Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-06-14

me-. ~ STun.o " OCus N'sseAI - - Cn.e
n, BsPrizes were not awarded or promiset
IN Miss Ms school-not because they were no
tar,e =, ~: Eut DecHusc; ~ " ;is
dopted in the Grade OF that excellent instruc.
tress. it was not thoughtful to OFFER them
sn,s eaa: Dus 0Cner eans. anu ish =.
pfr3zes offered in Caiisther,ics In any OF tn,
schools.
nIser a99ouncemens OF piles Iaiet ou c- AZ
named. bv Judge sheffey. Rev. Mr.. Porter, o
Colored Baptist Church, and Rev. Mr.. Reid. o
oqIoleu MetIOost =; Snnr ,sai. ,x tho pord
ANIMAL DECORATION DAY.
HONOR TO TIE CONE AoAhAfA DEAD
On last Thursday. the annual decoration Of
the graves of the Confederate soldiers who
sleep peacefully in Thornrose Cemetery took
Mace The weather In the morning nm to the
time sppointed for the forming Of the process
sion. was verv unfavorable. AZ there was q
copious ratn. and "a a consequence. persons
from the country were prevented from attend
ing. az was likewise the case with many in the
civ and the result was. that the procession
was not as large as usual and the number in at
tendance not 40 great "a on previous occasions.
Those who did attend under the verv unfayor-
~ 1vr10f d
and va t.ta nIaa,ura in .wara,ne dine praise
to the members OF the Newtown "Friendship
Hose C,or,panv,, who not onlv decorated with
eyerrresns and wreaths of flowers their new
Hose House. but in their beautiful uniform, un-
der Capt. R, H, Hamilton, marched in process
sion in q body. and also to the staunton Artil-
lery under Capt. A. II. Fultz in full uniform,
and the Drum Corps which headed the process
~ ,.,
'ion' o1nel ofsani1a1Aons' "n.on "efo "a
sn,cuons nv t,,a,r ohsenoa ond vare +ba .nb,act
-rSNS. ~ - W
Oh unlavoraDie, ana. IL may De, unJust com-
ment, but their absence was felt as q depriva-
tion and axcitad soma srrnriso as their MO-
s.on anu s1ci'ea some surprise, as .neir pre-
sence had been desired and confidently expect
cd. On reaching the ground, the procession
s.a-,a 49,, ~ 49,. .,,,ss,.ta,s
,.,tt Aoe.
WIN n"ee'
Capt. James Bumgardner, jr.. stated that,
u sk,,na- dr. p-as,dor. or.h. .ro,,,,u,., ;. ;,
=. oA,Ane,' JUG iesioen' y. 'ne Menioiiai AS
of the Association could not be given. as was
,,,,,., -. -. ,...a...,a
usual on si"liar occasions.
The solemn and sacred exercises of the day
were then opened with an annronriate nraver
- NJ r-o.t -. 60.
" new - ~ ios'' AA'el WHICH, OAPt' JAMES
the occasion, A. c. Gordon. ESQ.,, who then de.
,.N--.s =. hoo,,.,-
llvereo Ia nanoso"e by A0tne lolloW4-s 2es'u. s
| full and appropriate address, which Is q iterai5
| .vano of unrest raw serenen whose volra "a
..s,,,....., - 80 49, III, - -
br1l1anoy we are sure WILL De duly appreciates
by all who will give it careful and thoughtful
nerusal :
| Apphhss 81 =. T. eonDoS, ESQ.
rial Association
1t is now twenty years since the men who
slumber 50 peacefuliy IN silence and pathetic
high-strung hearts in the morning flush o.
manhood to risk their lives, their fortunes and
South aA0'e' nonf IL oe'en'e Oh Inc oonieoerA'e
Here beneath this over-arching sky, in whose
| light
| "Now swings the pendent bloom, and opening
Woo the soft zephvrs with their balmv breath i,
st,tao, rs,rrn,r. .rr,r,or. ,~,.,.,, ot~,,,e
me iast os snNse VINO S deH IN Inc sangu1nary
se1 4sklo, %, t u Nv t Ss VeauuIe.
heue roha1 IN sfainIess vestnras ~ " gnae,
,t ~ m % orowas VI virgin sno"
| snSso cOuseS y 1se ~ s,o es.
w C.S uSus sne s0ai ~ Cne WAT u.uA ., tne
6sre .. .ne nagae d SUI gne1T patriot souls to
~ 49, vi thair Sreo is I. @u fAo' VI oaS
'lT NJ 1ords II 81 setI fro.,, the a.
- . daa o o,a W s s.G ' III
fsshioned bv brothers and sons into Uson nsGn
s M ~ nim1 hnI I." sons An0o Pioush
Riisowinr wheat fieids wave In the srmua a,
d 3haire g1nrU ~ enida MAso ~ Inc SUNNI 81
Wild var unreared ia hristl,nc frontand heIchs
OF ~ .ss ,ehah;iitetad natnra hova .o~,. ,,..,,
, IL 70. has thn o;t 20 I LAY Collie again.
n% .Ta 20 NIT IF nre ~ ~ i
ana Inc garment oi praise ior Inc spirit Of
nea "a Wat jftbara waro matthias .,.. % x
m osa orc ves If those who o"un fb; IT,, r1 ~
@ , eIiu;n1 VOICES snoEo Sc st,% , tlves !oi
us, no LYLE VOICES SPOKE OF ia,tn ana nope and
,urc; .m s ~ Ds day. ~ ILLS summer scehe Wouio
Year after wear when the flowers bloom Won
uto enn.S4 a. thair si13o. 20 oiIS . tH' you
WY ~ ~ @ ~ % c.SA1s " eluou tuom VIII
70 h"in INT ~bn ,o,vaI tnerc n VIZ t soo young
W in this silent civ ofthe dea1 70 io,s. ghta
Rusf NC ccme not nnw a. "nco ,os green; =,
inc towerS those Who reff rom q! @ re-, AeGi
hifferness nj anoer nd the 1870 w U0ss, sns
sar On tho In. of aaCn,-ad efas;s s neaine nn-
ee0r mi nj mora "eo'ion anu tney
'T The hot tears Of new and nass,ono,e n-,.t.
dried long since and csImI snH g1iea are
h,, ~ ~ rs. torT.rIv 20 auu quaeuy now,
Ioy ~ r,.r chonaSS,,.s I ~ In.s express.
these green graves teach us with
nSr me 5nte I;rs The, o WILL eaca
swer tn mortai rolIlcaii sneeE a,onm STAT an a.
couraee-o seif sacrificeFand mast ~ ~ ~ =,
duty nobly done. y. A''' VI
h,.tnrson 10 gyeot bottin 20. 1y. says tne
nisina a. Tho 6anmhe do MHS iousnI on tne
Inc Inc Auss Tha GENRE gained the victory fol
soiT;or xvhc tGaro SeII o.t.,,le u PIivate
III success n the che raa ELL es.a mucn e
s.,S ~ 81. hatteisor ~ 1.'oI, ~ tne
fcAmvercne Vas first called whan ~. Aai Ia,
Sergeant stepped to the front and answared
"Dfed on the field OF honor"
There is no one Of these deathless dead
whether he lay stark and bloody in his death
| sleep at the mouth OF the cannon-whether
Win p1stere0 Ieet ana tnroDDlng head he
Perlsned IN tne Diaze OF the noont1de sun on
the long iorceo marcn-or Wnetner Yet In the
| Ieger snnltIen COZ OF me nospltal, death came
at last 10 Tree MS SOUL from lis racked and tor
| tureo Irame-put IKE Latour DAuvergne, died
on Inc neia OF nonor:
| NO poets pen OF speakers rarest phrase can
ever ntly PAM MN as ne was-th1s Confederate
soiqier VINO loveo MS country SO well as to give
up ms lie ioI II. no WORDS can portray In all
of1ts splendid sublim1ty his lofty spirit of self
| aDnegation, OF couragei IN trials and danger and
olmcuiues, OF unIaIterlng love Tor fatherland
l anu nome anu Hlenos.
IN WEAKNESS ana palnIulness IN watching
| oIten; ~ munger anu tnlrst; IN alnt1ngs, often
| N Goio ana naKe0ness. ne IouoWed with un-
Ialling ialtn Inc fortunes OF That cross-barred
| nag tnat was iurieo az iast at AppOmattOz
Court House 10 pc uniurled no more. forever.
| YET no paie minstrel OF Cne future, no learned
HISTORIAN WIN Gunnlne Skill may ever fully
| Snow me lntersnlItlne ugnts ana shadows Of
MS strange careerCWelid araDesquerie Of hon.
OF anu OF agony, OF neroism ana OF sacrifice, O.
| GUY anu OF neaItDIeak Iney may tell In
| melioW caoences OF marua4veIse. and the pomE
OF ma}estlc PROSE me SplEt-surrlnslstory of the
| granO LQOugn un8Vall1ng struggle. and write