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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
GROVE CEMETERY, NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT 
Grove Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn., is 
worthy of study as an example of a 
small cemetery in a small city that is 
well managed on modern lines. It was 
■opened in 1888 as a tract of twenty 
acres, and now includes 56 acres, with 
a total of 731 interments. 
The grounds are only a few minutes’ 
walk from the 'center of the town, and 
yet far enough removed to insure free- 
dom from the noise and bustle of a busy 
community, and accessible by road, from 
both the easterly and westerly sides. The 
scenery includes hills and vales, through 
which have been constructed winding 
drives, making all parts of the grounds 
accessible, well wooded with a goodly 
assortment of native trees, among which 
are the oak, chestnut, maple, hickory, 
pine and cedar and from which the 
names of the different plots have been 
chosen. A pretty little stream winds 
through the ravine. It is a beautiful 
nook, wisely and well chosen, and made 
still more beautiful by the addition of 
the substantial and handsome chapel, and 
other structures. 
There is an endowment fund amount- 
ing to $20,810, the income from which is 
used for the cutting of grass and keep- 
ing the plots in good order, and for the 
general care and maintenance of the 
grounds. The nucleus of this fund was 
a bequest of $10,000, left by the late 
Bronson B. Tuttle, the balance having 
been raised by subscription made by the 
lot owners. The income is of great 
assistance in keeping the cemetery 
grounds in excellent condition, but as the 
grounds are extended and new sections 
developed and beautified, use will be 
found for a larger sum, which it is 
hoped will be provided, either by gift or 
bequest. 
By an amendment to its charter, this 
association was given authority to as- 
sume the care and management of the 
Hillside and Ancient Cemeteries in tlfe 
easterly part of the Borough, and also of 
the Gunntown Cemetery in the western 
part. 
An endowment fund amounting to 
$13,941.53 has been provided for the care 
and maintenance of the first named, and 
one of $1,500 for the Gunntown Ceme- 
tery. 
The affairs of the cemetery are under 
the control of an incorporated associa- 
tion and managed by seven trustees, lot 
holders, and elected by the lot holders. 
The trustees select one of their number 
to be president, and also appoint a treas- 
urer and secretary, and such other offi- 
cers or agents as they may see fit. 
The capital stock of the corporation 
is six thousand dollars, divided into two 
hundred and forty shares of twenty-five 
dollars each. 
The officers of the corporation are : 
Howard B. Tuttle, president; Arthur H. 
Dayton, treasurer; Fremont W. Tolies, 
secretary and superintendent. 
Following are some extracts from the 
rules 
The proprietors of lots may erect any 
proper stones or monuments thereon, 
having first the consent of the trustees, 
except that no monument more than 
twenty inches long or twenty-four inches 
high shall be placed in any single grave 
lot. 
EASTERN ENTRANCE TO GROVE CEMETERY, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 
