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PLOVER’S HEROES.Floral Decoration of thdx Graves,Last Week.from Our Plover Correspondent]Decoration Day was generally observed hero. Timely and extensive notice had been given of the intended memorial ser-vices in honor of our “fallen bravea,” but the attendance was beyond expectation, and bcyuud any former gathering of the kind. No doubt a part of the attraction was the expectation of hearing au address from your townsman L). Lloyd Jones, but somehow the people glt;»i it into their heads that to attend and participate in these services was the light thh.g to do. Perhaps events now tran^puing at the 1 : capital of the nation may have ^mielhing 1 to do with'the umutul lovertinx of the1, minds of our people to tin- graves of our»departed heroes Full 500 persons were iu attendance, about 30 of whom were soldiers of the late civil war. According to previous notice a procession was formed iu front of the M. E. Church, at 2:30 o’clock P. M., under the command of Capt. C. D. Richmond, of Company E, 32 Wis., and Moses Puariea of the 7th, in the following order: First—Soldiers proceeded by martial music. Second —Pupils of the public school loaded with wreaths and flowers. Thiid—Pieaidcnt of the day, speaker and citizens in can luges. ! Reaching the cemelry the procession marched to a stand Umpoianly creeled lor the occasion. Piayir was then offerj J cd by Rev. J. \V. Lane, pastor of the ! Congngational Church, Plover. Thesong, “My Countly ’lis of Thee, was sung by the choir. After w hich the President, Hon. Miner Stropc. made some ap-nronrinte remarks in relation to the ob-
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Stevens Point Daily Journal
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Jun 08, 1878
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