Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-31

read a new chapter to . new generation.
Proud Of our country and her institutions,
it is pro.eminently right that the soldiers
should be jealous Of them as well. In the
current Of public opinion which mOulds
and controls the government, it is true, as
one after another drops out Of the ranks,
the soldiers voice is becoming feebler and
fainter, but let him always remember his
is the voice of soldier let him never sur
render his judgment to the keeping of sell
fish or ambitious men; duty to self de-
mands this at least. Sacred memories
demand more. Remember Garfield
am not here as the eulOgist Of the
soldier beyond what tho facts justify.
There IS no man in cur great country who
will give the sacrifice and the herOism Of
these dead the appropriate cOlOring which
their great services merit, and he who
shall omit to recognize tho finger Of
God in the events in which they were
called to participate and for the accomplish
ment of which they laid down their will
in. lives, will eliminate from this days
services their meaning and their signiii-
ccnce for down through the long sweep
of history. whether at the stake or ON the
battlefield, no hOlicr struggle ever sum-
moncd martyr or hero to its side than the
mission God gave to the Union soldier of
tho war of tho Rebellion.
This day joins in 4 common bond every
lover of our institutions. Our children will
salute it with gratitude. aud observe it
with becoming reverence. At these graves
We forget party ties. Here the voice of
faction is hushed. Religion asks not that
the mantle of any creed shall cover their
sepulturc : it is enough that they died for
their country, and what country! For
ara not these 1.-the listening isles peOpled
in part from the north and the west fore
told by the Prophet Isaiah, the land whose
people were gathered out of the nations of
tho earth that filled the vision Of Ezekiel? :?
fhe Parade.
The parade started at II o'clock
promptly, the following being the order
of march Band hearse bearing flowers
with guard of honor ; national flag with
color guard a; post No. 226, G. A. r.;
soldiers and sailors Waterford council,
No. 72, q. U. A. NJ; Donegal lodge, No.
los, X. of p; Donegal lodge, No. 129, I.
o. of y. F.; Pioneer fire department in
dustrial delegations and ciIizens. There
were about 45O Sunday. y.school children in
line bearing flowers, wreaths and ever
green's. The line moved up Market street
to Gay, to Fairview, and thence to the
cemetery. Upon arriving ut the cemetery
the procession was broken into columns
and divisions and marched in front OF the
speakers stand. Alter singing tho hymn
"GOd Bless our native land" {, prayer
| was offered by MIR. Wood. The G. a. X.
then held service Il the grave of
VIM. Child. After the siDsiD. Of
"Blest arc the martyrcd dead who
Iie," Rev. Mr.. Riser offered a prayer and
Rev. Mr.. McElmoile made an acknowledge
ment for the bead stones for fallen com
radcs. While the graves were being deco
rated by members of the post the "Sol-
diers Memorial song was sung with ac-
compartment by the band. E. X. Ma.tiD,
esq.,, then spoke as above related, from
the large stand which had been erected.
About 1000 persons were present and he
| was listened to with marked attention.
After the Grafton there was music by the
band and tho ceremonies closed with the
benediction by Rev. A. P. Diller.
| IN MT. JOY.
Decoration Day Celebration and Other News.
The impressive custom of decorating the
soldiers graves was performed ut Mount
joy yesterday. The day was pleasant and
| 4 large number OF citizens turned out to
take part in the services. The stores and
shops were closed and business was gen.
orally suspended. In the morning tho
graves of the fallen heroes who lie buried
in the Mount Joy, Sprinsville and cOlored
cemeteries were strewn with flowers. In the
afternoon the procession proceeded from
the park through Main street on the way
to the Eberle cemetery, close by the SOUTH
western limits of the borough, i'll the fol-
lowing order:
Springville cornet band, of Springville.
Union Veteran association. fOrty-iiye
men.
Sons oi Veterans. fifty mel.
Ladies in carriages with flowers.
! Mount Joy cOrnet band.
Forty. four members of Cove lodge, No.
sol, X. of p, Frank G. Pennell, mar
shal
After decorating the graves they re-
erected for the occasion. Here Hugh r..
oratiOn. keys. Mr.. Rigor and j. Il.
Lockwood followed with brief remarks.
j. Nj. Nipple was president Of the meet
Ing. The exercises were interspersed with
both vocal and instrumental music.
! The Borough Budget.
The funerals Of John Shenk, John
Werner and Jacob Gibble, victims of the
late church disaster, took place yesterday.
Hundreds of people were in attendance.
| Those who were not expected to recover
arc still alive, but they are not ye: out of
| danger.
Last Saturday Z. Ii. Zellcr, auctionecr,
sold for Elias Breneman, of Carlisle, at
the Red Lion hotel, ten head of horses.
| The average price was Sal.
Rev. c. B. Whitcomb, pastor of the
| Presbyterian church, and wife, left for the
home of her father, in Connecticut, whose
death is momentarily expected.
| Last Sunday morning the Union veter-
| ans attended tho Bethel church in u body.
Rev..J. Il. Lockwood preached to them.
On hundred and twenty soldiers orphan
boys, three Car loads in all, went to Dan
vile, Montour county, to take part in the
decoration services. They came back to-
day.
Examination of teachers here June9.
A number of the Presbyterian coDsrega-
tion will attend the presbytery winch
meets at Little Britain TO- morrow. ThOs.
Wright, of Chester county, one of the two
elders of this church 1--WE do not think he
has yet resigncd) arrived here last night.
He was received by delegation of anti
Whitcombtes. The war whoOp has been
sounded already, but it is useless to pre-
dict which division of the tribe will come
back from the presbytery with the scalps.
A good coat Of white wash would not
hurt the fence around tho borough park.
And the large cistern on tee same grounds
should be securely covered. A few rotten
boards arc now over it. An accident is
hnr r