Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-08
Roxbury.

Decoration has been gala day here. It is the first time our citizens ever observed the day. Its tendencies have not been ''to revive the animosities of the war" but to bury the bitterness of the past, as H. lustrated by decorating alike the graves of the boys in blue and the boys in gray (there IS one grave of confderate soldier in our cemeteryD The first public display was the throwing to the breeze from a flag staff 9 feet high of the emblem of our country, and yet the staff was not suf- ficiently high without stiff breeze to keep the flag from trailing on the ground. This flag foated over the monument of Col. Seth Warner of Revolutionary fame. At o'clock P. m. the veteran soldiers met at the chapel, and under the com mand of Capt Cyrus D. Prindle, Go. D. 13 Regiment, Conn. Vol. (Marshall of the Day) formed and marched to the Congre- gatlonal church, together, our five resident clergyman and the Rev. J. B. Doolittle, of Bridgewater, accompanying the process sion.
 Here the ode "America" was sung. Then followed prayer and reading of the the scripture by Rev. D. E. Jones, after which Capt. Charles M. Wilcox, Go. I. 27 Regiment Conn. Vol was introduced and spoke in a very pleasing way of the object of the day. and relating few incidents of his experience of army and prison life.
 "Unfurl the Flag" was was then beauti- fully sung and the marshall introduced Rev. J. B. Dovlittle, Chaplain of 9th Regi- ment Conn. Vol. who addressed the as- sembly. relating many experiences of the war.
 A multitude packed every nook and corner of the church which was beautiful ly decorated for the occasion. A large flag, neatly festooned, hung just back of the pulpit Cor desk). In front on large table. were displayed the garlands of flow CTS, wreaths. crosses, and. boquets which loving hands and loving hearts had pre- pared in honor of the sleeping dead.
 The procession then formed and pro- ceeded to the grave of Col Seth Warner, whose monument was very beautifully de- corsted. Rev. Austin Ishan here made some very appropriate remarks. The Star Spangled Banner was sung, and the process sion then proceeded to the cemetery where the graves of soldiers of the recent war, and some few of the Revolution, were profusely decorated. Rev. Wm c. Cooley mounted wagon and made an eloquent and patriotic address. Rev. MT. Davis (Methodist) then ascended the same wag. on and commenced by saying that the re- bellion had been put down, that the dls- obedient had become obedient. There was more use for the whip, and in illustra- ton he caught the wagon whip from the socket and threw it away. Mr. Davis said he had himself been soldier. Many have asked 'tWhat meaneth this ?'' The speaker answered the question, and in closing fol lowed the example of those who bad pro- cseded him and related an incident of his army experience. 4 One. time he got into very close quarters. so close that the ord CT came, '.Every man for himself r In skedadling many were gobbled up in a ditch, and the reason why the speaker was not captured was because he could jump that ditch; and, closing his speech, he sprang from the wagon with an agility that fully accounted for his escape.
 The singers then sang .'The Soldiers Grave" and the crowd dispered, leaving a flag waving at each soldiers grave.
 Last Saturday evening a barn stand ing in the field, belonging to the heirs of David Pearce, was struck by lightning anu cousumeu' - C0rU
 On Monday the Congregational church held their annual meeting for appoint. ment of officers of the church ahd Sabbath School. A. W. Fenn was reappointed Superintendent. and enters his 16th year l in it's service. sa ss-aas..