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f ^4 ■ V A MM I.] ilM 1 V« *. U» *.^1' i.7 J W4UVVU4;Unfortunately'; for the harmonious prowlmv or affaire, a threatening thunderstorm mnde its appearance on the horizo:;, -which had the ctfect of thinning out the crowd until only the old soliluts and a few of the bereaved friends of the fallen remained. Nevertheless, 1he speaker proceededwith his address, only closing with the beginning of the storm, though nut until a hrief hut; appr opri atC'prayor had licen delivered hv the Rev. J. O’-Neul,The ceremony of decoration was next undertaken, albeit the • Ain had now begun to fall ill torrents. But men who had passed through that other rain, than wluch there can be nothing more severe on earth—the rain of shot find shell and musket hall—were not to be deterred from duty by thcrfear of getting wct« The graves were all vis!fed, and the simple buc significant act of strewing them with ilowers completed. .......The remnant of the former lengthened line, even a-* those havu seen who have come ott* the Held after a Jong day of battle, now marcliod back, not in 1he madness of the aeoife referred to, but only a little the worse for water, and to meet their scattered comrades smiling and dry at home.Jut by the lime home had been reached the sky had cleared up and all was peace again, and, aside from this interruption of the rain, we think it is safe to pronounce our decoration ceremonies altogether satisfactory. There might liave been more of a parade generally, but we hope the absence of this was compensated for by the presence of a. deeper, a wore earnest, more patriotic feehflg, As they who die for (heir country die nut in vain, so the remembrance of their deeds is not in vain. ^Co less are the martyrs the seed of the church than of the state: let cherish their memory, then....... - —• — * •At an infunnal meeting of soldiers, held on the evening of Decoration Day, 1hi following action was* taken :Resolved, That we, as surviving soldiers of the Knion in (he late war, tender our rhanks io the citizens of CJreeuville fur the liberal manner in which lJjoy contributed. of their means toward carrying out our programme of decorating the graves of' our fallen comrades, and also to the ladies for their generous donation offlowers, .and their care iu arranging them.Resolved, That we extend our thanks Jo Harvey Henderson, Esq., the Meadvilie, for the able and eloquent address which he furnished on the occasion.Resolved, That the surplus .over and above defraying the expenses of the cercmonies be donated loPeter Roberts, a surviving soldier of the war of 1S1L\Resolved, That we tender our thanks to the Jamestown Comet----- A ♦ ft
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Greenville Argus
Greenville, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jun 07, 1871
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