Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
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Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
NEWARK, May 3l.--Dscoration Day was
yesterday more generally aud formally
observed here than ever before. During
the day msny residents complied with
the request OF tho q. A. Il. COMMITTEES
and taslefully decorated their homes with
the red, white and blue en,blens of the
nation. In several placed large hagS
were Suspended across the street, and
there were few houses that did not more
or less display the colors for which men
''fought, blad and died." During the
morning Thomas A. Reynolds Post, u.
A. H., of this town, sent several small
but faithful bands Of veterans to
the out wing districts, where the
graves of fallen soldiers were deco
rated. Altogether seven cemeteries
were visited, some OF them four aud
| five miles distant. On Iron Hill the
graves Of several colored soldiers were
also decorated. Iu the afternoon the
ntTests were alive with visitors from the
surrounding country and shortly after
4 O'clock the line OF parade wss formed
\ with tho Delaware College Cadet and
I Drum Corps ut the head Of the column.
/ The cadets weEe under command of Liel-
tenant Brown. aud they marched like
\ Veterans, although their uniforms were
I bright, their siiia4 nav and their colors
,lninjured by shot aud shell. They were
| followed by the q. A. II. members in
4 uniform. Next came the arsillsry pisces
( from Delaware College, each being drawn
by team Of jet black horses, and lend
4 ing an effective yet grim realism to the
display. After these implements and re-
minders o. actual war came the lanrels OF
the fallen victors in the form of beautiful
Il 3vers in great profusion. The latter
we're conveyed IN carriages, which ended
/ tao procession The entire length of the
town was traversei, the Methodist and
! Episcopal cemeteries, in opposite ends OF
4 the town, being visited for the purpose OF
decorating and saiuting the graves of
soldiers. At the Episcopal yard the me-
moral service Of the Il. A. II. was said
very impre8Eiysly, and SNORT oommem-
oratiye address was made by Hugh
Browne OF Delaware College. The salute
firing by tha cadets was exceptionally
fine, being done with suoh uniformity
aud precision as to dead almost every
ono on the ground who Was not closs
observer to the belief that the yolley
came from tho cannon's mouth.
The Academy team yesterday defeated
baseball nine from the Chester (Pa. }
high school by score Of ~ to in nine
innings. The game was played on the
Delaware College grounds in the presence
Of about 100 sps tators, but il was rattle,
a spiritless contest. There were o great
many errors on both sides and base hits
as we'll. Gam aud Ross pitched for the
Academy and Foord caught.
The Ivy Leaf base ball club has been
organized hare by local players who are
not over II years OF age and its manager,
Charlie 7. Steele, would be glad to re
ceive challenges from any club whose agt
limit il the same.
Mrs. Sarah Davis, aged 50 years, wa
buried yesterday in Bethel cemetery, the
fHnersi proceeding from the house Of hei
son, Jehu W. Davis, near Ooooh's bridge
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. d. W.
Caskey and Miss Davis.
The flour mill of Thomas II. Jones
east or here, was burglRrizsd OF
Wednesday, night but very little Was OBJ
tanned as booty. This office was thor
cughly searched, but thefe was nothinl
missing but some cigars.