Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08
KINGSVILLE.

Eds. Tel.-0ur decoration observances
were ahead of anything ever undertaken
here. Our park is the incest and cosiest
this side of Eden; the band stand was the
centre and circumference Of the whole af-
fair; platform extended out from it, and
was used as the platform of the orator of
the day-Rev S. L. Binkley, and the cler-
gy. The Choral Union occupied the stand
and sang with fine effect, the national
hymn-America-a opened the services
about 2 p. m. Rev. E. ]. Comings lead in
prayer, and was followed by the reading of
the names Of the deceased soldiers from
the township, buried here and elsewhere,
and those connected with the war of 1912,
and that of the revolution. The address
which here followed was replete with thrill
ing eloquence, and one of the best. The
quartette-''No more the bugle's stirring
blast"-was followed by a recitation Of
Cartoons poem-''Cover them over with
beautiful flowers by Miss Ida Ransom.
This was fine effort, and stirred to their
depths tae heart of every hearer; the senti-
ment was carried out by the placing of a
wreath of flowers over an evergreen mOnu-
ment erected in memory of soldiers of
Kingsville lying in southern graves. An
other quartette, ''Sleep, sacred dust OF no
Bile dead" was sung. The evergreen arches
and flowers from forest, garden and or
chard, with rare plants from conservatory,
were in great and rich profusiOn, blended
with the national colors. A playing foun-
tain from among the flowers upon the
platform, was rare and refreshing eurios-
ity. The music of the martial band made
itself heard. The traversing of the village
and the cemetery was accompanied by the
air of Sweet Home, and the music of the
mufled drums and flies in two parts, was
impressive. Some S5 or 80 graves were
strewn with flowers, through the agency Of
little boys and ,girIs-eight each, the same
number of young ladies and twenty young
men. "Brng them home tenderly," was
given by the Choral Union. The G. a. R.'
with their new flag, made favorable i'm
preston by their sympathetic feeling and
soldierly bearing. A common cause and a
generous feeling made every citizen par
tieipant in these patriotic observsnoes. The
names of the noble dead viii probably be
reported to you. g.
The Murphy temperance meeting Of last
Saturday evening at the Baptist church,
was fully attended and, in interest, up to
the best. Hubbard, Jacques, Mccoy, &c.
did good thing for as. Our list OF sign
ers was considerably increased.
Chas. Blair and his mother were oapsizeo
horse, buggy and all-over eulYert
near II. P. Newtou's, last Friday Mrs
Blair was hurt quite severely, though not
dangerously.
We saw the other day the Matching pro
cess Of sample Of Kansas hoppers, at the
house of Mr.. Joseph BrYdle-receiVed by
mail. They were under glass. They were
fed and watched with much interest; ev-
cry once in while they cast Of their old
dress and donned new one. The last that
came off revealed their wings. One Of our
eastern hoppers was put in with them, but
there was no affinity or coalition with
them, aud the poor fellow was removed
from his humbled and unnatural society.
Kingsville, June 8, 1877. 9.
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