Connecticut western news., 1892-06-02

tail of seven members of the Post pro- ceeded to the lower cemetery, where a number of citizens had assembled, and decorated the graves of their comrades sleeping there. A detail of the Post also decorated the soldiers graves in the cemetery at Canaan Valley.
 NORFOLK.
 The Norfolk Veteran Association turned ont early Monday morning and decorated the graves in the center and Catholic cemeteries after which they dispersed some going to Wiusted and some to Cornwall Hollow.
 FALLS VILLAGE.
 The procession on Memorial day formed on the green opposite Citizens hall building. the drum corps taking the lead followed by the veterans, Hous atomic Council O. U. A. M. and school children. The resting places of the soldier dead were strewu with floral offerings; and on arrival at the village afterwards they broke ranks. the drum corps going to Salisbury and the others to Cornwall Hollow.
 LAKEvILLE.
 Decoration Day passed of in very quiet but patriotic manner in this will lage as the principal exercises were held at Salisbury and mauy nf our villagers went there to assist The public school children dressed in their best and carry f1l hnnnnfG taken Salisbury in wagons. The Holley Mfg Go. band played some national airs be- fore they left for Salisbury. The O H. Knight Post came out in full force. and part of them went to Cornwall Hollow, and part to Salisbury.
 GREAT HARRINGTON.
 Memorial day was observed in this village with the usual impressive ser vices D c. Anderson Post; Berkshire Camp Sons of Veterans; ;Taghconic lodge of Odd Fellows tall ia charge of John A. Brewer as chief Marshal, and E D. Humphrey, assistant) with the Housa- tonic baud and Anderson drum corps marched to the Water street and Mahai- we cemetery and placed floral offerings upon the graves of departed comrades. The exercises at the town hall in the afternoon consisted of singing by a qnartette; prayer by Rev w. F. Albrecht; address by Rev Eddy; poem by George Roys; benediction by Rev Dr Hartley. SALISBURY.
 The exercises of Memorial Day be- gan at o'clock at the town ball. The Lakeville band were seated in a body on the stage They were under the management of Dr G. H. Knight, and they played few familiar airs and then accompanied the children in the song. 70, Columbia the gem of the Ocean. ' Rev Mir Phillips then offered prayer, after which followed Gu eloquent ad. dress by Rev B. c. Warren of Sheffield. "America" was then sung. The pro- cession then formed, headed by the drum corps, of Falls Village; O. H. Knights Post, Womans' Relief Corps, of Lakeville, followed by the children of Lakeville and Salisbury public schools, also several teams, and pro- ceeded to the cemetery and decorated the soldiers graves. On the return from the cemetery collation. was serv' ed at the hall for veterans and others who cared to partake. Between foul and five hundred persons attended the exercises. Some of the ladies wound z handsome wreath of flowers for the sol. wise.
 l Much credit is due to the committee and assistants, to the children and to al who united in efforts to arrange anC carry out the program for the observer ance of Memorial Day. On Sunday al 3 D. m. a union service was held a CongI church, and was largely attend ed Rev B M. Wright gave an appro priate address, and the two choirs sang several selections with much enthusiasm Early Monday morning, flowers were taken to the town hall and arranged II wreaths and boquets. The soldiers monument, of which our town is justly proud, was decorated with beautiful flowers and flags were tastefully drapet on either side. At p. ID. all gathered at the town hall where the exercises consisted of singing by the scholars o the several schools, and a brief address by Rev B NJ. Wright, after which procession was formed. marching frs |
 down around the monument to the low CT cemetery then up Main St to the up per cemetery where teams were in wait ing and drove to the cemetery at Nortl Kent. Flowers and flags were placed upon the resting place of every soldie in the town. One pleasing inciden after the close of the exercises was tha the ladies of the floral committee nc cepted cordial invitation to refresh ing o'clock tea at the residence of Mir Cbas Eaton .... Mir J. Fuller attender the exercises at Gen Sedgwick's grave .... Some of the soldiers went to Nev Milford ...... Rev w. F. Bielby ant daughter Ada were at Salisbury. Mir and Mrs J. l.. Roberts and Mrs G R Bull spent the day in Lenox, Mass and several others were out of town.