Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-26
Decoration Day in Burlington, Tues
day, May 30th, 1871.


The column will be formed by the Marshal,
Capt R II Start, Post Commander of S,aunard
Post, No. =, G. A r., on ST. Paul Street, west
side Of City Park, at l O'Clock P m, precisely.
Orfr or March.
Queen City CoInet Band
.-Ohcers and members Of Post Stsnnari No.
-, Grant Army Of the Republic, followed by De
psrtment and Pas, Department Commanders,
disabled soldiers and soldiers Of the war Of l-l2
in carriages.
3-Clergymen and speakers for the occasion
and choir, in carriage
Mayor aul Board Of Aldermen Of the City
Of Burlington, in carriages
President snd faculty Of the U. V. and
S. A. C., IN carriages
Vermont Militia Companies Of Burlington
aud companies Of the lst Regiment. in order OF
seniority, Col. T. s Peck, commanding.
Fire Department Of Burlington, AMI Ere
companies, in order Of seniority
Students Of the University.
Civic Societies.
lO-Cltzens on foot
ll-Citizens in carriages.
The hne Of march will he up College street to
Tuttle street, through futile 70 Colchester sye-
nue., thence 90 Green Mount Cemetery, where
the column Will be Joined by the officers AMI
members Of Post Henry NJ. %, q. A. Of
Winooski; companies +. and l. VI. Mlitis, Of
Win01ski civic societies and citizens Of Nino1s-
h. accompanied by the Sherman Band, Lieut..
FL i Greenleaf, Marshal
Oricr or Exercises az Green Mount Cemetery.
Prayer by Rev. L. G. Ware
Singing 10y the choir and congregation.
Address hy Col. W. G. Neazey, Of Rutland.
4-Hymn d" How Sleep the Brave BY the
choir
5-Decoratou of graves, conducted by Post
f Commander capt r. H. Start, and Post Com
mauder Ia. T. Greenlesf Dirge by tie Queen
/ City Cornet Band
at the close Of the ceremonies the column,
/ increased by Pos, Henry No %, Militia Com
+ ps1ies. and Sherman Band Of Nin0oski, will re-
I form, and the line Of march from Green Mount
+ viii be through Colchester avenue and Pearl
Street to Locust Street, thence TO Locust Street
Cemetery.
| Order or exercises AZ Locust STREET Cemetery.
/ Singing By the choir and congregation.
Address by Hon. Levi Underwood.
Hymn, by the choir.
dee ration Of graves, conducted by Post
/ Commanders. Dirge by the Sherman Comet
Band
5-Do1ology, by the choir, congregation aud
hsnls-tune, d" Ola Hundred
6-Beueiic;ion by Rev. j. E. Goodrich, for
merly Chaplain Of the lst Vt. Cavalry
The column will reform, march through
/ Church stree, to City Park and disperse-
The graves Of soldiers at the Oh " Baxter -
Hospital grounds and in other cemeteries in the
city, will be visited in the forenoon, by com
mittse appointed for that purpose.
r TIL ill. e r,.3l,,-
which recently suffered severely by serious
/ coufagraton, was again visfted on Saturday
night by a destructive fire. The flames broke
out about O'Clock in the bakery building
originating in the vicinity Of the chimney, and
the flames spread with great rapidity. But
/ little effort could be made to check its progress,
as the greater portion of the citizens were at
tending q circus at the time, and the bakery
building and two adjoining buildings were total
ly consumed, together with house and barn,
Sawyer's carriage shop, Dorve's blacksmith
shop and two other buildings in the rear. LOIS
and amount Of insurance not yet lesrned.
FAST TNE-The lightning express train be-
tween Boston and Chicago, via Springfield,
makes 90 miles in 81 hours, mile in two
minutes, with one hour for s;oppages. train
leaves each end of the route at $50 a. m, ar
irving at its destination on the evening Of the
next day.
ANOTHER FIRE AT Ii DLow.-By a singular
succession Of misfortune 5, the village Of Lud-
low WAS again, on sund, afternoon, the scene
of fire, although not Of 50 serious character
as those we have SO rect utly chronicled. The
FIRE broke ont in the dry house of the wooden
factory, which was speedily consumed but for
tuna;ely 10 further damage was occasioned
10. or o. F.-The layirg Of the rner-stor'
Of the new hall for the independent Order o.
Odd Fellows in Boston on TIesdsy, the 18th
Of June. will be the occasi, n Of one Of the mos
imposing demonstrations that has ever occur
ed in this section Of the United States undei
the auspices Of this most noble order.
The Montreal express trs in ever the Vernon
Central, will hereafter run through to Spring
field, Mass., Sunday mornip 6, instead Of attend
ing church Al White River junction, as formerly
WASHINGTON ITEMS.