Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-02
DUB SOLDIER DEAD,
The Rites of Memorial Day
1893.
The sunday servIces---TuesdHy's OBJ
servance---Mr. Martins AddreSsi"e
The Graves strewn with Flowers

The sunday services---Tuesd"y's OBJ
s.rvnnce---Mr. Martins Address---Ihe
The Graves strewn with Flowers
The graves of the soldier dead have
again been strewn with flowers, the lessons
of patrotism again emphasized, and feel
ings of a grateful people for the preserva-
ton of the Union again expressed in the
commemorative exercises OF Memorial
day.
As is customary, the Grand Army post,
Relief corps, Sons of Veterans and Ladies
Aid society attended services Sunday morn
ing in a body. and at the Baptist church
listened to stirring sermon by Rev. r. >.
Parry. His text was taken from Exodus
xii. IA: "And this day shall be unto you
for a memorial; and we shall keep 1t
feast to the Lord throughout your genera
tions' He spoke Of the duty which rests
upon nation to keep fresh the deeds OF
valor of the past, and of the greater effect
iyeness to this end of a memorial day,
pulsing with love and gratitude, over any
voiceless monument or memorial pile. The
custom of the Grand Army of observing a
memorial Sunday by attending divine ser
vice, teaching as 1t does lessons OF loyalty
to God and country, and the growing Gus
tom of memorial exercises in the public
schools we're alluded to with commenda-
ton as a means of instilling in the hearts
of the young patriotism and devotion.
The true meaning of the great struggle,
something of its causes and its lessons
were clearly drawn out. A part of the ad-
dress was devoted to the recital of deeds
of unsurpassed valor which were performed
by obscure or unknown men in the Civil
war. Altogether it was strong, eloquent,
impressive address. Appropriate music
was rendered by the choir and solo by
Mr.. Markham. A beautiful flag was draped
above the pulpit.
Sunday afternoon one detachment at
tended exercises at West Dummerston and
another went TO Guilford TO decorate the
graves in that town. Tuesday morning
the graves of the fallen soldiers at West
BrattlebOro were decorated by comrades
from Sedgwick post.
In the afternoon the veterans marched
from their han to the town hall, preceded
by the First Regiment band and Estey
Guard and followed by the High School
Drum corps and Fuller Battery. Here
the regular exercises were held, with music
by the band, patriotic songs by A. J.
Markham, and Rotations by Lucy Simonds
and Alice Willard. Mr.. Martin, the orator
of the day, spoke with special reference to
the brave deeds Of Vermonters-the men
of the early times as well as the heroes of
'61-'65. The address is printed in full on
the second page Of this paper. At the
close of the exercises the line of march
was formed, with the First Regiment band
and Estey Guard as escort, Chief Marshal
Thomas Harmon and aids, past depart
ment officers, Sedgwick Grand Army post
High School drum corps, Fuller Battery
dismounted, and carriages containing the
orator, chaplain of the day, veterans
of the Mexican war, committee, ex-
Governor Holbrook, and veterans who
were unable to march. The line of march
was first TO the soldiers monument on the
common, where brief exercises were held,
and thence to the cemetery. On entering
the cemetery the band played dirge, and
on arrival at the soldiers lot PRAYER was
offered by Commander Brown. Ranks
were then broken and the graves decorated.
detachment of the Estey Guard and
Fuller Battery, accompanied by the band,
proceeded to the Catholic cemetery and
decorated the graves there. On their re-
turn the bugle sounded assembly and the
Estey Guard fired volley. Taps were
sounded from the bugle, and the benedic-
ton was pronounced by the Rev. Mr.. Col
Inns. The procession then went down
Washington and Canal streets, and back up
Main street, where ranks were broken.