000_1882 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 1, 2005.120.001

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[Key:]

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1. Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop.	8. Louis Agassiz, naturalist	15. Charlotte Cushman, actress.	22. Asa Gray, botanist.
2. Dr. Henry I. Bowditch, celebrated physician	9. Robert G. Shaw, colonel	16. Charles Sumner, statesman.	23. Jared Sparks, president of Harvard University.
3. Dorothea L. Dix, philanthropist.	10. Anson Burlingame, statesman.	17. William E. Channing, Unitarian divine.	24. Paran Stevens, millionaire.
4. Mrs. Mary Hemenway, philanthropist.	11. Emory B. Washburn, Governor.	18. Francis Parkman, historian.	25. James T. Fields, litterateur.
5. Edwin Booth, actor.	12. Rufus Choate, lawyer.	19. James Russell Lowell, litterateur.
6. Charles Bulfinch, architect.	13. William Warren, actor.	20. Henry W. Longfellow, poet.
7. Margaret Fuller, early American author.	14. Edward Everett, statesman.	21. Fanny Fern, author.

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FRANKLIN PARK [Key:]

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1. Oliver Ditson, music publisher.	7. Marshall P. Wilder, founder of the American Pomological Society.	13. Caroline R. Randidge.	21. William Lloyd Garrison
2. Gen. Joseph Warren.	8. Fanny Davenport, actress	14. Firemen's lot.	22. Rev. James Freeman Clarke.
3. Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn.	9. Joseph H. Chadwick, president of the cemetery association.	15. Soldiers and Sailors of Roxbury.	23. Calvin A. Richards. president Metropolitan Railroad Company.
4. [illegible] H. Davenport, publisher of the Boston Directory	10. William H. Allen, merchant	16. Tremont Temple Association.	24. Nancy J. Bigelow.
5. Andrew Carney, founder of Carney Hospital.	11. Karl Heintzen, journalist and freethinker.	17. William H. Hill, banker.	25. French monument, "Boy in boat."
6. Martin Millmore, sculptor	12. Henry Praff, brewer.	18. A. J. Houghton, brewer.	26. B. F. Sturtevant, steam engine manufacturer.
	19. W. H. Thomas, sugar manufacturer.
	20. Admiral J. A. Winslow, commander Kearsarge.

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BEAUTIFUL FOREST HILLS

[image 1 of chapel with caption CHAPEL, FOREST HILLS CEMETERY.]

[image 2 of main entrance with caption MAIN ENTRANCE AND SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, FOREST HILLS AVENUE.]

[image 3 of a lake or body of water surrounded by trees with no caption]

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The ancients did not consider it either decorus or reverential to the dead to deposit their remains in the midst of the living, while a due regard to sanitary measures rendered such a custom most objectionable, and thus they were induced to locate their places of interment beyond the walls of the cities. Thebes, with its hundred gates, had its cemeteries excavated in the mountains distant from the city, and the burial place of Memphis was on the borders of Lake Meoris, where expensive catacombs were hewn out of the solid rock, and richly embellished with paintings, sculptures and inscriptions illustrative of the rank and memorable events in the lives of those whose remains were there deposited after they had been embalmed in such a perfect manner as to last for more than 3000 years.

The Athenian cemetery was situated in the Ceramicus, which extended from the gate opposite the Forum to the gardens of the Academy, and included the resident and school of Plato; and within that vast area were not only interred the citizens of Athens, but the ashes of every officer, soldier and mariner who fell in battle in distant countries, and whose bodies were brought back and there deposited with honor. Processions, formed by each of the 10 tribes to which they belonged, accompanied the funeral car; orators were appointed to deliver eulogies, and richly sculptured cenotaphs were erected at the public expense, which commemorated their names and gallant deeds in defence of the rights and honor of their country. — By the 12 tables of the law, the Romans were prohibited from burying or burning any person upon the funeral pile, within the walls of their cities. The funeral monuments of the most distinguished civil and military officers and the noble and wealthy citizens were erected on the borders of the Appian, Claudian, Flaminian and other great highways which connected the Imperial city with the distant parts of the empire.

Some of those magnificent monuments still remain, and the beautiful marble sarcophagus of Scippio Africanus were removed from the stately mausoleum of that eminent family by a modern pontiff, and is yet to be seen in the Vatican. This has been often copied as a sepulchral monument at home and abroad, and the monument to Spurzheim; near the gateway of Mr. Auburn, is a notable example. — The Turks have imitated the example [?]f the Israelites and have established their cemetery for Constantinople on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, and from the universal custom of planting trees at each end of the graves by the surviving relatives, the extensive grove which has thus been formed in the burial place of Scutari during five centuries makes on of the most picturesque features in the scenery of the capital of the Ottoman empire, and it is a favorite place of resort for all ranks of society during the warm summer months. — So general was the practice of all nations, both ancient and modern, to banish cemeteries from cities that no hostile example was presented in any portion of Europe, at least, until the reign of Pope Gregory the Great, in the sixth century, when he permitted vaults to be constructed under the churches of Rome, and the precedent was followed by all Christian nations, with the addition of allowing inhumations within the enclosures of cathedrals, churches and chapels. — After an experience of 12 centuries, considerations for the preservation of the public health and returning recognition of pious regard for the ashes as well as the memory of the dead, combined with the difficulty of obtaining a sufficiently spacious tract of land within the limits of Paris to meet the increasing demand for a place of interment, com-

pelled the municipal government to seek a proper site in the country, and in 1804 the extensive park of Pere la Chaise was purchased for that purpose. The example of France was soon followed in England and other portions of Europe, and here, almost in our own midst, the noble cemetery of Mt. Auburn was consecrated in 1831. And this was followed with like rural cemeteries at Salem, Worcester, Springfield, Philadelphia, on Long Island and in many other parts of the United States. — It was 48 years ago, on Wednesday, the 28th of June, 1848, that one of the most charming suburban cemeteries, situated in West Roxbury, was consecrated under the name of Forest Hills. It has grown steadily in the public favor, and perhaps there is not a more favorite place of sepulture in the vicinity, not even excepting the older and perhaps more atistocratic burial place - if there can be such a thing as aristocracy connected with death—Mt. Auburn. — In the month of February, 1847, a petition was presented to the city council of Roxbury, signed by a number of citizens, in which was represented the "great importance, in view of the health and comfort of the inhabitants, as well as the pleasing aspect of the city generally, that some regulation should be made, in order to prevent the interment of the dead in the established burial grounds, in thickly settle districts in the heart of the city, or in places for other reasons unsuited to the purpose," and it was requested that an ordinance might be passed for accomplishing that object.

On the 6th of September following a report was made by the committee on burial grounds, in which it was alleged, "That from the limited extend of the several burial grounds in Roxbury, and the rapid increase of inhabitants, it had become necessary that a tract of land should be procured, in as nearly a central position as was possible, for a public cemetery, and of a sufficient size to meet the prospective requirements of a population which must be vastly augmented within less than 30 years"; and further, that after having made extensive reconnoissances, for the purpose of discovering a site that would the most perfectly combine all the requisite qualities in natural features, capability of improvement, and appropriateness of location, "they had been fortunate as to select two tracts of land, which not only included most of the important elements for the fulfilment of these conditions, but the largest could be obtained on favorable terms."

These two tracts included the Seaverns farm, which had a frontage on Canterbury street, and a lot of about six acres owned by Dr. John C. Warren, on Walkhill street, which it was recommended should be purchased, and the committee was empowered to procure 55 acres of the former; but, inasmuch as an act of the Legislature was considered necessary to enable the city council to provide for the establishment of a rural cemetery in the most perfect manner, the negotiation for the land was not completed and a deed obtained until the 28th day of March, 1848. — Two days later five commissioners were chosen by the city council, who were invested with the sole care, superintendence and management of the cemetery, and work was commenced on the 25th of April.

Incomparable difficulties were encountered in the attempt to effect a purchase of the lot owned by Dr. Warren, and he generously ceded a passageway, 33 feet in width, through it, from Walkhill street to the cemetery but as that was not regarded as sufficiently spacious for the chief entrance, an effort was made to procure an acre of land west to that passageway for the purpose of enlarging it, but this the owner declined selling, and so the commissioners were authorized to purchase 14 acres of land to the north of the cemetery, which not only enabled them to form a road to Curtis or Walnut streets, but also to extend the grounds in a northerly direction, thus rendering the whole area more available for the object sought. Thus an avenue was opened from near the northwestern angle of the cemetery to Scarboro street, 50 feet wide, by the liberal aid of the proprietors of the land through which it passed.

It having been ascertained that most of the avenues and paths necessary to the cemetery could be formed, and 300 or 400 lots laid out by the latter par tof June, arrangements were completed for opening the grounds for interments on that 28th day of that month, when they were consecrated with appropriate religious services.

The consecration services consisted of an anthem by a select choir, an introductory prayer by Rev. Augustus C.

Thompson, a hymn for the occasion, by Rev. Cyrus H. Fay; selections from the scriptures, read by Rev. John Wayland, D.D.; and address by Rev. George Putnam, D.D.; another hymn by Rev. Cyrus H. Fay; a prayer by Rev. Edmund F. Slafter; a selected hymn, and the benediction by Rev. Cyrus H. Fay.

Always scholarly and interesting, the address of Dr. Putnam was one of his happiest efforts. It had the great merit of brevity, and it said much in a brief space. An extract of two will be of interest. Said Dr. Putnam:

"The spot is well chosen. It lies apart from the great thoroughfares of the world, and yet near the dwellings of those multitudes who are one day to occupy its quiet precincts. Nature has done all for it that we could desire, and consummate science and taste have displayed in preparing it for its uses - no, not displayed; true science and taste never display themselves in such a scene as this; their most perfect art consists in hiding themselves and letting nature reveal herself, that all may be of God, and nothing of man. Whenever man's work comes to look most conspicuous here, it will argue either some failure in the designing artist, or else some defect in our own mental vision.

"Certainly the God of nature has lavishly bestowed here the beauty in which he hath delight. We see not how more or better could well have been crowded within these limits. Whoso asks for more or different may well suspect the sensibility of his own eye and heart, and might traverse the whole green earth unmoved, unsatisfied." — A description of the grounds is well limned: "Here, within the enclosure, the [?]eaving surface is pleasantly diversified,

And mantled o'er with aboriginal turg And everlasting flowers.

"Wooded heights and shaded valleys alternate from side to side. There are grassy slopes, and here, reposing at our feet, the little lake of living water, reflecting the serene heavens. The oak, the walnut and the birch throw their grateful shadows over the paths that wind through the interior, and the southern border is skirted by a solemn grove of evergreens,

Where angels, as the high pines wave, Their half-beard misereres sing.

"These jagged piles of uptossed rocks record a fearful history of old convulsions and a wild war of the elements, and the mosses on their sides and the gnarled trees in their crevices are the emblems of present stability and peace. The chirp of the squirrel and the song of the more timid species of birds, such as shun the haunts of men, testify to the deep retirement of the place. The fountain which breaks cold and sweet at the foot of yonder precipice tells us by its beautiful inscription, in the words spoken at Sychar of old, of that water which, whosoever drinketh, it it shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

"Thus felicitously has the Creator's hand, seconded reverently by an unobtrusive human art, prepared these grounds,

Even as if the spot Had been from eldest time by wish of ours So placed, to be shut out from all the world! So lonesome and so perfectly secure; Not melancholy - no, for it is green And bright and fertile: Peace is here Or nowhere; it could not be more quiet. Retreat within retreat - a sheltering place Within how deep a shelter!" — It may be said that most of the extensive rural cemeteries, like Mt. Auburn, which are to be found throughout our country at the present time, are private establishments, projected and controlled by individuals. They answer the demands of good taste and pecuniary means among a portion of the community, and contribute to the elevation of public sentiment in regard to this subject; but they did not supply the whole want, and afford alike to the high and the low, the rich and the poor, the consolation of laying the remains of their friends in grounds made beautiful as well as sacred by the hand of taste.

It is believed that Forest Hills is the first cemetery of the kind established by any city or town in this part of the country as the public burial place of its inhabitants. Indeed, it cannot be said that the cemetery was established exclusively for the use of the inhabitants of Roxbury, for its proximity to Boston and a large suburban population was duly considered in its establishment, and it was designed to meet in some degree the wants of these, as well as of the municipality by which it was established. — The name Forest Hills was selected from quite a number which had been proposed, and the cemetery, according to an original report, is situated between the Norfolk and Bristol turnpike, Walkhill, Canterbury and Scarboro streets. The topographical features are diversified in a remarkably picturesque and Impressive manner by numerous hills, valleys, glades, precipitous [cliffs?], isolated masses of moss-covered rocks, dales and lakes. A large portion of it is covered with most of the varieties of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants indigenous to New England.

The carriage avenues and footpaths are laid out on the principles of landscape gardening, and in such a manner as to render the approach to all parts of the ground facile and beautiful. The burial lots are 15 feet wide and 20 feet deep, with spaces between them six feet wide. There are borders six feet in width on each side of all the avenues and paths. The avenues are 16 feet wide, and the paths six fee, which are defined by lines of sod one foot wide. The surfaces of the avenues and paths are gravelled and made slightly convex, with a gutter on each side for conducting off the water. — The main entrance to the cemetery is reached from the highway - Scarboro street - by a broad avenue, curving up a gentle ascent till the gateway is reached. The original gateway was of somewhat imposing dimensions, having a frontage of 160 feet. The carriage way was through an Egyptian portico, copied from an ancient portico at Garsery, on the upper Nile, and consisted of two pierce, inside of which were massive columns, richly sculptured, all supporting a heavy cap, with its concave entablature, which was ornamented on the outer side with a large winged globe. This portico was 40 feet in width and 24 feet high. On each side, a little removed, were smaller gates for pedestrians, and near these were small lodges corresponding in style with the gateway. The gates consisted of high palings, which were alternately surmounted with lotus blossoms and lance heads, and similar palings extended [from?] the gate piers to the lodges. Upon the outer architrave of the gateway, inscribed in golden letters, were the words, "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil," and on the interior architrave the words, "I am the resurrection and the life. Consecreated June 28, 1848."

Something over 30 years ago this gateway, with its apourtenances, was removed, and the present structure, lighter, more graceful, and in all respects more appropriate, was erected in 1865. An excellent idea of this, together with the superintendent's office, may be had from the accompanying illustration.

There are two other entrances, on the southern and eastern sides of the cemetery, and these, with the main entrance, give ingress to one of the most lovely cities of the dead that can well be imagined. The enclosure abounds in the most charmingly diversified natural scenery, and it is not assuming too much to say that art has assisted nature.

From the cemetery one can see the Blue Hills of Milton on the one side, and on the other the range of which Forest Hills itself comprises a part. From the high grounds open and culticated lands can be seen on all sides, including a view of Franklin Park, with its fine natural and artificial attractions.

Going into the cemetery by the main entrance, three divergent avenues conduct to different parts of the cemetery; that on the right to grounds which have been acquired since the cemetery was first established, but which are no less rich in natural attractions than the older parts of the burial place. Chestnut avenue, on the left, passes over a gentle elevation, and thence through the vale of Lake Dell toward Consecration Hill. On the right hand of this avenue, before reaching Lake Dell, rises a rocky eminence, called Snowflake Cliff, from a beautiful wild plant which grows at its base. From the summit of this rock there is a fine view of the village of Jamaica Plain, of the wooded hills of Brookline, and the country beyond. — The hill rising on the north of Lake Dell is designated as Chapel Hill; and from the eastern end of Lake Dell, Magnolia avenue leads to the summit of Consecration Hill, one of the highest of the Forest hills, and from its top is a beautiful view, where every prospect pleases. From the western end of Lake Dell, and following Rock Maple avenue, we are led around the base of Mt. Warren, and curving around the foot of the hill is a pleasant approach to some of the more attractive spots in the cemetery, such as the pleasant dell at the foot of Mt. Dearborn and Fountain hill. Here there is found a natural spring, over which is a covering of rough stones, clothed with lichens, moss and other wild plants. On the upper stone is a bronze plate, bearing these words: "Whosoever drinketh of this water will thirst again; but the water that I shall give will be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

From the dell a steep path leads up the southern side of Mt. Dearborn, and thence up the western slope to the top. The prospect is not very extensive, but glimpses of the most beautiful portions of the cemetery may be had with a view of Lake Hibiscus, and in the distance the Blue Hills. The Eliot hills take their name from the Apostle Eliot, and are four eminences situated in the northwestern part of the cemetery - but they really form but one hill. A large part of it is of rocky formation, which has been changed to a most beautiful spot having on its sides some of the most

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attractive burial lots. From the north[e?]rn side Brookline and Cambridge may [b?]e seen. — Lake Hibiscus is one of the chief beau[ti?]es of Forest Hills, lying a short dis[t?]ance to the east of Fountain hill, and [a?]pproached by avenues from different [p?]arts of the cemetery. It is supplied with [c?]opious springs of water, is irregular in [?]rm, and covers an area of something [o?]ver three acres. In it are two islands, [o?]ne of which has a copious spring of ever-falling water. It is reached by a [r?]ustic bridge over which willows are [?]rained, and about the island there is a [g?]rowth of birches and other trees and [s?]hrubs. The island is a favorite resort [f?]or visitors. The supply of water in the [l?]ake is very abundant, and there is no [d?]anger that it will become a stagnant [p?]ool or expose a dry basin, even in sea[s?]ons of great drought, for the pond is so [e?]xcavated and walled up to the grassy [b?]anks that it shows a clear expanse of [w?]ater. It is a most attractive feature [?] the scenery, affording a relief to the [e?]ye after dwelling on the dark green [f?]oliage of other parts of the cemetery. [A?]round the lake are a number of beauti[f?]ul lots, as well as magnificent tombs, [c?]hief of which is that of Maj. Joseph H. Chadwick. — The original price of a lot in Forest Hills, of 300 square feet, without be[i?]ng in any way prepared, was $50; but [u?]pon payment previous to a certain date [?] reduction of 10 per cent. was made to the early subscribers for lots. This price [f?]or lots in their natural condition was [s?]ubsequently raised by $60, and again to [?]75. In some parts of the cemetery it was absolutely necessary to trench the [l?]ots in order to prepare them for use, [a?]nd in all cases it was deemed ad[v?]isable, so that this was adopted as [t?]he regular mode of preparing the lots. The expense attendant upon this varied [?] the different portions of the ground, [s?]ome lots being unexpectedly expensive [o?]n account of rock being found below [t?]he surface, and others cost but little. The first year or two the cost of preparing each lot was charged to its proprietor, or he could cause it to be done at his own expense under the direction of the superintendent; but the expense was no unequal as to occasion dissatisfaction, and the commissioners determined upon the better plan of ascertaining the average cost of preparing the ordinary lots, and engaging to prepare all at that price, assuming the risk of any extra expense.

This method proved very much better for the improvement of the grounds as well as for the proprietors, for it opened all parts of the cemetery for the choice of lots, and it gave the proprietor an opportunity of having his lot prepared at a reasonable cost. The price of a lot at Mt. Auburn, in its natural state, was originally $60, from which price it rose in the course of a few years to $150, without any improvement, and at the present time so great is the demand for lots in that famous burial place that the price for them is almost beyond the reach of moderately endowed people. — At the present time, in Forest Hills, the lowest price of a lot, which affords accommodation for four tenants, is $200, including perpetual care. From this bottom price upward, lots can be had for almost any price, according to size and location. The highest price ever paid for a single lot of $18,000, by Capt. J. B. Thomas, the sugar magnate; and there have been frequent purchases of lots ranging in price from $1000 to $5000.

For single graves, when the increasing popularity and the great natural attractions and advantages of the cemetery are taken into consideration, the prices are indeed reasonable, being in all sections front the avenues $25, and on the inside sections, $20; and those places of interment are kept as scrupulously neat and clean, and have as much care lavished upon them as the most pretentious lots. But, of course, in all instances, there are other charges to be added to these, such as the opening of a grave at the time of interment, and these vary according to circumstances. Thus, for opening a grave for a person over 5 years of age, $6; for children between 2 and 5 years, $5; under 2 years, $4. For opening and sealing up a tomb in a private lot, $8. For brick graves for adults, $25, and for graves of extra or smaller sizes the prices will be charged proportionately. For the use of the chapel a fee of $10 is charged. — At the present time Forest Hills contains 62 avenues and 152 paths. The avenues are named after trees; the paths, with a very few exceptions, bear the names of flowers and shrubs. The most notable of these exceptions are found in Nesutan and Wabon paths. The former is named after the Indian who aided the apostle Eliot in learning the Indian language and in translating the Bible into that tongue, while the latter is in honor of the Indian chief at Nonantum hill, in Watertown, where Eliot established the first Indian school and church. — To give a full description of the various monuments which adorn these avenues and paths would be an impossibility in an article of this nature, yet some reference to them is necessary.

There is that of Edmund Dwight, on Walnut avenue, which is an octagonal pointed gothic structure, of dark sandstone, most elaborate in design and finely wrought. On each of the faces are panels with pointed arches, above which rises a spire or pinnacle, ornamented with crockets and surmounted with a small cross.

Robert B. Forbes' monument, on the summit of Consecration Hill, has a granite base, with marble panels, surmounted by a granite obelisk, and in the lot, over the grave of an infant, is a handsomely wrought horizontal marble slab, which bears a touching inscription.

The monument over the remains of Maj. Townsend, a paymaster in the army, who died in 1853, and was for a long time a resident of Boston, his native place, is a plain marble pedestal, on which rests a finely sculptured eagle, with outstreched wings.

In the lot of William F. Weld, on Mt. Warren, is a white marble monument, somewhat similar in design to that of Mr. Dwight, and although it is not so massive, is more elaborate in its ornamentation. One the base on each of the six faces of the turret is a shield for inscriptions. The spire is surmounted with a large gothic cross; and, if there is a fault to be found with this monument, it is in the fact that the execution is not so good as the design.

On the summit of Mt. Warren, the united lots of the Warren family are situated. One of the monuments is a marble block, on the front of which is a beautiful alto-relievo of Christ blessing little children, which was done in Rome by an Italian sculptor. — A monument bearing the name of White is a marble sarcophagus, finely wrought, with an ivy wreath in the centre of the top and ivy twining along the verge; the cornice is supported by richly sculptured brackets of Italian marble.

On Citron avenue and Spirea path is a monument over the grave of K. Nishibayashi, a Japanese minister who died in Boston a few years ago. The monument is a peculiar one of Scotch granite, covered with Japanese characters.

One the lot of Dr. H.E. Marion of Brighton is a fine monument, on the pedestal of which is a fine carving of the holy mother and the young Saviour, in Italian marble, which was much admired when on exhibition at the World's fair.

On Pine avenue is a large and beautiful lot bearing the name of Perkins. This lot is a most attractive one, enclosed by a lahedge of arbor vitae, within which are walks and flower borders, and in the rear, under a rock which forms the back part of the lot, and shaded by evergreens, is a secluded nook for a chair. The centre of the lot is again enclosed by an iron paling, within which is a monument of polished granite, consisting of a massive base, on two sides of which, in basso relievo, are winged heads surrounded with clouds, and on another side is an inscription; this base is heavily moulded and finely wrought, and standing upon it is a large plain cross.

On Violet path, which leads toward the summit of Mt. Dearborn from Red Oak avenue, are the monumnets of Read Taft and Charles M. Taft, that of the former being of white marble, a tablet with sculpture at the top representing two angels kneeling before an urn; while that of the latter is a massive sandstone pedestal, ornamented with scroll work and surmounted by an urn. — Farther up this hill, on Sweet Briar path, is the burial place of Gen. H.A. S. Dearborn, who did more to bring Forest Hills into existence than any other man. On the lot is a handsome marble base bearing the name, and on the base which supports it is the inscription: "Erected by the Workmen of Forest Hills Cemetery to Commemorate His Many Virtues." But a few steps from the lot is the Dearborn monument, which was erected by his friends and fellow-citizens. It is an elegant corinthian column of white marble, on a base which extends by scrolls on either side to smaller pedestals bearing funeral urns. The shaft is of convex flutings, the capitol elaborately and well wrought and surmounted by a funeral urn, with flame.

In the lot of William Cumston is the statue of a child standing in the attitude of attention, with eyes raised, as if listening to a call from above, with the arms crossed in resignation on the breast. The drapery is beautifully disposed.

In the lot of Eliza Dudley is a charming little statuette of a child asleep, with its head resting on a lamb, and on the pedestal is inscribed, "Our Little Frank."

On White Oak avenue, in the lot of Charles Blake, is a slab on which is a representation in relief of an angel bearing away a child, with the touching inscription, "Our Darling Eddie."

In N.P. Lovering's lot, one of the most beautiful to be found in the whole cemetery, is the statue of a child reclining as if asleep, its head resting upon one arm, the expression of the face being very sweet, and the pose easy and natural. On the base are the words "She is not dead, but sleepeth." And, indeed, the sculptured child looks as if she was sleeping, so natural is the work, which was done in Italy.

A touching piece of sentiment is found in the lot of Samuel Wadsworth, where there are four little headstones over the graves of children. Each bears four rosebuds in relief; the first one with one broken bud and three still on the stem; and so each succeeding one with an additional broken bud, until they are all severed.

In the lot of Oliver Ditson, on Rhododendron path, is a fine marble statue of St. John, the work of Thomas Ball.

A very striking and original monument is that which marks the resting place of Martin Millmore, the sculptor, which is the work of French, and represents the angel of death interrupting the sculptor while at work on the figure of the sphynx.

Marshall P. Wilder and George L. Randidge both have imposing monuments.

On Green Briar parth, in a lot bearing the name of Weeks, in another touching and suggestive monument over the grave of a child. On a handsome pedestal is a small piece of sculpture, which represents a little child reclining, with flowers in her hands, and a bunch by her side. The pedestal is inscribed "Little Emma," which is followed by the words of the Saviour, "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of Heaven."

On Eglantine path a shield of white marble, surrounded by a richly wrought wreath of ivy leaves, will attract attention. It bears the name of Montague.

On Germania path is the monument of Kilby Page, a massive Egyptian base, with panels, supporting an obelisk. It is of finely wrought granite, and is a handsome work.

On Cherry avenue, in the lot of S.S. Lewis, is a monument which will surely attract the eye. It is a large tablet, resting on a base, with scrolls, at the head of three graves, enclosed with marble slabs. On the upper part of the tablet are three cherubs in alto-relievo, reading a scroll inscribed with the names of three children who lie there buried, and it is surmounted with a vase of sculptured flowers. At the foot of the graves are an urn and two lambs, and within the marble border is a profusion of flowers.

On Chrysanthemum path, in the lot of George H. Everson, is another attractive piece of sculpture, representing a child reclining as if asleep on a quiver of arrows, while one hand grasps a bow. The figure rests on a handsome pedestal, which bears an inscription.

On Cherry avenue, in the lot of Nathaniel Snow, is a fine monument, consisting of a pedestal and shaft, elaborately finished. On each side of the pedestal are shields of scroll work, and at each corner an inverted torch; the shaft is octagonal, with gothic panels and rich gothic ornaments at the base. It is surmounted by an urn wreathed with flowers. — An elegant monument is that of Jonathan French, of white marble and highly finished with gothic ornaments. The pedestal has a richly sculptured cornice, and in front is a shield with scroll work, at the bottom of which are branches of oak with leaves and acorns; at the corners are inverted torches, and on the pedestal rests an arched tablet or block, with gothic panels and crockets. It is surmounted by an urn, draped and wreathed in flowers, and it is, on the whole, one of the finest monuments in the cemetery.

On Fountain avenue, nearly mid-distance between Lake Hibiscus and the field of Machpelah, and erected by Mrs. J.L. Loveland, is a beautiful monument. On a handsome marble pedestal is a small statue of a female weeping over an urn wreathed with flowers, and beside which lies a funeral torch. The pose of the figure and the expression are good, and the work well executed. On the pedestal are graven the words, "My husband and child."

There are a number of separate tombs in the cemetery, but unquestionably the finest of all is that of Maj. Joseph H. Chadwick, until recently president of the board of trustees. It is situated on Fountain avenue, fronting on Lake Hibiscus. — Though Forest Hills cannot boast of being the place of sepulture of so many eminent personages as its sister cemetery, Mt. Auburn, yet it contains a wealth of honored dust sufficient to give it more than a passing name. Here lie the bones of Gen. Joseph Warren, who gave up his young life for his country at Bunker Hill; of Gen. William Heath of revolutionary fame; of James Walker, sometime president of Harvard College; Gen. Henry A.S. Dearborn, ex-Govs. William Gaston and Alexander H. Rice, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, and those noted Boston journalists, Charles O. Rogers, William W. Clapp and Horace Seaver. Here moulder the bones of Rev. Dr.s Gordon, Alonzo A. Miner, James Freeman Clarke, and Jacob M. Manning, as well as of that noted anti-slavery agitator and friend to a slave, William Lloyd Garrison. Here are buried the philanthropic Andrew Carney, whose best monument is the noble hospital which bears his name; the sculptor, Martin Millmore, and Carl Heinzen, the great humanitarian; and here, too, sleeps his last sleep that worthy naval hero, Admiral John A. Winslow, and many others who fought nobly for the preservation of the Union in its hour of peril.

This cemetery is a favorite one at the close of life's drama with members of the theatrical profession. Here on Arethusa path lies Edward Loomis Davenport, the best American actor of his day, and beside him his faithful wife Fanny, in whom in domestic and profession life he had a worthy ally. Over their remains, placed by the loving hands of their daughter Fanny, is a chaste and tasteful monument in white marble, representing the trunk of a tree which has just been felled, around which are wreathed oak and ivy leaves, while from the ground at the base springs a cluster of ferns and lilies finely sculptured.

On Harebell path, and but a short distance removed, lie the remains of Davenport's old friend and sometime manager, Thomas Vaughan Barry, the best local stage manager Boston ever had, and an actor of great ability.

On Aster path is the grave of William H. Curtis, who was a careful and plodding actor, and well remembered from his long connection with Museum and other Boston theatres.

In the Field of Menoah are the graves of three actors: Nicholas Trenchard Davenport, one of the original members of the Boston Theatre company, under the management of Thomas Barry; William H. Norton, long connected with the stage in New York, Philadelphia and Boston, and Owen Marlowe, remembered by all as one of "Our Boys."

In the cemetery, too, are the remains of Charles Kuppitz, one of the most thorough musicians and skilled orchestra leaders ever in Boston; of Edward Shales who essayed to be an actor, appearing at the old Tremont Theatre as Richard, Shylock and other Shakespearian characters, though never a permanent member of the profession; of George K. Goodwin,m a theatrical manager, while as lot owners there are Louis Aldrich and Isaac B. Rich, manager of the Hollis Street Theatre.

Every visitor to the cemetery will be struck with the beauty of the monument in the lot of Mr. Rich, which is in a charming locality on the corner of Beach avenue and Petunia path. Few monuments to be seen around are superior to it. On a tasteful granite pillar stands an exquisitely sculptured female figure of life size in the act of scattering flowers on the graves beneath. The features are in sorrowful repose, and the draperies most gracefully disposed. In the inclosure are buried the first and third wives of Mr. Rich and several children.

At the time of its consecration, the cemetery comprised in all 71 acres 2 7-10 rods, and the cost of the same was $27,894.66. By the last annual report, which is brought down to the first day of March of the present year, it is ascertained that the grounds of the cemetery proper amount to 210 3/4 acres of land, with avenues and paths, reservoirs, fountains, water pipes and drains, chalep and office buildings, greenhouses, bell tower, gateway and lodges, bridge, receiving tomb, superintendent's cottage, six tenement houses, blacksmith shops, tool houses, carts, stables on Canterbury street and Union terrace, about seven acres of land on Bourne street, also a house and about 37,000 square feet of land on Morton street. And outside of this, the corporation owns a great deal of other property in bonds and securities.

It will be borne in mind that when the cemetery was first established it was owned by the city of Roxbury, and goverened by a board of commissioners. On the annexation of Roxbury to Boston, a new act was passed by the Legislature, "To Incorporate the proprietors of Forest Hills cemetery"; and this act provided that the city of Boston is hereby authorized and required to transfer and convey, immediately after the organization of this corporation, to said corporation all the right, title and interest in the lands which have been purchased for the said cemetery, and in and to all other estate, property and things purchased or otherwise obtained and acquired for said cemetery, which said city acquired under and by virtue of the provisions of an act entitle "An act uniting the cities of Boston and Roxbury," passed in the year 1867, and any moneys standing to the credit of said cemetery upon the books of the treasurer of the city of Roxbury at the time when the act of annexation above mentioned took effect, and all other interests, moneys, or rights, relating to said cemetery, which said city acquired under said act. And said corporation shall hold the said property and estate for the same uses and purposes and charged with the same duties and liabilities, for and subject to which the same were formerly held by the city of Roxbury, and are now held by the city of Boston, and all rights which any persons have acquired in said cemetery shall remain to the same extent as if this act had not been passed. — Since the passage of this act the management of the affairs of the cemetery has been vested in a board of seven trustees, of whom Maj. Joseph H. Chadwick was until recently the president. One great feature in connection with the cemetery is that every lot is sold under a guarantee of perpetual care, and from the gross sum paid for a lot of certain proportion is turned over the other perpetual care fund for this specific purpose. By this provision the relatives of the dead here buried are relieved of the work of attending to the grass, and hence it is next to impossible