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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
arched arcades. The roof over the nave is raised 
by a clerestory so that its cornice is 26^ feet above 
the pavement. The floor is paved with Bremen tile. 
Each gable of the nave contains a large window 
filled with tracery, texts and monograms. In the 
flank walls of the aisles the windows are of exquis- 
itely rich stained glass. The bell tower is 50 feet 
high from base to top of finial. The chapel cost 
$18,818.96, and as will be seen by the illustration 
it is being rapidly clothed with ivy and ampelopsis, 
giving it a very picturesque appearance. 
A large and roomy superintendents house was 
built in 1850, 
and later 
other build- 
ings were 
constru c t e d 
for working 
peoples’ 
dwellings, 
etc. 
As will be 
readily in- 
ferred from 
the illustra- 
tions the cem- 
, , WILHELM MONUMENT. 
etery has not 
hitherto been conducted on the 
lawn plan, indeed it has been a 
difficult matter to educate the lot- 
owners in that direction in this 
locality, and mounded graves are 
insisted upon. Nevertheless in a 
new section recently opened, gran- 
ite corner posts set by the ceme- 
tery company are used, and grave 
markers are limited to a height of ten inches. 
With the exception of the new sections in which 
grass paths are the rule, the walks are covered with 
gravel. The roads are all macadamized and are in 
good condition, and the approach and driveway to the 
entrance have recently been paved with asphalt blocks. 
CROUSE MONUMENT. 
A modified form of perpetual care is adopted, 
that is to say four cents per square foot of lots sold 
is set aside for the general care of the cemetery. 
The cemetery cuts the grass, cleans the walks, 
straightens all leaning tomb stones and keeps them 
in repair to a certain extent. Without a better 
knowledge of the conditions governing the cemetery, 
it is safe to say the sum set aside is utterly inade- 
quate to the demands of perpetual care, as that is 
now understood in advanced cemetery practice. 
Considerable progress is being made in the re- 
moval of hedges, fences and copings, which are 
taken away without expense to owners and the sale 
returns from same is either returned to owners or ex- 
pended on lots. In 1897 there were removed 39 
hedges, 10 iron fences and 2 copings. Over 21,000 
interments have been made in the 52 years exis- 
tence of the cemetery. 
A few words will explain the illustrations. The 
opening cut shows the monument erected in honor 
of the founder, Charles Evans, by the Board of Di- 
rectors in 1890. It is located on a lot just inside 
the entrance, reserved for the purpose from the first. 
The figure of the founder is in bronze. 
The “Pavilion” is a very attractive feature, af- 
fording a cool and refreshing rest, and so located 
as to command views of the surrounding country 
for distances ranging up to 20 miles, 
in three directions. It is built of 
white hill stone from Mount Penn, 
at a cost of $2,000, and with the 
exception of roof is entirely cov- 
ered with ampelopsis. It was the 
gift of a member of the Board of 
Trustees. 
The chapel is described else- 
where in this 
article. 
The group 
of photo- 
graphson this 
page, is fairly 
repres enta- 
tive of the 
class of mon- 
ments and are 
suggestive of 
the condition 
of the ceme- 
tery. The 
plate on the 
left shows the 
W i 1 helm 
mon u m e n t. 
The centre 
picture gives 
the Henry Crouse monument — a beautiful polished 
granite shaft surmounted by a figure of “Hope” in 
granite. The monument on the right known as the 
“Old Stone Man,” is a landmark of the cemetery. It 
is one of the eccentric features so common in our 
older burial grounds, and which happily, will be un- 
known in the future under the rules and regulations 
governing the larger cemeteries at the present time. 
It was cut 5 ° years ago and used in business by 
its owner, the living model, but having outlived its 
usefulness it was placed by said owner on his lot in 
Charles Evans cemetery. 
The two views of the irontage on Centre avenue, 
present conditions before and after the removal of 
THE OLD STONE MAN. 
