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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
THE BURNS MONUMENT, BARRE, VT. 
On July 21. it being the 103rd anniversary of the 
poet’s death, there was unveiled at Barre Vt. , with 
ceremonies impressive and enthusiastic, a granite 
monument to the memory of the immortal Scotch 
bard. 
The press gave considerable space at the 
time to a de- 
scription, both 
of the occasion 
and the subject, 
but it is fitting 
that emphasis 
should be laid 
on the splendid 
results of the 
efforts of the 
Burn's Club of 
Barre, an asso- 
ciation of some 
fifty members, 
and its effect 
on the com- 
munity which so 
readily and cor- 
dially supported 
them. 
This statue 
of Burns at 
Barre means a 
very great deal, 
and may be 
viewed from 
several stand- 
points. It stands 
for the homage 
which all true 
Scots naturally 
pay to the poet 
who has made 
Scotland’s 
charms and 
Scottish char- 
acter known 
throughout the 
world, and the 
beauty of it is 
that the main 
spring of his 
work was love 
for his creator and his fellow man, and an exposi- 
tion of the “beatitudes,” which has been a power 
in the world since his poems have been the world’s 
property. 
Then it will stand for patriotism and be an 
educating influence of wondrous effect. Burns’ 
THE BURNS MON 
character was essentially manly, throughout all his 
sufferings and misfortunes his manliness stands 
prominently forward. Sturdy manliness, spiritual 
refinement, high ideals — it is well to embody tham 
in some form before every schoolhouse. In this 
sordid period of American history the study of 
Burns’ writings must always be a bracing influence 
in every life. 
The material 
from which the 
statue has been 
cut leads to the 
practical and 
suggests that it 
marks an era in 
the granite in- 
dustry. Much 
has been writ- 
ten and said 
concerning the 
unsuitability of 
granite as a ma- 
terial to display 
the carver’s art, 
and in a certain 
sense this was 
true in the past, 
and while more 
refined ma- 
terials exists it 
will be true in 
the future. But 
with the intro- 
duction of the 
pneumatic tool 
and the modern 
appliances o f 
the shop, new 
possi b i 1 i t i e s 
have arisen, and 
this statue of 
the poet Burns 
is a remarkable 
manifestation of 
such possibili- 
ties. On the pe- 
destal there are 
four panels, 
UMENT, BARRE, VT. illustrating 
scenes por- 
trayed in the poets’ writings, quite intricate in 
detail, requiring most delicate handling, which was 
very successfully accomplished. The work was 
executed by Messrs. Barclay Bros., Barre, who 
donated the statue; this was modeled by Mr. J. Massey 
Rhind,and the panels by Mr, King of Milford, N.H. 
