The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-05-25

-. WV. WI. uuuctS OouStcohsiOud
minister of Dubuque, erachsd an able
SERMON at the Congrcy ationai Church
in this town last Monday evening.
-. The N E. Church has been clean
.c.i, whi,s.warhe.l aud papcreL, which
has much improved its interior appear
nnce. Ono or two COOL coats OF white
.psint on til. outside is dow very much
in~e,lcd.
-. Have son got yonr yards or pens
,Iu .le hog tight? The new hog law wi !
commence its existence one of these
dsys. sud IN these parts there is gen.
srai disposition that the hogs shall be
enchore.l somewhere, instead Of float
lng through the community.
49,. .Go,lc.'s Lady Book f,r June has
been rec~iv,d. A. n~uM with this
work, il 10 rrplese with fashion plates
latest II les, useful household receipts
and miscellaneous reading matter for
the lsdiea Every lady that wishes to
take good magazine should snb. cribc
for this work send to -. A.. Cooley
$3.50 II Philadelphia z. A.
We. visited the graveyard ne r
this town few days since, and whi.
there found some evidences Of good
tae.e in respect f~ the departed aud
much that We coxld rot endorse, and
would like 10 We ir,{.ca,,,l npo,L
Quite = number M 0,r citizens have
contributed means for the Improvement
Of that place, and considerable improve
ncnt has been made in cutting do~r
romo small brush and giving the eur
faceiof the ground more even appear
ancr. It is still however quite rough
and needs ssorc labor bestowed in the
,same direction. Tho entrance gate is
torn from its h;ngcs and stands pr"pei
UPON both ~iAva.
vs. .fvuna 1ai,e . nun'br fvrry
fine grave etenesand monuments, if We
except the epi,~ri,s. Tire largc~. one,
standing near the entrance, very ma.
1urally FIRST drew our attention and was
much. admired by us a. We wene AZ.
pr"aching it.: but upon arriving a, !,
and viewing it, immediate surroundings
We were panied to think that 40 fine a
'.monnment shonld be spoiled By the las,
work Of the engraver anl the wan, cf
ord tnasy akill on that part Of the sexton
who placed It there, or the persnp who
performed HE labor. The erisarh il
! not displsyed in good taste; Il il
badly. punctuated, the monnmc~, does
not stand eqaare with ta,s Points If
compass, and aoar AeaatKiM Norway
eprnce. vary very nrsc& from standing
in square ~ i, Was doubtless intended,
thief IshonlA. This ,ponnmeaa seas,de It
the head Of the grave sf the late Rev.
A. A. .Sswin, ~lps died sboa, t'ne year
Wdch~crved two Other. sm .lIer mo.
numenta stsadinx in remembrance Of
swo young soldiers; one, George, the
ron OF Mr. William Halmm of this
town, and the otker tho eldest son Of
Mr.. Jacob Rccdy Of Howard township.
On SAsbh = those monuments arc in.
scribed the sentiment, "He. loved his
.counsry's Aag." We believe It.; for
they both vent forth, promising. vigor-
pus young men, to defend that flag
which, had been aaeuIted bv sls~ery' .
minions, sa6 in bshasf df which they
surren6ered up their young lives. A
nagses Of savcs gave esilaece Sf 1he
Affection which the living still have for
thesdesd. Among rshese VA noticed
most conapiersms~ky those Of Mr.. C. G..
fswttke,eit'% thsee children. They are
inclossst with q .Sioe fence and .n;ccly
ornAmentei with care.
Onss4h;ng however displcs.ed ms. Il
il the recklessness or Ignorance display
81 BY the ciGsrasers. We pewnmined
fully two.:hiras di' the ,cpitapls upon
Az the manumants andto.nL stonae sad
lM net find . single case Of sw.,per
punctuation. Some Of them ase uen.
.Aered almost cidicHlons on III . account
'FmieaAs sho~ld pay strict attention 10
the epitaphs before they sre handed to
the.engraver and Gee that they are pro.
fetIy pMnctuated and then enioin il
npon him To- STRICTLY follow copy in This
paraiculM. We hope 10 SEQ an i'm.
prove,Rent in this direction ssi a
general Improvement N the city az the
dead.