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[image of monument with caption KNIGHTS TEMPLARS LOT, CORNER OF HIGHLAND AND WALNUT AVENUES, MT. HOPE.]

[image with caption THE CHINAMEN'S LOT ON LEE AVENUE, MT. HOPE.]

small pillars surmounted by two large
shells. The cannon, shot and shell
were presented to the association by
the 42d Congress. The edges of the lot
are bounded by flower beds, one of
which has the name of the post in
flowers, and the other two floral corps
badges.

On Woodbine path, off Webster av-
enue, is a monument which will have
an interest for all Irishmen. It is that
of John Edward Kelly, and was erected
through the efforts of the late John
Boyle O'Reilly. It is a miniature repre-
sentation of an old Irish round tower,
and the inscription on the front of it
tells the whole story: "Sacred to the
memory of John Edward Kelly, an
Irish patriot and exile, born in Kinsale,
Ireland, 1849, died in Boston, January,
1884. He was engaged in the attempted
Irish revolution of 1867, was captured
arms in hand at Kilclooney Wood, was
tried by English law for high treason
and was sentenced to be hanged, drawn
and quartered; was transported with 62
other Irish patriots to the West Aus-
tralia penal colony, 1867; was released
from prison 1871. By religion a Protes-
tant; by nature a brave man; by birth
and principle a solider of liberty. God
save Ireland."

On Oakland avenue is the
TRINITY CHURCH LOT,
on which a very pretty stone has been
erected to the memory of many par-
ishioners, and near it is what is known
as the Veterans' lot. This is not the
regular soldiers and sailors' lot, but one
which was set apart for a special pur-
pose by the city council, a few years
ago.

Under the rules, the only person who
can be interred in the large soldiers
and sailors' lot is one who helped to
form Boston's quota in the late war,
so that a number of old soldiers who did
not come in that category had to be in-
terred in the city lots. Some of the city
fathers thought the matter over, and
decided that this was not exactly grat-
itude. The result was the setting apart
of this little plot and the removal
thither of the bodies which had been
interred in the large lot.

Perhaps the finest lot in the entire
place is that of the Odd Fellows, on
Central avenue. It has an area of 5000
square feet, and in the centre of the
plot is a splendid monument represent-
ing Jonathan and David.

The soldiers and sailors' lot is near
by, on Greenwood avenue, where it oc-
cupies a commanding position. More than
200 veterans are laid at rest within its
limits. A neighboring lot to this is
that of William H. Seavey, for many
years principal of the girls' high and
normal school.

This cemetery is noted for the beauty
of its floral pieces, and this year it
promises to sustain its reputation.
There are several fine designs, one of
which, a large open Bible, has been an
object of special interest for the past 15
years.
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WOODLAWN.
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A Large Part of It Devoted to Park Pur-
poses - Some Recent Monuments.

Woodlawn cemetery in Everett is an
extremely popular place for Memorial
day travellers. It is not so large as
Forest Hills, having an area of but 150
acres, but even that entitles it to a rank
among the leaders, while its beauty
gives it a deserved prominence.

The place was founded by a corpora-
tion about 40 years ago, and although
started on a small scale, it has grown to
splendid proportions. A large part of it
is devoted to park purposes, and from
the approach there is nothing to sug-
gest the real character of the place ex-
cept the inscription over the entrance
gate, "I am the resurrection and the
life."

Supt. Marshall has been at the head
of the work there for the past 18 years,
and is responsible for many of the orig-
inal features. Some of his floral de-
signs are quite noted. He has just
completed two which are extemely
pretty. One is a large open book, and
the other is a magnificient mound, on
different parts of the side of which are
floral representations of the badges of

different orders, such as the Grand
Army, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias,
Masons, etc.

Some of the recently placed monu-
ments are those over the graves of
Isaac Stebbins, once mayor of Chelsea;
Elisha W. Converse, the well known
Malden millionaire and philanthropist;
Fred H. Odiorne of Malden, Cyrus
Carpenter, who was killed by the elec-
tric cars on Boynston street about two
years ago, and Horatio Wellington, the
well known Charlestown coal man.
This latter piece is located on Terrace
avenue, and is a beautiful shaft. Not
far away is a new stone recently erect-
ed on the lot of C.L. Eaton of the
firm of S.S. Pierce & Co., and close by
are the graves of D.D. Kelley, once
a large shipbuilder of East Boston,
and Samuel W. Mason, for many
years supervisor of schools in Boston.

On Greenbank avenue an old stone
marks the grave of Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.,
the noted writer.

Perhaps the most conspicuous lot in
the entire place is that of Theodore
Winthrop post 35, G.A.R., of Chelsea.
It is splendidly situated, and the big
lot is marked by a monument formed
of four cannon loaned by the United
States government. This cemetery is a
great resort for Grand Army posts on
Decoration day, no less than five dif-
ferent organizations decorating graves
there.

Its old tower is in itself worth a
visit, and there are wooded drives in
the place so laid out that once in them
the visitor might easily imagine him-
self miles from any habitation.
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OTHER HOMES OF THE DEAD.
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King's Chapel Burying Ground the Oldest -
Catholic Cemeteries.

Some of the cemeteries are rich in his-
toric interest, but they are not the gath-
ering-places for Decoration day throngs.
From most of them visitors are de-
barred. King's Chapel burying ground
is said to be the oldest in the city, and
contains the remains of Gov. Winthrop,
Gov. Shirley and many other early dig-
nitaries of the old province. The Old
Granary is of a later date, and contains
the bodies of many of the early celebri-
ties. Eight Governors rest there, and
with them repose Peter Faneuil, Paul
Revere, the parents of Benjamin Frank-
lin and the victims of the Boston mas-
sacre.

A burial ground of still later date is
the Central, located on the Common.
There is nothing of particular note
about it, however. Copp's Hill burying
ground on Charter street is a famous
old place, but Decoration day visitors
are few in number. Its most noted oc-
cupants are the members of the Mather
family. For these and for the South
burying ground back of the Conserva-
tory of Music, the Eliot at the corner
of Washington and Eustis streets, the
Kearsarge on Kearsarge avenue, and
the Hawes cemetery, the board of
health cares, as well as for many of
the smaller places in different sections
of the city. Mr. McDonald is the guar-
dian angel of Copp's Hill, but the other
seven named are looked after by Mr. L.
W. Ross. The appropriation for the
care of these is hardly enough to pay
for keeping them in a fairly presentable
condition.

Of the Catholic cemeteries, Holyhood
is, perhaps, the most interesting in this
vicinity on account of the grave of
John Boyle O'Reilly, which is the ren-
dezvous for a number of travellers on
Memorial day. It is a beautiful spot.
Hon. Thomas J. Gargan has recently
erected a beautiful monolith there, over
the grave of his wife, and James Jef-
frey Roche has placed a monument in
position on his lot.

St. Augustine's cemetery in South
Boston, is the oldest Catholic cemetery
in the city. It was established in 1818,
and one of its first occupants was Fran-
cis Antony Matignon, one of the earli-
est Catholic clergymen in Boston. Dr.
O'Flaherty, who carried on one side of
the great controversy with Dr. Lyman
Beecher, is also buried there.

As a rule, the Catholic cemeteries
are not so attractice as the best class
of Protestant burial places. This is
partially due to a lack of funds, and
partly to the fact that the system un-
der which they have been managed has
been defective. A steady improvement
is noticeable, and in this movement the
Boston Catholic Cemetery Association
is a pioneer.

This body controls three large Cath-
olic cemeteries at the present time,
perhaps the most noted of which is
Calvary cemetery at West Roxbury,
near Mt. Hope. Some of the places of
note there are the lot of the Redemp-
torist Fathers, near the chapel; that
of Col. Strachan, late of the 9th regi-
ment, on Chestnut avenue, over whose
grave a handsome monument has been
erected; the lot of Senator Leary, on
which he has lately placed a new mon-
ument of Scotch granite, and the lot of
Dr. Horgan of South Boston, which is
surmounted by a beautiful new shaft.

John L. Sullivan's mother is also bur-
ied there, and the big pugilist put some
of his money to good advantage in the
erection on the lot of a very fine monu-
ment. Rev. Richard J. Barry of St. Ce-
cilia's Church has a beautiful monu-
ment on his lot there, and the arch-
bishop owns a lot near the chapel, the
only occupant of which at the present
time is Rev. Richard Donnelly, first pas-
tor of St. Joseph's Church, Medford.

Holy Cross cemetery at Malden holds
the remains of "Joe" Barker, late of
the Boston Transcript, and his memory
will not be neglected by those of the
newspaper fraternity.

Some of the veterans of three wars
pay an annual visit to the grave of an
old comrade - that of Gen. Lewis G.
Arnold at St. Mary's cemetery, Newton
Lower Falls. Gen. Arnold took an ac-
tive part in the Seminole wars in Flor-
ida, in the Mexican war and in the war
of the rebellion, until he was stricken
with paralysis in New Orleans in 1862.
He then came to South Boston, where
he made his home until he died in 1871.
His grave is marked by a simple stone,
and is visible from the street fronting
the cemetery.

Of the other cemeteries near Boston,
there is little of particular note, but
each one will have its crowd of visitors
to do honor to the dead, and no matter
how small the place may be, so long as
the grave of a soldier is there, just so
long will a wreath from affectionate
comrades find at least its annual way,
to show that that day, at least, is not
a misnomer.

A memorable occasion was celebrated last
evening when Mr. Samuel P. Mandell of
the firm of C.F. Hovey & Co. entertained
his partners at dinner in recognition of the
conclusion of his fiftieth year of uninter-
rupted connection with that house. Four
of the gentlemen at the table had been con-
tinuously associated in business through-
out that period, Mr. Samuel Johnson's term
of service being fifty-six years, and Mr.
Henry Woods' and Mr. William Endicott,
Jr.'s, fifty-one and a half years each. Un-
til the retirement of the late Mr. Thomas
Mack and the death of Mr. George L.
Lovett, these six gentlemen had been con-
tinuously associated as clerks and partners
for forty-eight years, while Mr. Edward C.
Johnson, the remaining senior of the firm,
has formed one of the same body for thirty-
eight years. It is doubtful whether this
record can be paralleled by any association
of gentlemen.

Are not the ashes of the dead as
sacred as the mortal remains which still
retain their human form? This would
seem to be a subject for the cremation-
ists to consider, in view of the treat-
ment that has been accorded the ashes
of the inventor of the famous Ferris
wheel by an undertaker in Pittsburg.
Attaching the dead body of a human
being is forbidden by statue in most
states, and where it is not expressly
forbidden it is considered so abhorrent
as not to need legal prohibition. But it
appears to be different with the ashes
of the dead. Inventor Ferris died in
poverty, something over a year ago, and
an undertaker reduced his mortal re-
mains to ashes at the request of his
widow. Up to date the widow has not
been able to pay the cremation expenses,
and the ashes of her late husband
are held by the undertaker as collateral
to secure the payment of his debt.
There would seem to be occasion for
some legislation on the subject of the
ashes of the dead.