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In Russia, when coffins are covered with cloth, the color of 
the covering is, to a certain extent, distinctive, pink being used 
when the deceased is a child or a young person, crimson for 
women and brown for widows; but black is in no case employed. 
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The cemetery of Meigs, Ga., about eight acres in extent, 
which was fenced in and finished some time last year, stands as 
a monument to the healthfulness of that town of about 600 in- 
habitants. There is not a grave in it. 
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A general law has been reported by the committee on the 
judiciary in the Massachusetts Assembly at Boston, authorizing 
cemetery corporations to incinerate bodies of the dead and to 
maintain buildings, etc., for that purpose. 
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The Evergreen Cemetery Association, New Haven, Conn. ; 
are making plans to raise $20,000 by a new issue of bonds to take 
up some $12,500 soon to fall due and to build a new cemetery 
chapel this year. Some $7,500 is already on hand for this pur- 
pose, and the chapel is much needed. 
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Woodlawn cemetery association of Winona, Minn., is to re- 
ceive $10,000 as a bequest of George Plumer Smith, who died in 
Philadelphia recently, leaving a large estate. His remains were 
brought to Winona and laid beside those of his mother, who was 
the first person buried in Woodlawn cemetery. He left real es- 
tate in Winona valued at $12,000 in trust, the proceeds to be 
used for the care of the graves of his mother and nephew. 
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Cemetery improvement on modern lines is rapidly trans- 
forming the older burial grounds. At the recent annual meet- 
ing of the Chester Rural cemetery, Chester, Pa., it was decided 
by the board to have all single graves in the strangers’ section of 
the cemetery, that are not fenced in, leveled, and instead of the 
mounds, which are unsightly and require constant care, small 
headstones be placed in lieu thereof. Wilde Post No. 25, G. A. 
R., has also decided to have the graves in their soldiers’ burial 
plot, thus treated. 
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The citizens of South Royalton, Vt., are considering a plan 
for caring for the old cemetery and establishing a new one. The 
following comment in connection with the movement is sugges- 
tive of cause and effect: “The condition of a schoolhouse or a 
cemetery has been alluded to as indicating the general charac- 
ter of a community. We have been conscious for some time that 
our own cemetery below the village did not do us justice in this 
respect. What we need is to have a properly organized associa- 
tion which will have full care and oversight of the cemetery, to 
acquire new burial ground when needed and to receive public, 
and private subscriptions or bequests for the care of lots, etc.’' 
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Mr. J. H. Wade, Jr., Cleveland, O., has presented to Lake 
View cemetery, a chapel and crypt in memory of his father, the 
late Mr. J. H. Wade. The design of Messrs. Hubbell and Benes, 
architects, has been accepted. The memorial chapel and crypt 
will be constructed of white marble, classic in style and the first 
of its kind in the country. It will be a T shaped structure. The 
chapel proper will be 33 by 63 feet and the crypt below 63 feet 
square. Within the chapel the burial services will be held, after 
which the casket will be lowered into the crypt below, where 
the remains will be placed temporarily. The chapel will have 
a stained glass window of rare value. The walls and floors will 
be mosaic by Tiffany. The structure will be locaied between 
the two lakes in the cemetery, diagonally across from the pres- 
ent vault. It will be a costly edifice and perfect in all the de- 
tails of its construction. 
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The Senate bill for the regulation of cemeteries and the dis- 
posal of dead bodies in the District of Columbia has become law. 
Under the new law, no cemetery shall be laid out within one and 
a half miles of the city of Washington; all cemeteries must be 
properly fenced and thoroughly drained, all cemeteries must be 
properly divided and platted; all graves for adults, persons above 
10 years of age must be at least eight feet by three feet; graves 
for chddren six feet by 2 feet. A complete register of each 
cemetery must be kept at the office of its superintendent. The 
law also controls the disposal of dead bodies; requires properly 
attested permits for burial, removal or disinterment, and pro- 
vides for the transfer of bodies, either within the district or to or 
from the outside. It regulates the keeping of bodies before bur- 
ial, and in vaults; the reopening of graves and the depth of bur- 
ial. It also regulates crematories and their use as well as the 
embalming ol bodies. It is very comprehensive in detail. 
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The Fleischmann mausoleum, to be erected in the Spring 
Grove cemetery, Cincinnati, in memory of that city’s philan- 
thropic millionaire, will be a notable addition to monuments of 
that famous cemetery. It will be situated in the center of the 
10,000 foot lot, in the foreground of the cemetery. The mauso- 
leum will be a miniature reproduction of the temple of Athene 
Parthenos at Anthens, built by Pericles about 438 B. C. , and will 
be constructed of the very best light Barre granite. It will be 
25 feet wide, nearly 37 feet long and 23 feet high. Over the 
bronze door-way, carved in the granite, will be the name 
“Fleischmann.” The same massive blocks that form the roof and 
walls of the structure will, with highly polished surfaces, form the 
interior. The interior will consist of a 14 foot vestibule with 
three stained glass windows. At the further end of the vestibule 
will be 26 catacombs, each just large enough to receive a casket 
and with a door of Italian marble, These doors will be hermeti- 
cally sealed when a casket is consigned to its compartment. Ths 
structure is to be completed December next. 
Cemetery Reports. 
The annual reports of the Fairmount Cemetery Association, 
Newark, N. J., presented at the annual meeting March 7, 1898, 
showed satisfactory results for the years work. The total re- 
ceipts amounted to $40,174.37 which included, sales of lots $23,- 
1 14; single graves, $6,423; opening graves, $4,231.25; work on 
lots $3,821.83. The disbursements amounted to $26,242. 17, of 
which labor and salaries consumed $20,648.39. The report of 
the superintendent shows considerable general improvement. 
Four new sections were laid out and completed on the lawn plan, 
and three new plots for single graves, and the single grave sec- 
tions have all been put in good condition. There were sold 97 
lots and 466 single graves. 1 174 single graves were sodded. 697 
lots were cared for by order of lot owners. There are now 2,225 
lots under perpetual care. Fifty four granite monuments and 
40 headstones were erected, and 15 iron railings and 25 hedge 
fences were removed. There were 1,023 interments for the 
year. The average number of men employed per month was 31. 
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The annual reports of the Lowell Cemetery Association, 
Lowell, Mass., showed a better financial condition than for some 
time past. Comparatively little improvement except what was 
absolutely necessary to be done has been carried out during the 
year. The sale of lots was double that of 1896, and amounted 
to $5,887.97. The total receipts for the year were $23,705, and 
the expenditures for labor were, $8,213.93. An amount of $1,500 
