Guide ..Greenwood as it is . nds the handsomest mausoleumin the country. It is that of John W. is of granite, and is very massive, and wasbuilt in memory of a favorite son, the cost be-ing over $300,000. The roof is cut out of onesolid piece of granite. (See cut). The Gilsey mausoleum is another handsomepiece of art, being very massive and built ofchoice granite. It is located on Atlantic Ave-nue. An excellent view of the surroundingcountry can be ha,d from this point. William J. Lyons mausoleum, on MapleAvenue and Andronoda Path, is well worthy ofa visit. On Battle Avenue stands a g
Guide ..Greenwood as it is . nds the handsomest mausoleumin the country. It is that of John W. is of granite, and is very massive, and wasbuilt in memory of a favorite son, the cost be-ing over $300,000. The roof is cut out of onesolid piece of granite. (See cut). The Gilsey mausoleum is another handsomepiece of art, being very massive and built ofchoice granite. It is located on Atlantic Ave-nue. An excellent view of the surroundingcountry can be ha,d from this point. William J. Lyons mausoleum, on MapleAvenue and Andronoda Path, is well worthy ofa visit. On Battle Avenue stands a granite shafterected to the memory of George H. B-rrett,the once famous actor. Facing Fern Avenue is a costly granitecolumn erected in memory of Thomas Free-born, a New York pilot. It represents the shipJohn Minturn, in mid-ocean, with the figureI f o** Freeborn upon it. This is one c I the monu-ments that attracts a great deal of attention 66 < cr. I. — C - r-^ -t o - c 7 5iq iT f: o - ::^ .. ^ o •- — c < X 3 a--. II UG from the stranger. A few feet off Battle Avenue, on HyarangisPath, is a beautiful memento of marble in mem-ory of G. G. Griffith Ricture, a sea captain, andrepresents a cottage. At the door stands thehusband taking farewell of his wife. It is veryartistic. The work upon this monument iswell worth mentioning, and a visit. Alas, itwas truly a farewell, for lie was lost in mid-ocean. Can we picture the waitings of thisloving wife, hoping for tidings of her loved one,only at last to hear that he was lost and sleep-ing his last sleep in the silent deep? At the corner of Fern and Atlantic Avenuesstands the large and elegant marble monumentof C. Palmer. On Cherry Hill, and on Cherry Avenue standsthe magnificent brown stone vault of JasperCrasvena. It is very large ana there are onlytwo others of the same stone in the grounds. On this same avenue, William H. Gardinerhas erected an attractive marble figure ofGrief, in memory of his wTfe. A sliort (listanoe of
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