Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-13
COUNTY NEWS.


versary.
Memorial Day. for the first time in
many years, had laid aside her veil OF
mist aid greeted all with bright and
smiifng face. At South Invest Harhor,
nor: h de, the schools, bearing flags and
flower. under charge Of Mrs. Rich, one Of
tho teachers accompanied by few in
terestza ORES marched under orders of
the decorating detail, J. b. Mason, to the
cemetery, planted the flag and garlanded
the graves of five comrades who had Worn
the blue prayer from the service ritu-
al. hy NJ. Bowman. and the singing of
"Ameriea by the schools helped to i'm
press tut. character OF the day upon he
yout hful minds.
JAMES NJ. PARKER POST.
At II a. m. a large assembage of vet
Grams. sons. and women of the relief corps
had gathered within the house and on
the grounds of the Hotel Anterior, for
not being able to convey the recently
dedicated G.. 4. Il. headquarters to Semes-
vile, The boys" must have a place OF
rendezvous, and had thankfully accepted
the Ht~ f}Atdhlt OLIti 81 MIS- Emmy -htHt4
ton 10 make use of her house and
grounds rs the company passed through
the parfor, each and all paused before the
large life-hke portrait Of the reSered
commander, b. r. Atherton, now mar
shaIed With the hosts "beyond the vail
whose speaking features seemed to smile
welcome to lis cd comrades and /
friends
TRk#H.t possession o. the dining room +.
a pleasant socIai hour was spent in salts
flying the call Of hunger, spiced with I
friendly chat as an aid TO digestion.
Al tn usual hour the ranks We're F
formed. under Commander L. {. Parker
about tony veterans being in line, with a .
fir azs.se#1,'v ef Camp Thompson sons Of
veteran cong escort duty. y good .
representa- ion Of the W. II. C., led by the F
the president, Mrs. +. {. Parker. was in
place. About fifty school children. who T
had ben Wei drilled By Mrs. Atherton
and their teacher, Miss Georgia Long, f
followed with waving banners and bright T
flowers. The whole. forming an impos-
ing column. marched to the inspiring
cemetery. a lovely place which deserves
more than passing notice. for il i I
indeed ii tender memorial by the people .
of Somesville to the loved ones gone
before.
the whole ground has been laid out in
avenues with pebbled walks. with ample /
facilities for floral adornment. The
L.
and a neat and tasteful wall on the
brookside by the entrance. gave promise
of peaceful beauty within. If the many
neglected burial places on the island
could receive half he care and attention
bestowed upon this sacred Enclosure,
they would not stand as now mild re-
proach to the communities, silently
pleading for kindred remembrance
- -. decorations OF the PARKER
monumenl-the tributes to all fallen
heroes-also those pieces laid on the
grave Of the relief corps president. were
very beautiful. vet destined to fade a.
quickly as the simple bat fragrant apple
blossoms, pansies and violets so profuselv
strewn by loving hands over the loWIy
immortality.
When the open-air post services were
finished and the echoes of the salutes of
the firing squad had died upon the air
the line OF march was resumed to the
church, which, as usual upon such occa-
so~s wae fag-decked and flower
trimmed
The large audience listened with
marked pleasure to a brilliant Grafton by
Prof A. r. Rogers, of Orono. The intro
ductory remarks upon the significance
of the memorial services and the import
ance of the nation saved by the heroic
deeus ol .ue citizen soldiery, were elo-
quent with reverential gladness. The
revolutionary period, the constitution
and the needs of the time which pro-
duced it, the discussion Of our forefath hers