The aegis & intelligencer., 1892-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY.
STREWlNG SOLDIERS GRAVES WITH
FLOWERS.
a Beautiful Custom Appropriately
Observed.

The praiseworthy custom of decorating the
graves of soldiers WAS fittmey observed in this
county on Monday. No distinction was made
between those who in their life-timc wore the
blue or the gray, but the graves of all alike
Federal and Coafcderate-who responded to
the call OF patriotism and duty, as they under
stood it, were strelFed with fowers, i'll rcIuCIn-
brancc of the fact that they were soldiers.
The exercises of the day were i'll charge Of
the different Grand Army Posts of the county.
Waun Post, No. 10, Of Forest Hill, did the
honors of the day in that vicinity. The MEM
bers assembled at Centre Church, at O'Clock,
\. NJ, oflicered as follows: John i. HarlinS,
Commander; john Axcr, Officer OF the Day :;
Stewart Hornbcrgcr, Quartermastcr; Wilson
ID. West Chaplain; William Corrgan, Ensign.
Warren Camp, Sons of Veterans, were also
present, in command of John NJ. Bannstcr,
Captain; G. Il. ANcr, First Lieutenant; Merit
mer Harllins, I'd Lieutenant, andS L. Wallace;
Chaplain. The graves of Marion Sherwood and
Daniel W. Wann, of the Union Army, and
Joseph Gray, of the war of 1912, were dCVu-
rated ut Centre. From Centre the procession,
meanwhile gathering i'll numbers, proceeded
to Rock Spring Cemetery, where they were
met by detachment Of Company d., |. NJ. n.
c., of Bel Air, under the command of Captain
w. Il. L. Talinferro and Lieutenant Thomas g..
Forwood.
Here they formed in two ranks, and ut the
first grave divided and stood ut parade rest, on
either side, while Captain Harkins rcad the
memorial services. Then ranks were broken
and the graves Ol Na1D: w Nllllanl ii. IBllliln,
John a. Holland, William 7. Wann, Captain
II. l.. Duvall, John i. Raitr, Joseph Robinson,
Captain Wood, OF the u :. Army, Lieut. Fred.
Mccormick of the L. 5; Navy, We're decorated.
From Rock Spring the procession moved TO
Cooptown led by Captain Harhins with the
colOrs of the Post. En- route the Forest Itill
Cornct Band, Thomas Dcleyett, leader played
martial and patriotic airs. At CooptOwn nj. T.
Church, the graves of John Pennington, How
ard Whitaker, VIM. Harvard, james I. Amos
Thomas Carman, John England, all OF 1872; ;
Oliver Carman, Henry Clark, Alex. Patton
Alfred Holland, of the Union army; Wm
Mason, of the Confederate army, Were sought
out and covered with loving mementoes.
After the services in the grave yard Rev
Henry Deyries delivered an earnest and forci-
bic address to IL large and attentive audience
The procession halted at Mr.. N. Oscar Stokes
Mill, where the ladies came in for their share
of the days proceedings. y bountiful lunch
was served by them to the hungry soldiers ard
others who were present
The next halt was made at Bethel Church,
where IL large crowd greeted the visitors. The
military companies were drawn up into line
and marched to the city of the dead, keeping
step to the music of the band. Commander
John T. Harkins delivered short address
on the objects of Decoration Day and
said that there was no North nor South in
the feelings of the survivors of the late war,
and that the noble patriots who had followed
with courage their convictions would alike he
remembered.
The graves of the following We're then deco
rated: Robert kirkwood, james Clendcnin
and Major Robert Glenn, of the Revolution; ;
Elisha Meads, VIM. Amos, Thomas Bay, VIM
Wiley, Col. Andrew Turner, Edward VI. Guy
ton, VIM. Kirkwood, james Luckcy, Wm.
Glenn. Thomas Hutchins, Thos. Hope, Nicholas
james Nelson, james Rampley, Zenas Hughes
Henry Long, VIM. Briery-all of 1912; DR.
Joseph Robinson, James Vance, VIM. Kirk
wood, j.. Henderson krkwood, Archibald
Krkwood, Robert kirkwood, of the Union
army; Samuel George Carnes and Fred. Sea-
ford, OF the Confederate army.