Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-07

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About sos in gold and bills was stolen,
| from Chas. A. Barrett, on Monday evening,
! May rs, while the members Of the house,
hold were absent. The money with notes
and bonds was in writing desk, which was
unlocked BY the thief, and the money taken.
Rev. W. G. Haskell gave very inter-
esting and instructive lecture in the Con-
gregational church on Tuesday evening,
May 20. under the auspices Of James A.
Garfield Post. No. 46 G. A. II. Subject,
American Glory" Rain prevented full
house, hut all who went were more than
paid for going.
Memorial Day dawned bright and clear.
Detachments from the Post visited Gene
teries in Penobseot. y. Penobscot and y.
Brooksville, in the morning, and decorated
the graves of their fallen comrades buried
therein. A, 10 A. NJ. detachment Of the
Post under charge Of l.. B. Washburr,
Officer of tine Day, assisted BY many ladies
and children, performed the same sad yet
pleasing duty IN the village cemetery. Z?
graves in all were decorated by the Post
At =. NJ. the Procession formed IN front
OF Grand Army Hall, in the following
order
lst. James A. Garfield Post No. 46. G.
A. X.
ID Ex-Soldiers of the late war.
Sd. Carriage with orator Of the dav.
ith. Bluehill Lodge |. o. o. +. in re
gala.
9Th. Bap,is, SUNDAY school.
9th. Congregational Sunday school.
Upon reaching the Cemetery the exercises
of the G. i. X. were performed around the
grave OF George b. Candage. Of Co. T.. 18th
/ Ne. Vols. Prayer being offered b, Rev.
Mr.. Eyeleth. singing by fine volunteer
choir, under direction of Mr. c. G. Clough.
The procession then reformed. and marched
tn the Congregational church, which was soon
densely packed. and many were unable TO
obtain seats. The exercises here were as
follows:
lst. Singing. america" by the choir.
ID Reading Orders from National and
Department Headquarters. by II. A. Trip.
AdJutant Of the Post
Sd. Exercises prescribed by the q. A. X.
Service Book.
It'll. PRAYER BY Rev l.. s Trip
18th. Reading the Roll of Honor. b, Ad-
juiaut rrpp.
9Th. Singing by the choir
eth. Grafton by Rev. ". G. Haskell. Of
Lewiston.
sth. Singing.
9th. Benedlction by Rev. X. G. Farley
The Grafton was a mastery effort. Neither
lngersoli nor Beechcr could have held that
crowded audience more spell bound. for an
hour than did Comrade Haskell. IL was a
most magnificent Grafton, and there we're
few eyes IN the house that we're not moist,
moro than once, during its delivery. Men
, ~ho have faced the fire Of infantry or artil-
lery without the qui'er Of muscle. or a
thought Of fear found their eyes so full Of
tears tina, they could not see. Never before
has anything approaching this Grafton been
heard IN Bluehill. IL ~as grand. The
thank. Of the Post are due to all who so
kindly assisted them IN preparing for and
IN carving out the programme for Memorial
DAY. To partioularixe would take 10 omuch
time aad space, aud then some one would
be omitted But all, without exception
seemed 10 feel Il pleasure to DO all in their
power to render the services Of the day
success. and that 1t vas such perfect sue
cess due IN no small degree 10 the willing
help the Post received from its friends out
side.
ROE