The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05
LEYDEN.
Interesting Observance of Memorial
Day Well Attended.

The fog of the morning OF Memorial
day lifted before il was time for the peo-
pie TO gather and the hall was packed
| before the exercises commenced. The
choir started the program with The Star
Spangled Banner, Rev. Mr.. Hooper led
in prayer and was followed by a solo by
Mrs. w. Black. Herman Severance read
Lincoln's Gettysburg address aud after
another selection by the choir the program
was given over to the school children who
did their parts well and gave patriotic
songs and Rotations for half an hour.
The speaker of the day, Rev. Mr.. Gra-
ham of Colrain, was then introduced. He
first called ON the school children to give
the salute to the flag and then gave an
address full of the heroism OF the men
who left their homes to take part in the
great struggle. Though but a boy in the
city OF Lawrence at the time OF the war
he had many interesting "reminiscences of
the departure OF the soldiers and also of
the return of the remnants OF the regi-
ments. Although no one had a clear con-
ception of what was to be the outcome
men went because that was the next thing
to do. He thought the time was near at
hand when the legislature would have to
be asked to make laws calling for a bet
ter observance Of Memorial day as they
Rev. Mr.. Hooper made a few remarks |
and eulogized Lincoln as the great man |
of the war and spoke of what loss. i |
was to the country that he should fall
lust at the reconstruction period. Hart |
Mowry has chart of Andersonville pris-
on which was a part of the decoration OF
the hall The rest of the decorations
were flags, bunting and cut flowers. Mr..
Mowry was called upon to explain the
chart and tell of his experiences there and
was listened to with great deal OF inter-
EST. lie said if there was anything he
could talk about it was that. lie was IN
prison four months and IN
our other prisons to which they took
he prisoners one after another, making
hem think they were going to be eX-
hanged. He was able to tell a good deal
# the hardships our men were compelled '
O endure. The exercises closed with the /,
inging of America by the audience. Din
er was a little late and full justice was
one to the abundance of food. Not
the showers the different
CEMETERIES were visited and flowers placed !
n the graves which had been tagged
arlier. Rev Mr.. Hooper accompanied the
eterans and made few remarks and Of
cred prayer. /
ay and sunday WclS NILS. a. 49, | u
{ Charlemont, Mr.. and Mrs. George wa t
ans. Mrs. James Black and George, {
IRIS. Cromack, Mrs. Brown and Miss 81 a
n Brown, Mrs. Carrie Martin and her t
,other. Mrs. Wilbur, all of Greenfield G
IRIS. w. c. Smith and children of West 5
eerfield, i. Ii. Severance of Syracuse S
!. Y, Rev. and Mrs. Graham and tt
nth Of Corain, Mrs. A.. 3. Gallupe and Il
rs. A. G.. Gallupe and children OF Green fl
iver, Vt, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Chapman il
ID Ruth of Bardwells Ferry, Mr.. and at
rs. Julius Zubrod and Alma OF New ell
ork CITY, Mrs. Cannter OF, Lowell, MISS al
race Witherell of Warwick; Miss rear I'll
,nnison and a friend from Mlllers FAILS: to
r and Mrs. Harradon and daughter OF
reenfeld Mrs. Nellie Brooks Lloyd OF Fl
,sthampton, Mrs Ida Brooks Bridges 10
Deerfeld. de
Mrs Cannter of Lowell will spend some an
Ne y. y with her sister, Mrs. w. A. Barber. ppf f
Mrs. Wilbur of Greenfield IS spending Or
; week at G. F. Severance,,s. Mr.. ~, ~ So
I'd went back Tuesday night but Mrs. as
brod and Alma will spend the summer TI on
Ii her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. II. Ian