The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-06
SHERIDAN BRIEFS.

SHEER IDAN, June 4-[Special Core
respondence. -Sheridan was not be
hind her sister towns in the Observance
of Memorial day. Throughout tn,
worlds history. days have been Sc
apart to commemorate events of ma
tiOnal Importance: and what event il
u nations history more deepl,
touches the heart than this one W.
celeb rate in memory of the soldiers
who laid down their lives for the unit,
and preservation Of Il country. ard t(
do honor to the heroes still living: FO,
twentv-eight years u nation has PAID
this simple tribute Of love to these
brave men. in gratitude and patriotism,
the day being originated by General
Logan. We strew their graves with
flowers, in token Of remembrance. The
program Of the day. as given by order
Custer Post. in a late MADISONIAN.
was carried out. The different socie-
ties. in uniform proceeded by the band
forming in line at 9 O'Clock. marched
to the cemetery. where the usual Mem
Orial services were conducted. The
line of carriages was a long one. many
people from the surrounding country
being in the procession. The exercises
over they returned to town. where the
different societies marched to their
respective halls and we're dismissed.
At 2 o'clock, public service was held at
the M. F.. church, the Grafton being de-
livered by f. w. Keagy. Evening X
cises were held at I. O. G.. T. hall and
consisted Of music and %recitations and
the "Monument of Memorial Flowers"
in the latter of which some A children
participated, each child representing a
state. and in appropriate words. sweet
ly spoken, offered in behalf of their
state, an evergreen wreath. which they
hung on the monument erected to the
"unknown dead" O. F. Parmeter,
who had acted as commander Of the
day. hid charge of the exercises. The
children had been carefully drilled by
some Of the ladies of the relief corps,
and did justice to the training, and had
order been maintained. could have
been distinctly heard throughout the
hall. At the close of this part Of the
program, the curtain fell, and when it
was raised the lovely sight of those A
children. kneeling and waving the ma
TONS emblem, with the Goddess of
Liberty rising above them las repre-
sented by Miss Anna Hall) and all
singing patriotic "America," was pre-
sented to THE audience: calling forth
rounds OF applause. The recitations
were by Mrs. Charles CHASER and Miss
Anna Hall. and had been carefully
learned, aud we're most excellently de-
livered, but the noisy element in the
back of'the hall rendered it difficult to
hear what they said, although every
word was clearly and distinctly enun-
ciated. The band rendered several
selections Of music that We're duly ap-
preciated by the audience. In fact,
Sheridan is proud of her ''Silver Cor
net band. and she has reason to be.
The choir sang = few selections, Mrs.
Bowman presiding at the organ. The
singing of "America." in which the
audience united with the choir, closed
the evenings entertainment, and ended
the "NI"morial' day service for 1896.
NJ. Richard TAYLOR left a week ago
for the Kennett mine. where he eX-
poets TO STAY for the summer.
Mr. Charles Chaser made q trip to
the aston mine, where he viii be en-
ploynd as mechanic at the new concen-
trator. being built there.
Rev. S. D. HoO'rnr. accompanied by
Mrs Morrow, an over from Dillon
last Friday. Mr.. Hooker held service
Sunday morning and evening at the
! O. G. II. hall. The Episcopals have
~orreoized a Sunday school that will
met ON Sunday afternoons at O'clock.
in the Good Tcmp'ar's hall. Also a
Bible class that viii meet Friday ev-
enines at the home Of Mrs. Robert Og-
den. MI. Hooker will hold service
next SUNDAY morning and evening. at
the hall. He is rushing work or the
ne~ Episcopal church as fast as the
wea.',"r will permit and material can be
procured for it. Mrs. Morrow. who is
here in the interest Of his church, is
4>oua kho q at and Ia q middla.auod