The Press., 1889-06-06

ling to hear rap at the door, and upol opening it to the intruders to find part,
 of friends who would insist upon coming il whether welcome or moi, and who informed the Harringtons that they had come tt celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of theil marriage. A general good time followed
 and at an early hour in the morning tn. party returned to their homes wishing their pleasant host and hostess many hap
 py returns of the day, and feeling that al
 though unexpected they were neverthe
 less welcome. A
 MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE.
 At Ia. m. comrades of Winter Post in I Washburn's 6-horse barge met the Stafford
 Hollow comrades near that village, and ac
 companied by the drum corps marched tc
 Sandy Knoll cemetery, where prayer was
 offered by Rev. Mir. Simmons, the G. A.
 R. ritual service rendered, and the graves
 decorated. A beautiful floral cross was
 erected around which the public services
 were held. A profusion ofA choice flowers
 beautifully arranged was marked feature
 at this cemetery. At Staffordville large
 assemblage of citizens and soldiers were
 awaiting the arrival of the post, which
 reached that place at about 1030, when
 again the service was held and the graves visited and decorated. At Stafford Street
 cemetery, at 11.3O, the post was met by an
 unusually large number of people with abundance of flowers. Prayer was here
 offered by Rev. MT. Batchelder, followed
 by the usual G. A. R. service. The dis
 play of flowers at each cemetery visited
 was moro abundant and beautiful than in any former year, while greater interest was
 never manifested in the ceremonies. The
 post returned to Stafford Hollow at 12. 30,
 where collation. at Spiritualist hall was
 served to hungry and appreciative lot of
 veterans. In the afternoon the parade was
 formed on Haymarket Square at 2 o'clock,
 the Citizens Band with Fire Dept leading,
 followed by Harmony T. of H., then the Stafford drum corps and Winter Post, with ex-soldiers, A. o. H., citizens and long line of carriages. At the cemetery the service was read by Commander Cleaveland and prayer offered by Rev. MT. Clark at
 the soldiers monument, when the graves
 were simultaneously decorated at given signal, details having been stationed at each grave for that purpose, after which stirring patriotic address was delivered by Rev. Father Coyle, from platform erected for that purpose in the open space at the rear of the cemetery. There was large attendance at all these cemeteries, the cit terested in the ceremonies. The Catholic cemetery was visited by detail in the forenoon and the four graves of soldiers therein decorated. The west cemetery was also visited by detail in the evening.
 At West Stafford, notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather, there was 8 general turnout of: the people, who formed in procession with the veterans at 9.3O and marched to the cemetery, pre- ceded by the West Stafford drum corps. At the cemetery prayer was offered by Rev. MT. Dutton and short ritual service read, then the graves were decorated. Up- on reaching the center of the cemetery, where beautiful floral cross some seven feet high had been erected in memory of the dead who lie in unknown graves, an appropriate poem was recited with fine ef- feet by Mrs. Henry Mckinney. Upon re- turning to the church vestry addresses were made by Rev. MT. Dutton, Hon. J. R. Washburn, and others, recitation by Mrs. Mckinney, and some fine vocal music by mixed quartette. A special feature of this occasion was the recitation "Oover Them Over with Beautiful Flowers," con- cluding with the song "The Faded Coat of Blue," by Miss Hattie Cummings, little miss of five summers, granddaughter of Hon. J. R. Washburn. A fine collation. was served in the vestry of the church, at which the veterans were forced to occupy the best places. A delegation from Win ter Post was present and returned enthu- siastic with praise for the admirable man. ner in which all the details of the occasion were carried out by the residents of West Stafford. The entertainment by the children in the evening, under the management of the Woman's Relief Corps, was we'll attended, and was in every way fine one. The singing by the various quartettes and glee clubs was especially conamendable. Great credit is due Mrs. J. 0. Cleaveland and Miss Jennie Cunningham for their labors in drilling and encouraging the children in their parts, which were rendered m cred itable manner by all. The following is list of the participants in the "Memorial of the Flowers" Maine, Clarence Walker New Hampshire, Gerty Smith; Vermont, Charlie Chandler; Massachusetts, Flora Bolieau; Rhode Island, Fred Bourett Connecticut, Alice Brown; New York, Grace Comins Pennsylvania, Ella Harris New Jersey, Willie Engley Delaware, Cora Carey; Maryland, Edith Woodworth Edith Lilley West Virginia, Eaton North Carolina, Sidney Siswick South Carolina, Kate Lord Georgia, Bessie Underwood; Alabama, Robbie Smith; Florida, Arthur Myers Ohio, Mary Brown; Indiana, Florence Charter; Illinois, Jessie Clifford; Michi- gan, Bell Pierson; Wisconsin, Olive Mans field; Kentucky, Arthur Wilcox; Missouri, Mary Converse ; Iowa, La Vergne Dimock Minnesota, Willie Rawson Nebraska, Milena Sicard; Kansas, Charlie Cummings Mississippi, Blanche Cleayeland Louis jana, Frank Harris; Arkansas, Jennie Ooombe; Texas, Alberta Eaton; Tennessee, Walter Stebbins; Nevada, Florence Smith California, Gertie Butterfeld Oregon, Fred Sweet; Montana, Leah Mellor North Dakota, Maude Melbourne South Dakota, Matte Stebbins Washington, Alberto Rounds Colorado, Bertha Williams District of Columbia, Kitty Smith Eddie Pierson; Goddess of Liberty, Mabel Webber.
 Citizens Band followed it's annual cus- tom of decorating the grave of Thomas Fl. | Booth, for so many years its efficient and respected leader.
 At the regular meeting of Winter Post | held last Monday evening it was
 Resolved-That the thanks of this post are | due and are hereby rendered the clergymen | of the town for their kindness and courtesy | in officiating and assisting in our memorial