The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
HONOR
DEAD COMRADES.
Ideal Weather for Memorial Day and
The Event Very Generally Oh.
served.
PROF. RIFE AT MccONNELLSLURG.

the old soldier In according him
a bright and beautiful day on
which, in loving memory, to
strew with fragrant flowers the
graves Of his former comrades.
This day, above all Others sacred
IN the minds of the Grand Army
of the Repu bic and the Women IS
Relief Corps, was very generally
observed throughout the county,
and the exercises were charac-
terized by reverent and dlgnl
fed department that was most
impressive and becoming.
No other patriotic observance
means so much to the children of
Our country as this beautiful me.
mortal, for it lmpresses upon
them the sacrifices made by the
men who went out IN the trying
days of '61.
At the Union cemetery at an
early hour had collected crowd
of those who follow the custom Ct
decorating the graves of their
dead, and at 10 M, 1t was In
creased by a. squad of veterans
and mum bers of children, who
formed in line and proceeded to
pay tribute to those who have an
swered the last roll call. The
graves of sixteen soldiers were
ecorated, fifteen of which held
the remains of volunteers of the
Mexican, Civil and Spanish
American wars, and one Is the
last resting place of one who
wore the gray
Following the ceremony of dec
Grafton, the children gathered at
the central mound and were ad-
dressed by Mrs. 5. NJ. Cook on
their duty in perpetuatlng this
day OF hallowed memories, to the
end that the honor and the glory
of our nation may not suffer.
The ceremonies IN McConnells.
burg were of more elaborate
character and were conducted IN
the Court House. Prof. w. M.
Rife of the G. V. S. N. S., deliver
ed the address aid when he re-
minded the old soldiers that
"their glory cannot fade" he held
the attention of a house IN which
there was not standing room.
Llncoln's Gettysburg Address
was recited by Edgar Alexander.
This matchless expression of 10y
al devotion to country, and gem
Of American literature, should be
memorlzed by every teacher and
pupil in the county.
Appropriate recitations were
well given by Misses Anna Refs
ner and Marden Stouteagle.
"Some good words in behalf of
the w. r. g., were spoken by
Mrs. S. M. Cook, Secretary of
that association, an auxiliary of
the G.. A r..
The large and intelligent aud
lence present gave unmlstakable
evidence of the high place which
our "boys In blue" hold in the
heal is of the people. Mothers
had left their home duties, and
brought with them their tasteful.
ly dressed little ones, to learn les
soas OF patriotism, and to follow
with their fragrant tribute of
flowers, the tottering steps of the
veterans to the graves of their
comrades, many of which are
nameless and dateless, owing to
lack of suitable markers.
The procession was conducted
to the various cemeteries by the
McConnellsburg band, to the in-
spring music of that grand old
march, "Onward Christian Sol
diers," and never did they do
themselves greater credit than
on this occasion-the marching
and music being so thoroughly
IN good form. The line was
gracefully manipulated by Mar
shal Thos. Hamil, and corps OF
Aids, recruited from the sons
and friends of the veterans.
No grave was neglected IN the
distribution OF flags or flowers
the ceremony being one Of beau
tiful and lmnresaiva aolann;tv