The Republican journal., 1885-06-04

IN CASTINE.
Memorial day very appropriately and gen
orally observed here. Services held in the
Unitarian church, which was well filed with peo-
Pile After the Post services, prayer by the Rev. A.
L. Ives and some male quartettes. d. Fl. Witherle,
with few appropriate remarks, introduced as
speaker, G. IL. Hooper, Esq, member OF G. l..
Stevens Post, who gave very earnest and inter
esting address. The bene'liction was pronounced
by the Rev J. p. Cushnan. A procession was
formed under the direction of Capt Z. f. Davies
marshal, consisting of Lawrence Cornet Band,
members of the post, school children and citizens,
which proceeded to the cemetery where the cere
mony of decoration was performed, the band play
ing Grge. The procession was larger and affairs
were conducted in more orderly manner than Oh
former memorial occasions.
IN wINTERPoRT
Memorial day was observed with the usual APP
propriale ceremonies. AT two o'clock the process.
sion formed on the church hill, as follows:
Wnterport Cornet Band. Warren Post G. A. K. "A
young ladies', daughters of soldiers with wreaths
to decorate the graves. Ladies' Relief Corps and
school children, followed by long line of citizens
in carriages and on foot. The line marched to the
soldiers monument where the beautiful services of
the u. A. X. ritual were performed. They then
marched back to Union hall which was beautifully
decorated, and crowded to its utmost capacity
and listened to further services by the Post and
very able and interesting Grafton by Rev. E. E.
Peck Of Bangor.
IN STOCKTON.
Memorial day was duly observed here under the
auspices of Freeman McGilvery Post q. A. II. and
all places of business were closed from to IL \.
NJ The cemetery and village We're beautifully dec
GRATED. From the windows and doors of each store
and several of the dwellings a large number of
flags were displayed and the piazza on the front
of Il. NJ Roberts store was very lastly trimmed
with flags. The archway and well arbor at the
cemetery Hastily trimmed with flags and ever
greens. prayer was offered by Rev. ID. w.
Hardy and appropriate remarks made by J. w.
Thompson and Col b. Granger, after which all
joined in singing America.
IN BUCKsPoRr.
Memorial day passed off pleasantly and quietly.
1t was a pleasant day and many were in from out
of town. The soldiers graves in the outlayng dis
tricts were decorated in the morning by the mem
bers of the g. A. r. The line was formed about
O'Clock In front of the g. A. r. Hall in the follow
ing order: Bucksport Band, Torrent Engine Co.,
No. ,, James f. Hall Post 53, g. A. r., Bucksport
Lodge, A. .. U. W. 1t passed up Centre st. to
Franklin, through Franklin to Elm, Elm to Main,
Main to First and up to the cemetery, where the
graves were decorated with the usual ceremony.
The line then marched to Emery Hall where the
exercises of the day were held in accordance with
the following programme Reading General Or
ders, Music, Roll of Honor, Grand Army Services,
Music, Address by Col. Samuel W. Lane, of Au
gusta Music, Benedction and Music by the Band.
The address was very interesting and considered
by many the best we have heard for years.
AT UNITY.
C. F. Pilley Post. No. 80, observed Memorial
day in fitting manner AT one O'Clock in the
afternoon a procession headed by the Unity Band
formed in front of Post headquarters and marched
| to the cemetery where the graves of the dead de-
tenders of this country were decorated with flow
ing to listen to very able address by Col. Philo
Hersey, Of Belfast. The exercises closed with
picnic supper.
Rev. l.. l.. Hanscom of Searsport, formerly of
Bucksport, delivered the Memorial address at Pitts
field.
Memorial Day was celebrated quite generally
throughout the country. monster parade took
place in New York, at which General Grant and
President Cleveland were present and reviewed the
troops.