The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-06-01

Market street, and was made up as follows:
Marshal, S. j. Gurney
Aid, Coz. Elmer Small.
Police Oh horseback
Belfast Band-W. H Sauborn,
Drum Major; Don o. Robbins. Color Bearer
A. +. Clark Camp, Sons of
Neterans-Orrn }. Dickey, Captain.
Thomas H. Marshall Post,
G. A. r.. Robert W Waterman, Commander.
Rev. A. A. Smith, acting
Chaplain IN carriage
Canton Pallas, ?. Nj, |.
0, O, F., H. I. Shales. Commandant
Belfast Division, y. r.
X. of P.--F. Fl, WeCh, Captain
Thomas II. Marshall Relief Corps in buck
boards
A. E. Clark Ladies Aid Society in buck
boards.
Disabled veterans, in carriages.
City Government, in car rage.
Citizens in carriages.
The line of march was up Church street
to junction of High street, down High to
to junction of High and Church, up Church
to Grove, up Grove to Congress, over Con-
gress to Main, up Main to Grove Cemetery.
Arriving at the cemetery the procession
formed hollow square around the Memo
rial lot, over which the Stars and Stripes float
GU az NAIL Ll4dSp duu large uiOuHu VI lloN :
ers was built, inscribed "Our Unknown
Dead" The exercises were as follows:
Opening services, Post Commander
Pleyeis Hymn,
Belfast Band.
Prayer, Rev A A. Smith
"Festival of the Dead" Post Commander
Decorating the mound to the Unknown
dead, Officer of the Day, A. l. Conant
Salute to the dead, by the Veterans
lie Palms, Faure
Belfast Band.
Benediction, Rev. A. A. Smith
The procession then reformed and march
ed back down Main street to Congress, to
Miller, to Cedar, to Pearl. to Church, to
Memorial Hall, where parade was dismissed.
Grove Cemetery never looked more beau
tiful than it did on this Memorial day. The
avenues are all nicely kept, the lots well
cared for and many closely trimmed, and
there was a profusion of flowers every
where. The graves OF the veterans were
each marked by neat iron marker sur
mounted by small flag. and graves Of the
members of the Relief Corps each bore the
society's marker decorated with red, white
and blue ribbon.
Among the more beautiful decorations
We're flowers on the lot of William j. Den
the last resting place of his dead. There
were two large bouquets of callas, roses and
small white flowers, with backgrounds of
foliage, and a basket of handsome red, white
and yellow flowers and green leaves.
At six O'Clock the Post and Relief Corps
served an excellent supper in Memorial Hall
which was largely patronized and highly en-
joyed.
The Belfast Opera House was well filled
at the evening exercises. The decorations
were simple, yet patriotic, and consisted of a
large flag at the rear, small one over the
speakers desk, a mound of evergreen in
front, and stacks of arms at each side. The
Belfast Band escorted the Grand Army and
Sons of Veterans to the Opera House. The
officers of the Post and the clergy occupied
seats on the stage, and the members of the
Grand Army, Sons of Vet Grams and the la
dies societies had reserved seats in the cen.
tire of the hall.
The exercises opened with "Tone Pictur es
North and South" by the Belfast Band fol
lowed by the reading of the general orders by
the Adjutant, M. G. Dilworth. The Post gave
the salute to the dead, and Commander Wa.
terman read the address, of welcome. The
band played brief selection of patriotic
airs and Rev. R. T. Capen offered prayer.
very pretty feature of the occasion was
the singing by ten little girls under the di
rection of Miss Lillian Spinney. The