Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-01-10

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unfluted which supporf the usual arcb;.
trave. frieze. cornice and attic The
stone or column on The floor beneath rises
to a height Of some Iivu feet. and tbouob
solid. is Of similar shane. The tendrils
Of plant of Kenilwofth wv cling 10 one
of the columns. On the arcbitrave Of
the eastern front Is engraved an iuscrip-
ton. giving the nan,o Of tho pres;dent.
and the date Of his birth and death.
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1acnary iayior pooy now occupies
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back Of Louisville Nv whence Jaw
months ago il was taken ID Gave NH
cemetery at Louisville. The old family
burying ground had in wears If neclect
gone to complete ruin, the rotten >paiinps
crumbled away or been laid PROSTATE
by storms or breachy cattle. and weeda
and rank grass Of numerous kinds, were
matted over the sunken mounds when
Taylor's nephew, Richard TAYLOR, re-
moved the bones of his distin guished rel
atiyc to Cave Hill where their present
resting place is indicated by small and
plain slab of white marble. In the
course of the summer they will be taken
to Frankfort, where over them the State
will erect an appropriate monuments
The Legislature at its last session appro-
priated $4,000 for this purpose, and
Senator Beck has bill before Congress
for extending further aid to the PROJECT
from the national treasury.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
Three miles north of Buffalo is Forest
Lawn cemetery. Almost upon the crest
of the hill and near the centre of the Gem
eterv rises the obelisk made of Scotch
granite that marks the last resting place
Of Willard Fillmore. The Fillmore lot is
thirty by forty feet enclosed by plain
iron railing set in stone curb, and con-
tanning four graves. The obelisk is
twenty two feet in height. resting on a
pedestal Of the same material. superim-
posed on a base of Lockport stone. A
light moulding around the pedestal is
the only ornament. The word FIJI
more" is on the northern SIDE OF the base
III large letters. Millard fllmores grave
is at the eastern extremity OF the lot IN
the centre OF the grassy space Over II
is large cross surmounted by crown
both OF juniper and purple and yellow
lmmortelles, all f9ded ana dry.
FRANKlLIN PIERCE.
| The remains Of Franklin Pierce were
laid in the Minot cemetery on Main
street. Concord. N. HI. The Pierce lot
is surrounded by neat iron fence six
feet high and traversed by concrete paths
neatly sodded. though there are neither
Enclosures nor curbs. Pierce's monu-
ment is of pure Italian marble, elabor-
ately wrought. a spire with cap. die and
plintb resting on a base of granite three
and a-half feet square, surmounted by q
draped cross. it's total height being four
teen feet and eight inches. On the
plinth is the word ..Pierce," and on the
panel Of the die the Inscription.
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pa nm Huff in the soutLern mart of
tbe c;tv The lot i thirty bv twelve
eaet enclosed Inv neat fence Of black
iron with nosts of notified white and block
granite ot Tho CORNERS All around tbo
fence il a hedge Of bloominp roses that
;nterlace closely tba iron bars Tn the
centre Of the lot Rucbanap's remains lie
in a vault of heavy masonry. covered
with LARGO l;mos,ono aoos a. those i
a oround base of Nav Hamnsb;ro gran
;te seven feet two inches lonp three feet
seven inches w;de and. foot thick sun.
nort;no a monumental tho Roman styIe
q single block Of Italian marble civ feet
four inches long two feet ten inches
wide and three feet six inches biob
wrouobt with hsavv monlded can and
bose On tho monjd;no of tho can ia
carved an oak branch s,9dded with leaves
and acorns extending round the block
On ono end If tbe lie facing the main
avonne i the word "Bncbanan =" on the
aide e.c;no Tho cbono, il rho ;nscr;ntion
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ABRAHAM liNooLS'
Abraham Lincoln, born IN Jog hut
Is buried under covering pic OF mar
BILE and bronze IN YAK hidge cemetery
mile and a-hali norm Of oprinneid, III
The structure ll'xfz iect' Is OF New
Hampshire granite on q concrete foun-