Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-01

mander Ioutt, aud the exercises in the
hall closed with the benediction toy Rev.
I. G.. Lyons, pastor of the Middlebury
Baptist church.
The procession to the cemetery was
quickly formed on Pleasant street, with
the right opposite the park, and the
march to the cemetery was ia this order:
Marshal James NJ. Tracy and his aides,
Wallace +. Dewey and w, Harrison
Bingham, with Col. c. F. Rich and
Chief-of-Police VIM. NJ. Cushman, all
mounted; MiddlebUry Cornet band, II
pieces, Joseph Il. Cobb, header. George
Guyette, drum major, Midget Harry
Cobb. triangle and mascot; Lake Dun
more lodge, No. IL, /. GO. F., w. II.
Duncan and Volney Kelsey, marshals :;
Camp A. 5. Tracy, No. "a, Sons of Vet
Grams. James NJ. Hodges, captain; Will
liam p. Russell Post. No. 50. G. \. r..
Charles +. Ioutt, conaMander; carriages
containing the speaker and members of
the clergy; carriages containing the
Ladies Aid society, No. ), Mrs. Henry
Currier, president, with the flowers :;
citizens on foot and people in carriages.
The line of carriages was a pretty
lengthy one. The procession was
stopped for about five minutes near the
stone bridge by IA frightened horse
which tried to run into the band. but
was finally got out of the way without
damage.
Arrived at the cemetery, the Grand
Army ritual was gone through with
under the direction of Commander QUIT.
| Acting Chaplain Edison Williamson
made the opening prayer and the bene-
diction was pronounced by Rev. Mr..
, Lyons, the band furnishing the music.
The graves We're then covered over with
beautiful flowers, as were also those
in the Catholic cemetery adjoining. by
members of the post. and the mound
representing the graves of the unknown
soldier dead was bestrewn with flowers
by committee of the Ladies' Aid and
member of the post. Then the process
sion reformed and the return march to
the village was made, ranks being
broken before > o'clock.
At the invitation of Capt Kelley,
! Commander y QUIT and seven other mem
bers of the post went to Salisbury in the
evening and attended an entertainment
given to the veterans and Sons of Vet
Grams by the Christian Endeavor society
of Salisbury. There was an interesting
! literary and musical programme and
Arson X. Carr of Middlebury made a
fine address. An excellent supper was
! provided by the ladies for all hands, and
everything was free.
THE SUNDAY SERVICES.
Last Sunday, in accordance with the
custom of attending divine worship In a
body, the members of the post got to-
gcther in their hall and marched over to
the Congregational church, where they
listened to an able and very appropriate
sermon by the pastor, Rev. A. w.
Dickens. There was also special and
well-rendered musical programme.
In the afternoon considerable dele
CATION from the post went out to West
Cornwall to take part in the exercises at
the church there. Nearly all of the
Cornwall old soldiers belong to Russell
Post, and there we're 20 members of the
post present. Rev. James Ten Broke
of Burlington preached fine discourse
appropriate to the occasion. and music
of high quality was furnished by a
selected choir. The church was filled to
its full capacity and was beautifully
decorated with flowers.