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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
GRAVE LINING^S 
What some of our customers think of the Doddridge Grave Linings 
Board of Managers. Oak Ridge Cemetery. 
Springfield. 111., April 17, ’09. 
To Whom It may Concern: 
We readily and willingly state, that this Board 
about three months ago, bought a small quantity 
of Doddridge Grave Linings, which were so satis- 
factory and acceptable to the patrons of the cem- 
etery. that today we gave a large order for these 
Grave Linings to the Doddridge Co. 
The Linings are easily and quickly handled and 
adjusted and everybody seems to like the draping 
effect it gives when the grave is lined; moreover 
they proved a source of profit to the cemetery. 
We cheerfully recommend these Linings to other 
Cemetery Boards and feel assured that they will 
prove equally satisfactory to them and their 
patrons. B. A. Lange, President. 
J. M. Gaup, Superintendent. 
WOODSIDE CEJMETEKY ASSOCIATION. 
Jas. Lawrence, Pres. W. H. Johnson, Sec. 
J. M. Lanier. Supt. 
Middletown, Ohio, March 22, 1909. 
This is to certify that we have adopted the 
Doddrige Grave Linings at our cemetery. 
We received our first shipment of one dozen on 
Feb. 26, and on March 5 we found it necessary to 
send another order as the first order of one dozen 
was nearly gone, so we ordered two dozen more on 
that date. 
We want to say that we have found the handling 
of these linings a great satisfaction for several 
reasons: 
1st. They are so easily put in. 
2nd. They give universal satisfaction to our 
customers. 
3rd. The profits from same aid materially in 
the expense of keeping up our cemetery. 
We heartily recommend these linings to all cem- 
etery associations who handle the linings of graves, 
and in so doing we feel that we are not only 
aiding the manufacturers of this much-needed 
and meritorious device, but are lending a helpful 
!'^nd to our sister associations by recommending 
something to them that will aid and please them, 
and that they will find them all the Doddridge 
Grave Decorating Co. claim for them. 
Tours very truly. 
W. H. Johnson, Sec. J. M. Lanier, Supt- 
The Doddridge Grave Decorating Co. 
T/izs zs our Style No. 2 MILTON, IND. 
THE DODDRIDGE 
Roofing Slate, Blackboards, Structural Slate 
Special attention given to Slate Burial Vaults, Catacombs, Etc. 
ALL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY, 
AND GOOD WORK GUARANTEED. 
All Sizes Kept Constantly in Stock. 
Order Direct from the Manufacturers. 
BANGOR STRUCTURAL SLATE COMPANY 
LOCK Box 48. BANGOB. PENN 
QUALITY 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 
34* West 14th St.. New York. 
Buy the best — There is none just like it 
A Lowering Device is not only important in lowering a casket, 
but is essential in softening the appearance and beautifying the 
grave, in keeping with modern funeral furnishings. Forty sold 
to cemetery officials in city of Detroit, Mich.; 300 sold in Mich. 
The above photo shows Device and Lining over the grave. The 
Border and Linings are fastened together, thereby covering the 
walls of the grave and the plank. When the casket is placed on 
the webbing and you are ready to lower the same, loosen the brake 
until the desired speed is obtained, and then step back. It lowers 
the Casket safely and noiselessly without anyone touching the 
Device. The casket can be raised as well as lowered. A child’s 
3 feet 3 inches, as well as an adult 6 feet 3 inches case or grave 
vault can be lowered. 
Our Patent Casket Guides are also shown. These keep the 
Casket from catching on the rough box and for directing the 
Casket squarely into the grave when on sloping ground. 
This Device is absolutely safe, easy to handle and elegantly 
finished. Also manufacturers of Little Giant Telescoping Device. 
The entire weight of device 7S founds. 
E.R.Butterworth, Seattle, Wash., Ex-President of the Washington 
Funeral Directors Association, sends the following: 
Folding Device Works, Ovid, Mich. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 10, 1906. 
Gentlemen — I desire to say that I do not see where It would be possible to 
Improve on your Lowering Device. We are using three at this time fail your 
make) and out of three thousand Interments made where your device was 
used I have yet to have the first accident. 
Most respectfully, E. R. Butterworth & Son. 
John Held, Detroit. Mich., Supt. Mt. Elliot and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries, has used the 
Device 3,500 times without an accident. 
Folding Device Works. Ovid. Mich. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 4. 1906. 
Gentlemen— In justice to the perfection and safety of the mechanism of your Casket 
Lowering Device as well as Its neat appearance when in use, I wish to state that in the 
cenjeterles under my charge we have nine of your Devices in use and used them at least 
8,500 times for lowering caskets of all sizes and weights without a single accident 
or mishap. .lolm Reid, Superintendent Mt. Elliot and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries. 
Folding Device Works, Ovid, IMich. 
Eastern Offices BRANCH OFFICES Western Offices 
Cincinnati Coffin Co.. Cincinnati. Ohio. 
John MarsellusMfg. Co., Syracuse, N.Y. Cal. Casket Co., San Francisco. Cal, 
The O.K.Buckbout Chem. Co., London, Eng. Oregon Casket Co., Portland, Oreu 
Eckardt (’asket Cu. Toronto, Ont. I-os Angeles Coffin Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
