Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-06-27


Gent buryng ground has been made an exceed
lngly pleasant spot, by the taste and iberality
Of our city authorities. Its beautiful trees,
lnxnriant foliage and shady wallis, interpreted
with convenient seats for the accommodation
OF the invalid or the weary walker, render the
| old bnryng ground of the city an attractive re-
sort Tor the thoughtful man whether in sound
health or yaletudinarian. There amidst the
beauty OF living foliage, and surrounded by the
nOss-grown monuments OF the ancient dead, he
may think calmly and pleasantly OF his own de.
parture, and learn lesson of human t5aty
and folly. Around this spot cluster many his
iorcal associations of much interest
The Messenger mistakes little innocent les
ting for a "sneer." The difference is quite
material. We know of numerous Cemeteries,
such as Mount Auburn, Greenwood. and others.
that are the most delightfully."- pleasant places
In the worId,-places that might almost make
one sin love with death"
But after all, our st. Adams contemporary,
will probably admit that to mention "burying
ground" as one of the attractions of village
that wants to invite emgrants into it is rather
funny, IN The abstract! We should as soon
think ofmentioning it as fact that the mumps
or the measles assumed highly ornamental
form for children. The idea of cracking up a
town, for the benefit of outsiders. because it
might happen to be good place to be buried in
strikes us as little novel, at least!
"You have succeeded" said Deacon Smith
to Deacon Jones, ain establishing a new bury>
| ing-ground but will never be buried there,
as lang as lie ~ "You can do as you please"
replied Deacon Jones, with some heat, "but, If
God spares my life, will"
-THE GREAT FIRE IN SAN FRAxcrsco-
The Nsw York and Boston papers contain
long list of the sufferers, by the recent tre
mendous conf lgration in San Francisco, in
which we are very sorry to notice the names Of
several Vermonters. We observe that the Law
firm Of llALLEcK, PEAcHY g. BILLINGS lost their
Law Library of about 1000 Volumes and
that the mercantile establishment of DANA,
BROTHERS g. Co., suffered to the tune Of SIS.
900. Mr.. Billings is an old and dear friend,
and associate, Fred and the firm of Dana g.
Brothers is composed of sons of the Hon. A. G..
DANA, of Brandon, active and energetic bus
mess men, and clever fellows. Their numer-
Gus friends in Vermont will lament a calamity
that subjects them to loss, Erred howeve r,
carries pretty valuable law library in his head,
Ito counerbalance the destruction of his books J
besides having "a heart for any fate and
our friends, the DASAs werc doing too good a
business to be seriously embarrassed even by so
serious loss. Yankee, Vermont Yankee, en-
ergy will DC found little superior to the acct
dents Of fire, in California, we venture to pre-
dict.
We have been informed, that Mr.. Broad.
head, the new y-apponted Chief Engineer Of
) the Troy and Rutland Rail Road, who is a
gentleman of intelligence and much experience
in Rail Road matters, has, upon a thorough ex.
animation of the work, so far as completed
along the line OF the Road, between Salem and
Elgle Bridge, pronounced the masonry sub
stantially and thoroughly execute fully edual
in this respect to that OF the first class Roads
in this country. This testimony is a comp-
ment of which Messrs. Barker g. Co., the en-.
ghtened, efficient and enerprising Contrac-
r tors, can justly be proud. Salem Press.
Work undertaken by Company at the head
) of which is our friend BARKER, may be cscu-
lated on with good deal Of confidence. GEoRG
w. BARKER is an experienced Contractor, and
is quite in the habit of making his work
sup to contract" We scarcely place him sec
ond to the inimitable "Duke of Dorset" They
are both Vermonters, and we congratulate on,
New York friends on the certainty that result;
from their undertakings
-RIcH MUSICAL TREAr.-It will be no
ticed that the Messrs. KENDALL, of Boston
will give couple of their fine Vocal and In.
strumental Concerts, at Concert Hall, on Wed,
nesday and Thursday Evenings of this week. -
The bare announcement of Musical Enter
tainment, by the kENDALLs, is sufficient. There
will be no trouble about the house, -except it.
> size.
An old fashioned shower visited us yes
terday afternoon. The rain descended in tor
rents, for an hour or two, and did considerable
damage to the Railroad in the deep cut south
of Peal Street, carrying away the Road-bed, il
. some places, though without materially dis
pacing tHc ialIo' AN udHdSes nave Uetl
: promptly repaired to-day.
9 Mi KINNEY, the accomplished Artist
is engaged, as our readers are informed, in ex'
eculing model Of his heroic Statue of ETHA,
ALLEN. He is in want of real and vertab
Continental Uniform, such as was worn in tn
days when ALLEN summoned De la Place t
surrender Ticonderoga, sin the name of tn
, Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress. =
Cannot some of our readers furnish him witt
one, or lie. us know where it can be found1 |
will be carefully used and returned. The uni
!, form should include a stalwart sword, such a
: might have been familiar in the hand Of tn
= sturdy Nermonter. Cannot our friend STEVENS
the sold antiquarian" tell us where such thing
are
THAT hole in the sidewalk, east Of tn
5, Railroad Bridge, in Pearl Street, has becom
h visible to the naked eye" When we Gale
attention IN IL a E.u davs ano n mood yphaa