The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-02
Decoration DaY.

The rain clouds Of the morning OF Wednesday
cleared away, and the rain ceased, leaving the
air clear and cool and nature bright and fresh
delightful day for the out.of.door ceremonies
of love and remembrance of Decoration day. The
programme was similar to that followed for sew.
eral past.
At2 p. m, the procession, headed by Bachs
City Band, marched from the Congre gational
charch to Washington Square and the soldiers
monument The monument was already hand
somely trimmed; and after prayer by Rev. Thos.
Parry and instrumental music, the misses bear
ing flowers strewed them profusely about the
monument, in the presence of large audience
of spectators.
Thence the procession marched to the Opera
House where the usual exercises were gone
through with, Mayor Nicholson presiding. The
address, by Rev. A. T. Needham was oquent
and well received by the audience that filled ev-
cry part of the building.
After these exercises the audience and process
sion separated, part going to each of the graves
of Gen. Wallace, Col. Erwin, and the different
cemeteries, where the graves of the soldiers re-
ceiyed each its tribCte of flowers.
During the afternoon many Of the business
houses were closed and flags were displayed at
half-mast.
Berry boxes by the 100 cr 1890 at Phillips
Bros.
THEY had nice little burglary at II. j. Gil
lens on last Sunday night. Four boys have
been arrested during the week as the perpetra-
tors. In the rear of The dry goods department
is window protected by shutters fastened By
an iron bar on the inside, running into the wall
on one side and held by a key on the other. This
bar was sprung in the center until one side loos-
ened. The window glass was then disposed Of
and the gang entered helping themselves TO q
box Of silk handkerchiels, a dozen pairs Of
boots, number of hats, about l25 pounds Of to-
bacco and other goods, amounting to about
$500. In the morning when the theft was dis
covered the search was Immediately begun, and
the suspected parties watchcd our friend Bal
ley, whom we have written up before Fcrriter
Kerrgan and another Bailey These boys seem
ed very anxious to escape the police all day Sun
day. nor did they go home at night; on Monday
they loafed around the river, dealing out their
tobacco with lavish hand, until evening, when
captured on Tuesday morning, The goods were
traced to an empty house on "thc Eats" formerly
occupied by man named Mcnamara. 1t was
splendid place for the cOnccamcnt Of stolen
goods, having cellar under part Of the house
which is accessible only by lifting board on the
inside of the house The hole is small while un.
der the rest OF the house the earth is only about
two feet below the joist. Here the goods were
found, or nearly all of them.
The boys were interviewed by Squire Leavens
and bound over to endure the tortures OF a
grand jury. A couple Of boys from La Sale were
also arrested, having suspicious goods in their
possession, but these not belonging to Gillen
they were released. Bailey, in addition to this
charge, has been committed on charge of steal
ing watch from Mr.. Orr mentioned some time
ago. This ought to "setile" him for a while