Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14
splrnaI allo Courier.
Local News.
The Honored Dead.
The Memorial Day Exercises i'm North


The Memorial Day Exercises in North
Haven.
Memorial services at North Haven in hon.
by spontaneity on the part of the public
not always found in every community. 1t
has been the custom of this people to defer
these exercises from two to three weeks later
than the stated day in order that choicer
and more profuse supply of flowers may be
obtained, and thus the offering be richer and
dearer in honor of those in whose memory it
is made. Last Saturday was the designated
time set by the ex-soldiers of the village for
this service and in spite of much apprehen-
sion that the cold rain and chilling weather
of the preceding week would largely keep
back both audience and flowers, yet it can be
said that the service lacked neither, but on
the contrary exceeded the observance of
year ago. The church was well filed, one of
the significant features of the audience
being the grouping of about a hundred of
the school children in reserved seats near the
veterans, teaching that when this yearly de-
creasng list shall at length reach and pass its
last name, the children of to-day must take
up and carry on the consecrated service. The
address in the church given by the Rev. Mr..
Neserve, of the Davenport church, New Ha-
ven, was fresh, original, practical, stirring.
Beginning with speaking of the sacrednees of
the trust committed to his charge in thus at
tempting to address such an audience on such
an occasion, he went on to say that every ma
ton has its story its history at the recital of
which the natives of that country were in
spired and quickened. Greece, Rome, France,
England, America, all had stories of vast and
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fine allusion to the thoughtfulness which
placed on the roll of honor the names, SO far
as they could be learned, of the soldiers of
the revolution. Fourteen of these heroes are
already known and other names are waiting
to be placed beyond dispute before being
added to the honored list. The speaker paid
a glowing tribute to General Grant, Incl
dentally said that all the pages Of history
Jefferson Davis might write could not black
en- Sherman's fame, and emphasized strongly
the sentiment that patriotism is the nations
salvation. These stories of devotion and
sacrifice, of patriotism and duty excite the
nobler passions and beget men of capacity in
the country. These stories should be trans
mitted to the children they should know the
meaning of each stripe and star in our flag,
how it was won and what it cost. The prac-
tical lessons of the hour were to remember
the sacrifices by the women and children in
the homes during the dark days of the war,
as we'll as the devotion and deaths of the
men on the field. The speaker made most
touching illusions to the great army of the
nameless dead over whose graves no
friends can bend and on which no flow
ers can be strewn, and closed with a
touching appeal that the bond of gratitude to
the soldier be ever held sacred, increasing
and deepening as we more and more realize
their noble work and service.
The singing of America, in which the
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in the church, after which the veterans un-
der the command of Truman Judd, of Mon
towese, received the flowers and marched
to the cemetery, decorating the graves OF
each of their comrades in turn till all arrived
at the common mound, where the large audi.
ence had gathered for the conclusion of the
exercises. This common mound was set
apart year since by vote of the town and is
enclosed by neat granite and iron railing
The center is marked by a massive urn, which
at this time was filed with flowers and draped
with white and black festoons. The services
here consisted of music by Messrs. Smith and
Bliss, of New Haven, and Messrs. Fred. and
Frank Stiles, who sang Rest, Soldier, Rest, ,
surely as it never was sung here before. Dur
| ing this the veterans deposited the flowers
upon the mound and then listened to brie1
address by the Hon. Charles A. Baldwin, ex.
quartermaster of the 27th G. V. Rev. Mr.
Meserve fifty closed the ceremonies with
prayer and the benediction, and the people
| dispersed.
The whole service was quiet subdued and
| full of feeling. Most of the townspeople
suspended their work and united in this
| tribute. The draping of the church WA
| elaborate with flags and festoons and mainly
\ the work of Mr.. Solomon F. Linsley. Tit
| music was under the direction of Mr.. F. H
| Stiles, the organist of the church, and wal
sung by a quartette consistingo of Misses Mary
| Gilbert and Allie Bassett, respectively leading
| soprano and alto of the choir, and Messrs
| Smith and Bliss of New Haven. To speak O.
| it as the most fitting and finest ever given OF
| any similar occasion here would yet come
| short of its true merit. 1t was a jewel il
| itself, worthy alone to stand as tribute tt
the dead boys in blue.
| Following we append the full roll of honor
ROLL OF HONOR
WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.
| Isaiah Brockett, Jacob Thorpe, Abraham Barnes
Isaac Bishop John Smith Calvin aeafon, Bsn5sm
| John Pierpont Aaron Tuttle, Jonathan Dayton
Joshua Thorpe.
WAR OF THE REBELLION.
LIST Conn. Heavy ArtilIcry-Leverett NJ. Rogers Wal
l stein Goodyear
9TH Conn. Infantry-Joseph O. Blair, John Mccor
It'll Conn. Infantry-Fr Frederick 9. Eaton, Theodor
Bradley
18th Conn Infantry-Lieut. E. W. Bishop, Russell
G. Morse, Hobart A. Bassett, Milton P. Pardee Samue
| NJ. Linsley, Merton l. Smith, Henry Culver.
Regular Army-Horace Waters
| Naval Service-Elbert Clarke
DIED SINCE THE CLOSE OF THE WAR.
Capt q. H. Stiles, 18th Conn. Vols.
l Sergt Il. E. Smith, 18th, Conn. Vols.
| Thomas J. Cleary, 18th Conn. Vols.
/ Ebert j. Smith, 9th Conn. Vols
| Adam Lamm, 9th Conn. Vols.
Newell W. Andrews I'd Conn Heavy Artillery
Charles W. Blakeslee, LIST Conn Cavalry.
| Ellsworth Bradley Regular Army.
i Amos 8. Hotchkiss LIST Conn, Cavalry.