Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-31
,ba Graves Of the Men
Who Died.
., COUNTED NOT LIFE DEAR,
.de Cause Of Their
Country.
su,U LOCAL CELEBRATIONS.
Veterans DO Grand HonoE to
l Day.

n..s.1arf Harrison ka-
-At Grafton.
.t.-s ,ess mo- central public
....,.t sttsrtion
.--rra.. f--.e''''' D-..;..
,... Strangers 90 the c-ly' A'0''''''-
,.-g generally observed -uhoie
cham t,- a numbe of years
.....,,-, sspscielly.
..l..9
-.. aa- almost rotllr1
... h,r- a striking resem oianee
.. ,.;-. mast apparent IN
''
1s business t-''' .sr,i,,nrs
rss weather eas 81 c'''''' 80
..,t bad aud indifferent l, i'l1'' 10
.-... bright and sonny to-
4,s.lIv warm in the
ei noon. ......,.
s-Fsf .trnoo', a-N
wth every ird'caton 'nA'
-.,r4 r4 kept up steadily
...-...,-. nj tbe NIGHT
rics ia1
..-s..- p.,p'e lsft the city during
.-r no-u.-c 90 visit TIE vsrious
-- eh.-- l1we-s 10 proiasion we're
.--,- Che --s'e' '' macy ,., S'1s' st.... ....u
e'-. 'ls '.'s.-- ls -.v'' o~5 80 bne51-5- :
...,,. rs-s carried TO the last
Of relatives and fris nds, and
rr-s bands were P .4eSl ,..L 20 ,5s ~ NJ
...... '.,',-, or nine o'cl,ck
,- some instances during
....-.. -.- cemeteries were well
..--,-,s ef blossoms was ev-
and children and black
..,-.r.g ,girh the gearars
A-c p 81, nerforming
-N.-... Il, ,gbirb the dav
- ,..- -,5 ,,sny s,rikips
--.....s3 IA me eve--chane-
....-..,t Che fnffument OF
~. t.-- cha va,--..s of the
..-- ,..-, to assemble st ,bs.r
.-7 tt.'.fart fo tbs GENIE
-.....l, ...is In evsrv else.
Az vr Zion Cemetery.
..,I -.-ri,.s 40 this Cemetery
-,.l ...1o-sts OF me day T. Y
o.c H.,cock
..ls....,-
--9 sons o. Ft'7.'-'' i-'-''- ''
.-f .r.rf1-I of fhs children Oi the pup
-.r. ..s-,--.7 from the e. A. R
s4t- s-,,,
1. 'o tas cemetery N't- D' "
o-r.. ..sr.c. st $3.50 "a. m Ine threat
.--g e.s.ne- no jon1t prevented many
r~ ...-t rr. sfiI ou arriving there
t.U fc 1900 people were
n-rl -.-.i a-oult the platform
---sd u- --e services The execises,
--4.- ..a -.rrarau aut at l1mraue A. 4.
.s- r.--.. ol'os-. Singing OF Amer
b..,.-r- class from public school
nInwed most beautiful
--s.- The touching poem
IL .-f. of Battery b" by twelve
--. drilled nr The occasion. It was
r-. r-.--rv e-ioved hy all The beau
r t sine Nation Desd, vas
.s.... .,.. Boz lhe air of Robin Adai-,
.. Miss Noe Bowman recited a
t-.--, -,.~ entitled. Decoration
l.- -- most impressive manner,
h-, .-s-s from the eyes OF many
VILE -s.ts3 Carleton poem, "Tne
l- ts. Dead. ' Ina his very best man
1r s-i i. Was greatly suioysj by al who
u i- Tee Memorial 0ratiaun was
tsa delivered bv Commde +. H. Crago,
and twa. listened to attsnt.vslv by All
who wished 10 hes-. This was foi-
lowed by the solemn Ritual Service OF
tbe o.. A. R by the cmosrs of Stephens
Post Jos A. ArS'e. Comm andeF, Q. S.
.,clsru,1. AdIuant and j y. Pritchsrd
Chaplain. D., ending with firing a salute by
s..1ad OF comrades detailed for the oc-
clson.
Cover Them over With Beautiful
Flowers was sung hy The class. Rev. ID
L Asl pronounced the benedictou. after
Tl'ch lhs Comrades psrio,met The sad
Poo p.eas.Dg duty OF sirawiug flowers over
tle graves, detachment OF the Sons of
Veterans going 70 che kstmen' 8 Cemetery.
Misses Hamilton and scott have the heart
et thanks 20. the Comrades 81 5aye also The
P1Pa- OF the eaorus class for the ia-cina-
o.- ad -erd-red lIr. John Wright ale
says liberal in his siit OF l1"efs, eNc7lied
-.a-et ,ls year snd vas most inter
t,'et spectator at the services. lie, sitn
A. l..er- who donated lowers, have the
-i-sl che Comrades.
IN .iiress Prof Crago, after sketch
rliae -cel11 at the outbreak OF tne war
tls arsinr phases of the long and bloody
.trs,'s. and the 1ns. advent OF peace,
af
.r .st. commemorate the desas oi the
1s.4 6.. We uest today. It is 10 Pisoe
81 fresh foger on the graves Of those we
loved s1 well. and az We DO n let us sweaI
10ev taIty Co that dig iOr Enlcn t-ey
raf rD their bright young lives low
impressive ths -oenes taking place an
over our land to-day. Old veterans
Oh, sons Old sgs aud youth ere gain
-r-t .t every cemetery where rests the re
rsr.r,a a romrsd- of the late war, ano
... I'd ......r..r ore hnluu scat