The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-06-05

Special Correspondence Of the NEw DoNixics:
GRAFTON, May 29.--An innumera-
BILE throng filed the streets of Graf.
ton at an early hour this morning,
and as train after train arrived and
poured forth its cargo of crowded
passengers it became grave ques-
ton as to where all the people were
going to put themselves. About ten
o'clock the train from Morgantown
pulled in, bearing more passen-
gers than any other train that arriv-
ed in Grafton that day. The Uni
versity cadets headed by the Nor
gantown Band disembarked and
forming in column at the Grafton
House, the line of eighty men, har-
moniously uniformed in gray, march.
ed to the hall where ample prepare
tion had been made for their recep-
ton, From the first it was evident
that the cadets would be the chief
attraction of the day as their excel
lent appearance and demeanor mer-
tied. Old soldiers who watched the
short display drill and dress parade
in front of the court house declared
that the cadets were perfect in every
thing pertaining to a soldier and
said that it made old hearts leap to
see the boys SO proficient in that art
which they once had gloried in.
Promptly at one o'clock the pro-
cession formed and at half past one
the long column moved toward the
cemetery via the Grafton House
and the b. 4 o. Bridge. Arriving
at the cemetery the Piedmont band
rendered that old but always appre-
ciated melody of Home Sweet
Home" in a mastery manner. AT.
ter a prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Flana-
gan, the Morgantown band, on re-
quest of the Marshal. favored us
with unanimously well received
piece of music. Scarcely had the
melody subsidized when the Hon. Jno.
A. Hutchinson mounted the stand
and briefly, but eloquently delivered
pointed and elegant address.
The usual ceremonies over the
dead then followed, the bands alter
mating the exercises with delicious
music.
After dismissal the cadets gave a
display drill, the most noticeable
part of which was the firing of sa-
lutes to the dead. The dull boom
of artillery mingled with the sharp
clear reports from the volleys Of
musketry, awakened memories in
the minds of the assembled veterans
of the days when these their broth
ers in arms lost thier lives, the
memory of which they had gathered
to honor.
This closed the decoration exer-
cises at the cemetery and the pro-
cession returned to the town for a
rest after the fatigues of the day.
At nine o'clock p. M. the f., NJ. 4 p.
special left, bearing our boys of
from their field of glory which they
had captured as much by their hand
some persons and gentlemanly be-
havior as by force of arms.
Among the Morgantown and vi
cinity ladies who were here we no.
ticed Miss Lille Pickenpaugh, Miss
Maud Mcvicker, Miss Myrtle Dor
sey, Miss Allie Frum, Miss Carrie
Menear, Miss Kate Protzman, Miss
Bessie Wallace, Miss Carrie Dawson,
Mrs. T. Pickenpaugh, Miss Fannie
Peery, Miss Sadie Vandervort, Miss
Ollie Morgan, Miss Birdie Morgan,
Miss Annie Hoffman, Mrs. Will Price
and Mrs. Marcellus Martin.
There were six bands present,
viz:
The Morgantown, Piedmont, Web
ster, Knottsville, Grafton and the
Fairmont drum corps.
The University cadets were the
greatest attraction and covered
themselves with glory"
Old buckwheaters would crowd
around the canon brought here from
the University and examine them as
though they were the most wonder
fully constructed machines in the
universe.
. All the pretty girls came from
Monongalia.
Lieut.. Wilson displayed the cadets
to the very best advantage.
The cadets never made blunder
the whole day. The Garrett Rifles
must have smelt rat.
The Morgantown Band was the
only one to execute any evolutions
while marching. Wonder if the
others knew how?
1t marched in front of the cadets
with all the grace of a regular mill
tary band.
1t must have been the Drum Ma
jor.
West Ran, Union District.