Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-06-19

MEMORIAL DAY IN CHARLEsTowN.-
Friday last, the llth inst, was observed
as Memorial Day in Charlestown, and
the occasion was more generally OBJ
served than for several years past. We
had feared that the interest formerly
taken in this beautiful and touching an
nual custom had begun to lapse, but the
unusually large number of persons in
attendance last Friday, and the renewed
interest which seemed 10 be taken III
the honors thus paid to the noble dead
of our fair Southern land, was sufficient
to dispel all such impressions.
A few persons came into town in
the morning, and shortly after noon they
began TO pour in from all directions,
until the town was almost literally filled
with people of all ages and sexes, wend-
ING their way with beautiful garlands
and bright flowers to the silent city of
the dead-Edge-H Hill Cemetery.
The business houses ofthe town were
closed at three o'clock, the bells began
tolling at halfpast three, and shortly
before four o'clock the Shepherdstown
Band, the Harpers Ferry Band, and
the Charlestown Cornet Band and Me
chanics' Silver Cornet Band, of this
place-all of which had accepted invi-
tations to be preSent-were formed in
order and citizens, proceeded to Edge
Hill Cemetery, the Shepherdstown Band
,>lo tho A,yi, -aI of tho
Cemetery, where large numbers had al
ready assembled, the programme for the
occasion, under direction OF Col. Il. w.
Baylor, President of the Lee Memorial
Association, was proceeded with, as
follows;
Prayer
IIvmn-''Nearer, my God, to Thee
Sung by Musical Association and
Played by Bands.
Music by Band.
JACKSON 5 DIRGE.
By Musical Association and Brass Quar-
tette, as follows:
Gently resting in the tomb,
Waiting till the Angels come,
Mourned by every southern son,
Jackson sleeps at Lexington;
Jackson sleepS-Virginia' son!
Her truly hOnored, noble one;
The true, the good, the brave, the blest,
The dearly loved is now at fest.
CHoRus-Mourn, sweet Valley, sadly
mourn;
Jackson never can return,
Cold and silent is his sleep,
Angels DER him watches keep.
Dear Virginia, on thy breast
Jackson SlecpS-Our hero rests;
For other brows thy laurelS Irvine,
His is crowned by love divine.
Soft and sweet he SlumberS now
Heavens light is on his brow
Freed from sorrow, sin and pain,
We dare not call him back again.
Land of Dixie, sunny land;
Sons of Freedom, happy band;
Ever let your watchw0rd be
Our God, our land, orr liberty.
Happy when this war is done,
We then, with every Southern son,
Shall bless the right we have to claim
All love for Stoncwall Jackson'S name.
The Rev. S. G.. Ferguson, of the NJ.
L. Church South, the orator of the oc-
casion, then proceeded to deliver his
address, which occupied about thirty
minutes. and was throughout beauti-
tul and fitting tribute to those whose
memory the occasion was designed to
honor.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Ferguson's
address, the floral decoration of the
graves of the Confederate dead took
place, the Bands playing alternately
whilst the decoration was proceeded
with.
After the decoration OF the graves.
the Bands reformed and the procession
moved down Main street to Court House
Square, where, after the performance OF
several pieces of music, it WAS dispersed
and another annual memorial occasion
was concluded.-SpirH.
S1srERLY ArrECrIoN.-A Boston let
ter to au Eastern newspaper relates that
upon one of the fashionable South End
squares of that city, there has lived i'll
four-story brick house, until very late
", a woman who has hired for her SER
want her own sister. The latter was
treated in all respects as mental, and
though the woman and her husband,
having no children, dined alone when
there Nas no company in the house,
they never permitted the sister to sit
with them. Not only this, but the sis
ter servant was kept at work from
early till late, and there was no such
thing as leisure for her, or particle of
the consideration due from one so nearly
related to her. Finally, the woman
moved ont of town, and the sister de-
termined to find an easier place. Ac-
cordingly she engaged to go to a sum-
mer resort as pastry cook in a fashion
able boarding house. Now it has trans
PRED that her sister and former mis-
tress has engaged board for the warm
season not only at this very resort, but
also at the very house where her sister
is to furnish the daily pies and buildings.