The Republican journal., 1882-06-01
Memorial Day at Belfast.


For the second time in its history Belfast on
Tuesday publicly honored its sleeping defenders by
strewing fresh garands of flowers upon their
honered graves Forty.ninc soldiers are buried
at Grove cemetery i'll this city and on Tuesday their
graves were distinguished by flags floating over
them. Some were without monuments or head
stones, and only the little waving flag told where
the hero lay. But upon this, the most sacred of
our anniversaries, all distinctions levcled, and
the private is on par with the general.
One of the objects in establishing a Post of The
Grand Army of the Republic in this city, was that
Memorial Day might be properly observed, but no
move was made by Thomas Ii. Marshall Post until
within few days. But had months time been
consumed in the preliminaries, the occasion could
not have passed off more satisfactorily. Tuesday
was a beautiful day, the fresh breeze blowing max
ing it just cool enough for marching. At , O'Clock
p NJ. the members of the Post to the number of
about fifty filed out of their armory, taking position
on Spring street where the procession was formed
in the following order:
Wagon Laden with Flowers.
Color Bearer }. r. Frost.
Marshal, Capt. ChaS. Baker and
AID, q. L. Lombard
Searsport Band.
Thomas II. Marshall Post q. A. Il.
Firing Squad of Twelve.
City Clergymen and Orator Of Day in Carriages.
Belfast City Government in Carriages.
Citizens in Carriages and on Foot.
The line of mlrch was down Spring to Church,
from Church to Main and up Wilson's Hill to the
cemetery The procession filed around the yard
when halt was made the firing squad taking po,
siton near the center Of the cemetery where sa-
lutte of twelve guns was fired. squat, were detail
ed and every soldier's grave was decorated The
flowers were very beautiful and We're contributed
generously by our citizens. The procession then
marched back to town and into Hayford Hail, the
large crowd of people following, completely filling
the building. The band played some fine music,
after which prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Libby.
Capt. Charles Baker, who acted rs chairman, then
read the following roll Of hon0r-the names of the
brave boys who now rest in Grove cemetery
William H. Jones, Alonlo NJ. Gilman, Timothy
Thorndike, sumner Lothrop, John II. Couzzens,
LOuira A. Kelley, VIM. Ii Gardner, Albert ). Luce,
VIM. b. Allyn, Edgar b. Davis, Jesse A. Wilson,
Jones Z. Wilson, Augustus Wilson, Frank w.
Dickerson, Leroy 5. scott, James Cunningham,
Henry W. Cunningham, ~ p. Monroe, Thomas II.
Marshall, Augustus :. Parker, Edward Baker John
X. Lane, Amos Wooster, Rufus 4. Bracket, II. NJ.
A. Poor f. a. Hodsdon, Albert Baker, Sylvanu9
Richards, VIM. Dunbar, Michael Cullnan, VIM.
CuIlnan, sheridan Miller George A. Young, Chas.
Giles, Dennis Sweeney, John Wales, Geo. Burgess,
Eben Colburn, Austin Burgess, Charles W Hayes,
A, 3. Mathews Charles VI. LittlcfelI, Charles
Holt, Cornelius Cunningham, VIM. VI. Hall, Flu.
gene Sylvester, Preston j. Carter, James ~canlan
and Alfred Waterman.
Rev simon t3oodenough, the orator Of the day,
was Introduced and delivered fac address. we
sorry that we cannot give it entire In this mum