St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-06-03
At West Concord.

Il AT west concord.
At 1870 p. M, Saturday, detach-
ment of 25 or 80 from Post Cham berlin
with representatives of the Woman's
Relief corps took a special train for
West Concord. At the station they
were received by the Woodbury. post,
Commander Joslyn, and the relief
marching at once to the cemetery. The
children of the village schools were
stationed at the entrance of the grounds
and presented the comrades with floral
emblems. The work of decoration
over, the company marched to the viii
lage green where the remaining exer-
cises were held. A number of promi-
nent st. Johnsburyites were seated on
the platform, among them Major Bow
man, Commander Paddock, Captain
BlOdgett and others. DR.. Johnson of
West Concord presided. Mr.. John
Walbridge of West Concord made the
opening address. He referred to the
day 25 years ago, when Co. I of the
Third Vermont regiment met on that
same spot before starting for the seat
of war. From this event and from the
story of the war comments we're made
and lessons drawn pertinent to the
hour.
HI. G. Bates, Esq, of st. JOhnsbury
was then introduced. He emphasized
at the start the idea that it was not his
purpose to entertain. 1t was not
day set apart for pleasure. His was
more a feeling as Though he was in at
! tendance upon the burial of dear
friend. After a touching tribute to
the dead heroes and the declaration
that not to them alone but to the sur
vivors as we'll belongs the honor of the
glorious victory achieved, RETROSPECT
tive view was taken of the national
growth and prosperity during the first
century of the nations history. Then
followed an earnest and thoughtful
plea for the maintenance of the iusti-
buttons preserved to us by the war,
and the presentation of many practical
lessons deduced from the past expert
ences of the people. The exercises
were interspersed with singing, and
with vigorous drumming and fling by
the st. JOhnsbuIy drum corps and, at
the close of all, the visiting comrades
were handsomely entertained by the
ladies of the West Concord relief corps
in the G.. A. r. hall where feast of
good things was spread for them. Then
came the return march to the station
and the departure amid the cheers of
Woodbury. post.
At Passumpsic.
Sunday afternoon a number of COM
rades from Post Chamberlain under
Commander Paddock went down to |
Passumpsic where they were met by
resident veterans and marched to the
cemetery where the graves of the SOL
der dead were decorated. Later they
gathered about the Peck monument
where Captain Blodgett read selec-
tiOns of scripture and offered prayer.
w. P. Stafford of St. Johnsbury then
delivered a short but very effective
address touching upon the events of
the war of the rebellion and the les
sons which they teach. Col. Geo. w.
Hooker followed addressing his re-
marks particularly to the younger por-
ton of the company. The exercises
here were very interesting.
Memorial Day Notes.
The receipts at the concert Monday
night were $I75.
Col. Hooker was the guest of DR..
Gates B. Billiard during his stay in
st. Johnsbury.
Post Chamberlin now has a member
ship of 143. Of these 35 have been
in since Jan l..
H. G. Bates, Esq, delivered the Me-
mortal address Monday at West Burke,
the comrades from East Burke joining
in the service.
The Mystic Cyclers got up at $50
Memorial day morning and ran to Lit
Teton, N. H., returning in the after
noon.
The st. Johnsbury band was greatly
assisted in its work of the day by J..
w. Batchelder of Barton, whose skill
full cornet playing has before been i
heard in st. JOhnsbury.
Colonel Chamberlin's monument was '
quite deliberately decorated, the princi- {
pal piece being floral tablet in the
form of a square cross, the badge of {
The 9th corps. 1t was the handiwork a
Of Florist Gibbs and was fine thing.
Rev. G.. N. Classy preached at the G
Memorial service at the Catholic church
Sunday morning. Subject: cit is a q
good and a wholesome thought to pray '
or the dead" 1t was very interest il
ng sermon and was preached in En-
,lish. T.
Elisha May, Esq, delivered the Me-
nOrial address at North Monroe. N Fl.
The exercises were quite elaborate.
'ost Austin Goodall and the |. O.. a
=, Joined in the procession and every b