Litchfield enquirer., 1869-06-03

< The Indies of this old town, not willing its patriotism should be questioned, duly observed the day, Saturday the 18th inst, for decorating soldiers graves. At sunrise the bells were tolled for ten minutes, a flag
 was raised in the center of tue extensive
 grounds of the North Cemetery. and small flags placed at the graves of solders.4 At two o clock $ procession was formed in the
 following order 1st Drum Band; 2d. Sol
 diers of the late war; 3d. Clergymen; 4th.
 Committee of Ladies 9th. Thirty six
 young ladies as decorators, dressed in
 black, wearing tri-colored sashes and car-
 rying large bouquets; 9th. Relatives of de-
 ceased soldiers; 7th. School children; 8th.
 Citizens generally. The procession, on
 reaching tie oen,etery. halte at the cen,
 ter flag, when Rev. A. Norton Lewis made
 few introductory remarks, which by their
 eloquence and pathos moved every, heart
 present. At the close of these remarks.
 Rev. Mir: Churchill led the great assembly
 in a very appropriate prayer. The process sion then moved to grave, number one, ,and
 formed 8 large circle, when fonr little girls of ten years, as ushers of the decorators with loose flowers in their aprons, filed out and as they passed the grave dropped few flowers, chanting, 3ioo. sr.tn;s
 Gently, tenderly,9 Y t-! Strew sweet fowers.m o.. Strew sweet flowers, 'G l5 .sE . Gently, tenderly, aznu ~5
 Il 'A"aio' Ger our brave, i5atplaa !. deut They were immediately followed by four of the decorators who, ,knelt each side of the grave and strewed the whole surface of it, and the moment their work was com1l plete. ont came the youngest State, little Daisy Winslow, of five summers, with a little basket containing ten little bouquets one of which she placed on the head of tlre grave. In this manner all the grayes-tea 1: ln number-were honored At one point an open spare of sixty square rods was en- i ,ompassed and the four graves in different parts of 1t were decorated at the same time, presenting q most touching scene! After vis- ting all the graves, the procession returned Q the center flag, about the staff, of which vas circular space of F feet diameter, se- ,urely protected, and dedicated to the ab 'ent dead, whose numbers are over thirty. This was encircled by all the decorators, sho, at 9 signal given, instantly strewed he whole space with the most delicate flow ITS of the season. Then came short speech 1 $ from Rev. Mr. Parvis of the Episcopal bl Church, Rev. Mir. Gilman of the Methodist !, Church, Rev. Mir. Fulsome of New Haven. id md Rev. Mir. Cheesebro of Hartford. Con- To luding prayer and benediction by Rev. ' Ir. Paryis. A ..,,.a. v
 The thanks of the community are due the marshall, Capt Eli sSperry, for thehandsone ! f aanner in which he conducted the pro- I ession. ALL HONOR TO THE I.ADIEs-taerel re none betterwho, disregarding all | Q arty or sect, initiated, and in the short ' : pace of three days most successfully com p ieted, their preparations for acelebration ' mich will ever be fresh in the memory of II who witnessed # ElIs Iti9its {fs.HH s41 u
 = Some days since ". Cothren, Esq Il a as severely injured about the head and tl eek, by being thrown rom his carriage, e'