Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-13
TO BE OBSERVED AS USUAL IN
ELLSWORTH.
ORDERS ISSUED BY THE POST COM.
UNDERGRADUATES APPOINTED
TO VISIT CEMETERIES.

commander, WulldH oiuaii. give III Wv
tail the programme for the day, and also
the committees appointed to visit the va
rious cemeteries in the vicinity:
Memorial Services.
HEADQUARTERS WIN. H. II. RICE Posi-,
No. SIS, DEPARTMENT or MAINE, u. A. n,
ELLSWORTH, Apr. q, l90S.)
Order No. i.
The officers and comrades of this post are
hereby required to meet at their hall on Sun
day evening. May "a, at $50 O'Clock, prepare
tory to marching to Hancock hall to listen to
a memorial sermon by Rev. P. A. A. Killam,
and such other services may be connected
Herewith at o'clock.
The woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Vete-
rams and all honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors are invited to take part with the
post in all its memorial exercises.
BY order of
WILLIAM SMALL,
Post Commander.
IRVING OsGooD, Adjutant.
Memorial Day.
HEADQUARTERS WIN. H. H. RICE PosT.)
No. 55 DEPARTMENT OF MAINE, G. A. R.,
ELLSWORTH. Apr. 81, 1908.
Order No. I.
I. In accordance with the rules and regu-
lations of our order, Saturday, May 80, will
be observed in Ellsworth as Memorial Day.
II. 1t is earnestly requested that flags on
buildings aud on the shipping be displayed at
half mast during the day, and that all places
of business be closed between the hours of
O'Clock p. m. and . O'Clock p. m.
III. At O'Clock q. m. detachments from
this post will proceed to the several outlying
cemeteries to decorate the graves Of soldiers
and sailors as follows:
At Woodbine and St. Joseph's Catholic
cemeteries-E Bonsey, D L Fields, James
McGown, H N joy, c Grindal, Irving os-
good, William Small, J L Cook, Nahum
Murch.
At the Congregational church-Samuel J
Morrison, John Dean, N J Garland.
At North Ellsworth-George w Patten, P
Phillips, Roland E Davis.
At Ellsworth Falls-C H Haynes, A W Ellis,
W Richardson, D j Lyman, Alexander
Starkey, A H Denico, Levi Fl Bennett.
Catholic cemetery on High street-John J
Scott John w Armstrong.
Beechland and Riverside-Geo Haskell,
John Malone. VIM Connick.
North Hancock-A w Curtis, NJ Smith.
Lamoine-D Y Mcfarland, Ira Hagan, A R
Devereux.
Waltham-A W Googins.
Eastbrook-Lewis Bunker, E L Clough.
Otis-Charles Otis. Wallace E Tibbetts..
Surry-Simon Flood, Charles Hammond,
Moses Moon, VIM F Moore, George Sperry.
West Ellsworth-G Floyd, sharrington
stackpole.
Trenton-H Marks, Smith.
Mariaville-George W Black, E N Brimmer.
The commander Of each detachment will re-
port at once to the adutant the number of
graves decorated.
". At O'Clock p. m all the comrades will
| assemble at Grand Army hall, where they will
| form in column and march to the soldiers
monument. where a service from the service
| book will be held.
| V. At the conclusion of the service at the
monument, the comrades will again form in
| column and escort the orator of the day to
| Hancock hall, where the memorial address
will be given by DR.. J. H. Patten, Of Amherst.
| At the close of the service the comrades will
| again form in line and return to their hall
| and disband.
| vi. All soldiers and sailors of the late
spanish-American war, the Woman's Relief
Corps, Sons of Veterans, all fraternal orders,
the mayor and members of the city govern
ment, the children of the public schools and
citizens generally are cordially invited to take
part in the observance of the day.
WILLIAM SMALL,
Post Commander.
IRVING osGoop, Adjutant.
JOHN F. wHIrcoMB,
| Marshal of the Day.
1t is the wish of the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic of this city
that all citizens will interest themselves in
the observance of Memorial Day. There
are many ways in which assistance can be
rendered, and it will be thoroughly appre-
ciated.
The ladies of the relief corps require
assistance, especially on Friday, May
%, in making wreaths and bouquets
Flowers may be sent to Grand Army hall
donations will be gratefully received.
ROSTER OF VIM. H. Il. RICE POST.
Each year the ranks OF the grand arm,
as represented by VIM. II. FL. Rice pos
are thinning, and the veterans must NOR,
and more depend on the assistance of tn
people in the proper observance of tn
day.
VIM. II. H. Rice post, in its most flour
ishing days, had membership of 2O4
This number has been reduced by death
removal from the city or discharge, unit
now there are only sixty TO answer t.
roll call. The roll of the post is given be
low. Where residence is not given, ELS
worth is understood:
John W. Armstrong, Edmund Bonzey
Lewis w. Bunker of Eastbrook, Levi Ben
nett, George Black of Mariaville, A. W
Curtis, E. L. Clough Of East brook, ].
Cook, W. J. Connick, A. R. Devereux o
J Lamoine, c. P. Dorr, John B. Deane, A. II
Denico, A. W. Ellis, D. L. Fields, Simeon
w. Flood Of Surry, George B. Floyd, }.
Farrell, 3. F. Gray, 8. A. Goodwin, C. H
Grindal, N. j. Garland, A. w. Googins o
Waltham, C. H. Haines, G. F. Haskell
Ira B. Hsgan of Lamoine, James Hamil
ton, George P. Haven of Hancock, H.
Joy, R. F. Jordan, w. M. Jones, D.
Jones, John O'Kief, J. A. McGown, Nose
Moon Of Surry, W. F. Moore, 8. J. Nor
rison, Horace Marks of Trenton, D.