The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-06-06
DECORATION DAY AT HAVRE DE
GRACE,

The Bodies of Two Drowned Men Recovered
Vicious Colored Children Sent 10 Refor-
matory Institutions.
Reported for The Egls.
HAvRE DE GRACE, June S.-Decoration Day
was observed here with unusual ceremonies.
Seven or eight hundred people of our beautiful
city and-the surrounding country gathered at
Angel Hill Cemetery, in the afternoon, to strew
flowers over the graves of those who fell in the
service of their country in the late war. The
sentiment of thus honoring the dead has suffered
no diminution with our citizens, on the con-
trary, it has increased.
The memorial services were under the control
of and conducted by the Admiral John Rodgers
Post, No. %, g. A. R., of Havre de Grace, VIM.
H. Paul, Commander. The Post formed on
Union Avenue, in front of their hall, at O'Clock,
and headed by the Police and Bayside Cornet
Band, and escorted by the Councils of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics, OF Havro de
Grace and Perryville, marched to the cemetery.
About forty of the Veterans were in line and
over one hundred of the mechanics. The
Rodgers Post owns beautifully enclosed lot on
Angel Hill, near which substantial stand was
erected, on which the NJ. E. Church choir was
stationed, with Professor Woodrow presiding.
Rev. James Frazier, 8. M. Afford and Rev Fred
erick HUMPHREYS, of Havre de Grace and Major
Jos. g. Smith, of Baltimore, were the orators.
All Of them paid eloquent tributes to the fallen
heroes. Col. j. Thompson Frieze also made
appropriate and feeling remarks on the remem-
brsnces of similar gathering in the days that
have past.
The day was beautiful and bright and every
thing PASSED off agreeably. The Veterans were
the recipients of many compliments for their
correct movement in the drill and their soldierly
bearing and department. The Bayside Cornet
Band, of Havre de Grace, deserve especial men
ton for the part which 1t took in the exercises.
Last Saturday morning about oclock, Oliver
Brown, Waterman on the float of Messrs.
Osmond q Co., which is still down the Bay on
account of the strong current in the Susque-
hanna river, discovered the body ola man float
ing on the alter. 1t lodged against the back of
the boat. Upon being relieved he came to
Ravre de Grace and notified Coroner 8. E. Pen
ming, who took two men and went to the float
and recognized the body as that OF Joshua Brad
ford, colored, who was drowned OF Stump's
Point on May 25th. The Coroner brought the
body to Havre de Grace and summoned Il jury
of inquest, consisting of Christopher j. Dugan,
foreman Samuel Cooling. Calender Price, W.
II. Dobson, Samuel Moore, w. F. Thomas,
Albert Masters, Ezekiel L. Mitchell. Samuel
Arthur, James Poplar, Jr., ohm Price and Geo.
Tatum, whose verdict was accidental drowning.
The body OF Robert Lingham, the other man
drowned, was found on Saturday, May 81, ~
miles up the Sassafras river, in Cecil county,
when jury of inquest was held, and no one
recognizing the body it was buried in the sand
on the shore The friends of the family have
gone over after the body and will bring 1t to
Havre de Grace for burial in Grave'ly Hill Gene
terry.
Justice s. E. Penning, on the complaint of the
parent, Mary Eliza Bordley, colored, committed
Harriet Rebecca Bordley, Is years old, to the
Industrial Home for Colored Girls, for immor-
atty and deprsvity, and James Edward Bordley,
her son, years old, TO the House of Reforma-
tion at Cheltenham, for being incorrigibe,
vicious and beyond control.
A number of brigh coored girls live here in
idleness, who are not much more than children,
but who lead immoral lives and ought soon 10
follow their companion to the Home
d RINKER