Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-06-04
Decoration Day at Grafton.

Decoration Day ut Grafton.
Decoration day was observed with APP
propriate exercises. Over 800 were in
attendance, much larger number than
has ever assembled here on similar oc-
casions.
The address, by Mr.. Adams, was in
structive and entertaining, and was lis
tened to by all with close attention from
the commencement to the close. Mr..
Adams did himself very great credit,
and gave entire satisfaction to all who
heard him. His eulogy upon the Yer
mont soldiers ought, at least, to appear
in print. The music by Grafton band
and Mr.. Holmes choir, was appropriate
and well executed Mr.. Smith the
Chief Marshal, had the charge of the
procession, and his arrangements were
so perfect that there was not jar.
A delegation was appointed by the
President of the day, Francis Phelps,
Esq, to decorate the soldiers graves in
the various grave yards in the town.
The prayers by Rev. DIR. Hayden in the
church, and Rev. Mr.. Ward in the ceme-
terry, as well as the order of decorating
the graves by young ladies dressed in
white, first, theschools second, and lastly
the citizens, were solemn and impressive.
THE RUTLAND FIRE--At the prelim-
mary examination of Michael G. Hayes,
formerly of Northampton and Holyoke,
charged with firing the Rutland Opera
house, May, 10, several witnesses have
testified this week that he shipped
large quantity Of goods from his store
just previous to the fire, and considera-
BILE other damaging testimony has been
brought out.
MEMORIAL DAY.-Memorial Day was
observed in several towns in this State
on Saturday, and the proceedings gen
orally indicate degree of interest and
appreciative remembrance hardly ever
equalled before. Public demonstrations
were made at Rutland, Brattleboro, Cas-
Teton, Grafton, Brandon, Burlington,
Montpelier, Ludlow, Woodstock and
other places. AT Rutland services were
held Sunday and Rev. L. B. Pettengill
delivered a very excellent address at the
Congregational church and from which
place the procession proceeded to the
cemeteries for the work of decoration.
WOODSTOCK RAILRoAD.-It is very
agreeable to at last hear of the practical
progress of the Woodstock railroad, and
that some of the track is already actual
ly laid. In about five weeks the seven
miles to the high bridge will be compile
ted. Meantime the trestle bridge will
be erected and in ten days after the per-
manent bridge arrives on the ground it
will be ready for crossing. this will
bring the cars into Quechee about the
middle of July. 1t is hoped that the
road will be completed or ready to oper-
ate through to Woodstock by the first of
September.
KIDNAPPED. Rutland had a Charlie
Ross case last week Tuesday, in broad
day, in the kidnapping of John Hines,
10 years of age, while on his way to
school, when he was invited to ride by a
man who asked to be shown the way to
a certain place. He accordingly got in
to the wagon, when the man placed his
hand over his mouth, and told him to
make no noise or he would kill him.
They rode all day, but where the boy
does not know, being unacquainted with
the road, he not daring to try to escape.
In the morning the man got up to feed
the horse, when the boy got out of the
wagon and ran for dear life, and, reach
ing railroad he followed it up till he
came to Healdsville, where he told his
story to the station agent and was put
on the cars for Rutland, getting home in
the evening. No trace of the man has
been found, though the boy thinks he
has seen him about town before
DROWNING ACCIDENTAL sad drown
ing accident occurred at Windsor on
Monday evening of last week, resulting
in the death of Geo. Shattuck. He and
Carlton johnson started in light skif
to cross the river to fish in the mouth of
what is known as Davis Brook, and
when some two rods from the shore the
boat capsized, and neither Of the occu-
pants being able to swim, they sprang
at once and struggled for the shore
johnson, after desperate efforts in a
strong and deep current, by means that
he hardly knows, finally reached the
shore, and at about half past nine ar
rived in the village, completely exhaust
ed. OF Shattuck he knows nothing
save his last remembrance that of his
| clinpinp to the boat-and that he was