Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-04
OUR R0N0RED DEAD,
The Memorial Observance in
Brattleboro,

The Irsrcisas by John S.dgNitk poet in
thi, village aud Il..wbsrs---Judge
Reads Addrtss---L.ssons Of Loyalty
in the Public schools.
Again has he memory r. those "a ar:
soldiers Who fo-gl; a.t Dies .a he cause
r. tAe.r country been Lolo'el ty tie s1r.
wing comrades. and ags.a lave .Le.f pa
tr.o..c -ssols q Memorial DAY t-eI In
pressed -p1u She minds and hears d Tie
young te4.AiLs tLem :he.r Own -es p9-s.-
b....y for The preservation # he LcLo- and
integrity II .Le.r country. The ps.ro..c
osseryauce II The LAY l Bra..sto-o was
under sunny sk.es All vas witnessed BY
large number n people.
On the SUNDAY preceding Memorial day
q te.2chueu, from setgT.ck pos, drove %
G1uforI. where se7era. comrades are bur
jed. and decorated those graves. On the
following SUNDAY i members IF the pos,
went 70 Wes. D1mmerstOI. where al ad-
dress was made rs Rev Edwin z. Mitch.
ell # P1tuey. The memorial service a.
the cemetery vas conducted BY Col. II. Z.
Taylor and Comrade Hastings Another
detachment ven. - Vernon - assls. the
Mortified post. The address there was
me hisrei't' OF 'h' nay
The observance Of Aemorla. day proper
began saturday morning when mem5e-s Of
SeGg"Ick pJs, wen, W e.ec'rc car % Yves,
Bra,.eoorc y ho.d services q, tie GENE
tery there. They we're accompanied ~ a
drum corps, and from the We, village
were escof'El 70 ne cemetery ~ scLCo-
ch-.-'eI' "Hy 1s'.'-''- j. w -. ~, y!
ts,fors r. he absence ~ "a Hol.ke,
ri T.ylo- delivered ,te .+t-ess
n -. .f.e-r,,, =, 10 10 Fi-,, Poi.
,,sy, 800 .r4 .le go Cr.-S ,r.-cl. e.,
m he fran, of G,ar5 ARM laU ard 90.
co,.ad he S-4yy..c, nos. ana P4ref corn.
~ ne A-4t.r-.--r Ela-a CO.. On ne
frs, foor had b4au re.ayvet for ,berp.
Alter ,bey had been ,as,a4 he doors were
rbrovr Gr4r. a,s he ci,'zans were al.
rni,,ad I'm ru.,ta-s vb ch rscksd ,be An.
fro-furo Tho harder ~ he s,aga was =
mas n beautiful en-, qoyers and ever
,-Aars TIE hind ,,nk a r.osf,ior rr,or
fba r1s,frrrn and ave ore Selection h.
Z q u.v ,rar ofFD-at r.-ava- vl;op "a.
fo1f1red i.v s'ryitg he ne Ui,L soloo
ctor-s iy-es WIi,r'sy dargt,.r ~ Z,
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essysrd yI.caf,rr r,.rre- ,bs ..Ds.,-s =.
,be p-nger.'. ard Ito t.-'g.ry nv sto-,
70 school children. Aaig,ar, Charles z
B-.ggs road ,ie o,Ee- IRON tho ra,iora
co-rrr.r.,e,. .r.5 nc .9t-sss ~ r-esisa,-
Ttrr,Tr .. C,.,,y.i~rg Cli Tbo,,s.
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~ ~ J.'ro,,s Esn. ~. tl~,-,-,,,.. ,
the srl's,srca ~ NJ pe,l,s .5d,ess
A"ui''' VI '''" IL d" went"
More than the average lifetime Of maj
has passed since the beginning Of the grea
struggle the events Of which we today seel
u commemorate The greater number q
those who witness the services Of Memo
rial day hfst saw the light al so late
period that the events Of those times ar
70 them but a. story that is told. Eve
70 the active participants therein the soft
enlng hand Of time has seemed 70 smoou
the rugged path then trodden and 70 them
in great measure, the repetition OF III
story is Ike the repetition OF vivid dream
We cannot live over again the days tia
were long since buried in the past. w
can, however, recall them 70 our minds
and repeat the story 70 the younger gen
Grafton, which may be called 70 future par
tlclpatlon in similar helds Of action. Les
sons in patriotism are never amiss, and 1
recall deeds Of patriotic devotion is u
best possible lesson IN patriotism. Sue
IL the true purpose Of Memorial day. Up
on each recurrence OF this anniversary th
graves Of the nations dead are decorate
By their surviving comrades and by CRATE
ful people, who are now in the full enjoy
meut OF the dressings Of country ana free
dom preserved 70 lhem and Their posterlt
by the Yalor and devotion OF the me
whose memory they today seek TO honor.
AS we recall 70 mind the deeds whic
they performed and the grand results {
the sacrifices they made we should not FOL
get the cause Tor which they fought. tTor
the formation o. our government It's ST.
bIllty was threatened by two great subject
Of contention and discord-s!ayery an
dlsuulon. lie irst was engraited upo
American soil as early as ljl1, and a. III
close u the Revolution II had foOthol
IN each Of the original - states. But 500
the march Of human progress abolished
III the North and 1t thereafter houTishe
only in the more congenial cline Of IL
south. Then began the "lTrepressib
conflict which eliminated in the Civ
war The southern states possesse
4,OO,VO slaves, comprising greater pc
ton OF their material wealth For man
generations slavery had been with them
familiar domestic institution. They b.
lieved in 1t and guarded 1t with jealot
care. The free North was opposed TO il
extension. The house Of the nation ";
DIVIDED against Itself and war was iney