The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-18

In Montpelier, Told About BY Monu-
mental News.


mental News
Among the most interesting Of The
ancient historic New England cemeteries
whose memorial stones are markers d
history and records Of monumental
craftsmanship, are the burial grounds Of
Montpelier, W., says The Monumental
News. The first public burying ground
Of the town Of Montpelier was bought
in 1894, seven years after the first settle.
ment Of the town, at cost Of thirty
shillings.
Col. Jacob Davis, the founder Of the
town, is buried in The Elm street GENE.
terry but It Il doubtful il dozen men
"a Montpelier know to-day where to find
the grave Of the fret settler Of the town.
Just inside the gate 4 marble tablet
ia fine state Of preservation, and beside
It is flag, a marker calling attention
70 the fact that It is soldiers grave,
for Col. Davis was : Revolutionary col.
der
Col. Davis headstone Is plain marble
tablet with a modest inscription. "Col-
one Jacob Davie, who died April ., 1874
aged T5P Not a line or a word indicates
his rank in civil life
The Elm street cemetery was used q
little over forty years
Green Mount cemetery was a gift to
the town b. Calvin jay Keith, who made
the Request IN his win and who died IN
1853 Mr.. Keith was unmarried and had
acquired a considerable fortune, prinoi-
paily BY settling estates in the South.
An act establishing the cemetery and ere.
ating a board Of five commissioners to
have charge Of 70 was passed By the
legislature in 1854 and accepted By the
town at the annual March meeting in
1855.
Mr.. Keith also left $500 for monu.
ment 10 himself, to be erected BY his
executors, and a marble cottage shaft
now stands near the entrance to the
grounds, bearing the simple inscriptions
Calvin jay Keith, Died At Montpelier
Sept q. 1853. aged SO Years
"rhis cemetery had its origin in his
bequest"
Bequssts Of moderate amounts have
been made from time to time for the gen
eTal purposes Of maintaining the GENE
terry and some specific sums have been left
il charge 81 The commissioners Is care
for certain family lots. The finest be.
quest since the cemetery was established
Is that Of John f. Hubbard When Mr.
Hubbards uncle and aunt, Martin and
Fanny Kellogg. died. they made mutual
Wills, leaving, among other bequests, a
sum Of money for the erection Of gates
ait the entrance 10 the cemetery Mr.
contested the will and the mat
ter was finally disposed Of under a com
promise. by The terms Of which he was
TO erect a public library and provide a
small fund for its maintenance Mr.
expended more money than he
was required 70 in creating tie library,
and when he died he gave practically
all his fortune for public purposes. A
large endowment fund WA left for the
library, the old Hubbard pasture was
given for a park, with a small sum for
purposes of immediate improvement and
another modest amount for maintenance
Instead Of the gates which bis uncle and
aunt had desired to give to the cemetery,
he decided on mortuary chapel and
left $4,000 for the purpose The build.
ing has been erected at the entrance e
the cemetery BY the commissioners, and
Is one IF the finest pieces Of architecture
70 be found III the state.
Mr.. Huhbard's monument is also fine
i ssf H. 20 q
bronze and was designed BY Augustus
Saint -Gaudens On che granite walls Of
the exedra is chiseled this selection from
Brgant's Thanatopsisi
So live that when thy summons comes
10 join
The innumerable caravan that moves
To the pale realms of shade where each
shall take
Ills chamber in the silent halls Of death.
Thou 90 not like the quarry slave at
night
scourged to his dungeon, but sustained
and soothed
BY an unfaltering trust approach thy
grave
Like one who wraps the drapery Of his
couch
About him and lies down to pleasant I
dreams
n the center Is q bronze figure, while /
" the left Is the Hubbard family NOM
nent, a granite angel in front Of a cross
boxing down ID pity on the graves Ut
the Hubbards below
Whoever Il interested in fhe history
IF his town should visit Green Mount /
cemetery and walk through its silent I
venues to find who have been buried +
here prominent ii their day and now 4
almost forgotten. "a note tbe achieve
nents, modestly set forth d the men
Fho helped to make Montpelier