Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-31

| procession broke ranks and proceeded 10 decor
ate the graves of thirteen soldiers who lost their
lives in the war. They then reformed, marched
back to the hall, where they were dismissed for
the day.
| LeOminster.
| The exercises began at two P. NJ. with a pro-
cession from the hall of Grand Army Post No.
SO, to the town hall, where, after music by the
Leominster brass band and Choral Union, read
ing of scriptures by Rev. T. C. Russell of the
Baptist church, prayer by Rev. w. J. Bait and
anthem, the Grafton was delivered by Rev. Jos.
| II. Mansfield of the Methodist church, which |
was an able review Of the relation of the slavery
question: as it recently affected our political ac
ton, to the peace and welfare of the country, |
and the necessity of something being done, in |
the order of providence, to rid us of that mon
strous despotism. The concluding prayer was |
offered by Rev. Mr.. Russell, and after more |
music by the Choral Union, J. F. Chaffin, leader,
the procession was reformed and marched to the
cemetery, where the graves were decorated.
Lancaster.
The services took place in the morning which
was cool and pleasant. The surviving soldiers
and their friends, in large numbers, assembled
| in front of the beautiful Memorial hall and Ii
brary, where great number of elegant bou-
quets, wreaths and crosses had been prepared by |
the ladies' The Clinton brass band furnished |
the music with the help of a select choir, which
| Joined in singing america" In the absence OF |
Rev. Mr.. Bartol prayer was offered by Rev. A.
P. Marvin, who also delivered a brief address
appropriate TO the day. A procession was then
formed, led by the band and the surviving sol
| ders, and made up of large number of citizens |
on foot and in carriages, which proceeded to
the cemeteries, where the soldiers performed the
ceremony of decorating the graves of the hon
ored dead.
Milford.
procession was formed in front of the Man
sion house, consisting OF the Milford brass band,
Mayhem guards, G. A R., each of them bearing |
boquet, large team filed with children fol- |
lowed by citizens in carriages. They at once |
started for Vernon Grove cemetery, but were |
overtaken by the rain and obliged TO return to |
the town hall where the exercises were held. |
The dedicatory address in relation to the SOL |
diers' monument, was delivered by Rev. l. f. |
Warehouse, of Clinton, and remarks were |
made by Others present. The services were |
greatly delayed on account of the rain, and not |
concluded until nearly O'Clock The new monu- |
ment was built by Tateum & Horgan of this |
city, of Cleveland granite, and a most imposing |
and beautiful affair, standing over eighteen feet
| in height, with a base five feet square, and |
bears the following inscription: Erected by Mai |
E, +. Fletcher, Post %, G. A. r., May 80, 1872"
1t also bears a very fine United States shield |
The dedcatory prayer was offered by Rev. Mer-
rill Richardson.
Oxford.
The process ion formed at 1 O'Clock and before
it arriyedEat the church the rain was falling
copiouSy. The exercises had TO be limited in
consequence. The address by Rev. T. Z. St. |
John of Worcester was delivered from the |
church steps. The services, which were to have |
been held in the cemeteries, with the exception |
of the decoration of the graves were necessarily |
omitted. The address was on the american
Idea" tracing it from its origin in the at
tempt TO plant a colony on the New England
coast in the interest of the freedom of conscience
through the subsequent history OF the republic,
until it was fully established in the abolition
of slavery, and the consequent recognition in
our fundamental law OF freedom and equal
rights to all.
PaNtOn.
Here there is no regular post, but the men |
who survived the late war took the |
matter in charge, and observed the day in honor |
of their fallen comrades. The services were |
held in the church, VIM. Mulligan Esq, being |
the presiding officer. Mr.. Levi Smith acted as |
chaplain, and remarks were made by many of |
the gentlemen in the audience. AT the close Of |
the church services the graves were all visited |
and properly decorated
Princeton.
The graves were visited in the forenoon under |
the auspices of Post SO of Sterling, accompanied
by st. Johns band of Clinton, and appropriately
decorated.
RochdaIe,
AT Rochdale the procession, consisting OF
| Post 1S1 of Leicester, the school children of the
| town, and the Leicester cornet band formed in
front of the hotel at eight O'Clock, and marched
to the cemetery. After a prayer by Rev. Mr.. |
Holmes, of RochdaIe, the work of properly deco |
rating the graves of soldiers buried in the GENE.
terry was attended to. The members of the pro-
cessiOn were then excused, and the members of
the G. A. R, with the band, went on to Green
vile.
In Spencer the day was observed by a general |
suspension of business, and at twelve o'clock |
the members of Post 81, the F. A. Steaus en- |
caWpment, marched to the new town hall, where |
the exercises of the day were to be held The |
/ speakers desk was handsomely decorated with |
flowers, and in the rear there was banner bear.
| ing the motto: "In Memory of Our Departed
| Comrades" After prayer and music, Rev j,
d. Fulton of Boston was introduced as the orator
of the day, and delivered an address compliment
| ing the surviving members of the war for the
attention they yearly bestow on their fallen com.
rades At the close of the exercises in the hall
the procession reformed, headed by the National
conet band of Worcester, marched to the old
cemetery, where the services were conducted by
Rev. Charles i. Sumner. The procession then
marched to the Pine Grove cemetery, where the
services were conducted by Rev. j. D. Fulton.
They then proceeded to the Catholic cemetery,
where Rev. Mr.. Carson conducted the exercises
After the work of decorating the graves had
been concluded, the procession returned to the
hall TO partake of a collation.. In the evening
there was a concert in the new town hall, in
which Miss Ingraham, formerly of this city, was
the principal vocalist
| StufbrldKe.
The citizens met in the town hall at nine
O'Clock, and with the G. A. r. and school chill
dren, formed in procession and marched to the
cemetery, escorted by band. After the decora-
ton services picnic dinner was served in Agri-
cultural hall. During the afternoon the sol
diers' monument was dedicated, the exercises
being held in the Congregational church.
Sterling.
The exercises were held at the Unitarian
church in the afternoon. They were opened
with voluntary by the st. Johns brass band of
Clinton, which was followed by an anthem by
the Sterling choral union. Rev. L. d. Mears
delivered the address, which was upon the OBJ
servance of Memorial day as a school of pa
trotism. The day, properly observed, takes us
back to that feeling which carried us through
the war, and thus becomes a teacher of a patri.
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