Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-18
BEAUTIES OF CEMETERIES
Zones Of Dead Are Well Kept
and Cared For.
LlmvooJ. Green Mount and LIKE view
Looking Their Best nj This Time
Of the Yenr-Flowcrs and
Shrubs.

Among the most beautiful spots In and
about burlington are the homes OF 'he
rlty's dead. a triad OF cemc'"ries' Lake
View, Emwood and Green Mount unoer
the care of Superintendent Michael COZ
Inns. have been made into the scnpiahce
Of veritable gardens, md within the quiet
confines of any one of tho three an aft
rruoon may be spou, not unpleasantly.
Lake View is particularly beautiful ut
This time Of the year. Every lot Is Kept
with the most scrupulous care. and above
tie neatly clipped grass spread the bran
rhos of nearly evcry kind OF tree native
~ Now E1riarl. rhc hydrangca bushes
sre the most marked feature of the
trt.hbery Their white blossoms are
ever, whore. and these. With tho geranum
b.ls are the most common flowers in
l'e cemetery.
There are endless points Of interest
within tho gates OF the cemetery. From
me chanel OF rcl sandstone, endowed h.
Niss Louisa Howard, ana the greenhouse
~ tnc entrance, to the lot near the Lake
t'orn where the children from the Home
lr Destitute Children are buried, the
iIrty-fivc acres are filled with tho rest
ing places Of men ana women vino once
tools a prominent part in the affairs of
darlington.
Near the gate is tho plot where the
sodi,is who de at Fort Ethan Allen are
buried. Not Ear away is the monument
erected by the Ethan Alien Engine COM
r4nv t0 Edwin G. Parker who was killed
hl a falling wall at Il fire in 1885. Then
there is tho shaft bearing the name of
captain Samuel Bradley and his wife,
Me,"y NasHnnton. In 1714 Captain Brad
ley. vita Ira Allen and ten other per-
sons, made the first settlement in Bur-
iineton. captain bradley helped 80 build
Fort Frederic and then took UP land in
the vicinity near what Is now known as
Bradlcy's Bend. He was representative
Of Burlington in the convention held at
Dorset, and afterward adjourned to
Westminster, at which the New lamp
shire Grants were organized as the free
md independent State of Vermont. He
was also captain of a company of Green
Mountain Rangers and served with
credit at the battles of Ticon1croga, Huh
tardton, Remington, saltwater and Sar-
atoga.
George Harry Bradley. who also rests in
Lake View. was an officer on the L. s.
s, Ironsides and was injured during an
attack on Fort Sumter in tho Civil War.
Lawrence barnes. benefactor of the
city, lies in Lake View. Bishop Bissel.
the second bishop of the Episcopal do
cese of Vermont. is buried IN n lot near
the lake shore. A tall shaft bears a sta
tue of General George ]. Stannard who
repeatedly distinguished himself during
he civil War and who lead the flank
attack which turned Pickett's charge at
Gettysburg into defeat. Then there Is tho
grave of General o. q. Howard in what
Is called Howard Circle. the plot pre- e
scented by the city. and which is decor
Ated with a magnificent bed of peonies.
1t is said that a mausoleum is soon to
be erected on the Woodhouse lot, at a
cost Of $1,000. which will be the equal OF
any similar structure in the country
Throughout the cemetery are seats, con.
venientlY placed, where visitors may res
1nl enjoy the beauties Of the outlool
over the lake or the vista of drives anc
strawberries. There are three fountains IL
Inc cemetery and near the center is
little summer house. covered with vines
which furnishes shelter from heat o
storm.
Even in Lake View. which was onl
established in 1863, one finds the names c
many old families. There are anon
those the names of Peck, Hickok, AlleI