Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-05-22
MEMORIAL DAY.-lss3.

Agreeable TO the vote OF Harry Rust
Post, No. 81, G.. A. r., the following will
be the order OF exercises TO be observed,
" Memorial Day." May 30th, 1888, by the
Post aud others
The graves OF all deceased soldiers In the
different yards In the towns Of Norway,
Paris, Waterford, 0tisfeld and Stoneham,
excepting in the yard at South Paris,
also Pine Grove and Rustfeld Cemeteries
OF Norway,-will be decorated with flags
on the morning OF Memorial Day, at Z
o'clock a. m, and the following comrades
are hereby detailed for this service Com
rade +. w. Aver will have charge OF all
the yards In Waterford. and see that the
grave OF each deceased soldier Is duly dec
Grated; Comrades Albert Littlefeld OF
Stoneham, and Charles w. Sanborn OF
Otistield, will have the same charge and
duty In their respective towns Comrade
Chas. w. Farnum will have the charge OF
the yard ut North Norway; Comrsde W.
+. Cox will have the charge OF the yard NJ
Norway Center: Comrade J. Frank Brad
bury will have charge Of the yard on Pixies
Hill in Norway; Leonard Briggs and o. A.
Maxim will have charge OF the yards In
Paris Hill District In Paris; Jas. ii. Bar
Paris J. II. Durham the yard at North
Paris and Tuell District yard; George X.
Ripley the yards In the Partridge and Gray
Districts; Chandler Swift the yard on High
Street; w. S. Starbird yard on Mckinney
Hill, and A. J. Smith yard In the Noun
tain District. The graves in South Paris,
Pine Grove and Rustteld Cemeteries will
be duly decorated by the Post.
The nrneesainn will ha fnrruat on Main
Street In Norway. The different organic
atoms that intend to join the procession
will be in line In front of their respective
port To the Marshal OF the Day at Post
Headquarters" who will then assign them
their position In the column. The pro-
cesslon Will move precisely ut 10 a. m,
and will march directly To the cemetery at
South Paris. Music To be furnished by
the Norway and South Paris Bands. The
services will be singing by the So. Paris
choir, prayer, and remarks by Ex.Goy-
Perhsm. The soldiers graves In the yard
will then be decorated by detail from the
Post, the bands meanwhile playing dirge.
The procession will then march TO Norway
Pine Grove Cemetery, where the services
will be singing by the Norway choir,
prayer, music by the bands, decorating OF
soldiers graves by the Post, etc. The
procession will then move to Rustheld
Cemetery, where there will be singing by
the Norway choir, prayer, an eulogy will
be given on the late Gen. Harry Rust, by
DR.. S. c. Gordon OF Portland, the soldiers
graves will then be decorated music mean
while by the bands. The column will then
return TO Post Headquarters, where 1t will
be broken and dispersed for dinner which
will be furnished free to all organizations
that join the procession.
After dinner, at O'Clock p. m, each or
ganiZation will "fall In" at their respective
quarters and march to Norway Hall, where
an address will be given by Gov. Robbie,
also singing and music by the bands. This
will close the exercises of the day. All
- old veterans who do not belong TO
Harry Rust Post are cordially invited TO
be present and join them in suitably OBJ
serving this Memorial Day.
Capt. ii. n. Bolster mas been chosen by
the Post to act as Chief Marshal for the
Day, and he has appointed the following
comrades as Assistant Marshals Capt. A. |
+. Noyes and VIM. C. Cole OF Norway, and
Capt. G. c. Pratt OF Paris, and they will
be obeyed and respected accordingly.
Signed, II. n. BOLSTER, Marshal.