The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-24

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invited to join Post Dudley, Sunday
May q, and attend divine service at St.
James Church at 1920 a. IN. Meet al
post room at 10 o'clock sharp. r,
PERRY, Commander.
A very decided improvement is being
made on the street corner where the
village smithy stood" 80 long an I'M
slightly object. A nice, well-graded and
drained lawn is IN process of construc-
ton, and will add much to the good ap-
pearance of our village. The public are
indebted to the Hon. j. K. Ba' chelIer
for this good work.
Mrs. Mary G. Deming IS visiting her
son, Sylvester Deming, in New York.
Past and present, about thirty cases of
measles in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Burdette were in
town over Sunday.
Post Dudley, G. A. R., will attend
divine service Sunday May 9th, at st.
James church in the morning, the Rev.
Mr.. Pratt officiating.
The services on Memorial Day at
Arlington, will be conducted by Post
Dudley as usual, assisted by the citizens
The programme will be carried out ac-
cording to General Orders issued by the
Post Commander. Posters are out Civ
ing notice of the services, name of
speaker, President of the Day, etc. The
services at Town Hall will BEGIN at 10
o'clock a. M, sharp, and will consist of
vocal and instrumental music, General
Orders read by the Adjutant, address by
Hon. j. G. Baker of Rutland. The G.
A. r. services will be held at St. James
and Evergreen Cemeteries. Soldiers
graves at West Arlington, the Catholic
and SALISBURY Cemeteries will be
decorated by detail from the Post,
All are invited to attend and assist the
comrades in making the observance of
the day success.
HEADQUARTERS DUDLEY Posi-,
No. 2S, G. A. r.
ARLINGTON, VT, May 81, 1888.
GENERAL ORDER, No. 2S.
LIST. The Comrades of this Post will
meet at the Post hall, at 8 o'clock, a. M,
Wednesday, May Both. for the purpose
of properly observing Memorial Day.
I'd. Comrades are requested to wear
the regulation G. A. r. hat, cord and
wreath, also on the left lapel of coat the
e, A. R. badge, and the Memorial Day
badge.
Sd. The Officer of the Day, Comrade
S. G. Warner, is hereby appointed mar
shall of the day, and will be obeyed and
accordingly,
4th. All Comrades who have been de-
tailed to decorate soldiers graves at
w A ii and 81.
will perform that duty and report to
the Commander at the Post hall before
the srvices at the Town Hall.
9Th. Comrades, another year has gone
with those that have gone before, and
we have assembled here for the 10Th
time, to hold Memorial services in honor
of Comrades who fell in the defence of
their country. Last year we mourned
the loss of some of our greatest captains,
but this year it comes nearer home, as
two of our number, members of Post
Dudley, are now beneath the sod, COM
rades who were with US last year, as
well as all these years before; one of
these Comrades had been a leader among
us charter member of the Post, one OF
its officers during all these II years, Its
two years, and has always
sat in this hall and taken part in every
memorial service since the Post was
organized. But he can be with us no
more, has gone where we all must go; as
we march into the Cemetery to day, and
gather around the grave of Comrade
Grant, let us perform this beautiful
memorial service with more solemnity
than ever, and as we place upon his
grave these flowers, let us think of him
who lies beneath, and remember how
many times he has met with US and per-
formed these same services over graves
of other comrades, and as we go from
the Cemetery let us take into our own
daily lives that fraternity of feeling that
shall more closely bind US together as
Comrades, and let us not forget that
year by year our number is growing
less, and that one by one we are passing
away. By order of
RoLLIN PERRY,
Post Commander.
G. A. BUNDY, Adjutant.