The Press., 1886-06-03
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was very meak the Ideal of what the day and it's observ&66ea should be- Business generally was suspended, and the streets we'll Rlled With residents and visitors, but it was quiet, orderly holiday, bearing a marked impress of the sad, solemn duties psrtaiHiHe And quite free from tlie f.hoss tretti1g! base balling attaehmenss that so diacfaat the day in many places, but which public sentiment in this place so profoundly discourages. The full pro- gram of ths' day was carried out most sue 0 Tn tSs io@rshaOoani ai'tibSs the full post, acoompa- eteries at Ssafordville, Stafford Hollow and Stafford Street. At each place the full ritual service was read prior to decora- ton. and prayer was offered-at Stafford vile by Rev. Mrss Vaiil, at Stafford Hol- low and Street by Rev. Mir. Batch elaer. A detail from the post also, isited-the West~Csnetery and -decorated the graves there Another detail went to, West Staf- ford, Mc0onpRnie1 by drum corps, and the service was repeated there, prayer of tered by RsN. sMR. Breed, and the graves decorated, after which all returned to the village. where Comrades Patten and Nc Kinney and their wives had provided an ample and excellent collation., which was partaksnn of by ali having part in the deco. ration3 and following which remarks were made by Hun4 J.. R. Washburn and Rev. David Breed, About ?. 30 p. m. the pro cesaion was formed On Main-s st. to visit the StaGnrd Springs cemetery, practically the finest appearing that ever marched through our streets on the same errsnd. The pro- cession was marshaled by Mayor Adams. First came detail of police; next Citi- ,z9ns' Cernet Band fire police Torrent Engine O., Frank Ohls, foreman G. A. R., commanded by A. H. Simonds, "A strong, also veterans who were not mem- bers of the Post citizens in carriages and on foot. At the cemetery, prayer by Rev. Mir. Hawley, the reading of the G. A. R. ritual, and singing by quartette, com. posed of the Misses Williams and Messrs. Desper and Pease, made up the exercises.
 At the Catholic cemetery the ceremony was simply decorating, the absence of Rev. Father Coyle, who left very graceful note of regret, preventing the expected ex- ercises.
 !. About 6.3O p: m. the band and c. A. R. escorted from the Springs House to Gro. noco Hall, Capt. s. B. Horne of Winsted, the speaker of the day. The address was preceded by singing by the Misses Will Hams and Messrs. Desper and Miner, prayer by Rev. MT. Hawley. A patriotic song, sung. with spirit, by MT. Bagley of Stafford Hollow, brought down the house, the audience for some time persisting in demand for more. The oration which fol- lowed was a series of personal recollec- tions of the var, the speaker beginning by saying that he had, after seeing the fit ob- servance of the day. the patriotic spirit of the people, decided to lay aside his care fully prepared address and speak from the impulses of the occasion: The result was no oration, but feeling description of in- cidents of war, series of pictures of camp life and war sceneS, pathetic, humorous, and always vivid, holding well the atten- t5on of all, profitable to those who listened in that they acquired much knowledge ot the stern realities of war. More singing and the benediction closed the exercises. day was addressed especially to the vet hear it. In the evening they also attended { in body to listen to a 6ermon by Rev. Mir. Hawley, and as there was no evening services at the Msthodist rhurch, 8 very large audience attended. T3.------.
 Union, Wilmington, Holland, Rock vile and Somers were represented by vet erans in line at Stafford Springs on Mon day. C--=t >:-==t.,---- -@S -z--e--,-
 The Loyal Legion will meet at the Methodist church on Sunday at 3.30 p. m.
 Tine Woodlawn stables now turn out a handsome pair of young bay horses, weighing over 24O0 pounds, and, street rumor says, costing 50 cts. per pound.
 IA list Of the names of persons who have registered dossin the town of lsta2ords up to June l, 1886: Abel B. g.. 1 GoodenL Lsgas $ 1