F 74 .B3 B3 Copy 1 MKMOIMAI. UK(^()in) ^oldierrj of Herlin, GUiwir I! i:ju:lli(j,\\ i WITH TIIK KXKKCISKS AT THK DKDK'ATION OF THE TAHLETS OF THK DKCKASKI). MF.MOKIAL HALL. AND TIIF r(»U\ lloIsK. ^VeIo.i-oli tid, I^TO, RERLIN. MASR. CLINTON : rKiNiiPin >N . J. COt'LTKR, Coi ii \ \ 1 i>iii (Unnnriffce, By Du. E. IIautshoun. Address (iccepfiiig the Building, Bv II(ro„TOX. .Iddress ilelinriiKj the Tahlefs io the Toirii, By Rii.KY Smith oi' tlie Tahk-t Committee. The Trust accepted hy the Setectmen, Through H. D. Ccinux, transferring them to the eare of Post o4. (i. A. R. Bephj Of iJ'c ^^*>^^^ TIn-oiigli their Post Commanch-r, K. H. Haktsiiou.n. MUSIC. PoeiH, hi) Josiah Dride. Reiuarhs of . \tr. . Irteiiias Banns on ihe early History of Ihe Town. Beaiarlis/jy Fi'iends, Citizens, and ,\'oa-resi- dent Xa tires of tlie Toira. MUSIC. Introductory Reinarks. BY DR. E. HARTSHORN. The Hall having been well filled, Dr. Hartshorn, Chair- man, at 1 1-2 o'clock called the meeting to order by a few remarks explanatory of the building, and of welcome to the non-resident natives and citizens of the town, who hon- ored the occasion by their presence. He remarked that they were well taught in Berlin schools to read and write, and at the old town-house to vote, but were never taught there to vote till they could read and write, nor to vote any- where with any discpialification. Remembering their ex- perience in the old building, with its discomforts, they could imagine the pleasure which resident citizens might enjoy in their corporate capacity, surrounded by the conveniences of the new house. Report of J3uilding Co/vl/viittee. BY DR. E. IIAllTSIIOUN, Chaikmax. Mr. Chairman : Introductory to the })t't'uniary part of the report of our stewardship in the construction of this huilding. which it is our privilege now to make to }ou. and throu. and answered well their purposes ; but for a number of y(Mrs there has Ijeen a grow- ing desire to erect a more modern and commodious struc- ture, and the necessity for a |)lac(M)f deposit for the soldiers' tablets aided to cement all o))i)osiug views in harmony. This town lias alwavs been liberal ; were it doul)ted. look 6 at her school-houses, her miUtary record, her tablets, her taxes so willingly borne, and now at this house, wjiich we thmk not unworthy of her past history. After discussing more expensive plans, the general out- line of this building was recommended to, and adopted by the town by a full vote, und } our committee were instructed to construct this building at a cost not exceeding f6,500, including the land. The idea, of a decent, not to say ap- propriate building for such a sum was as thoroughly ridi- culed, as was the capacity of the committee. We were however cheered and encouraged at the outset, by a gift of the land from an honored native and descendant of the orig- inal stock of the town, Mr. Artemas Barnes of Worcester. The town promptly returned thanks officially, and will be ever indebted for his liberality. The spot we deemed emi- nently suitable, and posterity will approve it. The owners of the old horse-sheds, which marred the beauty of our common and nearly destroyed the value of this land, should be commended for their readiness to yield at once for their removal. Thanks are also due to the religious society for allowing free use of their grounds, for the same purpose. The sheds were removed and fitted up at considerable ex- pense, it is true, but no witty criticisms upon their removal or upon the spot will abide the test of time. If nothing- had been gained but the removal of this unseemly blemish, the expense would be well repaid. The principles upon whicli this particular plan of econ- omy and style were ado])ted, were briefly these, viz : The old hoiise accommodated the town, with a regular growth, more or less perfectly, for thirty-nine years, and the plan adopted in this building may convene the same proportion- ate growth as long. But if by fortunate enlargement of business its growth sliould be more rajjid. then it will have the wealth of that growth to expend anew. Again, a build- iiig like this is iiiorc iipju-oprijitc in (•()nij)aris()!i witli our humble style of buildinii^s, and for many years may remain so. Still again; the style of arehiteetuic and the taste of the citizens might change witli time, increasing business and -wealth. Our old house was as consonant with the taste, style, necessities, desires, and conveniences even, of our fathers, as this will be with ours. Thirty years some- times work great and unanticipated changes in a tlirifty town. We hope for great things, but have not the positive assurance of them. Once more, a small audience in a hall lik(> this, (and comparatively small will be the audiences here for some years at least) — we say a small audience Avill enjoy more, and be more inviting to a speaker, than the same audience in a hall large enough for the crowd that may flock here weekly thirty years hence. The pleasure during these years of an audience-room proportioned some- what to the size of the jindience, will compensate the expense of a new house at the end of that time, if neces- sary. Upon the basis of these principles we built ; n])on the same reasoning we invite your criticism of the size, the style, the plan, the convenience, the fixtures, the furniture, the arrangements in general, hoping you may, charitably at least, approve our work. For the l^uilding Committee allow me to say, personallv. that perfect liarmony and entire oneness of feeling has l)een manifested in all their deliberations, and tli(\v liave the thanks, at least, of their chairman. To you, sir, and the board of Selectmen individually, we return thanks for very numerous cheering words of support, encouragement and co-operation, and also to the citizens generally who have sJiowu their coutidence in us. ;iud our work, by approving remarks. Especially are our thanks due to the contractors, Messrs. S. H. Hastings, J. E. Sawyer and Addison Iveyes, who have 8 roiiipletcd this work to our entire satisfaction. During the (>ntirc ])rogross of the building Ave have not had occasion to find the least fault with any point of their work. We com- mend tliem as men of skill, who from thoroughly con- demned material a beautiful stnu-ture can raise. In conclusion. JNIr. Chairman, we cheerfullv aive this house to your care. We are not ashamed of it. nor would we essentially alter it if we coidd. AVe undertook its erec- tion with fears, but our doubts have been crowned with suc- cess beyond our hopes. I Land it over to the town with our best wishes. AVe shall soon ])ass away. A few for a very few years Avill remember that many weary hours were spent in planning and arranging this structure, then none will be left >\ho will care who did it. Year after year the people will conu^ up liere to transact important business for the town, tlu^ state, and the nation ; our hope is that they may do it in all good conscience. Here they Avill listen to men of elo(pience in science and morals, and may they give heed to then- uistructions. Should false doctrines ever be taught here, may they fall as if on stony ground, where they will take no root. ' Afay prosperity till this house, so that long before autHher thirty-nine years elapse, the growth of the town may ('(nnpel the erection of a larger, nobler strnctiu*e. May tlie (Homing generations remember that they are some- what indebted to their fathers, and especially may they re- \ere their fathers" (lod. and we will be content with our mission as we are crowded off the stage. Allow us to report with pleasure, that the entire cost of this building (including another coat of paint and blinds painted and hung) abovc> the underpinning is f 6.000. The cost of removal of sheds and their repau*. the titting of the ground, and the foundations so far as completed, is ^446.64 — making in all ^^t), 446.64. as the entii-e cost of the proper- tA". The cost of furniture at the time the toAATi voted to Address Accepting the JBuilding. BY HON. WM. BASSETT. Mr. Chair.man : Sir, — It is ever cause of gratnlation when those engaged in the public service, in the discharge of then- duties have faithfully executed the trust confided to them, and whose chief aim has been, with an eye single to the public good, fully to carry out the will of the people. Permit me then to extend to you an assurance of the high satisftiction which the people of this town (so far as I may represent them) have of the manner in which you and those associated with you on the committee, have planned and finished this house so well fitted for the convenience of the town. We are aware that you have had some difficulties to encounter — some obstacles to overcome ; but your energy and persever- ance have been equal to the occasion, and to-day the verity of the estimates presented have been completely sustained, and the tax-payers of the town have been agreeably sur- prised to find that their committee have been enabled to bring the cost of the building within the sum asked for. At the beginning there was a diversity of opinion as to the general ])lan and details, but as the work progressed more unanimity of feeling was expressed, and now scarcely a dis- senting voice is heard. The building in its exterior is hum ble and un])rotonding, and in general accord with the sur- rounding buildings in the town ; but in its interior it is be- lieved to combine the greatest amount of convenience at the least possible expense, and is well calculated to supply the present and prospective wants of the town. The town was greatly in need of the conveniences fur- nished by this house, for social and municipal purposes, and also on festive and public occasions ; and it was but in ac- cordance with the progressive spirit of the age, this resolu- tion of the town, to give to themselves, to the officers of the town and to the soldiers returned from the late war, a suit- able place for meeting and consultation ; but not least was it the intention that a more fit place should be prepared for the reception of the soldiers' memorial tablets, which are to transmit to future generations the names of those who perished in the great rebellion, lighting for the preservation of our liberties, that we might have a "government of the people, for the people and by the people ;" and in conclu- sion permit me to say that the abihty and fidelity by you manifested in the erection of this house, is duly appreciated by those who in the beginning reposed full confidence that their committee chosen for the purpose was equal to the task imposed on them. — •vrn.l.t HJ build was cstiniatod at .^1,000. Much bettor furniture and fixtures than wore then coutcmi)hited have been proeurcd at an expense of 5^95"2.()0, making the entire cost of build- ing and furniture 5f^7,39y,64. Should the next town-house cost as much more than this as this has cost more than the old one, the amount will be 5?100,00(), a sum which perhaps then will not be satisfac- tory to the sticklers for a costly town house. To you and yoiu- coadjutors we again return thanks for your kind aid in this enterprise, as we hand you the keys of this structure : may they always fall into as worthy hands. K. HARTSHORN, ) RILEY SMITH, I Huihlin,, SILAS SAWYER, \ GEO. H. BARNES, Cnmmittcc. DANIEL CARTWRKiHT, MEyvioi\iAL Addi\ess BY REV. W. A. HOUGHTON. Fellow-Citizens of Berlin : We do not expect that the 2d of March, 1870, will henceforth be especially memorable in Berlin for the dedi- cation of a town-house. Once we dedicated churches only. Once there were no town-houses to dedicate. Churches, very generally, served the purposes of town meetings, and these were about the only meetings aside from the Sabbath. I take it that Faneuil Hall is the oldest town-house in America, and that not quite a hundred and thirty years old. It would have been older, but the town of Boston, like some other ambitious boroughs, refused to accept it of the generous Peter on the conditions he made. The proposed "market" under it was the objection. Boston did not be- lieve in any such "notion." No town-house in our vicinity is over fifty years old. Our old one is less than forty. We honor our fathers for such a house as that ; but oiu* needs are much greater than in 1831. Not so much because our population has doubled as because our ideas have. Berlin is of the progressive towns. And to anticipate the more am- bitious Berlineans who shall take this house down or sell it, as we do the old, avo will here say, we hardly expect this comely edifice to satisfy the town in 1900. Our judicious committee put no memorials under the corner stone, lest the 11 lads who should \m\v seen them put in would also sec them takeu out. But we are willing to be judged, even in the twentieth century, by our present work. Religious dedication of public buildings is very suitable. Some may think it is secularizing religion. We think it is making secular matters properly religious. The pubHc ed- ifice, the private dwelling, the house of business, that can- not be religiously dedicated, ought not to be built. All our present public buildings have been built by the town — the church, the school-houses, this house and its predecessor. About one in ten of us remember the first "meeting-house." A few are living who were in childhood when it was raised. A huge pile of architecture it seemed to some of onr eyes when we first saw it in its decline. Its remains compose the frame-work of our neighbor Fosgate's barn. Sad end for the old sanctuary ; but honorable. Martyred soldiers' bones have been nsed for fertilizers. The church which adorns the common and the village was built when the to^vn was one parish, forty-four years ago. Public buildings are an index of the taste and spirit of a to-svn. We are ^\alling oui- fathers should be judged by the criterion, as we expect to be. Twelve years ago the town erected new school-houses in the five districts, at a cost of nearly seven thousand dollars ; just in time before the war. They have justly been a source of pride and of praise. The question of a new town-house began to be agitated before the war, but lay quiet, mostly, during that great bur- den and sorrow. Except for railway and new roads the question would have revived sooner. But the deciding point lay in the adoption of tablets and memorial hall for our dead soldiers, instead of a monument. No monument could be raised, satisfactory to tlic citizens, short of three 12 thousand dollars. Some preferred hall and tablets. The point was conceded, and the question of town-house was decided. The constructing committee make their report to-day, and I am sure the opinion which I express is not indiAddual, but common. We owe a special debt of grateful recognition to this committee-and the fiiithful executors of their specifica- tions, the builders ; and I know I but speak for the public when I make special mention of the chairman. The plan is essentially his. In style of finish he has had the co-op- eration of his colleagues and the builders, embracing pro- fessional good judgment. Only by the most judicious pur- chases and strictest watch and supervision could the house have been built for the sum reported. In all this, too, the judicious and honorable principle has been adopted to ex- pend, so far as economically practicable, the town money within the town, a thing (to moralize a little) this town has painful need of learning. Why send your money out of town needlessly, for professional skill or the commodities of life, when you can have the same at home I Every town ought to have its esprit de corps. Whoever refuses his pat- ronage to a good citizen, works against his own and the town's welfare. This liouse is a home production. A town-house and a to^vn-hall arc not precisely the same. Peter Faneuil did not count on "selectmen's room" and other such apartments, but on a meat market. W^e are not so sensual. Lyceums, literary associations, reading rooms, public libraries belong to these edifices. It is to be hoped that all these may yet pertain to our own. liCt this house be consecrated to all liberal improvement and culture ; and it is a hope of many that it may never be desecrated by uses injurious to the public. What depraves the morals of a people, in the youth, or others, is unprofitable every way. Mountebanks and jim crow dances do the least of their 13 mischief when they carry out of town and out of the ])ock- ets of our youth in a sin<:j;le niglit money to tlie amount of any young man's yearly savings. Better let your house stand close as the temple of Janus in peace. Such income will never equal what is carried out of town, even in money. The "town fathers" should not make a losing l)argain for their town family. You get ten dollars for tlie town, and the town is fifty dollars ])oorer. hy count of dollars. Wlien our own citizens us(> it. and take money one of another, that is interchange. Or a concert, a lecture, hy strangers, may leave in worth of intellectual wealth, more in value than they carry away in mone\ . But the fatliers of tlie town should be as judicious in all such interchange of \ alue for value, as the father of a famil} . Let this hall never be ruled by any illiberality of senti- ment. Let it be a ])lace of all generous culture — a ])lace of genial, social and refining enjoyments ; but not a means of public demoralization. We dedicate this prhicipal hall to town interests and uses, first of all. Few will be the assemblies here of so much importance as the "Town Meeting." In this hall annually, and repeatedly, the town will come together in that democratic capacity which, more perfectly than an) other, re})resents the connnon spirit of American institu- tions. Ue Toquevillc. that com])re]icnding Frenchman, was profoundly impressed witli the relation of the towns in America to the commonwealtli. The reality had been illus- trated in the action of towns iu tlie Ilevolutionar} struggle. It has been more forcibly illustrated of late. But our hope is that this hall may never resound with th(^ war cry as we have heard it heretofore. If need be. let that be lieard. But our hope is. and oui- jjiaycr. that national |)eace mav leave every town to the develojjment of their ow n interests and the enjoyment of tlieir own social priNileges. 14 The town meeting is an educator. Citizens, in this, en- ter jointly into consideration of the questions which mostly concern the public welfare. Narrow ideas are here liber- ahzed. Extravagant ideas are sobered. Steel encounters steel. The result is, generally, practical good sense. If any where men are " weighed," it is in the town meeting. The true wisdom of a poor man will outweigh the folly of any exalted position ; and every man's vote counts the same. The theory of such pure democracy is that every voter is a *'true man," and will seek only what he regards as the pub- lic good, and the vote is too sacred a trust to be used for personal or mere party ends. He whose eye is not on the public good in voting, is not worthy of the ballot. He ought to live where he can be ruled. The town meeting is not a debating society, and no un- necessary antagonisms should ever be made. But the neces- sary issues of all public questions call out the best powers of expression in any citizen Avho has thoughts to offer. Your speaker recalls town meetings of more than forty years ago, in the old meeting-house. I have ever since been more interested in town meetings than in any mere de- Ibating societies. I am mstructed by them to this day. I thought, forty years ago, that the fathers were great men. I appreciate them equally now. But the matters and busi- ness of this town today far exceed the responsibilities of the fathers, yet these interests do not suffer in present hands ; and after some observations abroad, I am glad to say of my native town, and of my own fellow-citizens, that I think we fall behind very few towns in the number, relatively, or in the ability of citizens, who can appropriately express them- selves, and ably discuss such questions as pertain to the public concerns. I have noticed, with pleasure, that we have a large number of citizens of apt ability to preside in our public assemblies with appropriateness and efficiency. 15 May the new facilities which this house offers us for various social, literary, or other public assemblages, become a new stimulus to our youth and young men to improve their vari- ous talents in such ways as shall be creditable alike to them- selves and to the public character of the town. It is but reasonable that this commodious and attractive public edi- fice should become a new bond of unity in the town. Fellow-citizens, this town is compact in territory ; very few ftimilies live two miles from this spot. We have sev- eral clusters of dwellings ; but none for whose interest it is to be separated, even socially, from the others. If we of the centre are more benefitted than others by this public improvement, it is not of a selfish gratification to us. The centre, I know, would that all could be equally benefitted. Our territory is so compact, and the centre so easily accessi- ble to every village at least, that some of us have looked forward in hope of a consolidation of our school districts into graded schools. The town has two railway stations, and hopes for a third better than both these. Business interests are making hopeful headway. It should be the object and effort of every citizen to promote it. Home interests should be the mutual effort of all citizens. We have no villages that de- she annexation to a more pretentious neighbor. None that deshe to set up for themselves in township. Any family, in a few years residence, may know every other family con- nected with the to^vn. For ten years past almost every Avinter examination of schools in each district has been at- tended by spectators from every other district in the town. The success and character of each school is a town interest, and I believe that every village is really interested in the prosperity of each. May no strife worse than a laAvful em- ulation ever exist. Citizens, personally, I rejoice in the eighteen years' re- 16 newed citizenship in my native toAvn. I have a home with you ; I have a burying place with you. But a minister's callmg is such as forbids him to give "commandment con cneringhis bones." I have read eloquent sermons introduc- tory to a minister's " first love," expressing ardent desire that the preacher might be buried among his "dear people." I have met these "fellow servants" years after, well clothed, as to their "bones," far from their dear people, as to local- ity, and farther still in heart. But I must say the thought is pleasant of being buried in my native town with my fellow-citizens ; yet my greater anxiety is to join Avith you all, Avhilc my citizenship contin- ues, in earnest co-operation in whatever shall be for the town's true interests. Will you alloAA' me, citizens, to say, representatively, that the day of religious acrimony is gone by. I hope you all hold your religious faith in a good conscience. But sure I am that difference of belief is no occasion of social animos- ities. It seems to me that a hopeful day is opening upon Berlin, as to social life and general prosperity ; and let us accept the kind providence of the God of our fiithers in the erection of this beautiful and commodious liouse, as a pledge of His good will to us as a pco])le, and as a bond of renewed union as a town. We extend greeting to those once of us, and with us for today. We send greeting to all such who are abroad. We are often cheered in reports of their worth to other communities. We greet our neigh- boring towns also, and rejoice with them in their prosperity. This house has another and peculiar bond of unity to this town : the Memorial Hall, commemorative of our hon- ored soldiers, deceased. This was tlie pivot on which turned the question of erecting this house at the present time. How far from our thoughts it was, in 1860, that in 1870 17 \\c should coiisoc-raU' our proposal new (Hliticc to tlio mcm- oiy of :i score of our youii<; nieu aud fellow-citizens, in honor of laying down their lives for us in the conflicts of war. Wliat years of history the last decade ! The opening act of war was read to a body of citizens at the ])ost-office before the coach bringing tlie mail of April I'Jth, 1861. had left the door. Few were the words spoken. But every man set his lips in defiance. The war fever took, at the flash, in Berlin. War meet- ings followed in ([nick succession. Young men did not fal- ter. The zeal was no fanaticism. In tears many resolved on the forbidding service. Scores were soon pledged. Had the way been clear, a full company of a hundi'ed would have been organized in this population of a thousand! Of course no man rouJd ai)pre]iend the coming realities, but the pledges were soberly made. Delays cooled ofl' im})ctuous ardor. But if less manifest, the tide of patriotism flowed in deeper channels. The impulse of patriotism that rolled over the land became like the still small voice after the thunder. There was no holy of holies in the household nor sanctuary which it did not enter. Thought of the strange work to which the} were called Avould have chilled the blood before the call came. Now it hurries up the life current, and gives nerve to manhood strength. The beauty of Israel was ready for the offering. Berlin was never be- hind in response, during the war — often in advance. We had, in all, in tlie terrible service, one hundred and thirty- nine men. Of these, twenty-two oftered up their lives on the fleld or in army service. We are gathered today in sj)ecial commemoration of their unselfish and patriotic valor. We meet to embalm their names. This house we e\j)ect will ])erish. The chaste marble that sjjcaks now may be destroyed. But we pledge ourselves in sacred honor and <;:rateful obli":ation never to 18 forget, but. ever to cherish the names and cliaracter of those who faced death and fell in his embrace for onr liberty. Their portraits which grace the same hall may fade from the material on which they are impressed in such life-like features, but coming years will only add to the honor in which they are now held. That we may liiore fully enter into this specialty of the hour, let me, in briefest manner, remind you of the THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE FALLEN. And let me say here, that the obtaining and. the verifica- tion of the necessary particulars is very difhcult. Our offi- cial returns have not been made in full. Such as were made are frequently incorrect, according to the testimony of soldiers. Captain " C. S. Hastings," a name for years as familiar in Berlin as the name of the town, properly heads the death roll of our deceased soldiers. Christopher Sawyer Hastings, son of Ephrttim and Achsah Hastings, was born in Lancaster, now Clinton, in 1814. Moses Avas the name by which he Avas called till ho Ixx-ame of age, when he changed it to Christopher. His childhood and youth were spent in Boylstou, whitlior Jiis parents removed. At twenty- one years he came to Bor; in, his father having purchased the Nathan Johnson estate. In 1840 he settled himself in the family state with Miss Cordelia, Bigelow of Marlboro', on the homestead which he so much adorned in various im- provements. He was a citizen in the true sense, active and enterprising — a man of cheerful social habits, and public spirited as a townsman. • His fellow-citi/ens l)estowed upon him important trusts, whicli ho c\ev met with fidelity. At the opening of the war his age exempted him from military service. His offering was voluntary. True, he had much at stake, with others. Bui he liad no doubt of the final is- sue. \vt he would not withhold his own prrsonnl service, lie enlisted in Co. I, ^3()th Reiijt. Mass. Vols., and entered into the service as captain, Sej)tenil)er. lS()-2. The re«^i- nient was ahont Harper's Ferry awhile, and th(> upper Po- tomac ; then at Fredericksburg', and under fii'e in that bat- tle, but not en^ai^ed. Their next service was in the south- western departnient. ('apt. IIastin<^s was with his reii^iment in the seige of Vicksburg. and three days in the engage- ment at Jackson. Here Ik* sickened, and was left behind the regiment, on its return to Iventucky. He recovered and wrote his last letter at .Memj)liis. returning to his regi- ment. Was taken sick again, and died at Mound City, 111., Sept. 8th. 1S()3. at 49 years of age. Thomas Ratliburn. son of Solomon H. and Hannah Rath- burn, was born in Bolton. IS-il. Rathbnrn made the first regular enlistment of our soldi(Ms. though he did not go on that enlistment. July Ith. INGI. he was enrolled in C'o. F, lotli Regt. .\[ass. Vols. The early service of the regi- ment was tedious in marclu's. On tlie upper Potomac, on picket duty, he contracted a fever of-wdiich he died at Win- chester, ^larch 14th. ISfvi. at '20 years of age. His re- mains, the first of oui- death harvest in the war, were sent home in charge of his fellow soldier. Cor])oral S. H. Hayncs, and were buried in our own cemetery. Charles H. Maynard. son of Charles H. and Priscilla Maynard (Mrs. Reuben Babcock), was born in Stow, Ajjril 11th. IS:},"). Resident here at the outbreak of the war. he was among tlie first to (Milist for our dc^fense. H(> j()in(Hl Co. E. VMh Regt. Mass. Vols., in July. IStil. He zealously followed the fortunes of this brave regiment in all its perils and hard service of movements and battles, till the memor- able day of (ieitysbuig. when he was taken prisoner. FiX- changed. he declined in health, and died in ser\ice of the* invalid corps, at Douglas Hospital. Washington, 1). C., Jan. 20 24th, 186-i, at 28 years of age. His grave is in our own cemetery. Alonzo F. Howe, son of Lyman and Rebecca Howe, was born in Marlborough, March 24th, 1831. Just before the war he raised here his domestic sanctuary, and gathered his little family around him. He enlisted in Co. H, 29th Eegt. Mass. Vols., Dec. 2;3d, 1861. He was unable, much of the time, to do field duty, but was with his regiment at the seige of Vicksburg. Returning, he was taken sick on the way, and died at Camp Denison, Cincinnati, Sept. 7th, 1863, aged 32 years. His remains were brought to this place for burial. Silas F. Jillson (misnamed Cxilsom on tablet), son of Wheaton C. and Eliza B. Jillson, .was born in Richmond, N. H., May 24th, 1863. liiving in this town at the open- ing of the war, he readily enlisted for the town in Co. I, 25th Regt. Mass. Vols., Oct. 20th, 1861. Jillson was the first of our soldiers to receive a wound. This at Roanoke Island. He continued in the service through the war, but died at Charlotte, N. C, July 14th, 1865, aged 29 years. He received a second wound in the Summer of 1864. Silas E. (iroddard, son of Ephraim and' Sophia Goddard, was born in Berlin, March 24th, 1832. A retiring, modest youth, a dutiful son, of infirm health, he nevertheless was urgent to go at the call of his country ; and enlisted in Co. I, 36th Regt. Mass. Vols. Was in the Vicksburg cam- paign, but sunk in sickness on return to Kentucky, and died at Camp Nelson, Sept. 10th, 1863, at 21 years of age. His letters were full of courage, though comrades affirm that he was often really unable to do duty. George Ira Carter, son of Ira and Hannah Carter, was born in Berlin. He enlisted Aug. 6th, 1862, in Co. I, 36th Regt. Mass. Vols. Among the youngest of all our soldier boys, he followed closely the service of his regiment, and '2\ was ill all its oii^^a^cmcnls. Was uoiiudcd at Po[)lar Spring Church, Vii.. bciug shot through the left lung ; was taken prisoner, and died at Petcn-sburg, Sept. 3()th, 1864, '20 years old. It is related of him that in l)attle, the regi- ment being under tire, he refused to lie down at orders, but stood tiU the word of •'charge" was given, wdien he tossed his gun in air and caught it as he plunged with the rest into the deadly strife. Hollis L. Johnson, son of Lewis H. and Mary Johnson, was born in Berlin, June 7th,. 1838. Spent most- of his youth among us. Enlisted in Co. F, 13th Rcgt. Mass. Vols., 1862. He was in constant service tQl his death, which oc- curred at the second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30th, 186-4. A long and painful suspense hung over his parents and friends as to his lot in that battle. Up to this point he had kept up fre(pient correspondence with the family at liome. Thomas Hastings, son of Reuben and Hannah Hastings, born in Berlin, Jan. 24th, 1818. Married EUzabcth T. Houghton of Bolton, in which town he resided some years. Enlisted in Co. C, 15th Rcgt. ^lass. Vols. Pie went through the Peninsula campaign, and was at the. battle of jVntie- tam, from which only fifteen of the company came out. A ball passing through both liis legs above the knee, he was left upon the field. He succeeded in reaching an old barn, with others, where they remained four days, heljiiug each other as they could, when they were removed to Campbell Hospital, Philadelphia. Chronic diarrhcca having set in, he died Oct. 23d, 1862, at 44 years of age. Nathan B. (jarfield was born in Shrewsbury. His voutli was spent partly in Amherst, N. H. lie came to this place from Marlboro', a diffident and retiring young man, the last of all. we shoidd have said, to make a soldier. But none were more ready at duty's call for any conflict. Repeated- ly rejected for bodily frailty, his spirit burned to serve liis 99 country. Was finally accepted in Co. 1, 25th Regt. Ma.ss. Vols., July, 186*2. Garfield served his regiment mainly in the hospital. Yet nothi^ig but the field would satisfy his zeal. The field he took, and on the field he fell at Bermu- da Hundred, Va., May lOtli, 1S64, aged 29 years. He was tenderly buried by liis fellow soldier, Eli Sawyer, Jr., of this town. William H. Coburn, son of Henry D. and Hannah Co- burn, was born in ]5erlin, 1841. Very thoughtfully, and with parental consent, he. enlisted in Co. I, 36tli Mass. Vols., Aug. 6th, 1862. From the battle of Fredericksburg he accompanied the regiment to the seige of Vicksburg ; was taken sick after the battle of Jnckson, and was brought to Portsmouth (jrove Hospital, R. T. Was again on duty in the battle of the Wilderness, in wliicri he was wounded in a charge on the enemy's works, May 6tli, 1864. The wound was in the. tlugli. After many removals, with great suffering, he was brouglit to Campbell Hospital, Washing- ton, where he died S(>pt. ISth, 1862, aged 21 years. He had the great consolation of his brother's attendance in his last days, I cannot forbear to give one extract of a letter dated May 16th, 18()1.: "Dear Sister, I feel hapi)y that I can write you. I am lying on my l)ack in an Episcopal church here in Eredericksburg, ^vith a little book in my left hand, while I write with th(^ other. My wound pains me some, and the bed is not as good as you have at home. I have one blanket and two pieces of tent sprciid on the hard floor. As I lie hero I can look out and see tlie trees all leaved out, and here the birds sing. But 1 am a caged bird now, and so must stay in one place. I think half the men here that li"\e would have died but for the Christian Com- mission." James II. IJarry was born in No\a Scotia. 1844. Spent his vouth under thc^ fatherh care of Henr\ 1). Coburn of 28 this town. He eatj^crly tnilistcnl in Co. I. .'iUtli Mass. A'ols., July. 18()'i. Harry was in tho battles of the re«i;imeiit at Frederirkshuri^. ^'ickshllri^^ Jackson. Kiiowille, the Wil- derness, Spottsylvania. North Anna, ('did Ilarhor. and \vas instantly kilknl on picket duly, in front of Petersburg, July 1st, 18(>4, tlie ball passing; tlirouuli his rii;ht arm and body. He exclaimed, "^Nly d'od, my God !"" and ceased to breathe. His fellow soldier, Ansel Snow, assisted in his proper bur- ial beside the Norfolk and I\>terslmr«i: Railroad. Aliped 20 years. Samuel A. Snow, adopted son of Ansel Snow of Uerlin, was born in Milford. son of Samuel A. and Susan Salsbury, 1845. Enlisted hi Co. 1. •2:n\\ Re-t. Mass. V«(ls.. Oct. Uth. 1861. and followed closely the service of his rei^iment. Was in battle at Ronanoke Island. NewlxMii. Kingston. Whitehall, (ioldsbonV, Port Walthall, Arrowfield Church, N. C. Re-enlisted, as veterau, when the regiment cam'e to Virginia, and was taken i)risoner at Drury's lUuff, May 27th, 1864. He endured the cruelties of Libby and An- dersonA'illc until October, wIumi he was taken to Savannah, thence to Florence. S, C., whvrt* he died Dec. 1st. at the age of 10. Such was the soldier life of a timid, retiring boy, hardly known amonj^ us, only as a pu[)il in our schools. George H. l^owers was born in Boston. Came to this town a stranger, with his family, two years before the war. Enlisted in Co. L 8()th Regt. Mass. Vols., September, 18()2. Died of disease at Covington. Ky.. S(^])t. 80th. 18()8, aged 86 years. Rarticulai-s of his death unknown. Edwin J. Bigelow. son of Horace and Almina Rigelow. early enlisted in service of his country, but was discharged on account of ill health. Re-(>nlisted 1864, in 61st Regt. Mass. Vols., and was killed in making a charge on the en- emy's works in front of Petersburg-. \'a.. April 2d. 186;"), ag-ed 20 vears. 24 B,ufus H. Williams, son of Rufus and Sarah Williams, born in Bolton, 1843, was not liable to military duty, but was urgent to go, and enlisted in Co. I, "i-Dtli E,egt. Mass.. Vols., 1861. Died of disease at Georgetown, D. C, April 4tb, 1862, at the age of 19 years. Henry P. Rich, son of James and Sally Rich, was born in Northborough, 1845. Enlisted 1864, in Co. D, 4th Battalion Heavy Artillery, at Fort Independence, where he died of disease Aug. llth, 1865, at the age of 20 years. Tyler Paine, born in Smithtield, R. I., had been a citizen of Berlin some years. At enlistment he had four mother- less children. He neverthless gave himself to his country in her need. Enlisted in Co. B, 2d Mass. Cavalry. The regiment was in the Red River expedition, from which, on return to New Orleans, Mr. Paine died of disease, June 15tli, 1864, aged 40 years. Enlisted Jan. 5th, 1864. Homer E. Stone, son of Isaac and Martha Stone, was born in Berlin, June 24th, 1848. The health of his par- ents kept him awhile from enlistment. He finally joined the 4th Regt. Mass. Cavalry, Co. E, September, 1863. His frequent letters are full of patriotism and affection. "I know," he says, "the cause I am in is right, as sure as there is a God." "I am reconciled to my lot." He remit- ted many drawings of liis own, representing forts and scenery about the James. His service was short. In June, 1864, he contracted disease of which he died July 24th, near Petersburg, aged 21 years. Lafayette Warden was born in Illinois. Name of parents unascertained. His home among us was principally with Mr. Harvey D. Carter. Was mustered into service in Co. C, 15th Regt. Mass. Vols. Died of wounds at Washington, D. C, June 15th, 1864, aged 22 years. He attained to the rank of first dutv Sercreant. Watson Wilson, son of James and Persis Wilson. En- listed ill Co. 1, :3«tli Retrt. Mass. N'ols.. Au«>:. -Jltli, 1HH2. Died of wounds ivccivod at Cold Harbor. .June ^5(1, 1S()4. Cliarlos D. Starkcy, son of Anthony S. and Martha Star- key, was born in Berlin, July 18th, 1838. He spent his youth amon*:^ us. His liealth was not firm, hut he enlisted, 1862, in Co. I, oth Keij^t. Mass, \'ols., for nine months' ser- ^'ice. He was in the several eni>;a<>ements of his regiment in North Carolina, hut sickened and died at Newborn, May 26th. 186:J, aged 25 years. His' comrades testify to his vol untary over exertions, by which sickness was induced. Lemuel Gott, Jr., son of Dr. Lemuel and Mary (xott. born in Kockport, Cape Ann, Feb. 2()tli, 18-40, came to this town with his father's family in 1855. He graduated at the Normal School, Westfield. in 1862 ; afterwards was Princi- pal of High School in l)an^i^le, 111. In the midst of great usefidness, sickness compelled him to resign. Recovering, he was eager for the field. As a trial of strength, he en- listed in Co. 1, 5th Regt. Mass. Vols., for one hundred days' service. SuflFering a sunstroke his health failed, fever set in and he died in hos])ital at Baltunore, Aug. 2ytli, 1864. attended by his father. His grave is with us. He was 24 years of age, an only son and In-other, of great promise to friends and society. DIED Al'TKR niSCHARtn: FROM TUi: ARMY. J. V. N. Johnson, more familiarly known as l^illsl)ury Johnson, son of Edward and Annie Johnson, was born in Berlin, 1824. He enlisted in Co. F, loth Regt. Mass. Vols., and was in much of its service till the winter of 1862-3. After some service at Columbia Hos])ital, Gorge- town, D. C, he was discharged from the army, Feb. 3d, 1863. on account of ill health. Returning home he de- clined gradually, and died May 2()tli. 1864, aged 40 years. \Mlli:ni) Floicuce. sou of" Diiniel (i. and Mar\ Morencc. 26 bom ill Marlboro', enlisted in Co. I. 36th Kegt. Mass. Vols., 1862. Was honorably discharged for ill health in Feb- ruary, 1863, at Newport News He gradually declined and died'in Berlin May 5th, 1863, aged 23 years. ' Ezra Bartlett, son of Wilhara and Sarah Bartlett, born in Berlin, enUsted for the one hundred days' service in the Summer of 1864. At Indianapolis, Ind., on guard of rebel prisoners, he contracted fever, of which he died at Camp Carrington, Oct. 16th, aged 19 years. George E. Hartwell enlisted September, 1862, in Co. F, 13th Kegt. Mass. Vols. Was discharged by surgeon's cer- tificate, and died in Hudson, Feb. loth, 1863. The Hud- son Encampment have erected a tablet over his grave. Mr. Riley Smith, in behalf of the Tablet Committee, re- marked as he gave the tablets in charge of the toAvn : Gentlemen, Selectmen of Berlin : You are well aware that two years ago a committee was appointed to procure four tablets for those soldiers and heroes of BerUn who diir'>d to die in defence of their flag, and to sustain their country. That committee was com- posed of Rev. Win. A. Houghton, Hon. Wm. Bassett, Israel Sawyer, A. W. Longlcy and myself. The commit- tee has attended to that part of tlieir duty, and have pro- cured four tablets, and placed them upon the walls of Me- morial Hall l)elow. After \-isiting different artists and viewing different specimens of materials and workmanship, we contracted with H. II. Kinney of Worcester, this State, for the same, whose artistic skill and workmanship is ex- celled by no one in the State. We had the uttermost con- fidence in his honor as a man and liis skill as an artist. \: I Wc contracted with liim for four tablets at ^j^l'Jo.OO a])iece, milking in all )j^.*)()().()(). as voted by the town. I have been del(«gated by that committee to present those beautiful tablets to you. u^entlemcn, and intrust them to your care. They wish you to accept them, not for their in- trinsic value alone, but in deej) connnemoration of those heroes whose names are chiseled on those tablets. And, if you please, accei)t them in great reverence to those heroic soldiers on my l(>ft. f/icir comrades and associates in the diu of battle and deadly strife for victory. Please to accept in great respect to those fathers and mothers, brotliers and sisters, widows and orphans of those martyred henxvs. wlio i'vv] tliat they have sacrificed theii' dearest idol upon th(> altar of liberty, and for the beneiit of their country and it.-j union. Their hearts bleed and their homes are made \acant by tliis sad event. And finally, accept them and make such disposition of tliem as shall be pleasing to yourselves, the soldiers present, and to tlie citizens of tlu' town. ACCKP'IANCK Oi" ITIE TABLETS, BY MR. 11. D. COBURN, OF THE SELECTMEN. Gentlemen of the Committee: In behalf of the inhabitants of the to\\Ti of Berlin, we accept these beautiful tablets, so commemorative of our de- ceased soldiers. W(> most sincerely thank you for your faithful and suc-cessful services in planning, procuring, and arranging them in our >remorial Hall. Forever nuiy they peri)etuate the memory of those who nol>h- gave their lives a sacrifice on their country's altar to se(:ure for us the bless- ings of peace and the enjoyment of our i)leasant and hap- ])y homes. To you, sir, Connnander of Post .)4 of the (irand Arm^ of the Republic, we give these Memorial Ta])lets in charge, •28 to be sacredly guarded by you and those iu your command against all ruthless and rude hands, that they may never be mjured or marred, but remain in our Memorial Hall to per- petuate the memory of our deceased soldiers. It is to be distinctly understood that they are to be open to the visita- tion of the soldiers and the inhabitants of the town, their families and friends, at any and all reasonable times, in charge of careful and competent attendants. May they ever remain to show to future generations our patriotism and the love and respect we have for our deceased soldiers. REPLY OF POST COMMANDER E. H. HARTSHORN. Acting as Commander of this (xrand Army Encampment — though unworthy of the honor, either by active service or personal sacrifice — I am called upon to represent those who have fought my battles as well as yours. In accepting the charge of these beautiful tablets erected by you in memory of our departed comrades, wc assure you that to no better hands could you entrust them, for they have faced suffering and death side by side with those who have fallen, and will appreciate as you cannot their sacri- fice. The soldiers need no tablets to remind them of those they miss in their scattered ranks, for their meniories and deeds of valor are written deep in their hearts — written while midst the noise of battle they cheered each other to renewed zeal, or stayed for a moment the onward charge to support a dying comrade and receive the last messages of love for dear ones at home. Memories such as these death alone will end ; memories that, though constant, find ex- pression each year as they strew their graves with flowers. We accept this trust for ourselves. We accept it in be- half of those whose dear ones left them never to return, save in death's cold embrace, and who, with wounded hearts opened afresli by the recital of their dariiiu;; deeds and self- sacriticing spirit, mingle \\ith us today ; promising not only to guard these mute memorials of their lives, but to cherish the memory of their heroism and loyalty, so that being dead they shall yet speak in the renewed devotion of tltousands to our common country. We sincere!}' thank you for this beautiful hall, consecra- ted as it is by the memories of the dead, which you have so kindly committed to our care and use. We assure you that the privilege shall never he abused, and that this hall shall ever be a rallying point for the soldiers of Berlin. And when one by one they sUall have passed to that better land, we trust their names may be added to these, and that loyal and true men will then be found to honor and cherish the names of all. P0E:^1, by MR. JOSIAH BllIDE. For years I've ranged through circles faraway, And know so little what you do or say In Berlin, and so seldom I appear Among you, that I scarcely have a sphere Of action with yon. Importuned to write, I yield ; and I should do so with delight If I could feel that I possessed the power To create scenery for this favored hour. With small inventive powers and no wit, I cannot shine or sparkle here one bit ; And 1 nuist write, as everybody knows, t In verse such as I have, or feeble prose. Yet I am asked to take the poet's lyre, Withofit the poet's wit or poet's tire. How dare I here presume to touch the string, Lest harsh and jarring notes discordant ring? High, higii presumption it may seem in me. And yet 1 see, — at least I think I see, — That, with much conlidence, I may depend Upon your kind indulgence to tlie I'ud. What such indulgence; is I full well know ; I have been favored \Vith it long ago : 30 And lew, if any, can have higher claim To love this people, love the very name, Berlin, (that thrills the soul when far away,) Than ho who spoaks to you in verse to-day. When, far from home, tlu^ ask unt where I live. And I'm disposed correct reply to give, I say, " in Massachusetts," and am proud To have it heralded In any crowd. And when they ask me in which county I Reside, T haste to make them this reply : " Tn Worcester comity," far more truly great Than any other county in the State. Then, if they more minutely (juestion me, And ask me in which town I lovt^ to be, "Berlin," T say, " 1>y me is lovcd'the best. And more to l)e desirexl than all the rest." And, thouo-h my inmost soul delights to soar And range the distant universes u'er, [ soon return, and, when my wings are furled, I fmd the centre of my social world. 1 love the people of this town the more, Because T knew them in the days of yore ; And T Avas educatisd, ;/reir up Jiere : And, though imperfectly T fill(Ml luy s{)here, Bending the twig, training the opening mind, I found kind sympathies that few men find. The heart's fond aspii*ations outward How, Both to the present and the long ago. The present Hits before the admiring eye ; Deej) graven on the soul the by-gones lie ; The nows may be more beautiful, more bright. The thens may be as dear, as useful ({uite. Man seems almost triune, but one, yet three — The past, the present, and the yet-to-be. We cannot well dissect this threefold man. It may be that the doctors present can. Should we divide with thiun, and choose our part. We would prefer the region of the heart ; The heart we'd carry with us as we cast A loving look upon the distant past. When thought leads back to near tlie fortieth year From this the present one, the one now here, It shows us three jdiysicians, strange to say, 31 Who, while they piMctieoil hi-iv, loiiiul tiiiu- to pray To God — to render Iliiu the liighest praise, And to aeknowledge Iliiii in all their ways. All three stand with us on life's lleetinj; shore ; May blessin^rs rest upon tluin evermore. Prior to this 'tis saitl a liriyhani stood In this profession ; was a doetor good. Peace to his ashes and to all the race ; Justice assijifns them no unworthy place. In Doetor Brigham's day we hail Not half as many people ; One little store, just one, no more, A chiuvh without a steeple. No town-h(JUse neat, in wliieh to meet. Discuss each ])ublie measure. And there and then select the men To execute our jilea-ure. In the house ol' God — iiowever odd It serins — were held all meetings. Where, without noise, the girls and boys Exchanged their social greetings. And in the pews all talked ol' news, • Profane and sacre of tlie prayer, the .ludgi* re- turned the nudge of his neighhor. saying, "That is my min- ister.'" This sermon gave the minister of Berlin sueh re})u- tation that the FaeuUy of Harvard Colk'ge invited him to preach the DudkMU liecture of that institution. In this he was equally sueeessful. and the students and government of the college subscribed so liberally for the discourse to be printed, that the minister obtained a handsome remunera- tion. He afterwards received the doctorate from the col- leo:c. Dr. Puffer was minister of Herlin from 11^1 to lS'29. The cliair remark(>d that if Dr. .lohnson ua^ not a native of Berlin, a man who was a genuine native, wdio had re- tired from a successful business in Boston to a neighboring town, would resi)ond for tlie native^ of Berlin, and also for our Mother Bolton. S. 11. HowK, Es([.. of Bolton, said he was ne\er ashamed of his nati^ (' town, nor woukl he countenance any api)robi- ous e])ithet a])plied to her. He des])ised the man who would not iecogni/.(> the place of liis nativity because ob- scure, so that wlien tra\ eling with a friend whose home was in an obs(ur(> town, but who registered his name as from Worcester, lu^ on tlie contrar} wrote his name connected with Berlin, the kitten in letters so large they could be read three miles off; and tiiat his goods were marked lierlin. and could have been found all over the land. Wlum be settled in Bolton, ho always registered from tliat town. To the sentiment. " Worcester — a thic^f on the young men of Berlhi," Amohv A. Bmmlktt replied: He acknowledged his connection with the county jail, but not as a thief. He had a Sabbath school class in that in- stitution. When he went there and reported himself as 'being of Berlin, the superintendent re])lie(l. " W(> don't know Berlin in this institution." But Mr. Ik was sorry to find in his class a lad who once bad lived in oin* village. The boy began here l)y stealing fruit. Mr. Bartlett admon- ished the youth to beware of tlie first offense against hones- ty and u])rigbtu('^s. 38 "Foreign teachers of our Beiiiii schools ; we appreciate their services, but are not so well pleased when they make reprisals on our young ladies.'" S. I. EiCE, of Northboroug'h, was called upon to answer. He recalled former experiences in Berlin, and saw before him some fruit of his labors among the town fathers on the platform. He remembered, too, his obligations to Berlin, not alone in the matter suggested by the sentiment, but he recalled the old town-house which this had cast in the shade. There they heard lectures and held lyccum discussions, in which he indulged in some of his early efforts at debate. Mr. Rice commended the appropriateness of the neAV edifice as becoming to the town. The School Committee having been called upon, Mr. E. C. Shattuck, on their behalf, said : Mr. Chairman, — I wish to make a little explanation. You said in your address that the project of a town-house on your plan, and the building committee also, were sub- jected to ridicule by some of the citizens, or words to that effect. Now I suppose you meant me ; at least the coat fits, and I put it on. I do not remember that I indulged in any ridicule at your expense as chairman of that commit- tee, but I trust you will pardon me if I did silently harbor some doubts as to your ability to accomplish a work so much out of your line of business, to the general satisfaction. Though knowing that you were gifted in your profession, it did not occur to me that your genius was universal. 1 admitted, with thousands of others, that you could, out of products of nature, manufacture the "vKey to Health" bet- ter than any one else ; but I did not know that you could, from the same source, gather the material and erect a town- house that would meet the general approval, and silence all criticism, for the very low sum stipulated. But such appears to be the fact. I hear but one senti- ment, that of praise ; and I am happy to say that whatever may have been my feelings at the work in the prospective, I am gratified with the work completed. I would be glad to sa}' something to the soldiers on this 3n occasion, hut the lateness of tlic limir torl)i(ls any extended remarks. I yield to no one in my n^sjject and esteem tor those brave, ])atriotic men. who went at their country's call and nobly and unthnchiii^ly did their duty. May they live long and be worthily rememhered. I wish to say a word to my fellow-townsmen. Gentle- men, you are soon to meet in this hall for the first time in your sovereign capacity, to transact important business, I trust that all will de])ort themselves in a manner becoming the place and the occasion. Let no one defile this beauti- ful floor with the juice of that wrrd ! Let no one be so ambitious to rise in his position as to stand upon these clean settees with his boots on. Let no one mar any ])ortion of them with pencil or jacknife. In short, let no one conmiit any act here that he would not wish to have daguerreotyped and handed down to posterity. REMARKS OF MR. l\ H. SOITIIWK K. Mr. Chairman, — I would say, in the language of Daniel Webster, in. his address on the 17th of June, after the com- pletion of Bunker Hill Monument, ''A duty has been per- formed.'" For many years the town of Berlin has required a more suitable buildyig for a town hall. On my return to my native town,, after an absence of thirteen years, 1 felt more strongly than ever the necessity of a new building, and at all the meetings where the subject has been brought before the towai, I have strongly urged the necessity of im- mediate action ; and although for a while with the minority, public sentiment changed so that I found myself with the majority, and the residt has been the house in which we are now assembled — a building, though not very expensive, yet good enough for Berlin, corresponding better with the gen- eral surroundings of the toA\ n than a very ex])ensive one would have done. And the connnittee who plannc*d and built the same deserve nnicli credit for the moderate expense inciu-red. And when the lousiness and growth of the town demands a larger hall. 1 trust the citizens will dispose of the present and build one suitable for the occasion. But for twenty years to come the house is large and e\i)ensivr enough,' and one of whicli we may wc>ll be ])roud when compared with the old one. 40 After the remark that Clinton -sviis a thriving, successful town, and had great and prosperous enterprises, but noth- ing more thrifty or satisfactory to the people of Berlin than her Courant, Mr. W. E. Parkhurst, its editor, replied very appropriately, in commendation of the town and its new town-house. Geo. a. Cottixg, Esq., of Hudson, replying to the re- mark that a native of Berlin who had long lived near us and shown his interest in us, and assisted in promoting "Justice and Peace" in the county, it was hoped had not lost, by removing to another county, his commission, at least to speak, said : He had always been intercjsted in Berlin, and all that pertained to it ; and in discharge of his duties as U. S. Marshal, he was proud to hail from Berlin, and make the returns of other towns from her office, and the name of Berlin ^^•OTdd 1)0 found on all those returns at Washington. •'Our neighbor just over the line, who still instructs his native town in the principles of agriculture-"' Warren E. Moore, of Northboit)ugh, responded, ac- knowledging the interest he still felt in Berlin as his native town. At present he woidd appeal to parents, and mothers especially, to remember that in training the youth of the town they were setting scions in the stock of the tree. So- ciety would become what the rising generation should make it. I^ECOHI) OF MKinJN SOLDIERS LIVINGf AT DATK. Tjik Adjutant Gcncrars Report on tlu> Infantiy StTvicf in tlio war lias not bufii published as yot. Tlu- following record is tliercforo unavoidably incom- plete. Onr Town Clerk has copied to a large extent from the State documents. The committee have also been aiiled very nuich by Mit. Anski. Snow, whose situation as hJ by expiration of ti-nn of ser- vice. JOSEPH STAPLES, son of David and Klizabetli, born in Portland, M.-. Enlisted Doceniber, 1861, Co. H. 29tli Rifil. Discharged Fehruray, 18G4, by surgeon's certificate. GEORGE C. WHEELER, son of Levi and Olive, born in Berlin. Enlisted Deceujber, 1801, Co. II, i>11tli Regt. Discharged by expiration of term of ser- vice. ISRAEL F. CARTER, son of Ivory and Olive, l>orn in Berlin. Enlisted August, 18GL', Co. 1, ."Jljth Regt. Wounded in right breast at battle of the Wilderness. Discharged June, 18G5, by special order Xo. 22, series I860. HARVEY J. CHASE, son of Lorenzo and Judith, born in Haverhill, N. H. Enlisted in Co. I, ;iGth Regt., .\ug. (!th, IHG2. Discliarged June, 18G5, by ex- piration of term of service. AMORY T. MAYNARD, s(.u of Wii.sor and Cynthia, born in Bolton. En- listed Aug. 6th, 1SG2, Co. I, 3Gth Regt. Promoted Third Sergeant, Septem- ber, 186^. Discharged Septeml)er, 1864, by reason of consolidation of the companies iujiew regiment. ANSEL SNOW, son of Ansel L. and Dorcas L., born in Nantucket. En- listed Aug. 6th, 1.SG2, Co. 1, :3Gth Regt. Promoted Corporal, August, 1862. Discharged June, 1865, by reason of special order Xo. 22, series 1H65. GEORGE F. FLETCHER, son of Ariel and Hamiah, born in Boston. En- listed Aug. 6th, 1862, Co. I, 36th Regt. Wounded in hand in a charge on the enemy's works at Petersburg, June 17th, 1864. Discharged June, 1865, by reason of special order Xo. 22, series I860. OSCAR W. HOLT, son of Warren E. and Miranda, born in Iowa Citv, Iowa. Enlisted August. 18<>2, Co. I, :J6th Regt. Discharged June, 1862, by reason of special order Xo. 22, series I860. JOSEPH E. KIMBALL. Enlisted Aug. Gth, 1.S62, Co. I, :i6tli Regt. NATHAN M. ALLEN, son of Xathan and Harriet, born in Pittsfield, Vt. Enlisted Aug. l.'Uh, 1862, Co. I, 36th Regt. Transferred to V. R. C, July. 1864, Portsmouth Grove. R. I., and discharged September, 1865, by expiration of term of service. JOHX F. GROSSMAN, sou of John W. and Eveline, born in Bultou. En- listed Aug. 6th, 1862, Co. I, 36th Regt. Discharged March. 1S65, by special order Xo. 77, on surgeon's certificate. JOHX F. MARTIN, son of Patrick and Mary, born in Utica, N. Y. En- listed Aug. 6th, 1862, Co. I, 36tii Regt. Diseharged by expiration of term of service. SPEXCER C. CHAMBERLAIN, son of Spencer C. and Lucinda T., born in Thetford, Vt. Enlisted Aug. Gth. 1.S62. Co. I, 36th Kegt. Diseharged May, 1865, by reason of special order No. 22, series 18G5. OLIVER SAWYER, son of Ira and Abagail. born in Berlin. Enlisted as nuisician, Aug. 6th, 1862, Co. I, 36th Regt. Disch:irg(>d June, 1865, by rea- son of special order Xo. 22, series l.SGo. 44 WILLIAM H KING, son of Nathaniel H. and Marv E., horn in Lynn Lnhsted Aug 6th 1862, Co. I, 36th Rcgt. Discharged Mune, 1865, bv reLon of special order No. 22. series 1865. , ., . . u . ,, ^Y^LLIAM II HORTON, son of David and Melinda. born in Dorchostrr L«hsted Aug._6th, 1862, Co. T, 36th Regt. Discharged by special oTder -No: ^Zy SGriGS loOO. loS^^J'^'r.-^-,^^^'^^' ''"''" '" J^eominster. Enlisted June, 1862, Co F IcJth Kegt. Discharged by surgeoirs certificate, February, 1863. WILLIAM B CAMPBELL, born in Lovell, Ct. Enlisted in Co. B, 11th Kegt., June, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service. • J;^^{,H- I^<;^I^^J^'«^''.«f I^'i»Ieland Harriet, Ijorn in Berlin. Enlisted in 27th Kegt. Lett the regiment in mental aberation. T f ^?Im^ ^^^i^' 1 o?" J" ^^o':^^«ter, son of Peter and Bridget. Enlisted July 1861 Co. F, 13th Regt. Wounded in foot at battle of Petersburg Discharged at expiration of term of service. JOHN ROBBIXS, born in Stow. Enlisted June, 1864, Co. M, 3d Cavalry Discharged I860, by surgeon's .:ertiHoate, at Dale Hospital, Worcester. OLIVER P. WHEELER son of Joseph and Betsey, born in Swansey, N. H. Enlisted June, 1864, Co. B, 3d Cavalry. Injured in spine by fal of horse in battle. Discharged November, 1865, by surgeon's certificate Fn^52??^ ^'i^r^^n ^T^.:/?," ^^; ^•^^'•^^ ^^- '-^"^^ '^°Pl"^' ^«"' i» Berlin. fervTce ' '''' '^- ^'^^^'^^'J^^'l by expiration of term of CHARLES F STAPLES, son of -Joseph and Sarah, born in Portland Me Enlisted December, 1863, Mass. Heavy Artillery. i)isc]iarged SepJember; I860, by expiration of term of service . c 1 . JOSEPH C. BADflER. Knlist,,! December, 1863, Mass. Heavy Artillery Discharged September, 1S65, by .■xpiratlon of term of service. " , '^^.f^.T^L^^- MERRILL, .nn of John D. and Mary H. Enlisted Decern oF'tenn of ^ertice^^''''' '^'"'""''- ^''''^'^'^"^'^ September, 1865, by oxpirSo,; JAMES F. RATHBURN, son of Solomon and Hannah, born in Berlin Enlisted December, 1863, Mass. Heavy Artillery. Disc-hirged Septem ,e : 1865, by exjjiration of term of service. SAMUEL H. IIAYNES, son of Emory and Anna, born in Wayland. En- Sept. oOth l.Sb4 ; s'ame day in left leg, which was amputated below the knee. Discharged July, 186-t, at Dale Hos])ital, AVorcester. WILLIAM WH.SON. Enlisted in 5th I\Iass. Cavalry. November, 1364. CHARLES M. LOVEJOY. Enlist.d October, 1864, 1st Regt. Mass. Vols. MARVIN DAY, Jii. Enliste.l ().-t..ber, 1X64, in 4th Mass. Battery. GEORCxE MONROE. Enlisted November, l,S(i4, in 2d Mass. Infantry. HENRY GREY. Enlisted November, 1864, in 1st Mass. Cavalry. 4o AUSTIN KIKBY, sun of .folin ami Ami, bora in WorcestiT. Knlisti-d April, 18G-J, in .')tli Ilcavv Artillciy. Discliarirt'd St-pti'iiiIxT, \Wh, \>y expira- tion of torm of scrvifi'. DAVID R. BROWN. l^ulisUd 18(il, in Vol. R.>ervu Loi|i>. PIIILO BRl'CK, son of Sewcll and Eunice, born in Berlin. Enlisted Sep- tember, 1S(!4, for one year in Mass. Heavy Artillery. Di-^cliaiged May, 18(W'). by special order of War De])artment. JOHN A. RII.KV. Kniisted in Navy, l.sCi. Discharged, 180."), by expira- tion of service. KM.lSl'KD Foi; .NINi; .MONTHS' SERVICE. FRANCIS BABCOCK, son of Ephraim and Mary, born in Berlin. Etdisted September, 18(»2, Co. 1, M\ He;,'t. Dischar;^ed .Jnly, 1S()."), by expiration of term of service. HARRISON r. BABCOCK, son of Josiah and Betsey, born in Berlin. En- listed Septendier, lSt)_', Co. I, .")th Rc, by expiration of term of service. WHjLARD (i. BRUCE, musician, son of Svlvauu.'? and Hannah, lioru m Berlin. Eidisted September, lS(32, C^o. I, oth Regt. Discharged July, 1863, by expiration of term of service. GEORGE ELLIS, son of I'liib. and Charlotte, liorn in Berlin. Enlisted September, 186"J, Co. I, .jth Regt. Discharged July, 1.%:!, by expiration of term of service. HENRY R. HOLDER, musician, sun ol" .John and Caroline, born in Berlin. Enlisted Septcmi)cr, 1S(I2, Co. 1, .")th Regt. Discharged July, Ixtj.'i, by expi- ration of term of service. AUGUSTUS L. 1IA.STIN(;S, son of Reuben,. Jr., and Caroline, itorn in Lancaster. Enlisted September, IHiyJ, Co. I, ijtii Kegt. Discharged July, 1868, by expiration of term of service. GEORGE W. HOWE, son of Isaac and Rebecca, born in Leominster. En- listed September, 1862, Co. I, oth Regt. Diseliarged .July, lM6.'{, by expiration of term of service. LEWIS T. HOWE, sou of Emphraim, .Ir., ami Susan, born in Berlin. En- listed September, 1862, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged July, 186.'^, by t-xpira- tion of term of service. FRANKLIN W. r.\GE, son of Jacoli and Maliitabel, born in South Boston. Enlisted September, 1.S62, Co. 1, .'>th Kegt. Discharged duly, IHCi, liy e.vpira- tion of term of service. 46 JOHN A. MERRILL, sou of Johvi U. and Mary H., born in Frankfort, Me. Enlisted September, 1862, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged July, 1863, by expiration of term of service. RUFUS C. SAWYER, son of Rufus and Seraph, born in Berlin. Enlisted September, 18C2, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged July, 1863, by expiration of term of service. DAVID B. WHITCOMB, son of Eleph and Harriet, born in New Ipswich, N. H. Enlisted September, 1862, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged July, 1863, by expiration of term of service. ENLISTED FOR ONE HUNDRED DAYS. WILLIAM T. BABCOCK. 2d son of Albert and Mary, born in Berlin. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expira- tion of term of service. CHARLES A. BARTLETT, son of Amory A. and Jane, born in Berlin. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expira- tion of term of service. JOSIAII W. BRIDE, son of Amos and Hannah, born in Berlin. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. T, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expiration of term of service. WILLARD G. BRUCE, son of Sylvanus and Hannah, born in Berlin. En- listed July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expira- tion of term of service. EDWARD H. HARTSHORN, son of Edward and Elizabeth, born in Ber- lin. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expiration of terra of service. AUGTSTUS L. HASTINGS, son of Reuben, Jr., and Caroline, born in Lancaster. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. 1, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expiration of term of service. GEORGE L. HOWE, sou of Lyman and Rebecca, born in Marlborough. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expira- tion of term of sei'vice. WILLIAM II. TENNEY. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Dis- charged November, 1864, by expiration of term of service. DAVID B. WHITCOMB, son of Eleph and Harriet, born in New Ipswich, N. II. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expiration of term of service. HENRY E. BROWN, son of Ira and Amelia II., born in Berlin. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. T, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by expiration of term of service. FRANK E. BROWN, son of Ira and Amelia H., born in Berlin. Enlisted July, 1864, Co. I, 5th Regt. Discharged November, 1864, by exyiration of term of service. BENJAMIN F. WHITTEMORE. born in Virginia. Enlisted as chaplain July, 1862, in 53d Regt., for nine months. Discharged by expiration of term of service. Re-enlisted as chaplain in 30th Regt. Mass. Vols., for three years. LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS li lllll Hill illi 111 INI llll ill III! Ill 014 077 156 9 ^