Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24
HONOR TO THE DEAD.
The Graves OF the Confederate
Dead Covered With Flowers.
The Exercises Attended by a Large Con-
greEation Of clarksviIls's Patriotic
Men. Women and Children Good
Music.


A large crowd of Montgomery
county's best people attended the
decoration of the Confederate gray es
last evening.
Forbes Bivouac assembled at the
courthouse promptly at o'clock,
and followed by a large train OF car
riages and buggies, repaired to the
City Cemetery, where the first of the
services were held.
The little plat of ground where the
Confederates are buried had been
cleaned off and the crowd assembled
on the brow of the hill overlooking
the ground. A song by the choir,
led by Prof. Emery, and a prayer by
DIR. Pettis opened the services.
Judge Tyler, though suffering some
what with throat affiiction, paid a
fitting tribute to the memory of the
Confederate dead. He said that the
majority of the ones buried there
were strangers to the people of
Clarks vile, but they had been killed
in battle in defense of the South. He
thought il eminently proper that
some demonstration be made at least
once in twelve months to show to
the world that the South will not for
get her heroes.
After the speech, which was only a
few minutes in length, the work of
decorating the graves began. 1t was
pretty sight. Old and young, rich
and poor alike, took part in the dec
grafton. The dainty little school
girls, their aprons full OF flowers, put
one in mind of so many mystic but
terfiies posing on the glittering
crests of the little mounds, just long
enough to drop handful of flow.
ers on soldiers grave.
The work completed in this part of
the cemetery, the graves of those
across the driveway in the southern
part of the cemetery were decorated.
After the services at the City Gem
etery, the crowd repaired to Green
wood, where similar services were
observed. The banner of Forbes
Bivonac was planted over the grave
of Polk G. Johnson on arriving at
the cemetery, and DIR. Pettis offered
prayer. The graves had been di-
vided off in groupes and the work of
decorating them completed the work
of the day. The graves were literal
Iy covered with flowers, while the
choir and the Hayden band gave
music.
AT the close of the services Capt.
Crusman returned the thanks of the
Bivouac to the Ladies Monumental
Association and to Hayden's band
for their services. The choir sang the
long-metre doxology and DIR. Pettis
pronounced the benediction and the
services closed.
Following is the order of decora-
ton in Greenwood cemetery:
GROUP l STATION IN CONFEDERATE
CIRCLE.
Lit. p. G. johnson, Maj. j. III.
johnson, VIM. Kerr, B. ID. Johnson,
l.. w. Crotzer, Unknown, Capt. Theo.
Coulter, Maj. John Minor, Capt. w.
S. Moore, w. b. Munford, ID. w. |
Scott, Ed. Hyman, Frank Adams.
GROUP 2.-sTATIoN IN FRONT OF COL.
BAILEY's MONUMENT.
Col. j: E. Bailey, Col. Alfred
Robb, 1t. l.. Donoho, Jas. E. Rice,
Cal. Richmond, w. b. Richmond,
Walker Williams, Stephen Pettus.
GROUP 3.-sTATIoN BACK OF JAS.
DRANE MONUMENT.
Maj. T. f. Henry, VIM. Green,
Maj. Jack Henry, Hugh Drane, Jas.
Drane, 5. N. Haefer, II. ID. McCau-
ley, George McCauley, VIM. McCau-
ley, RObt Keesee.
GROUP 4.-sTATIoN NEAR GRAVE OF
LEM HOUSE.
10. Harris, James p. Davis, Lem
f. House, Charles Lurton, l.. A.
Bouvard, VIM. jackson, r.. b. Tar
Dley, John Laughren, Z. II. James,
DR.. w. b. Williams, Robt. Pell, b.
F. Madole, G. r. Cooper, Robert
w. f. Hendrick.
iRAVEs DECORATED AT CITY GENE
Terry.
Unknown graves, Irwin Beau
mont, Thos. Beaumont, Frank Beau
mont, Robt, Haskins, Robert Bring
lurst, sly. Darden, Wesley Darden,
ius Tarwarter, George Mari, Ed. b.
jObb, John Spencer, w. b. VIII
Jams, l.. F. Belote, Robert Nc
lure.