Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-06-07
Norwich.

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Norwich.
Decoration Day was ushorcd IN
with beautiful morning aud continued
throughout the day. q, A, Post 90,
composed of soldiers from Hanover aud
Norwich, assembled At kibling's Opera
House, Hanover, nj an early hour IN
tho morning aud proceeded to decorate
the graves at the cemetery there, oc-
companicd By the fire company, aud
proceeded by Colburn's band from Tn
ion Village, At 10 - o'clock II. M,
they took up their line Of march for
Norwich, where the principal exercises
took place, Arriving at II u, m in
front Of the "North Barracks" under
command of Major Wainwright, they
were dismissed till II NJ. The fire
company proceeded to organize base
ball club, and on the fine lawn gave
evidence by their fine playing how SER
viceablc they would be in ease of a fire,
The fire company were under the conf
mand of their foreman, Gilbert Colby,
standing six feet and four inches, and
well proportioucd. Promptly at IL M.
the call was given that dinner was
ready, prepared in the large hall on the
ground floor. Promptly it was re-
spondcd to, and the soldiers, iircmen
and band, with many invited ladies and
gentlemen, partbok of the bountifnl re-
past so generously provided by the citi-
zens of Norwich. After dinner the
game of ball was renewed, ard the hall
doors were thrown open and the crowd
of spectators, numbering hundreds
rushed in and partook Of a good din
ner. When all had had enough there
was still enough left to have fed Il regi-
ment, which was gathered up by the
committee and sent ont to the poor OF
the town. At | ~ o'clock the call
was given and ordered by Commander
Burbank of this Post to fall in, which
was promptly done, preceded by the
band, they proceeded to the residence
of Mrs. Alden Partridge, where tho
speakers had assembled, and escorted
them to the church, which was already
filled to overlooking (save reserved
seats). The exercises there were :
Music by band; prayer by Chaplain,
Rev. H. +. PARKER of Dartmouth Col
lege music by band Grafton by c. c.
Coffin of Boston. He took wide
range, spoke very well, but seemed to
forget that we ever had war with
Mexico, and in the ranks was one of
the veterans marching, and that the
gallant General Ransom's grave was
one of those to be decorated; Kel'er's
American hymn was then sung by the
choir, followed by reading the roll of
honor by Capt. H. V. Partridge, clos
ing at church by selections sung by
choir; march to cemetery; music by
band; remarks sby Commander Bur-
bank; selections, sung by choir; prayer
by DR.. Leeds, Hanover poem, "Cover
them over. "-[Coffin, read by Rev. N.
H. Nichols; Cenotaph; remarks by
S. p. Leeds, very good: music by
band; services by Commander; deco
ration of graves ; music by band-selec-
lions music by choir-America; Ben
ediction. One thing particularly no.
ticeable was beautiful cross, standing
some six feet high, covered with moss
and flowers, surmomted with vase of
beautiful flowers, with eight wreaths of
evergreen and flowers nicely fixed on
the cross each one bearing the name OF
one of the dead soldiers that went from
Norwich and died and buried where
they fell. The cross was wholly the
work of Mrs. George Nye, Of Nor
wich, and was most beautiful tribute
to the dead soldiers that lie buried on
different fields in the South.