The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-01

| ence present.
| A committee was appointed to make arrange
/ ments for Decoration Day next. year, as fol
| lows: Capt. /. f. Quimby and wife, y. Il
Dunn and wife, j. Wheeler and H. Foss
Auburn.
| Memorial day has been celebrated as nevei
before in Androscoggin county. The fine
granite soldiers monument, erected by the
| city of Auburn, was dedicated by Burnside
Post, G. A. R., assisted by Custer, Wilson and
Berry Posts The Grafton was delivered By
Gen. o. o. Howard, of West Point. Gov
| Plaisted and staff were present. with other
| guests. Senator Frye, who arrived this morn
| ing closed the afternoon services with bril-
| liant address. The procession contained, be-
sides the G. A. r. Posts, eight military COM
| panies and societies, in uniform, with four
bands. The exercises were held in Auburn
Hall in the evening. The graves OF all sol
| diers were decorated in the forenoon.
| The game of base ball between the Colby
and Bates mines, resulted, to g. in favor of
| Colby Ten innings were played.
Norway.
Memorial services were held at Norway by
Harry Rust Post. An address was delivered
by Hon John P, Swasey of Canton.
Richmond.
Memorial day was quietly observed here. In
the afternoon procession Of veterans, mem
bers OF Herbert Post, G. A. R., and citizens,
proceeded to the different cemeteries where
the ceremonies of decorating the graves of our
honored dead were appropriately performed.
The factories and places of business We're
generally closed during the afternoon. In the
evening exercises were he'd at the Town Hall,
consisting of music and addresses by citizens
present
Camden.
Memorial day was observed by a procession
of veterans, cadets ia uniform and citizens
with an address at the hall in the evening by
DIR. Ell. G. Levensaler of Thomaston.
Thomaston.
Memorial day was properly observed here.
Flags throughout the village were displayed.
A procession was formed at Union Hall con-
sisting of the fremen, citizens and members
of Henry Tillson Post G. A. r., headed by
the St. George band, and marched to the viii
lage cemetery where roll Of the honored
dead was read and the comrades placed the
floral decorations on the graves of the fallen
heroes. The procession then re turned to the
hall where the memorial services were held
consisting of prayer, an address by Rev. E. w.
Preble Bath. and singing at the close
"America' by the audience.
RoclEland.
Memorial day was observed in this city by
Edwin Libby Post, G. A. R. In the forenoon
detachment from the Post decorated 66
graves in Jameson's Point cemetery. In the
afternoon, the Post, escorted by the Tillson
Light Infantry of Rockland and band,
marched TO Achorn cemetery, where prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr. Philbrook, an address
by Rev. Mr.. Bplles, and the graves in that
cemetery were decorated In the evening, the
Post and large audience listened TO an elo-
oquent address by Judge Hall. Shops were
cl1sed, and business was generally suspended
in the afternoon.
Mechanic Falls.
The usual Memorial services occurred here
yesterday In the early morning the G. A. r.
visited the neighboring towns and decorated
the soldiers graves. In the afternoon the three
cemeteries in this village were decorated. BUSH
ness was very generally suspended. The adj
dress was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Church, and
was the best one ever delivered here on SINH
lar occasion.
May 81, 1882 Q. w. S.
Bridgton.
Memorial day was appropriately observed
under the auspices OF Farragut Post, G. A. r.
Services were held at all the cemeteries in
town. AT the village an Grafton was delivered
by G. M. Stearns of Lowell.
Fairfield.
Memorial day has come again reminding us
of The rapid flight of time and bringing fresh
before us the memories of the past too oft for
gotten in the busy whirl of business. The day
has been beautiful, clear and COOL The recent
heavy rains have started the leaves and grass
and all nature is putting on her garments of
green.
No attempt has been made to Observe the
day here except in a most quiet manner. The
granite shaft in Soldiers Park and the graves
of heroes gone have been decorated by hands
that cannot forget, no matter how heavily BUSH
ness cares may press, that they who live and
they who sleep stood shoulder to shoulder
where death held carnival, and together they
have spent the weary hours Of march or guard
with the full consciousness OF dangers and up
held by our unwayerine trust IN the principles
for which they fought.
The evening exercises were held at the
Methodist church which was filled to repletion.
The orator of the occasion Hon. Herbert M.
Heath of Augusta, is one OF the rising young
men of this section of the state. A tine scholar,
clear thinker, possessed Of good voice and
manner, his address which was elegantly de-
livered, produced deep impression upon the
audience Time does not allow me to give
full report of the address, but 1 have made
brief abstract which will in poor degree convey
the thought and purpose of the speaker. 1t
was an address to be remembered and treasured
by those who listened especially the younger
portion of the audience.
Mr.. Heath began by commenting on the fact
that child born at the fall of Sumter in '6l is
to-day citizen of the United States; that
new generation has come, whose Inheritance
should be the true lessons of the war, divorced
from partisan rancor and sectional hate. The
worlds history teaches that from time immem-
orial constant struggle has been going on be-
tween two ideas-the idea of equality of man
in government and the idea of aristocracy.
Civilization has advanced as the humblest man
has grown larger. Though obscured in reVo-
buttons, intrigues, wars of ambition, beneath
all great movements can be seen the progress
of an idea. The growth of man. as man, was
traced through the story of the great nations of
antiquity, until with the origin Of ouriConstitu-
ton began the long struggle to finally solve the
problem of full government by the people,
The compromises of the constitution, the posi-
tions Of early American statesmen, the conflict
Of the two ideas at the outset of our national
history were touched upon. We are too apt
to overlook the great effects produced by eli
matte causes. The inclination of the SUMS
rays is a factor in the problem of civilization.
Liberty best thrives where isothermal lines
strike the temperate mean. The struggle with
the cold of the north, the battle Of existence,
engenders self reliance, personal Independent CO,
and that love of home that erects upon its fire.
side the altar of country-lovng patriotism.
The enervating influences of heated cline
tended to produce in the South an aversion to
labor that naturally fostered the growth of
rights, and prepared the way for the pestilence
of slavery. Slayesy died at the North, not be-
cause of our superior virtue, but because it was
not profitable To attribute the war solely
to slavery is to forget the teachings of history.
Slavery was but pretext, one of the many
Protean shapes, the struggle of centuries has
put on. 1t was the people against aristocracy,
the dignity of man against the idea that the
blood Of one is richer than his neighbours. One
debt to the patriots OF 81 can best be repaid by
teaching generations to come to be true liberty
loving patriots, to forgive everything, to for
get nothing.
SETH
Gorham, N. H.
Decoration Day was properly observed here
under the auspices of John E. Willis Post G.
A. r., A. S. Twitchell commander AT the
evening services addresses were delivered by
A. r. Evans, HI. E. Foss, U. 7. True, II. H,
Bryant and A. j. Benedict.
Fires Memorial Day.
Tuesday morning at 7.45 a. N. an alarm call
ed the department to the large shed S0x40 feet
in size, and one-storied, ownedsby the Eastern
Railroad Co. and occupied by the Internation-
al Steamship Co., and located near Portland
Bridge. The shed is in three compartments,
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