Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-27


Jefferson wrote this Choose some
unfrequented vale in the park, where Is
no sound to break the stiffness but a
brook that babbling winds among the
woods-no mark of human shape that
has been there, unless the skeleton Of
some poor wretch who sought that place
out to despair and die in. Let it be
among ancient and venerable oaks: in
terspeIse some gloomy eyergreens. APP
propriate one-half TO the use of my
family, the other to strangers, servants,
etc. Let the exit look upon a small and
distant part Of the Blue Mountains. y
His wishes have been well carried out
The old family house was in ruins three
years ago and tenaIted by an old man
who made living b. demanding a fee
from visitors.
MADISON.
At Montpelier, four miles from
Orange, Va, Madison is buried. The
grave is in the center of large level
field, in lot about 100 feet square, sur-
rounded by brick wall. Or the gate is
sign, " Madison, 1920" Four graves
are here. Over one of them rises o
mound twenty feet high. A granite OBJ.
elisk bears the inscription: Madison,
born March 16, 1851" By its side is
smaller shaft of white marble, inscribed
" In memory of Dolly Payne, wife of
James Madison, born May 90, 176S; died
July 8, 1S49." Two nephews are buried
with her. The region round about is one
OF great natural beauty, and commands
view of the Southwest mountains. At
the southeastern edge of the adjoining
woods is the home which Madison in
herited when a child It is well kept
at the present date.
MONROE.
James Monroe is buried in Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va. 1t is on a
beautiful site. Five feet under ground,
in vault Of bricks and granite, the re-
mains rest. On the sarcophagus, on a
brass plate, is this memento "James
Monroe, born in Westmoreland county.
28th April, 1853, died in the city of New
York 4th of July, 1881. BY order of the
General Assembly his remains were re-
moved to this cemetery 9TH July, 1853,
as an evidence of the affection of Virginia
for her good and honored son." Over
this monument is a gothic temple twelve
feet long and nine feet wide, resting upon
four pillars or foundation of dressed
Virginia granite. A cast-iron screen al
most prevents view of the monument
within. The temple is painted drab
color and sanded. The iron is consider
ably rusted. Around it are beds of
flowers and tall oaks.
JACKSON.
Andrew Jackson is buried at the Her
mitage, his famous home, on the Leb-
anon pike, eleven miles from Nashville.
A massive monument of Tennessee
granite marks his grave and that of his
wife. 1t is placed in a corner of the
garden. The grave is kept in good order.
Three steps lead up to its foot. 1t is
composed of eight futed doric columns,
supporting plain entablature and
dome, upon which stands an urn. In
side the space is ornamented with white
stucco work. A pyramid resting on
square Is the monument proper, and
nearly beneath it rest the bones of the
Pie ident. A stone contains this in
scription "Gen. Andrew jackson.
Born March Is, 1857; died june 8,
1916" Jackson's wife is buried on the
right Of the pyramid.
VAN BUREN,.
Martin Van Buren, sleeps in the little
village cemetery Of Kinderhook, Co
lumbia county, N. Y. The Presidents
grave is in the family lot A granite
shaft fifteen feet high contains the fol-
lowing:
MAprIN VAN buren,,
With p resident Of the C. S.