Show V OUR FALLEN HEROES Unveiling of a Fine Monument in Grand Rapids Under the Auspices of the Any of the Cumberland 1 A Negro Ravisher Quietly Disposed or by Vigilantes in Maryland Au Empty Balloon Captured in Illinois I nois but the Balloonist V Where Is He V The Cumberland Patriotic Exercises Exer-cises GUAND RAPIDS Mich September 18 After Af-ter the parade yesterday afternoon the fine white bronze monument erected in the triangular tri-angular park by the Kent County Soldiers Monument Association aided by public spirited men to the memory of the countys deadTiefoes was unveiled with ceremonies I in accordance with the ritual of the Grand i Array of the Republic under the auspices of the Custer and Ghamplin posts of this citv i in command of General Byron R Pierce Charles W Watkins exCollector of Internal Inter-nal Revenue delivered the oration which was a masterly production TheHon Thos D Gilbert President of the Monument Association also made a short address and excellent music was furnished by the Schubert Schu-bert club who rendered America in patriotic style The monument cost 3500 and is the finest of the kind in the State In the evening Company K Michigan troops formerly Valley City Light Artillery Company Com-pany was mustered into service by In spectorGeneral Kidd General Sheridan and Governor Alger were present and made short addresses and complimented the com pnny in the highest terms A grand 2000 banquet furnished by a Chicago caterer was served to a large number num-ber of the members of the Army of the Cumberland Cum-berland The following toasts were delivered deliv-ered President of the United States General J Warren Keifer exSpeaker of tho House of Representatives Army and Navy General O M Poe Army of the Cumberland Cumber-land General R D Mussey Volunteer Soldiers Sol-diers Judge R H Cochrane Michigan in the Var General B M Cutoheon Our Heroic Dead drank standing and in silence Soldier as a Schoolmaster Senator T W Palmer The Loyal Men of the South Colonel It M Kelly the Veterans of the Mexican War Colonel E T MoReynolds The Press General H M Cist The Loyal Women of America General Lew Wallace |