104 RECORDS. Jan.. 1915. 



turies and the earlier portion of the nine 

 tee nth century. 



As many of the names on stones of these 

 dates are of old families, a large number of 

 which were original settlers, the inscriptions 

 and sculptures are well worthy of study. 



As already mentioned in a previous ar- 

 ticle, (see Records, Vol. VII, pages 54-68.) 

 some of the oldest stones, especially those 

 composed of sandstone and marble, are being 

 eroded by the elements and the work of 

 the chisel obliterated. Others are so covered 

 with lichens that their records cannot be 

 read, and no Old Mortality comes with pious 

 hand to remove these plants. Many of the 

 stones, being without bases upon which to 

 stand, are sinking into the ground. Although 

 in a few old grave yards they are occasion- 

 ally reset, this is not generally done and in 

 some cases it is necessary to remove a por- 

 tion of the surrounding soil in order to read 

 the inscriptions. 



Besides all this some of the old cemeter- 

 ies are being abandoned as places of inter- 



