The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-31
RANKS OF THE DEAD.
OBSERVANCE OF DECORATION DAY
Ia the TOWss Near u.-JudEs Cochran. ora,lon
at NArtiA'sFerry-Ths Exercises at Bsllalrs,
ST CIAInrIlis, Wsll,burs and Other
PoInts-The Day at Other cities.
GAINESVILLE.

BARNEsviLLR.
Special DispatehtO he Iaiel.geneer.
| BARSEsvILLE, O., May S0.-Memorial
day was observed here today. Fony.eight
soldiers graves were decorated under the
auspices OF the Hill Post G. A. r. The at.
tendence was good and the order excellent,
and the services appropriate.
NEW MARTISSvILLE.
At sunrise there was an artillery salute
at the cemetery. At 5 o'clock the Wetzel
Guard and the Veterans met at the court
house and after getting the flowers and
eyergreens arranged, left at 0 o'clock for
the cemetery, accompanied by citizens
generally. Upon arriving there, national
airs were sung by a select choir, and pray
er was offered by the chaplain. The
graves were then decorated and the appro.
pirate military honors paid. There was a
general turnout and everything passed off
nicely.
ST. CLAfRsyILLH.
Decoration Day was appropriately OBJ
served here yesterday. According to the
arrangement the scholars OF the schools
were to take part III the proceedings.
About 0 A. N. the school children marched
from the school house, preceded by drum
corps OF young boys, and filed into the
court house, where the Drummond Post,
G. A. R., had already taken position. Rev.
r. Alexander, D. D., opened with prayer.
Post Commander j. F. Charlesworth then
introduced James NJ. Rees, Esq, the orator
OF the day. Mr.. Rees delivered q twenty
minutes address, after which the benedic.
tion was pronounced. The Post then pro.
ceeded to the NJ. E. and Union cemeteries
where the graves Of the departed braves"
were sirewn with flowers.
BHLLAIRE.
or course the rain spoiled all the arrange
ments for Decoration Day. More than the
usual number OF houses were decorated
with flags and streamets. Thiry.three
members OF Spangler Post G. A. R. were in
line, neatly uniformed, each bearing
large bouquet. The tiremen were nearly all
out::with reels nicely decorated with ever
green, streamers and small flags. The
school children, with Superintendent B. +.
Jones, and Messns Marchant and Miller,
turned out in large numbers. The process.
sion went mp from City Hall to the Square,
and around it, and then disbanded in the
rain.
Rubber coats and umbrellas spoiled
much OF the effect OF the procession.
vesteriay hnt some conId MT cIo.s II tbs
morninc az had heen % in,e,ded 'Ivss Secamae m w. oi
the neonIe f,ocking into ,bsm ~, ~ ,ha
rain '''N ~ Wv - 'N~
AAhriN FERRY.
AT Martins Ferry a very imposing cere-
mony was held yesterday forenoon, to en-.
ohIe tho "a A poet ibere IN co,e over
w - W.T.; -. 70. "s... $50 - Noe n,, W..
10 nee,ins III 'he a''eihooh. fioihptIy
at nine O'Clock the.oid soldiers belonging 10
Thoburn Post 72, G. A, r, formed In line
on Hanover street, headed by the military
band, and followed by citiz .ns OF all kinds.
The column marched through the princi.
pal streets 10 the Grove, and owing 10 the
rain that was pouripg do sn, il WAS ordered
to proceed at once 10 s,rew the graves OF
the buried soldiers, and then return to
Commercial Hall, which WAS pronptly
done. and the Hall was filed 10 oyertlowipg :;
Order was called by Cant. Or aid Wiz
liam S. Meek read the general order for the
observance OF the day. A choir. com posed
Of Misses A. Woodrnlr, Kate Griffith, Kate
Carmichael, Fannie Van Pelt and Annie
DuvaIl, and Messrs. Joseph Frsz er, Add
Frazier, J. B. Wallace aud Ge Drg. Keeier,
then sang Cover Them Over With Beau.
tiiul Flowers" This was followed by
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Weir; "Aulerica" by
the audience, and the oration by Judge
John s. Cochran. The address was one
worthy OF the occasion. Hesaid: "a new
generation stands before me. ltis 10 this
generation wish TO speak. If can inef.
iaceaby impress on your minds the
mighty debt OF gratitude you owe to the
Federal soldier OF 1861, and so impressing
You, cause you to teach your children like.
wise, my mission to-day will have been
ACCOMPLISHED, and the blood of those bows
over there will not have been shed In yaia.
This is fit day and place and occasion,
for this is our baptismal day-a day OF
blood. 80
"To this Young and new generation let |
me saw, little less than twenty. .thre, years
ago, In this very grove, fresh from the
school desk, full Of the emotions OF youth. |
iul manhood, / heard the file and drum
peal forth the shrill notes OF impending
war. As / take this retrospect, though |
somewhat dimmed by the perplexing
cares Of subsequent events aud the falling |
recollections Of declining wears, a vivid and |
terrible picture rises UPON nv vision.
The mighty right OF mans government. OF |
universal liberty 10 ali the humblest of |
Gods rational creatures, precipitated by |
ths subtefiupe Of American slavery, was
about to be tested by the arbitrament OF |
me sword.
@Had slavery prevailed. liberty vould
have been lost, the Declaration Of Inde.