Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-13

| took SOL from her person, ana leaving her
remains near bed, stupetied himself with
/ liquor, and laid down near her. The
/ daughter escaped, and notified the neigh
| bors. Soon came Constable III. a. Blsbee
and several citizens, arrested him, and he
was Immediately taken to Jail. He ex-
hibted the most stolid Indifference as to
what no had done, and cared little for his
| future fate. A dispatch received states
| that Dorsey has been committed for trial.
The evidence against him leaves no qucs-
ton whatever Of his guilt, and public.
feeling generally anticipates his convic
/ ton and execution for his terriblc-crime.
| DECORATION DAY.-The 30th day Of
/ May III each year. has been set apart
/ throughout the United States for visit
! ing and decorating with garlands and
/ flowers, the graves of the patriot dead,
who, during the rebellion, gave up their
lives that the country might be saved.
The Grand Army of the kePGsE4 make
| it one of the objects of their organization
to preserveithe memory OF their fallen com
rades and they assume the duty OF leading
in,this annual ceremony Of strewing the
graves Of our dead soldiers with flowers
Accordingly the Commander Of that or
ganizatien, Gen John a Logan, has H.
sued general order to each department
and post throughout the nation, calling
attention to the day ret apart for the dec
Grafton ceremonies, and requiring ii g ncc-
eSsary arrangements to be made, and the
ceremony to be performed by each post in
accordance with such plans, ceremonies
and details as each shall adopt, but giving
permission to each post to adopt instead
of the Both of May, which Is Sunday this
year, the 29th, or the Saturday before.
Under this permission, the 29th viii be
the day generally adopted for the ceremo-
ny, and on that day hundreds of thou
sands of graves of the departed de-
feners of the Mon will be crowned with
the choicest sarlAnds of beautiful flow
ers.
In Rutland there arc undoubtedly
many graves Of soldiers that shonld re-
oai,.. ~. ,,,,.,I ,rI,,a,f r..,act W.
-.
ton for the due Observance OF the day
and the making of the annual offering 10
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d;aIIy ;py;,;,,, al rotnr,,o5 soldier. III
ra1,t;,,as a,,a fr;a,,5.af l,,,,s.J yal,licr.
and the neople generally. To be present
and unite with them in the exercises Of
decorat;,e, ,ba ,,r,ye. IF dscseased soldier.
ON the ooh dav Of this month Commit
taas uarn al, Amounted IA ,racura mn
orator and ! hand Of mu.ic anatler to
obtain flower. for The occ,.;o, md a
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sold;or., ,,,.,,,oa :, toy,n
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orr,,.,a,n.,,,a ,I,..t will y,tI,,, tho o..
ca.;,,, ,,.,+,r al. orator u,iIl h.. ,,ro-
curad and tl,at th. c.rrrnauir- win 10
made A. impressive as possible, that We
NAV, an feel thu, inheritance Of th..great
place IL thus made fragrant with the ear
ly blossoms OF each succeeding year We
are all invited 10 parurlpit" IN thl- "c'a-
sion, and pay our tribute oi gratitude
and respect I" the fallen. IL = n" clan
ni7h ceremonial but the free VIII Offering
OF great people to those VIII" have made
the greatest saerlhee OF man to i common
cause, and which Sacr'tirr resntt- 10 The
advantage 'h" Si"ry 81 every ihh'o'tdht
OF our happy and united country No
better time can be chosen in which to
show our patriotic devotion to our Ma
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"Proa'"ins' anu we NO" aPP'ai 70 al 70
80 TAR diSPel all political ana sectional
clouds, that on the 29th instant they can
assemble in unity at the graves Of our de-
partod brothers. comrades and friends.
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Grafton ceremonies 10 thoSe VINO gave up
their lives for our national unity, renew
our fidelity to the principle. of Republi-
can liberty and the brotherhood Of man
rTLo IT,, proe,I