Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-06

their happy, yet in some respects, sac
memorial gathering, he invited the Rev
r. g. Williams to address the throne OF
grace. At the conclusion of the PRAYER
the association proceeded to the election
of officers for the ensuing year, which
resulted in the choice of Col. f. Parker
President; B. W. Burt, Secretary; Hon.
j. b. Bromley, Howard Billings, Esq.
Vice Presidents Rev. n. G. Farrar.
Chaplain; Hiram Ainsworth, ESQ.,.
George Parker, Edward Hyde, Celtic
Sherman and Ella Bromley, Committee
of Arrangements.
The audience then sung:
MY country tits of thee
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee l sing"
A procession was then formed in front
of the church, under the direction OF
Hon. Pitt w. Hyde, chief marshal, in
the order indicated below, and moved to
the cemetery escorted by the drum corps
and Patrick Byrne, color bearer of the
18th Vermont Regiment from Septem-
Der 10Th, 1864, to April I'd, 1865. Gle
was severely wounded at the last men,
toned day in the head and removed from
the field. He bore the colors bravely
through the battle of Winchester, Fisher
Hill, Cedar Run and Petersburgh. J Of
ficers and soldiers of the army; fire com
pany /; committee of arrangements; of
ficers of association speakers COM
mittee on flowers teachers and pupils
Seminary and Normal school, Common
schools and Sabbath schools, citizens
on foot and in carriages.
On arriving at the cemetery, the exer-
cises consisted of decorating the graves
OF fifteen of our brave boys, and adj
dresses by Rev. L. II. Stone, chaplain
OF the LIST Vermont Regiment, and Rev.
II. G. Farrar, with. brief remarks by
Messrs. Mathewson, Williams. Bromley
and Cook. These proceedings were ac-
companied with singing of Decoration
Day odes, by the choral band of the
Seminary, an original poem composed
and read by Rev. w. t. Ross, and the
reading of an editorial in THE HERALD.
of that morning, entitled Memorial
Day, just tribute to the late martyred
heroes of the Union. The procession
was then reformed and marched in order
to the church grounds, where the cere-
monies concluded and the hundreds who
gathered there were happy that they
had been permitted to bear a humble
part in the observance of this national
memorial day. b. W. B.
ME0HANIeSvILLE.
Decoration Day was observed here by
the people generally. Though the wealth
er had been rainy and cold for few
days previous, yet the morning dawned
clear and beautiful, and at quite an early
hour Post Farragut was astir, as they
had several cemeteries to visit. About
s a. N. the comrades of the Post left
Mechanicsville in four-horse team.
driven by Fred Parmenter, ESQ.,, for the
cemetery near Darius Norton's. where
one of their comrades lies buried.
They arrived sooner than was antici-
pated by the citizens, though quite a re-
spectacle number, including the school,
with their teacher, Miss Lord, were pres
ent to assist in the services, which were
beautiful and impressive After some
remarks by Warren Horton, Esq, the
procession LETT for Mechanicsville, ar
irving at II a. M, and broke ranks for
dinner
At half-past one the procession began
to reform in front of the Town Hall
under the command of Post Commander
NJ. II. Pember, in the following order
Post Commander and Vice Commander:
Hon. John Crowley, orator of the day
invited guests: Post Farragut No ~,
G. A. r.. Mechanicsyille school, under
their teacher, Miss Anna E. Chase; Me-
Gainesville choir, under the leadership
of E. r. Chase citizens generally.
The procession took up the line of
march to the beautiful cemetery situated
on hill just south of the village. Ar
irving there, the graves, eight in num-
Der, were decorated. Dedication of the
soldiers monument by comrades C. w.
Priest and j. l.. HILL The choir then
sang 'Our Patriot Dead" in very i'm
pressive manner. Reading of Abraham
Lincoln's address at the dedication of
Gettysburg Cemetery, by j. NJ. Holton.
Commander VI. III. Pember then intro
duced Hon. John Crowley as orator of
the occasion, who for half an hour held
the closest attention of his hearers. as he
recounted the deeds of the "bOvs whose
souls have gone marching on, from the
commencement to the close of the war
A. w. Cook followed in a brief but pa
triotic address. bringing freshly before
their minds comrades and friends whose
remains are lying upon the soil of the
South; telling comrades, not only of
their duty to the dead, but also their
duty to the surviving widows and or
phans of their deceased comrades.
Defamation: "The Second Review OF
the Grand Army" by II. A. Ives, a re-
view OF those who died in defence of
their country.
The choir t.ien rendered America"
in fine manner. in which the audience
Joined BcnedictiOn by Rev. s. i. Dean
closed the exercises at this cemetery.
While the marble slab and the flag
waving in the breeze marked the resting
place of those whose remains lie sleep
ing in their native town, those who lie
in unknown graves were not forgotten.
4 monument, made at the manufactory
of Capt. p E. Chase, tastefnlly trimmed
with avergrecns. wreaths and bouquets of
flowers, by the ladies. contained the
names Of twenty-eight Of our fallen sol
liars
The Post, choir and some friends then
proceeded to the cemetery near G. Carl
toms. and also to the one at Tarbells-
vile. where the memorial services were
gone through with, which closed the ex-
ercists OF the day
The thanks of the Post are due to those
who assisted in preparing bouquets and
wreaths for the monument and graves,
and also to these who so kindly furnish
ed flowers for the occasion.
Altogether the occasion was an ian
pressiye one. The flags here and there
denoting the resting places Of those who
died that the nation might live. the
noistcned eyes aud quivering lips Of
those who listened to the recital of their
fallen comrades deeds of valor, the beau
fiful and solemn rendering of the various
pieces by the choir, the quiet and APP
precia,ige manner of the audence-all
conspired 10 call out the better emotions
Of the heart.
To. the dead themselves, or rather 70
the th0nsandfold more living than we
who are left behind, it may make 10
difference but to us who, in the frailty
of mortal life. grow sluggish without
revival and sordid without appeal, it is
of consequence that days should come
when we can throw off the harness of
the present, to live more gloriously in
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