The Newtown bee., 1878-06-06
tGe 8ee Thursday. June Gth. 1878.
Memorial Day.

Last Thursdny. despite the drenchinl rain, thGre was without doubt yeri ersditable obselyancu of the day iT Sand, Hook and NeStawn. It is te hC deeply regretted that the ladies and gentlemen who worked so ehsigetieally to mako tho display, should be so dlsap pointed in thls their first public etfort tc do honor to the brave men who peri shed fin daf0nce of our common country, and havo loft behind them . record Of noble sacrifice. The preparations were In ex' cess of anything that any one eould suppose possible. and proved sufilccn' cy for tho first ofort as well as good guarantee that in another year Ncwtown may expect. unless hlndcrol by rain, q more brilliant turn out-one Ia which all will take.part. The shortness of time (from Monday until Thursday night for the several committees to net In. pre- vented concert of action of those living In the out districts, and in some instances sOmo did not know of their appointment: still the committees of Nawtown street and Sandy Hook accom- pllshed wonders, 'as was plain to sec when it was finally decided upon to . decorate the graves and to hold services fin SanFord's Hall Mir. Sanford having generously offered the use of it for the same. Tho executive and dec Drative committees, headed by the President, James A. Wilson, came up from Sandy Hook about o'clock, accompanied by one of Mir. E. Taylor's hotel teams the wagon being handsomely decorated with emblems of mourning. In the wagon was an improvlscd monument bearing the words, Our Fallen Heroes" "Our Honored Dead;" and standing at each corner of the base were four soldiers of the Grand Army in uniform, named respectively, Wm. Daum, ChaS. Hawlcy, Patrick McMahOn and George Graham.
 After making due preparations for the exercises in the hall and sending out notice to many on the Street who had given up all idea of turning out, the several committees entered the ha l about 12 o'clock, and soon the hall began to fill. The exercises were opened with singing by the choir, composed of Messrs. Daniel Camp, Ezra Hall, Ammon Taylor, James Wilson, Thomas Scales, Mrs. Jno. L. Sanford, Misses Nellie Judson, Ella c. Gately, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Bennett organist.
 The first hymn, "'Twill not be long, " WAS followed by prayer by Rev. James Taylor.
 The. choir then sang "Oh! so bright" With fine effect. ~, '..;,!i
 Rev. J. P. Hoyt followed with an ad- dress, which was listened to with deep | attention, and pronounced by all who i hAard it to be the very best that this gentleman eyer made It certainly did his heart and head great credit, for it bespoke a sentiment which will at no distant day be the common heritage of united people-North, South, East, and West. . e..
 ;Revs. F. Barnett and Taylor follow cd with short addresses in the same strain and sentiment which were, like that of MT. Hoyt, loudly applauded.
 The following poem, preserved by Mrs. James, "A. Wilson in her scrap book, was read by Dr. W. c. Vile, who stated that owing to- the unavoidable absence of Miss Mary Sherman, of Bethel, who had been requested to read the poem, the duty had been assigned to him. "The | Blue and the Gray" brought tears to many eyes, and was received with un- mistakable signs of approval. a-- THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
 By the flow of the inland river,
 Whence the fleets of iron have fled,
 Where the blades of the grave-grass Quiyer l
 Asleep are the ranks of the dead ;- i
 Under the sod and the dew,
 Waiting the judgment day ;-
 Under the one, the Blue:
 Under the other, the Gray. T Those in the robing of glory,
 Those in the bloom of defeat,
 All with tnn battlp-hlond