commencement: of the war, and the sacr-
fees endured in common by the brave
boys in blue who responded so nobly
to the call OF their country when danger
assailed her.
After the performance Of the "Red
White and Blue by the Cornet Band,
and the funeral dirge-"Rest. Comrades,
Rest" by the quartette club, the beaus-
full ceremony of decorating the graves
was proceeded with. The graves were
visited in turn, and as each silent sleeper
was passed, his last resting place was
properly decorated with the floral offer
ings of spring.
The following is list of the soldiers
buried here :
Lieut. David Wilson, lst Pa. Cav.
Daniel Mclean, md Pa. Heavy Artillery.
j. Enche.meyer, 5th Pa. Cav.
d. Chestnut, l26th Pa. Vol.
ii. Umhotz, do. do.
- Blan. do. do.
Martin Beaver. do. do.
IIolbert Barton. do. do.
q ". Beaver. 202nd Pa. Vol
Enoch Arnold lUlst Pa: Vol.
Thos. Hench, do do
b. Stewart, do. do.
The ceremonies were under the marsh
alship of Capt j. p. Wharton with Maj
J. B. Thompson and VIM. Robinson as
assistants Under their admirable ar
langements, together with the commen
dabIe efforts of the Executive Committee,
which consisted of Messrs Samuel Buck,
G. B. Owes, Laird McMeen and George
Hench, seconded by large number of
ladies of the town and vicinity. the pro-
ceedings of the day were all that could
be desired, and reflected great credit on
all concerned. in honoring the memory
of our dead heroes, who had, by their
valor and devotion to the country, done
so much towards making us free and
happy people. The Executive Com
mittee desire to return their th anks to all
who in any way contributed to the sue
cess of the occasion.