The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

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X. with appropriate exercises and their
9Th annual excursion to Fort Delaware
aud The u. ). Cemetery ut Firms Point,
AT 9 A. NJ. line was formed in front Of
Odd Fellows Hall aud the Post march,
ed t" the sweet strains Of the Petns
Grove Cornet Band, to Emmanuel Gem
etery where the graves Of their fallen
comrades were decorated with the stars
and stripes and with flowers.
AT 1870 about a hundred persons
from Pedricktown, Penns Grove and
the surrounding country boarded the
steamer Greenwich for Fort Delaware
where an hour was spent in viewing
that dismal relic of past usefulness.
..anding at the government wharf the
party march ed through the rain damp
ened grass to the Cemetery where about
1000 heroes Of the Civil war lie bur-
ried in remembrance of that terrible
conflict. On the left of the entrance
gate are the graves of the Union SOL
diers which were decorated with flags
and flowers rs was the Confederate
sleeping ground to the farsIde OF the,
right.
Rev. Lewis NJ Atkinson, of Emman-
uel church, a the first speaker to ad-
dressed the Post and the of
citizens, some of whom had come from
distant parts of the county in wagons.
He said We meet here today under
scenes most solemn, impressive, and pa
triotic. The last two years of the war
cost three hundred and fifty millions of
dollars and at the close of the war u
public debt was 50, 749, 600, 600. Start
ling AS are these figures they were moth
ing in comparison to the death of u
soldier. Decoration Day was one of
the essential things of our Republic
and should be held sacred. We should
not come tnoughtlessly, but bring the
sacrifices of II flower gardens and
though the dead see not, let the frag-
rance go up in their remembrance. Don't
stop with flowers but bring hearts of
devotion and love to their sacred
memory. Let us be loyal to the cause
of these dead heroes. They ask us
to care for their dust. We should
not be thought'ess but protect and de-
fend their a.idows and children.
Man" suggest that Decoration Day
be forgotten. Nay, neverl YOn are
Goldiers and shall soon die. Teach
these children to reverence these graves
and they will yours. Forget our dead
and the grand old flag which led us
in battle and to yictoryl No, never,
The grand old emblem seems to re-
prove us. We should go farther.
Every soldier, widow and child of a
soldier should have D pension when
there is so much money in the publ C
treasury. Pensions would increase the
patriotism in children which upiiOlds
the honor of our nation to be the
foremost of the earth and become the
mathematical nation of the world and
capture the world for God.
We love the old flag and woe be to
the hand which shall take it down.
Long may the star spangled banner
wave and hallowed be tina soldiers
grave.
Rev. G.. 5. Powelson, of the Bethel
church, next spoke. He said it was
with pleasure we meet here to pay a
tribute to those who died for the love
of country and liberty as freeman. 1t
was this that fired the hearts of the
under Mossaris and the Scots
in overthrowing the rule of the RO-
manists. The blot of slavery on our
fair escutche0n was removed by the
heroism and bravery of these soldiers,
What we are today as IA nation is due
to them. When the war like a thunder
cloud out these men left their wives,
children, friends and vocations to be-
the bulwark of the nation they
No book or words can express
the heroism in the late war. Mara
thon and Thermopy.ea a not CON-
with the bravery of the American
We now have a union pre-
Hallowed peace like an an
gel from heaven now reigns. We en-
brace and caress thee with admiration.
May it live as long as the heart of
man. God bless the surviving soldiers
and may they stand by our old en-
blem. As American citizens may we
uphold with all our energy this grand
and glorious nation.
Rev. Jos. Garrison. of QuintOn,
next spoke. about fifteen minutes the
same length of time as the others,
with as much patriotism and eloquence.
He said 300. 900 men went to battle
to defend our country. OF these New
Jersey furnished $4,000, of whom l,l50
were colored. 81 1862 fell in battle, "a.
437 died of wounds, and So, 2S7, Of dis
ease, making 279,373 grand heroes of
the war.
The Premium Schedule for the Annu.
al Spring Fair of The MoorestOwn Ag-
ricultural and Industrial Society. to be
held at that place June 9TH, It'll aud Sth
next, has been received, and appears
from il hasty examination to be II very
we'll prepared book. We notice the Di-
re.tors have not Incorporated all the
Departments of Live Stock and Poultry
which we're noticeable IL year ago, but
have carefully kept the practical field
trials of Agricultural implements and
Machinery, which have always been SO
Interesting and valuable rs conducted
this Far. prominently in the fore
ground. But the greatest novelty Of the
book lies in its long list of eight pages
OF closely printed matter descri bing the
Special Premiums which are offered by
De-. ..n,tntiva Eirrnl far Exl,ihita al