The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-19
THE BOYS IN BLUE.

annual Reunion of soldiers and Sailors,
Association of Lorain County.
Inc eighteenth annual meeting NJ tho
soldiers and Sailors Association, or Io-
rain county at Pittsfeld center yesterday
was one OF the most successful ever held
aud combined with the dedication Of a
beautiful monument to the soldiers of
Plttsdeld township, rendered the occas-
Ion one of rare interest.
Al ten o'clock the assembled peonIe
were called to order by the president. G.
A. wilcox, of LAGRANGE, who briefly ex-
planned that the place of meeting had
en- changed fIom Ii Grange to Pitts
neld center by the executive committee
on account of the dedication of the sold.
lers' monument. After music by the
O0erIin band, prayer was offered by Rev.
r. b. Bentley, followed by music from
the LaGrange cOrnet band.
The address Of welcome was then de-
llVered by Silas D. Whitney, who yerv
appropriately extended hearty welcome
TO the soldiers and sailors Of Lorain
county to the hospitality of the people of
Pittsfield. Mr.. Whitney gave brief
sketch of the history Of the township.
which was laid out in 1919. He came to
the township himself in 1884, when
there was but one frame house in exist
ence In it, and has been resident of the
township up to the present time. Dnr-
ing the war 103 men went into the ser
vice and only 81 were left subject to
draft. He was one of the trustees of
that time, with Orlando Hall and Mark
Whitney, and it was one of their duties
to keep their quota full.
The secretary, W. f. Wolcott, of La
Grange, read the minutes of the last meet
ing which was held in Lorain, August
81, 1895.
Officers for the coming year were elect
ed as follows:
President, John Ginste, of Camden:
secretary and treasurer, Philip Ritzen-
thaler OF Camden; vice presidents, Avon,
.. A. Moore; Amherst, L. Horn; Brown
helm, Cyrus Whittlesey; Black River, E.
W. Resick: Brighton, Geo. Peasley; Cam
den, &. Latteman; Carlisle, R. C. Pow
ell; Columbia, D. HerringtOn; Elyria,
7. d, Reefy; Eaton, Thos. ROwell; Graf
ton, M. Deckers; Henrietta, j. D. Bates;
Huntington, I. D. PhelOn; LAGRANGE, S.
M. Powers; Penield, A. B. Hayes; Pitts
field, Adham Hammer; Rochester, VIM.
Crandall; Ridgeville, JnO. Cole; Yelling
ton, G. L. Church.
KiptOn was selected as the next place
Of meeting.
After dinner hour the beautiful sold
iers' monument, erected by the citizens
of Pittsfeld, was appropriately dedicated
with the services prescribed in the ritual
Of the Grand Army of the Republic, con-
Quoted by Commander H. II. Barnard, of
Henry Lincoln Post, G. A. R. Of OberIin.
The monument is of Barre granite ex-
cept the die which is Quincy granite.
1t stands twenty-five feet four inches
in height from the paved surface
surrounding 1t to the top. Upon the
four sides are engraved the names of the
1O2 soldiers who enlisted from the town.
ship. The twenty-one who died in the
service are placed by themselves on the
south side. Below these on each side are
engraved the names of some of the great
battles in which these men participated:
Five Forks, ATLANTA, Knoxville and|Chick-
amauga. Above on the four sides are the
names Of Custer, Garfield, Sherman and
Mcpherson.
At each cOrnOr cannon is engraved
and the whole is surmounted by a life
sized soldier with his arm encircling the
flag. An iron fence encloses the monu-
ment which is located about equally dis
tant from the two streets crossing at the
center of the township.
The price Of the monument alone was
$500, and with the iron fence and
stone paving, the entire cost was $1,000,
which was raised by taxation upon the
property Of the township. The monu-
ment was furnished by the Keystone
Granite Co., represented by Paine &
Neidig, Of 0berlin.
A beautiful silk flag which was raised
and lowered during the ceremonies OF
the dedication OF the monument by JnO.
Brister, has an interesting history. It
was purchased in the year 1864 and Of
fered as prize to that township in the
county which would show the greatest
gain in the republican vote at the presi-
Dental election in November over the
previous October election and was won
by Pitts6eld. 1t has been carefully pre-
solved these thirty-two years as trophy.
The ladies Of the W. r. C. Of the
county, who were present, held meet
ing in the church and elected Mrs.
A. Fauyer, Of 0berlin, president for the
ensuing year with yice-president for
each corps in the county. -0bcrlin News
August IA.