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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
The Mill Township trustees, in which 
are the towns of Uhrichsville and Den- 
nison, O., have approved the action of the 
Union Cemetery trustees in the matter of 
purchasing an addition to the cemetery. 
The tract has an area of 13 acres. 
The Eberhard Cemetery Association, 
Columbia City, Ind., has been incorporated 
to operate a cemetery; B. F. Kelser, J. 
Sterner, J. Zellers. 
Mrs. S. M. Simpson. The central portion 
of the cemetery is the site of the oldest 
existing burial ground in the country, 
antequated perhaps only by the one at 
Tollhouse. 
A new cemetery for Lithuanian-speaking 
people is to be established in Leicester, 
Mass. The All Saints Lithuanian National 
Catholic Church has bought a 60-acre tract 
on the old Stafford turnpike. 
burial place of his fathers, and on No- 
vember 18th of the same year thirty acres 
of this were sold to the city, and the 
balance of the grounds were purchased 
later from Dr. Teegarden. The first in- 
terment made in these grounds was in 
1852, and the first superintendent was 
Owen Roberts, followed by Mr. Stewart, 
John H. Roberts, John Decker, Seneca 
Raymond, Jacob Herzog, Levi Yance, Fred 
ONE OF THE MOUNDS FROM WHICH MOUND CEMETERY TAKES ITS NAME. 
Elliott Cemetery Association, Elliott, 111., 
has been incorporated. Not for profit. 
Incorporators: John Edmundson, Julia 
Edmundson and Lars O. Volden. 
The local Armenians of New Britain, 
Conn., have bought a section of ground at 
Fairview Cemetery for a cemetery of their 
own. All Armenian burials will take place 
there. 
A 15-acre plot has been bought! at Pax- 
ton, Mass., for a cemetery, provided the 
voters give their approval. 
A survey has meen made of ten acres 
at Academy, Fresno, Calif., and three- 
fourths of this acreage is being subdivided 
into plots for burial purposes. The in- 
terment ground will be known as Academy 
Cemetery, located one-half mile north- 
west of Academy school house, with Dry 
Creek running through the northwest cor- 
ner. The dedication as a public burial 
ground will be by the owner of the land, 
Ground has been broken at Flint, Mich., 
for Gracelawn Cemetery. One hundred and 
forty-eight acres of land suitable for cem- 
etery purposes has been secured lying one- 
half mile north of the city limits. The 
ground is being developed in accordance 
with plans prepared by E. B. Wilhelm, of 
Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit. Perpetual 
care will be incorporated and the “Park 
and Lawn’’ scheme followed closely. C. S. 
Stringer has been engaged as superintend- 
ent. 
HISTORTC MOUND CEMETERY. 
Mound Cemetery, the historic burial 
ground of Racine, Wis., derived its name 
from the prehistoric mounds, of which 
there are fourteen. There is no doubt 
but that this was at one time an Indian 
burial ground. On February 3, 1851, 
Mound Cemetery was purchased by Nor- 
man Clark and James Kinzie from Joseoh 
Orrilmctte, the Indian, who owned the 
Billings, E. G. H. Wendt, Samuel Gates, 
Andrew Johnson, H. J. Doolin and Louis 
F. Mohr, who was appointed in 1907 and 
is still in charge of the grounds. 
The cemetery is owned by the city and 
is managed by a board of commissioners. 
It is under modern regulations, and the 
grounds are well kept and efficiently man- 
aged. 
The view shown on this page is from 
a handsome illustrated book recently is- 
sued by the cemetery commissioners. 
THE COVER ILLUSTRATION. 
The splendid design of iron fence and 
gateway entrance to Cave Hill Cemetery, 
Louisville, Ky., is shown on the front 
cover page of this issue. Cave Hill Cem- 
etery has long been known as one of the 
beauty spots of the Falls City. In rich- 
ness and diversity of its natural scenery 
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