The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1884-06-05

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w.R. Ogden, agent for Dabcock's
Chemical Fire Extinguisher visited
our town this week for the purpose of
selling ono of the engines to our town
council. The engine is growing into
universal favor In small towns as well
as I'm cities, where the steamers, In
comparison to this In, ention, are not
only slow but cumbersome and dis
ructive--inasmuch that the flooding
of water frequently does more dam
age than the fire. Our towu certain
ly ought to have something OF the
kind aud we doubt il they will soon
be afforded an opportunity to i'm
prove OIL the oaers made them by Mr..
Ogden. Let us give him at least an
opportunity to test his engine.
Decoration day was sbserved in
Middleburgh on The 3oth in n manner
truly becoming cevillians who appre-
ciate the services of their fallen com
rades. At 8 o'clock in the morning IA
procession composed Of StetIer's Cor
net Band, Ryan Post Il. A. II. and
Capt. ID. r. Rhoad's Zouavos formed
In front OF the Post headquarters and
proceeded to the Hassinger cemetery
where the graves Of n number of sol
diers were decorated. After their re-
| t,tr,.s N nd nEAnt 4 .N'ntn,lr IN n -.
of riggings conveyed u large number
of our citizens to Centreville, includ-
ing the Band, Post and Xouaves. AT
six O'Clock in the evening u process
sion composed Of the Sunday Schools,
citizens, 'Post, Zouaves and Bands
marched to the Middleburgh Gene
tary TO hold dedicatory services over
the graves of the soldiers buried their.
The audience formed in hollow
square on the celpetary la the centre
of which was II cross of white, bear.
ing the inscription : "ro the Un-re-
turned Dead" After the Decoration
Services conducted by commander
Lieutenant Gutelius, were completed,
n beautiful tribute to the un-returued
dead was paid 10y n brief address to
their memory by +. Il. Bower, while
other members of the Post decorated
the cross with flowers. The Middle
burgh choir sang several beautiful
pieces of music and the bands played
n dirgc. Three salutes were fired
and the audience was dismissed to
repair to the Court House where
Major Bill delivered one OF his Otc,
eloquent orations. The philharmon
ic Society OF Freeburg under the di-
rection Of Prof. keenan, furnished the
music for the occasion, which was an
attractive feature of the evening.
Universal interest was taken in the
exercises owing to the fact that il
was the first decoration OF any mag
nitudc eyer held in Middleburgh
which is probably due to the benign
influence OF the Grant Army Of the
Republic, an order which will er,
long reah it's seer and yellow wher
it's members will be gathered by tn.
reaper, and their deeds of valor will
sound ia the ears Of coming genera
tions rs did the grandfather storie,
Of Lexington, Concord and Bunker
Hill in the ears of the immortal he
roes whose graves they decorated.
This order is gradually bridging tn,
chdsm that has stood open betwee,
the North and the South for twent,
years. Realising that the bravest /,
war are the gentelest in peace, the,
= grasp the poor, deluded victims o
such men as Bob Tombs and JET
= Davis 10y the hand and help then
along by endeayorlng 10 establish
= home for their protection. God spea,
5 the day when this shall come to pas
and then, aud not till then will til,
gray coinmingle with the blue nm
one heart and one sentiment rule tin
land.