Connecticut western news., 1891-06-03

virtues of Sherman, Terry, Sumner, Bissell, Kinney, Ericson and others.
 The Rev Mir DePeu was then intro duced. In kind and gentle words he spoke of the departed ones, and many 8 cheek of the old veterans was wet with tears caused to flow by the eloquent words of him who styled himself as one of the "home guard" After the song "Rest in the Shade of the Trees," the Rev T. 8. Bond of Canaan was called for. After some protest he took the floor amidst the applause of the audi ence. He urged the necessity of edu- eating the young of this land in their country's history, and hoped to see the day when U. s. History should rank first in all our public schools, and fol- lowed by the history of other nations His remarks were followed by the song, "Rest Soldier, Rest, when Commander Kilmer made short speech. extending the thanks of the David s. Cowles Post and the Woman's Relief Corps to the N. V. A. for the hospitable manner in which they had been entertained.
 After three rousing cheers and a tiger had been given for the speakers, all joined In singing America" and the memorial exercises at Norfolk for the year 1891 were finished.
 GREAT HARRINGTON
 Memorial day was we'll observed in town, the attendance at the afternoon ex- ercises in the town hall was the largest for many years In the morning del egation of D. G. Anderson Post visited Sheffield and decorated the graves of At 10 m. the Post, and those wishing to take part in the parade, gathered at the town hall and in half an hour marched to Mahaiwe cemetery, where prayer was offered by Chaplain Dwight Boardman the floral offerings were made and de. tail of eight men fired 8 volley for the unknown dead. In the afternoon like ceremony took place at the Water Street cemetery after which the literary servi. ces occurred at the hall. Baldwin orchestra furnished music; A girls rep resenting the various states each recited 8 verse and addresses were delivered by H. c. Joyner of Great Harrington. and Rev B. c. Warren of Sheffield.
 SOUTH CANAAN
 The various cemeteries in town were visited by detachment of the G. A. R | The school children accompanied them laden with flowers which were unusually abundant this year.
 We are very sorry to state the fac that in this village and vicinity Memo rial day passed passed by almost un noticed. "Not sound was heard; No a funeral note" Our citizen, who some times get very enthusiastic our mstter' of much less importance, showed nc public spirit and made no attempt tt observe the day in fitting remembrance of the brave soldier dead. Our soldier, monument bore no garlands, no drapine of flags, not even 8 flower to brighter its marble whiteness. Two little girl Adah Bielby and Katie Finn, deserve praise for taking baskets and collecting all the flowers they could get and aftel they were woven into wreaths by on. lady the girls placed them on soldiers graves in the cemetery. A representa- tive of Gregory Post also put flags or each grave. On Sunday morning Re, B. M. Wright preached an excellent stirring, patriotic, memorial sermon. | SALISBURY
 The exercises Memorial day passed off quietly in this village. Members O G. A. R., school children and severa others formed in line at the Academ, at 2.30 p. m., marched to the old ceme tery back of town hall, strewed witl flowers the grave of the one veteran wh' fought. for the independence of ou country in the Revolutionary war ant died inthis town; from there to the vii lage cemetery, where 8 short servic was held at the soldiers plot and the marched through the cemetery strewin each soldiers grave with flowers.