The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-06-02
AT PINEY
FORK CHURCH
C. A. r. OF cRlTTENDEN
COUNTY MEETS
ON DECORATION Day
a sumptuous Dinner and
Interesting Speeches are
Greatly Enjoyed.

The G. A. r. No. 81, of Crlttenden
county, met at PineyFork May 3Oth.
The weather being snfavorable In
the early part Of the day. The crowd
was little late gathering In, but as
the clouds dispersed and the sun be-
gan TO shine the people began TO
come and at ten o'clock the large
church was well filed with people.
The house was called to order by the
captain, j. M. Walker, after a
short but very appropriate address,
he called for a song. X. NJ. Franks
aud W. a. woodall led but the con-
gregation Joined In the hymn, "My
Country 'Tis vf Thee" The cap
tain then called on ]. Frank
Conger TO deliver the welcome Ad.
dress, which he responded 10 by say
Ing he certainly felt II great honor
Tor him 10 be called on 10 give the
welcome address on an occasion like
that as this is . day recognized by
our government A. legal holiday, .
day that the people meet at the last
resting place Of their dead comrades
aud friends And show respect 10 them
by strewing flowers on their graves
and by so doing we not only show
respect 10 the dead, but IL begets a
feeling In our hearts one for another
that otherwise might not be. He said
We could not do the dead any good
by this, but the living might be BEN
sttted aud We should not ouly at.
tempt to show respsct 10 the dead,
but also 10 the living aud especially
the young should show respect TO
the old, aud while we had misfortune
aud disappointment he hoped the
young people that were there would
never have 10 travel the same road
those old veterans that looked him
Ia the face had travelled. aud In con.
elusiou said Ia behalf Of the neigh
bors aud friends Of Piney Fork he
wanted 10 assute the people there Of
hearty welcome. The captain then
arose and began an GRAFTON but at
this Iuuc,ure the hearse arrived with
the corpse " Mrs, J. n, Bugg, which
was carried into the house aud tuner.
Al services held, conducted by Rev.
Paris, OF this county, aud Oselsby, oi
fTcdonia. Brother Osvlsby read the
plth division ot the Psalms. Brother
Paris commented on the gentle life
aud christian walk Of sister Busg,
aud admouished the children 10 fol.
low her Instructions aud prepare tc
meet her Ia Heaven.
Brother ogulsby made very im.
ptessive discourse; said thA, every
person preached their own funeral
while living. lie said that while ",
were laying the corpse Ia the tomb,
We were not buryins Sister Bugs. .tu,
only the house ot clay that Sister
Bueg would still live In the minds
aud affections " thy people around
Piney Fork.
AZ tho conclusion hc offered pray
ct la behalf u the living Tbeu thr
pall bearers followed BY The entire
audience marched 10 the tomb
that had already been prepared and
laid the remains in its last resting
place to await the resurrection. D,
was then u O'Clock and the dinner
was spread and everyone seemed 60
enjoy this part oi the exercises iot a
while, then the bell rang aud an gath.
cred TO the house again aud the reg.
ular order 81 the day was then tax.
en- up,
W. H. Walker Vas called ou tot a
speech aud responded very freely.
giving a very polluted address on the
grandeur aud nobility Of our country
rheu Judge A. rowcty WAS next
called for. lie said he did not know
how 30 make a speech on an occasion
like this, but u Il Was = political
speech he would know what D. say.
bu, Il would no, be proper iot him 10
Try 30 tell about the war when he
pN . mere bts, dufias thu, time.