PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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of Tatham, Mass., is planning the erec- 
tion of a new receiving vault. 
An active association of leading cit- 
izens of Abilene. Kan., is engaged in 
the work of improving the cemetery. 
They contemplate an addition of ten 
acres to the grounds and if this tract 
is added Ma 3 'or R. M. White has of- , 
fered to give $1,000 to improve it. The 
cemetery grounds are beautifully locat- 
ed and well improved. 
Woodlawn Cemetery. New York 
Cit\', laid out in 1864, now contains 400 
acres, of which about 200 have been im- 
proi’ed. It is New York’s most famous 
burial-place, and now contains 70,406 in- 
terments. 
The accompanying illustration shows 
a receiving vault to be erected in the 
cemetery at Maroa, 111. The structure 
will be 32x60 feet, with a corridor 
through the center twelve feet wide and 
will contain 136 catacombs. The Na- 
tional Mausoleum Co., of Fostoria, O., 
has the contract for the work. 
COXCRKTE RECEIVING VAT’LTS. 
Maroa Cemetery, Maroa, 111. 
FROM THE ANNUAL REPORTS 
At the annual meeting of the Erie 
Cemetery Association, Erie, Pa., re- 
ports of officers showed many improve- 
ments made during the year. Roadways 
have been macadamized, cement side- 
walks built, and a new section graded, 
I'he perpetual care fund has shown sat- 
isfactory increase and now amounts to 
$14,453. The total amount of invested 
funds is $81,670. There were 381 inter- 
ments during the year, making a total 
of 71,04,5. Mrs. E. E. Hay, superin- 
tendent, was commended for conscien- 
tious work resulting in the improved ap- 
pearance of the grounds. 
At the recent annual meeting of the 
itit. Adnah Cemetery Association, Ful- 
ton, N. Y., the directors decided to 
issue an order forbidding the entrance 
of autompbilists to the cemetery. 
CEntTERY NOTES 
The State Senate at Albany, N. Y., 
has defeated a bill introduced by As- 
semblyman De Groot to permit the 
building of a roadway through Cypress 
Hill Cemetery. Brooklyn, N. Y. A mo- 
tion was made to reconsider the vote 
and it is reported that another attempt 
will he made to pass the bill at a iater 
day. 
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Spring Forest Cemetery, Bingham- 
ton, N. Y., is threatening to bring suit 
for damages against the city for injury 
to the grounds caused by the backing 
up of water from Trout Crfeek into the 
cemetery. The creek was filled in sev- 
eral years ago to make a street and has 
been damaging the cemetery grounds 
since that time. 
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On the strength of the announcement 
that Uniondale Cemetery, Alleghehy, 
Pa., has raised the price of single 
graves the Springfield Republican com- 
ments as follows: “Pittsburg reports 
a merger of cemeteries under which 
the price of burial lots has been ad- 
vanced from 20 to 40 per cent. This 
should prove helpful to the cremation 
movement.” 
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Superintendent William Stone, of • 
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass., 
sends us the accompanying picture of 
the frozen fountain shown herewith 
which was the admiration of many vis- 
itors to the cemetery during the past 
winter. The nozzle of the fountain is 
but little higher than the man’s head, 
but the water continued to come out of 
the top in a fine spray. It was quite an 
attraction to the cemeter}- and nearly 
every camera owner in the city took a 
picture of it. 'fhe picture reproduced 
here was taken February 10th. 
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The Waterford Rural Cemetery As- 
sociation, Waterford, N. Y., has re- 
cently been incorporated for the pur- 
pose of clearing up an old cemetery and 
placing it on a modern sj'stem of man- 
agement. As soon as this work has 
gone well forward the association ex- 
pects to begin work on a new cemetery 
adjoining. Much effort has been ex- 
pended in trying to locate relatives of 
persons buried in deserted lots and in 
working up a perpetual care fund. The 
work is not carried on for profit, but 
merely to clean up and restore a nat- 
ural y beautiful spot and redeem it from 
the ill-repute brought on by its neg- 
lected condition. R. D. Palmateer, su- 
perintendent, writes that they will need 
about everything in the way of modern 
cemeter\' devices and would like to hear 
from those who cater to the needs of 
cemeteries. 
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The fourth annual meeting of the 
Illinois Association of Cemeteries will 
be held at Champaign, 111., June 19 and 
20, with headquarters at the Hotel 
Beardsley. This association has an ac- 
tive membership that has made it the 
leader in securing cemetery legislation, 
and this and other practical topics will 
furnish a program of interest and 
profit. Cemetery officials in the state 
are urged to attend. Representatives 
of the Chicago cemeteries will leave in 
a party over the Illinois Central at 9 :40 
June 19. Edward G. Carter, “Oak 
Woods,” Chicago, is president of the 
association and John E. Miller, “Dodge 
Grove,” Mattoon, secretary-treasurer. 
A FROZEN FOUNTAIN. 
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass. 
