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ofofid,DECORATION DANn~ Impressively ami Beautifully Ob-a-thlemtmmI in Wilmington.t I Wilmington ban rarely had better8■yr.rweather or witnessed a more im|ress« ive and beautiful observance of Memorial day than on last Monday, ae I The threatening weather of the fore-te I noon gave way to sunshine shortly be-in I fore the hour for the procession to form, and the weather became bright without growing too hot for comfort.Beautiful Sugar Grove cemetery was suberb, clad iu emerald verdure and a bewildering profusion of Mowers. There was scarcely a grave in the .•11cemetery that did not bear Moral tokens of the loving remembrance of the living.„ | The procession formed on West Locust street and moved promptly at '2 o’clock, in the following order:Firing Squad.Wilmington Military Band. Wilmington Fire Department. School Children Beariug Floral Trib-r I utes.r. I Woman’s Relief Corps.Morris McMillan Dost.Allen Dost.Speaker and Visiting Comrades in s Carriages.lt;\ Citizens in lt;arriages.Citizens on Foot. Immediately after the noon hour people from the surrounding country began to pour in, and by the time the procession moved the streets were crowded.There were an unusually large number of veterans of the G. A. K. in line. Many gray-haired men, with wounded legs or arms, and some of them with both, were in the ranks. The martial spirit of the present time seemingly aroused in them the dashing spirit of patriotism which actuated their course from ’Ml to ’06. The patri-archical appearance of many of the old veterans inspired the reverential homage of the spectators.Arrived at the cemetery, the veterans divided into the several squads, and, in charge of their respective captains, decorated the graves of the soldiers by detail as published in our last issue.The exercises then took place at the stand erected for the purpose, iu accordance with the programme printed in our last issue, Capt. I. A. Lamb being in charge. The exercises were beautiful and impressive.The address of Rev. C. L. Winget, chaplain of the Ohio penitentiary, was to the point aud was warmly commended.atsd1hbnfibutl1tlo
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Wilmington Clinton County Democrat
Wilmington, Ohio, US
Thu, Jun 02, 1898
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OH, USA 24 May 2017
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