Milford chronicle., 1883-06-01
MEH0RIAL DAY.

?, MEMORIAL DAY.
At an early hour on Wednesday the
a streets of Milford gave evidence of un'
p usual preparation for the ceremonies
e of the day. About S o'clock the TOR
a bert Guards and the G. A. r. Post,
e Of Milford started for t'redertca, where
d the graves of the fallen heroes were
2 decorated. A street parade was formed
}. in that town, and both organizations
Il did themselves credit. The Frederica
i COrnet Band furnished the music.
e When the services were over refresh
/ ments were served. and the route for
Milford taken up. They arrived here
about one o'clock and dismissed for
e dinner. At o'clock the column was
L formed with the right resting on the
e bridge, as follows: The Governors
! Cavalry Georgetown COruet Band (;
e TOrbert Guards Garfield Post Civil
a ians. The parade passed over the
D route published last week, and visited
e the various cemeteries, where the
: usual ceremonies We're gone through.
= The last grave decorated was that of
l Gen. \. II. A. TOrbert, and from it the
5 organizations were drawn up in line
! in front of a temporary stand at Music
/ Hall. Mr.. ii. w. McCOlley intro
2 duced the Rev. /. n Foreman, a MEM
ber of the G.. AR. as the first speaker.
He said it was not a Grand Army of
Republicans, neither an entrance gate
= to the regular army or navy. There
| are many republicans and as many
more democrats in the organization,
but they are all men who have sworn
to preserve the Union He said that
the object Of this organization Of vet
/ rams was, to keep alive the brotherly
feeling that exists between all soldiers,
10 foster the love of our glorious
country and to care for the widows
and orphans of fallen comrades. The
history of the organization, from its
inception in 1866 with only 81 meme
Ders, to the present day with meHi-
bership of over 10000, was briefly
portrayed. The speakers inierpreta-
/ tatiOn of the badge was the eagle is
SYN bOlical Of "Vigilancp;p the cross
cannon and balls, OF National Defen-
ces;u the saber, Of Justice and equal
rights" the flag, Of " Union" and the
star, our IN. tioual Domain" Hel
said, that when he last member Of the
/ G.. A. r. was laid 10 rest, the Order
would lie perpetuated by the Sons of
! Netransn Music fnllOA ed the closing
remarks of the speaker
I Rev j S Willis was then announced
/ for the next speaker He addressed
4 the audience for twenty minutes, and /
at every sentences hls thoughts received |
| the marked approval of the people, by |
applause. The day had grown very
/ iuausDicious for Out-of-doOr speaking /
bur Mr.. Willis said, that what little
patriotism he had (and he believed his
body contained about as much as il
was possible for one man to hOld) COM |
pel ted nim to add his remarks to the /
services Of this day.
After his usual brilliant address, the |
exercises closed
In the evening an open camp fire
was held in the Post room.
THERE is as much. or more, travel |
over the road from Frederica to Mil
ford as on any other J. adins from this
town, and probably, the first two miles
is in rs poor condition as any other
road. The Overseer. Mr.. Joshua Hill,
lives west of Milford on the road to
Wiliiamsvile, and consequently does
not yass over the road very often, but
that is no excuse. The land owners
who drive over this road have to pay
a road tax and have Il right to demand
that the road be kept in n high state
of repair. Mr.. Hill appears 10 have
but little conception of the way to prop
erly put a rodd in good condition.
Judging from the road under his care
in past years. II is ROW too dry to plow
the road, bat it is not too dry to haul
dirt on Tie "Tub Mill" causeway II
is in - we'll, to be mild, an aggra
ting condition. The balance of the
road from Frederica to Mr.. HIPS divi
sion is now i'm splendid condition. If
Mr.. Kerby, the Levy COurtman for
Milford Hundred could not find man
along the line of road loho is a democrat
to take charge of the road, lie should
have appointed competent republican
but we do not see why politics should
have any weight in the distribution of
these poor little appointments. The
CHRONICLE certainly must censure all
such road OVerseers for, if they do not
intend to spend the money the people
have to pay, they should resign, the
sooner the better. The road leading
from Milford TO Laws Chapel, via J. J
Rosa's is in excellent condition for the
greater part Of the way, and 1t is fair
criterion to judge the Overseer by. The
hill Just south OF Smiths mill has been
graded down about three feet and the
dirt hauled into the ravine, which
llidkES Il uiItIGutE VI Si4 ACCb IL eAtI
grade. This road is under the care of
Mr.. Curtis Vineyard, and his appoint
ment was one OF Mr. Kirby's best. Mr..
A. q. Ackerman has charge of part OF
this road and his experience with roads
in the north has enabled him to make
his part, the best piece Of highway near
Milford.
The Cedar Neck road is an abomina-
ton, and the history of this road is
fair illustration of petty authority. The
Levy Courtman, Mr.. Jessie stevenson
was requested to let the road remain
under the care of Mr.. b. Il. B. WOodall
who had greatly improved it last sea-
son, but the fitness and energy We're
never considered The road was re-
moved from Mr.. WOOdal.'s care and
placed in charge of Mr.. T. Donovan,
who has not the time or experience to
give to the working of the road. The
"Shawneen road is In fair condition
with the exception of break in bridge)
under Mr.. WIS care. A small effort
has been made to repair the Lincoln
road, but it is in such a state Of general
that it will trke several
years to get it into first-class shape.
The levy court should compel the
overseers to do their work at the prop
sr time, and the CHRONICLE will keep
them in mind of it.