Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-06
wALLINGFoRD.

The day was an suspicious one, al
| though there were indications of rain at
one time. 1t was neither too cold nor
too warm, and everything conspired to
| make it one of the most pleasant occa-
sions of the kind that we ever witnessed.
/ Everything went off about according to
! the programme.
at two p. m. the procession formed
on Center street, and reached from
Main street to the school house. 1t was
headed by the Sarsfield Cornet Band,
| from West Rutland, after which follow
ed twelve little girls, each with a ba ket
of flowers-one for the grave of each
| buried soldier Following was Chapman
Lodge No 50, i. A. NJ. Next in order
marched Post Fletcher No. 5, G. A. r..
followed by Co. 'tB" Wv. III. then came
the graded schools, 100 strong, headed
hy the Principal and hisassistants, which
presented a most beautiful appearance.
as they went through their various ev0-
buttons. Immediately following We're
carriages with the clergy and the orator
of the day; behind followed a long line
of ladies and gentlemen on foot and in
carriages.
It was a spectacle of rare beauty and
interest, as the long procession wound
around and up the hill, through the
avenues, to the very top, and formed IN
a hollow square around the sacred graves.
in the middle of which stood a column
loaded with wrcathS, with the inscri1-
ton 'In Mem0riam, erected in honor
Of soldiers whose graves were in tn
South.
A. Walker, DID, offered an impress
sive and touching prayer as every head
was uncovered. The band then PLAYED
the chords of Pleyel's hymn, and flu
neral dirge, jim such manner as touched
the hearts of AL
The Post then proceeded to strew
flowers upon the graves containing the
sacred dust, and each of them spoke a
few words in memory of the virtues Of
the dead, and promising that their names
should never be forgot And that they
may never be so, here are The names Of
those that died that their country might
live:
Lieut.. C. Edgerton, Lieut.. u. G. Hill.
]. Hart, II. Culver, p. M'Entire, NJ.
MEntirc, M. Young, c. p. Tuft, ".
Foster, L. Allen, j. Cook.
After the exercises in tie cemetery
were over the procession wound bac',
and again passed through the magnifi-
cent arch over the gateway and back to
Dir. Kent's grounds, where the speak
er's stand had been erected in front Of
the house. First was more fine perform
ing by the band, and a plaintiyc song by
choir. This was followed by another
prayer by Rev. DIR. Walker. Following
was an Grafton by Leonard Fletcher, son
of j. Fletcher, ID. D., of Cambridge, n
Y, who, after being introduced by II.
r. Strong, of the Post, addressed the
assembly in beautiful Grafton, IN which
he detailed the sacrifices made by the
soldiers who gave their lives to their
country, the results gained thereby, amt
the appropriateness and duty Of anu-
ally decorating their graves with freshes;
flowers that their memories may be. as
the results they attained, deathless. We
regret that want of space forbids pub
fishing his admirable Grafton in full
Then followed another song, after
which short address was listened to
from j. p. Farrar, and few words
from Prof. johnson, after which the ex-
ercises closed.
Early in the morning some of the Post
went to South Wallingford and decorated
the graves there.
The Post desire to express their CRATE
full Acknowledgements to the ladies and
gentlemen who so kindly assisted in
procuring flowers, and made wreaths
and bouquets. All of these displayed the
most exquisite taste in their arrangement.
Also to the school and the other organi-
cations who so kindly and ably assisted
in carrying out the exercises of the day,
and to the band for discoursing such
beautiful and appropriate music for the
occasion. p.
CASTLETON.
The ceremonies of Decoration Day at
Castleton were exceedingly interesting
and impressive, and were attended by
large and highly delighted concourse of
our citizens with respectable delegations
from surrounding towns and villages.
At one o'clock p, M, all assembled at
the brick church, at which time and
place the annual meeting of the Men,
orial Day Association was held, Col F.
Parker, president of the association,
presiding. After offering few appro-