Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-07
HINSDALE, N. H
The Memorial DAY Services.


The threatening weather on Memo
rial day aid not deter large number
of our citizens from attending the ser
vices, although doubtless with fairer
skies the attendance would have been
much larger. At S o'clock in the
morning delegation from Sheridan
post, NO. II, G.. a. H., went to North
Hinsdale for the purpose of decorating
the graves of nine soldiers who were
buried in the cemetery, and one in
the Roman Catholic cemetery. The
services, which if the day had been
pleasant would have been held in the
Pine Grove cemetery, We're, by g.
courtesy Of the pastor and people of
the Methodist society, conducted in
their house of worship. At 1.45
o'clock the procession formed under
the direction of the officer of the day,
Nj. II. Bardwell at Grand Army hall,
and marched to the church in the fol
lowing order: The Hinsdale Brass
band, Sons of Veterans who did es-
cort duty, Sheridan post, G.. A. r., and
unalii1atCd veterans, and Womans Re
lief corps, No. 80. Because Of the
unfayorable weather the schools went
directly to the church, which had in
the short time been very pretttly
decorated with evergreens and flags.
A program of % numbers was render
ed in an excellent manner, several
parts being assigned to school chill
dren. The address by Rev. j. E.
Smith of Keehe was a gem of it's kind.
Mr. Smith began reminding the vet
Grams that in the loving service they
rendered this day 100000 others kept
step. and touched elbows in a like ser
vice. Ever since as a Chld he had
been thrilled by the story of the wars
OF his country. he had been possessed
by an ambition to bring his hearts
love to them in speaking to them on
Memorial day. One year ago, that
ambition was satisfied by addressing
the Grand Army in his own city, and
again today by Their invitation for
him to address them in Hinsdale.
There had been three important steps
in the history of the nation. He paid
a tribute to the soldiers OF &c, when
the people asked for representation,
and God. who had always given them
more than they asked for. gave them
national liberty. In 81 they asked
for the preservation of the union, and
received millions of human beings add
cd to the union. In IS we simply ask
ed that a weaker neighbOr should be
protected. and God gave us many peO-
pies to protect, and it were a gross in
Justice nay. a slap in the face of
Almighty God, for a nation that has
escaped tyranny to practice tyranny.
We have increased dominion until the
dear old flag salutes the sun every
hour of the "a in the diurnal system.
The civil war cost more than one half
million lives of brave men. besides
the cost in property, trouble and sOr-
row of every sort. 1t was the sol
diers of that day who We're. under
God. the instruments of stamping out
the cancer of slavery. whose roots had
spread out into many states, and
through them, we have an undivided
people. But not all the nations foes
are conquered. would to God they
were. Other battles are to be fought,
bloodless though they are. There are
traitors in our land and traitors should
be shot in peace as we'll as in war;
they should be shot at the ballot with
the black ball. and with the cannon
ball of public opinion and eNecration.
Today there are a few more graves
to decorate than there were year
ago. Some who march today with
the minority, another year will march
with the great majority. Let no raw
ages of time. no neglect testify to fu-
ture generations We have forgotten
the cost of a republic"
At the close of the service in the
church the procession was again form
ed and marched to the cemetery,
u-bora tho ,a,,, N aNarpiGoc NTprp
held, and the graves of 43 soldiers
were decorated. Upon returning to
the hall, a lunch was served by the
Woman's Relief corps. In the eve
ming the band gave a concert from the
hotel piazza. where selections were
also rendered by the quartet consist
ing of Misses Owen and Todd, Mr..
| LangwOrthy and Mr.. Temple.