Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-31
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WArERvrLLE May 30.-This forenoon
| between and 10 O'Clock, comrades fron
Heath Post took carriages and went to For
| Hill cemetery in Winslow, where the exer
Orders, No i3, by the Adjutant; prayer by
/ Rev. + +. Williams singing by the choir
special service BY the Post; De oration o.
grsves BY the comrades; reaiing of Roll oi
Honor; Salute TO the Dead; America,
by all; Bet uediction. A detail WAS alst
made from the Post to ieeo.ae the sol
diers graves in Pine Grove Cemetery, dur.
ing the forenoon.
In The afternoon line WAS formed be
tween and 2 O'Clock. as follows, the ri4hi
res,i on Silver street W. ) Heath Po =
No. IA, Perhsm S. Heall, Comm ande1
Gar ieid Camp, No. /, $ of ". J. d.
Reynolds. Conn ander. escorted by Co. III
% Res't Me. Vol Nil, Capt William
Vaughan, and Union Band, Sam'i Fuller
Leader.
Llne of march taken TO the school build
yesterdays despatch were carried out in a
most successful and creditaple manner
and III presence of great multitude OF
people. After the conclusion OF these very
int resting exercises, the line reformed
and proceeded to Monument Pork, The fol
loving exercises were engaged in Read
ing of General Orders, No. l3 by the Al
jutant; Prayer; Special Services by the
Post; Decoration of Monument; Music by
Bsrt; Reading of Roll of Honor; Salute
to the Dead; America by all; Ben
ediction.
hi. evening the Post assembled at &.
A X. Hall at about seven and, accom-
panied by the band, marched TO the resid-
eBce on Park street OF Rev. j l. Seward,
orator OF the evening, and escorted him 10
City Hall where the exercises we're a. fol
lows: Nsiousi airs by Union Band pray er
by Rev l. IL. t.allock; singing b. double
male quartet; Grafton by Rev. j l.. Sew
ard; singing by The quartet benediction
by Rev. W. II Spencer.
The hall sas flied to oyeFflowing. every
SCAT being occupied, while scores stood in
the sisles and entries. The stage and the
front of the galleries were beautifully dec
grated Win tire natiuDxi Iotore, -h'te there
was also quite prefuse tlprsi spisy.
The orsgion was one OF The srandest { YER
ht ard n sim lar occa-ion IN this ely, ard
was listened to with rapt attention tbro1ga
out, the great audier ce frequently inter
rupting the speaker nth enthusias,lc sp-
plause. The subj jeet was the causes of the
rebellion, the effects of that great Struggle,
aud the lessons to be learned from 1t. 70
4 most lcgIcal and practical treatment of 30
great subject the s,esker added the
graces of the flashed eiocutionist and the
strength Of hne stage presence, all OF
when combined 10 make the orston one
which will not soon be forgotten by those
Who were fortunate enough TO hear It. At
the close there was long continued ap-
piause. Ga no previous occasion has Me
moral Day ever been SO eatisia .tority OBJ
served IN this place.
Rev and Mrt. l.. II. Hsllocs. will be
absent from the city ali next week He
will nd the annual convention of Con
gregstiona lists at Saratogs Springs, n. Y,
While Mrs Hallock will remain with trie nds
in Portland.
Ear, Pfess.y who had hs foot mashed by
one OF the Presses in the Sentinel Office is
deiug well. and it is thought thst ampuIa a
ton will no. be necessary.
Col. j. b. Peskes OF Dover was in this
city last night
MIR. Frsnk Hsiues, tor long time a
resident here. is back from the west en- 4
short visit 10 his brother. Hoo W.
IIsines. He is extensively engaged in
lum1ering operations in Michigan.
Mrs F. +, Boothby is VISITING her
mother. Mrs Smith, in this city.