The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-06
From the Clarksburg Telegram.
TIE BL UE IND TIE CRAY.
1fiu1Ic ,dround tha . Cdutu FTre.r

especially 10 thOse who had seen
camp life in its true sense, and
who had met to renew old acquain-
tances and revive old memories.
About twenty came from Weston
during the day and tho time until
: p. m. was put in by them in Wis
itinS with old comrades. At seven
the line was formed in front OF tho
court house while the drum corps
gave us yankee Doodle" and
THE Girl | Left Behind Me-" The
line Of march was then taken
up and on returning the veterans
entered the court house, and on
motion X. S. Northcott was chosen
President, Rev. Z. J. Willis, Chap
lain, n. 4. Shuttleworth and NJ. 5.
Riley Secretaries, and Woods,
Morgan, Moore and Pigott, Vice
Presidents.
After PRAYER The President made
a short speech, expressing his
pleasure ut meeting his old
comrades at q kind of love
feast and quoting from Garfield,
that"the flowers OF sweetest perfume
grow on the walls which separate
the two political parties;' the war
had passed, the clang Of arms
hushed, and that the old soldiers
could now meet together in har-
mony and settle their difficulties
at the ballot box.
Mr.. Woods, Of Weston. made a
few remarks and Mr. L. +. Pigott
was called on, and made a neat
little speech, expressing his plea
sure in seeing the wearers Of the
Blue and Gray meet as friends to
live over for few hours the field
and camp life; that the same sem
timent was borne by all old sol.
diers north and south who had
gone to their homes as free citizens,
"'a W " Io'c 'iel' coH1Ai!.
a. - Moore was ca'leu o'' "nu
SAD t,sat IL was = pressure ~ eH-
tenu lne hahG OF lellTw:n' p 10 req
erai or Confederate soioIer waG'h-
Grant, Sheridan, Sigcl or Milroy,
they now had common interest
ana common Ges',hY' he gave
the soldiers credit iof honesty OF
purpose, wnethef theE 'ouSi'V LOT
Natlonal Union or ota'e eoVef-
els,nlF' 10 Illustrate the Klnd5y
ieehns oil the rank ana tiIe he toII
now lhe troops Oh oneFiu"h ana
Farley wileh campe" on either
side OF a corn NEG oy wl'len was 4
call; now the 1oys eXchahsca
signals. divided Tue roasting ears,
ana skinned ana divided Inc cali
,hat there was never any trouble
between opposing soldiers, and tlad
any existed lhey could nave easily
adjusted II; he hoped this would
DE one o. many sueh gatherings.
Key. wins then maze a snort
speech, saying lie fought under Inc
Toniedera'o nag out ''la' lie was II
Ohlon man now anu was reauy 10
he'p keep 'ne stars ana STRIPES
square up; ''laI WINE 'Ic io"sl'
WIN aIi MS nerve lGr 'hG c"nir"-
eraey ne prayed uoH 10 dc'Gl,o tile
right, whichever sIoe 1t might ne;
TINS country GoH!d never DC broken
up; expressed his pleasure a! see
ing OLD Sold.crs meet rs ifie'lds
ID brothers IN a 60 nhhon cause
ana III cac'' otilers interest,"
Dr. iinnell then spoke OF the
goGa OF snch Il meeting ana ., Inc
aiilerehce III seeing Ola soIiieFs
come together rs trends, from the
way many OF thein uSe,! 10 JON
their So'iIro"s' either heeced Gy
1usl'whackers or paaIy wounded
mat ne i"ug,t upon inc square 70
protect The nag GNl now i" %onlG
,nke every man ny the ilahd am!
lei hr'@"UeS NC NN-g"hcS 'hat tIi".y ,
III! entered INC army T." defend
principle ami lIad returned "''"'
10 cuItiv''e common peace