Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-08-13
IN MEMORIAM.
st. CIairsville's Tribute to the Illus
triOus Dead.

On last Saturday afternoon while tbs
funeral services OF Gen. Grant were be>
ing conducted in New York City, and
while every other city, town and ham
let in the United States was paying lis
tribute of respect to the Nations dead
hero, st. Clairsville, the capital of Belr
mont county was draped in mourning,
and her citizens had assembled together
to pay their tribute of respect to his
memory. Business houses were closed,
the sound of the different workmen's
tools was hushed, and it had a holiday
appearance, with the exception that
there was sadness in it all, and the
tastefully arranged black drapery and
flags at half-maSt, which were not even
stirred by a wind, all tended to show
that it was not holiday in the common
sense of the word, but one that betook
of funereal aspect, and the smallest
child could have told you, General
Grant is being buried to day"
At 2:30 o. N. the solemn tOlling of the
bells announced the beginning of The
services, and for half an hour there was
a rush of citizens to the court house, to
hear some of our best known orators
tell of the deeds of he who bad gone
over to the camp. beyond. The services
were under the auspices of DrummOnd
Post No. 206, G. A. R., and a neat pro-
gramme, draped in mourning had been
prepared at this Office, which was dis
tributed among the people as they took
their seats in the court house.
| At o'clock the long roll was sound
ed by comrade Samuel Cellar, ST., during
Ia6 ho har af
sadly took their places IN the chairs re-
served for them in the court house.
On entering the court house the first
object to strike the eye was large steel
engraving of the dead chieftain, draped
with Grape and flags, and on either side
beautiful boquet and blooming pot
plants. Thettemporarysaltar, a vacant
chair, the chandeliers, and other furni+
ture about the house were also draped
| in black.
The indoor services were opened with
SILENTLY, Silently Bury the Dead" by
the Glee Club, composed of Miss Jessie
Close, organist; Mrs. A. P. Blair, Misses
Lide and Nellie Anderson, Ella West
and the Misses Sutton, and Messfs. j.
B. Longley, w. B. Gilmore, d. Ii. Milli-
gan and ]. 2. McMechan.
The beautiful rendition of this appro-
pirate selection was followed by the sol.
emn and impressive services of the q. a.
R. Post. according to the ritual, in which
was recited the military record of Gen.
eral Grant from West Point to the close
at Appomattox, showing the different
and rapid steps of promotion of the
greatest General the world ever knew
After the ritual the Glee Club sang
"America. God Bless Our Native Land
After which Rev. w. II. Haskell, Chap.
lain of the Post, offered a prayer, which
was closed by the reciting of the Lords
Prayer by the members of the Post in
concert. Nearer My God to Thee" by
the Glee Club, was followed by the
reading of the 18th chapter of 1st Corin,
theans, by Rev. Thomas Balph, and d
chant Beyond the Smiling and the
Weeping" by the Glee Club.
Eloquent and impressive addresses
were made by Rev. Haskell, Hon. Loren
20 Danford, Rev. Robert Alexander, N
K. Kennon, Esq, and A. T. McKelvey
ESQ.,, which were listened to with deeI
feeling and marked attention by tht
large audience present. We regret ou
inability, on account of lack of space, Il
give synopsis of the addresses, whicl
we have in manuscript. After the clos,
of the addresses the Glee Club sang tn,
doxolOgy, and the g. A. r. Post CLOSED
the exercises after the form of thei
ritual, and the congregation passe'
) slowly and sadly from the court hous
j TO their homes, to talk over the address
8 es. and speak Of him who had gon
over.