Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-22
THE CITY OF SLEEP.


Lake View Cemetery is justly counted one
England. Its situation is unsurpassed its
arrangement -sloping by gradual terraces
and winding paths and roads to the lake
shore-shows the conception and manage
ment of true artistic taste; its beautiful ma
tural adornments, enhanced by the charms
of art in plot, and grove, fountains, shrub
berry, aud beds of flowers, produce the finest
landscape picture; and, more than all else,
perhaps, does the exquisite care which Is
taken of every nook and corner of the beau
tirul "city of Sleep" avail to make 1t the
pride of our citizens and the admiration OF
all who visit it. In June the cemetery is
seen at its best. Foliage and lawn arc fresh
and green no dust and scorching heat have
withered the leaves and choked the grass.
The bright-colored flowers in urn and bed,
tended by loving hands aud watered by fire.
qucnt showers, are in their fullest bloom.
The shrubberyis in blossom, and the birds, not
yet slenccd by oppressive heat and onerous
family cares, sing and fit among the trees,
Along tie wcl-kept drives the carriages of
visitors roll almost without sound, and the
shady groves AMI music of the fountains in
vite to quiet strols along the paths.
Since last season, some noticeable improve
ments have been made in the cemetery.
Drives have been opened to new portions OF
the grounds, and some large and handsome
lots laid out. large number of fine monu-
men,s and stones have been erected, among
which we noticed the following; On the
BliIn lot handsome cottage monument of
Barre granite sLrmounted by draped urn ;
tasteful shaft of Barre granite on the S. NJ.
lIagar lot, and also fine granite coping on
the Henry X Bush lot tall and graceful
| shaft of Barre granite, eighteen feet in
| height; on the Marks lot q very fine cottage
monument OF Pittsford marble, with urn,
| and on the Martin Thayer lot monument
| of the same kind. The o. j. Walker lot has
| particularly handsome Barre granite monu-
ment, surmountcd by figured urn. On the
Auson,J ohnson lot is superb shaft of Quincy
granite, surmounted by cornered urn.
5. II. Stegman, of Brooklyn, has surrounded
his lot with coping of remarkable size and
beauty, the finest, probably, in the cemetery.
| On the John Roby lot is a unique cottage
monument of Pittsford marble, with beauli-
full urn. The William Brinsmaid lot has one
of the most tasteful cottage monuments on
the grounds, the base and capital being of
Barre granite, and the die of York State
granite Masonic emblems are handsomely
scSlp,ured on the stone On the f. E. Bal
lard lot is a remarkably graceful shaft of
Barre granite, with urn. The Henry Greene
lot has fine Barre granite shaft twelve
feet high, and the NJ. W. Hosmer lot
has beautiful shaft aad cross eleven feet
high. A monument which will catch the eye
of every visitor to the cemetery, is the short
column on the Shattuck lot, with the large
cross upon its face. This monument is diff
feient from any other on the grounds, and tc
our eye, one of the most beautiful. Many OF
these fine monuments, we understand, were
furnished by Messrs. Goodcl & Co., ant
they are certainly specimens of work which
could not be surpassed by any marble work!
in the country.
We can not close this article without speak
ing in terms of praise of the excellent con
dition in which the cemetery is kept by TIL,
uutiring efforts of Mr. Eli Poquettc, wht
has it in charge. lie and his assistants ar,
constantly improving the appearance of tn
grounds, and it would be n hard to find an,
corner which shows signs of neglect Tn
lots are now being moved to the sward, an,
most OF them are as trim and finely turfed a
my lawn in!town. A visit TO Lake View a
this season must convince the most critical
that Burlington has one of the loveliest an
finest kept cemeteries IN the country.