Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-01
STATE NEWS 8.
kENNEBEC.
South Gardner.

The high price that is being paid for frcights
seems to bring along supply of vessels.
They are shipping at Smithtown, ludepen-
dent, Great Falls. Consumers, and Clark 4
Chaplin at the Point Capt H. u. Haley
has just finished loading his third vessel
within week.-The Bradstreets and Law
renee Bros. have plenty of new logs 10 ket p
their mills running The church and asso-
citation held Il meeting Tuesday evening and
voted TO raise their church building ten feet
and finish vestry under il and to build -
belfry. The plans were drawn by MIR. +
Blanchard. The estimated cost is $1,000. A
building committee wa. chosen and work will
soon be commenced. The young ladies have
been collecting money for bell for some
time DR. Parkhurst, who opened an office
here rome two years ago. has taken Office in
the city proper and will make that his head
quarters. We are sorry TO part with him for
he is very pleasant and agreeable citizen
and has been very successful in HI. practice.
Winthrop.
Memorial services were performed here
Thursday afternoon hv Alert II Frost Post
No. 81, G.. A. X. At2p F. NJ. procession
consisting Of the Winthrop banda II Frost
Post and invited guests and the school chill
dren of the village numbering over POO.
marched through the principal streets to the
cemetery, where a beautiful service for the
dead was performed. The line of march
was then taken up to Packard Hall which
was speedily filed to overlooking to listen to
very able and eloquent oraton by l. I.
Carleton, Esq, judge advocate general of
the &. A. K. Mr.. Carleton spoke feelingly
of the tolls and perils Of soldiers life while
his description of the battlefield was truly
eloquent. He denounced those who thought
that the "od soldier idea was PLAYED out
AMI declared that they would be honored so
long as one star remained in our country'-
flag. His remarks on southern sympathizcr.
and on the subject of pensions were highly
applauhed as was also his protest against
turning Decoration Day into a holiday for
sports and games. In the evening the Ladies
Relief Corps gave an entertainment for the
purpose of forming a national home for the
nurses and widowed mothers Of the late war
II consisted Of recitatiOns freely interspersed
with the old war songs, sang by double
quartette consisting of Messrs McIroy,
Gale woodman and Webb and Mrs Torsey,
Brigham, Webb and Cochran, At the
choir a very beautiful service for the un-
known dead was performed by ~ girls
dressed in white representing the ~ States
and Territories, who decorated with wreatbs
and bouquets a monument erected on the
stage and inscribed "To our unknown dead '
East Vnssai5oro.
The Decoration Dsv ceremonies held at
North Vss.aIboro by X. W. Mullen's Post,
No lG &. A. r., Isaac lIu.sey Commander,
passed off very pleasantly Hon. s. w.
Mathews of Augusta Commissioner Of Labor
and Labor statistics delivered an eloquent
patriotic and thri'ilng aidTe's ard al the
close he received many congratulations bo'h
from the fos' and the people Nj Mathews
informed your correspondent that Name at
that ume WIN some ""'Vop pppuishon, pears
the proud record OF having furnlshe1 Tor The
members of hi. post who have died uitbin
the year ending MAY 30, 1879, are John
Daley. who died at Augusta Prenii.s Geich-
ell Of Benton; Charles Harden, and Capt.
John II Day Of Va.s,boro The Vassal
boro Band furnished very acceptable music
for the post.
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Memorial DAY was observed m httlng
a,Iihby po., O IN Tbe nenbsr. Of
tn. Post met a, the hall on the FAR grounds
n .
in line. headed by Pea,es Band marched TO
the cemetery and proceeded to decorate the
grave. Of ibe fallen comrades. Litohfeld
Corner Iod3e I. o &. r. Joined in the pro.
ce s.ion. After exercise, at the cemetery the
line "a. formed and marched to the church
where an able ard IMPRESSIVE oration was de-
livsred b, Mr.. o l. Beverage Of HaIlorell.
Tn. Litchf-Id Corner Quarte,te sung several
auuropriate piece. with fine effect. Miss
angic Starbi,d prs.jded a. the organ With her
usual graceful and casy manner. Pea.e'.
Band which is TdtchAed in.tiiutionj i.
steadily improving as their fine playing gave
ample evidence. The church va. tastefully
decorated with aag. and flowers.
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Memorial services we're held At Fort Hill
cemetery Yesterday. The W ;. Heath