The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-06-02
DEDICATION
OF THE NEW CATHOLIC CEMETERY AT
NAvARRE
A Large Number Of Strangers in Attend.
ance-Exercises Of the Day.

A Large Number OF Strangers in Attend
ance-Exercises Of the Day.
The dedication of the beautiful new
cemetery Of st. Clements congregation,
took place Sunday afternoon. The
occasion was one which will long be
remembered by the citizens of Navarro.
Extensive preparations had been made
for sometime previous by the members of
the church to make this occasion one that
everybody may we'll fell proud OF, and to
say that 1t was grand success would be
putting 1t only in a mild form.
The cemetery which was dedicated Sun
day is beautiful tract of land containing
about five acres and In located Just north
of the corporation limits on the Navarro
and Massillon road. 1t has been beauti-
fully designed by o. W. Hull, County Sur.
veyor. The avenues and cross roads are
all nicely graveled and there are about 90
squares laid off with four lots to a square.
In the center OF the cemetery is large
mound to represent Mt. Calvery. A large
number of shade trees have been planted
along the avenues, 80 that in a few years
II will be one of the most beautiful burial
grounds in the country. At precisely
half past one o'clock st. Clements Society
and st. Francis Branch &. M. b. A. headed
by the Navarro Citizens band, with Silas
Mccormick and A. j. Agnes as marshals
of the day. mounted on two fine prancing
btothEt lIOul tuC SdtuOllC bcllCOI
house, west on Second street, thence
south on Main street to w. q l.. Il. depot to
receive the Massillon delegation. Con-
siderable delay was caused by the arrival
OF the different societies. On account of
the poor accommodations by the raj road,
only four coaches had been provided, so
: that the second trip had to be made back
70 Massillon to receive the balance of the
delegation. Quite shower of rain came
up while part of the different societies
were waiting for tie rest to arrive. G. M.
b. A. hall was thrown open for the differ
ent societies to go to. After the arrival
of the second delegation the procession
was promptly formed by the marshals of
the day. In the meantime the sun came
out again. The following was the order
of the procession:
Marshals of the day.
Massillon delegation.
Battalion band.
Knights of St. John.
Ancient Order of Hiberians.
Branch 38 G. M. b. A.
Harmonica band.
st. Joseph'R society.
Branch G. NJ. b. A.
st. Peter's society, West Brookfleld.
Branch 43, West Brookiield,
Navarro delegation.
Navarro Citizens band.
st. Clements society.
st. Francis Branch No. 18 G. NJ. b. A.
Inc line OF narcn was north on Main 10
Center, west on Center to Canal, east on
Canal to Market, north on Market to
Second where the procession received the
Rev. Father Thorpe of Cleveland who
was commissioned 10y Bishop Horstniann
to perform the ceremonies for the occa-
sion, after which the procession started
for the cemetery, where the consecration
took place by Rev. Thorpe assisted byRev.
Metternich OF Navarro, Rev. Kuhn and
other visiting clereymeu from Canton,
Massillon and West BrookheId. After
the blessing OF the cemetery was over the
Rev. Thorpe deliver a most eloquent SER
mon on the solemn occasion which was
listened To by all that we're present. The
ceremonies having been concluded the
procession reformed and marched to the
Catholic school house where the ladies' OF
the congregation were awaiting them with
most elegant supper which had been
prepared 10 which about four hundred did
justice. After supper the different soci-
eiies marched TO the ". q l.. E. depot, the
train departing for Massillon at o'clock.
II Is estimated that fully three thousand
strangers were in town, the Massillon
delegation numbering fully fifteen hun.
dred. Thanks are due the different conn
mittees who labored to make this occasion
grand success.