The Republican journal., 1900-06-07
MEMORIAL DAY IN WALDO COUNTY
FREEDOM.


served by Dana B. Carter Post, G. A. R.
The members Of the post and the ladies of
| the Relief Corps assembled at G. 4. r. Hail
at p. NJ and marched to Pleasant Hill
| Cemetery. there to pay the sad tributes to
| our honored dead, and then proceeded to
| the church and listened to an elegant ad-
| dress by Rev. K p. Gardner of Hampstead,
n. II. In his address the speaker made
| special mention of the recent deaths of DR..
A. J. Billings. Capt, Geo. I. Ranlett and
| Mr. Charles Dodge. The cemetery and the
church We're handsomely decorated with
| flags and flowers.
MONROE.
| As has always been the custom in this
town Memorial Day was appropriately
| observed by the members of f. NJ. Billings
Post, g. A. r.. and the Womans' Relief
Corps For the first time in number of
years the weather was favorable for the
| complete carrying ont of the plans of the
&. A. H. During the morning hours the
comrades detailed for that purpose visited
the different yards i'll the town and decorat-
ed the graves of the veterans with flags and
flowers. At 1890 a. NJ. the parade was
formed in front of the Town Hall, in the
following order. Monroe Cornet Band,
Frank Nye, Leader; twenty young ladies
carrying flags and flowers; Z. NJ. Billings
Post, commander Jefferson Nealley: f. NJ
Billings Relief Corps, Miss Mary Fisher,
President: the Sunday School children car
ryinS small flags; tizens in carriages and
on foot. The column started promptly at
/ O'Clock and marched to the village ceme-
terry and formed around the Soldiers Monu-
ment, when the impressive services of the
&, \. +. for the dead were observed. The
young ladies. assisted by comrades, decorat-
ed the graves with flags and flowers
After the services the column marched
back to the Town Hall, where picnic din
ner was served At two o'clock the people
then assembled in Union Hall and the usual
services of the G. \. r. were observed as
follows: Music by Band: address by Com
mander: prayer by Rev. Frank S. Dollitf :;
reading of orders, by Adjt. l. F. Cook :;
reading of Roll of Honor song by Mrs.
Henry Weber; Grafton by Norman Ward
well of Bangor. The hall was beautifully
decorated with flags and flowers, and the
monument grounds were a beautiful sight,
and the services OF the w. +. c. and the
Sunday School children surrounding the
monument was very pleasing to the old
veterans. The cemetery at the village look
ed nice. as all took pains to see that their
lots were clean and neat. The town children
were not forgotten, as quartermaster Batch
elder procured flags for all and the thanks
OF the Post are due to comrade II. c. Web
Der for his interest in decorating the hall
and also the monument grounds
WINTERPoRT.
Memorial Day was appropriately observ-
ed. according to our usual custom. The
schools, stores and places Of business We're
closed. flags displayed, etc. The procession
started at , O'Clock, and was formed as fol
lows: Cornet Band: S. of v; Warren Post
and W. r. G.; W. c. 4. T.; school children
citizens in carriages. They marched through
Main street and then proceeded to Oak Hill
Cemetery. where the impressive services of
the Grand Army We're successfully carried
out. The new ritual services of the Corps
was specially beautiful. The graves We're
decorated by the Sons of Veterans. The
cemetery was in fine order and many of the
lots were elaborately decorated by friends.
At 3 O'Clock the people assembled at Union
Hall, which was prettily adorned with bunt-
ing and flowers, and the large audience lis
tened attentively to an interesting program,
consisting of music, recitations, the usual
exercises of the Post, and a fine address By
Rev. }. W. Hatch.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Memorial Day was observed here in the
usual manner. the school children marching
TO the cemetery. carrying wreaths and
flowers, with which, at the given word. they
decorated the graves of our brave dead.
The address which followed, by Rev. ii. W.
Norton of Searsport, was exceptionally
good-full of lessons OF patriotism to the
young, and reminders to the older listeners
of their sacred duty in guarding our Ma
tional life saved to us in 81 and TO- at such
terrible cost, by our martyr "boys who
wore the blue