Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-10

4 ga iiotioh VI MI DeWey, II
: original resolution and the amendmel
: were laid on the table.
On motion adjourned.
BRANDoN.-The ceremony of decora
ing the graves of those soldiers who wen
; from our midst, and laid down their live
for their country, whose remains lie bur
ed in our beautiful cemetery, and of rt
Wondering those who lie buried wher
they fell was appropriately observed i
Brandon on Sunday the Both inst. ]
beautiful monument, the design of Majo
Robert a. Hutchins, was made by MIr
Kelly, and on Saturday was wound will
wreaths of the choicest flowers of the sea
son. EVERYBODY seemed to be anxious "a
strip their garden and house plants t,
decorate the graves Of our honored sol
dlers, and the wreaths and boquets came
in such numbers that it seemed almost
impossible to be able to use them. The
monument was also partially covered with
the American Flag.
On the base Of the monument was the
inscription:
d" To the memory of our Fallen COM
rades whe lie buried where they fell"
On Sunday the procession was formed
at the Town Hall under the charge Of
Commandant l.. j. Omsbec. Capt. Co. G..
18th VT Regiment, assisted by Capt. J..
'. Parker, Go. L. It'll Vt. Regt, and 1T.
Lieut.. c. ", Carr, Co. L. 9th Vt. Eest., in
the following order:
ist. cmuraanlant CAPT. olIn-lse.
2ul Music
3rl. Returned soldiers, each having a Llluet
ia IFS hand ana ia the eeutro d tho line IT SOL
Hers wa. the monument covered with vreatlS
and haIngts, drapal with the Flag for which 30
many ia.l he'd, mounted On a large wagon drawn
oy iaH black horses, aud guarded by a squad oi|
20 armed soldiers under tie command OF Capt
W ~. 1r9'au, &c. y. eth VI Rest, .rnsns whom
"nI' many from 40 Adjoining town.
ih. Chaplain B.y. Ilt:triI,s Haven. at shore
ham, ham anal orator coL C.. II. Joyce. Of Rutland.
9Th ta.ar
e'A. c.i.sansof town aal Of tie neigh aa-ia-
towns.
Therroce->ion wa, over mile in length |
besides many who went up before the
moving Of the procession. On the arrival
at the cemetery the monument was placed |
On triau=tslar lot, almost in front If the
sates formed by the junction Of Central
Avenue, Chestnut Avenue, and Hillside
Avenue. Til, l. one of the hanl.ome-t
pots III the cemetery. oyer-hadowod by
rec-, and commanding a broad and ex.
ehsI'e We" towards tnc west, where can
De seen in the far distance the ranges q. tie
ireen and Adirondack Mountains. This
pot Is particularly reserved for occasions
ike this, or for the erection If a publicI
monument to the memory Of our fallen
oldiers, to which many look forward a,
o a thing which will be done in this
own, as has been done in 50 many other
owns.
~ hymn, Lord hear our prayer" was
uns 10y the choir, consisting Of Mrs. Il.
. Cook. the Misses Kitty and Tiny Cook,
lrs. Ross, Mis-. Bush, Mr.. J. L. Kelley.
ir. james L. Taylor, and Mr.. Thomas. OF
aii>bury. Prayer was then offered BY
.ev. kitridge Haven, after which we lis
ned 10 enc Of the most beautiful and
2lishcd addresses which it ha. even been
Ir fortune 10 hear. delivered by Col. |
has. H. Joyce. Of Rutland. We shall
Of attempt t. say anything concerning ,
IL. a, We coull not do it justice. and We
Understand that request has been made I
Col Joyce to have copy Of the ad- {
-e>s for publication. Delivered in the Y
essence Of this large assembly. which y
ID come 10 be present at this sad but I
easant ceremony, i'll the open air. but 1.
Filtered 10y the oyerhanging branches OF y
e trees which shade our cemetery. u
MIDST the graves of those whose memory b
G had this day come to honor, it left an 4
lPre>sion on the minds Of those present Il
hich time alone will not cff4ce. After n
e address, the soldiers and citizens dis Il
rSed to decorate the graves of those OF
loso bodies lie buried in the cemetery. T
d the monuments erected to the memory tc
those who never returned, but whose NJ
'mory we still cherish. ci
There lie buried in our cemetery: le
Capt. Charles j. Ormsbee, Co. ID. 9th m
:, killed IL battle of Wilderness. May
1864.
capt. Geo. ID. Davenport, Co. i, 9Th III
;, killed in battle of Wilderness. Nav ye
1861
r. +. Carr, 18th Vt. Regiment. in
sergeant Major Samuel Cults, 93d n. r.
Regiment. Ca
edwin Jones, 4th VT Regiment. NJ
Henry Cram.
emery Matot
And monuments are erected IN the
mory of John Ford, Hadley Ford and r..
arles Ford, three brothers who were all -
ed In action, one in 1864, one a.
lo65 and one in 1868; also to Capt. =
n. III. Hutchins. Co. b, 9th Wisconsin
alive of Vermont and for some years a sos
dent of Brandon, who was killed in str
on. mn
here are buried in the Catholic bury
ground: James X. p Clines, Co. c, ,ioo
VT. Regiment; John LaRock, Mi a
Ell Reynolds and John Dunn and in bv
bnrying ground at Forestdale, Nathan suf
)utton, %. G, 18th VT. Regiment twi
random sent out over 275 men. How upc
y OF them were killed 1 do not know. I
hus passed off day long to be re- ner
,bered in our midst. 60.
othing occurred to mar the sad but he
.ss,'e ceremonies Held upon the larg
bath day, the day seemed to restrain ann
actions of all the participators in this tile
memoration of the dead, who died wbo