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PARK AND CEA\ETERY. 
CEMETERY NOTES. 
Work has commenced on a Chapel and Receiving Vault for 
Union Cemetery, Westmoreland, N. Y. 
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There are twenty three cemeteries in Paris, France. After 
Pere la Chaise the most important are Mont Marte and Mont 
Parnasse. 
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The mausoleum planned to be built by the will of Mrs. Cor- 
nelia Francis Coster, in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, and 
for which she left a large fortune, may be erected, objections to 
the probate of the will having been withdrawn. 
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A simple monument has been erected over the unmarked 
grave of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, in Spring Grove Ceme- 
tery, Cincinnati, O., the gift of friends. It bears this inscription: 
Salmon P. Chase, Senator, Governor, Secretary of Treasury, 
and Chief Justice. 1808 — 1873. 
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The trustees under the will of the late Emehne R. Carpen- 
ter, have turned over to the Foxboro Cemetery Corporation, 
Dedham, Mass., the new Carpenter memorial chapel, just com- 
pleted in Rock Hill Cemetery. The total cost of chapel and 
furniture was $3748. 10, and a fund was also left for care of the 
burial lot. 
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The cemetery of Saco, Maine, has suffered considerably 
from the petty thieving of flowers and plants from its grounds, 
and at the last meeting of the city council, an ordinance was 
passed authorizing the city clerk to reward any one who would 
cause the arrest and conviction of any person for stealing or des- 
troying plants in either public or private grounds. 
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While resetting grave stones in the Reformed Church yard. 
Port Richmond N. J.,a slab of brown stone was unearthed 
which proved to be in memory of, “Hier Leige Johannes Veghre 
Geboor,” who was born “Janery, 1719,” and who died “Aperil 
1748,” 1 17 years ago. Beside the slab was found another, not 
as yet deciphered, but which is believed to have been erected in 
memory of his wife. 
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Decoration Day was observed throughout the country with 
the customary exercises, and with quite as much devotion as 
usual. In some localities, more than ordinary interest was ex- 
cited owing to special events, so that cemetery officials have 
had their hands full during the month, repairing damages and 
bringing their properties back again to the freshness and clean- 
liness necessary to proper appearance. Before and after Decor- 
ation Day the cemetery superintendent finds his busiest time, 
in the first place to prepare, and afterwards to repair — matters 
of anxiety in both cases. 
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In speaking of the Rosemary at Funerals Meehan's Mo 7 iih- 
/y for June says: It was the custom in the rural parts of Eng- 
land, and probably is yet to a great extent, for every attendant 
at a funeral, to carry a sprig of rosemary, which is thrown in the 
grave when the last look is taken. Mrs. Seliger states that this 
custom is also followed in Germany, and that the rosemary is 
grown as a pot plant in many windows, and thus furnishes many 
a sprig for the mournful occasions. It is believed that the cus- 
tom orginated in a belief that Rosemary had the power of aid- 
ing the departed soul in its struggle against evil spirits. 
The oldest cemetery in Salisbury, Mass., is near the State 
line, and the next oldest is at East Salisbury proper, which is 
upwards of 200 years old. In it lie the remains of four of the 
ministers of the town. The Rev. Dr. William Worcester, the 
ancestor of the well known Worcesters now living in Massachu- 
setts, who died in 1662. No memorial stone marks his grave. 
The second minister was Rev. Dr. Wheelwright, equally emin- 
ent, and the ancester of Dr. Wheelwright, formerly secretary of 
the State board of charities, whose grave is also unmarked by 
any monument. The third minister was Rev. Caleb Cushing, 
the grandfather of Hon. Caleb Cushing and John and William 
Cushing, of Newburyport. His grave is not marked by any 
monument. The old cemetery has been newly abandoned as a 
burial place and the new cemetery near the Beach takes its 
place for burial purposes. 
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There are eighty- three National Cemeteries scattered over 
the country, containing some 330,700 soldiers’ remains. It was 
the second year of the war that Congress instituted such resting 
places for its soldier dead and in the following year cemeteries 
were dedicated at Chattanooga, Stone River and Gettysburg, 
Arlington was laid out in 1864 and Antietam in 1865. Following 
the general plan of 1865, seventeen cemeteries were established 
in Virginia, seven in Tennessee, six in Kentucky, four in North 
Carolina, four in Louisiana, three in Mississippi, three in Mary- 
land, two in South Carolina, two in Georgia and two in District 
of Columbia. In the North and West, four exist in Illinois, 
three in Missouri, two in Indiana, one in Iowa, two in Penn- 
sylvania, two m New York and two in New Jersey. Besides 
these there are several smaller plots, and many lots owned by 
government in other cemeteries. 
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Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt have deeded the old 
vault and lot of the Vanderbilt family in the Moravian Ceme- 
tery, Staten Island Church corporation, on condition that it shall 
always remain the property of the church, and the ground be 
laid out in grass and beds of flowers. The bodies, about 20 in 
number, which were in the vault, were removed some months 
ago, some of them being placed in the mausoleum of William 
H. Vanderbilt on the hill, and the remainder interred in lots 
belonging to the various branches of the family of which they 
had been members. It is said, the late owners agree to remove 
the iron fence, the stone and iron forming the vault, and the re- 
markable structure which surmounts the vault and which up- 
holds a figure which, as an exchange says, might pass for a copy 
of pretty much anything. The Moravian Cemetery will be 
greatly improved by the contemplated change. 
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New rules have been adopted in connection with the Hud- 
son County Catholic Cemetery, New Jersey, in line with modern 
ideas. Among them are: There shall be no fencing, coping or 
enclosure about a grave. Boxes, shells, toys, etc., must not be 
placed on graves. None but stone or durable metallic head- 
boards will be allowed. Wooden tablets or crosses are prohibit- 
ed. Metal monuments will not be allowed, except in bronze. 
No bodies will be taken from the receiving vault on Sundays, 
holy days or holidays. No smoking will be allowed in the cem- 
etery. In the book of rules an earnest appeal for simplicity in 
funerals is made, and the following speaks for itself; Another 
abuse, only too common, is the Sunday funeral. Unless imper- 
ative necessity obliges, as in contagious diseases and in times of 
epidemics, funerals should not be on Sundays. Public senti- 
ment is opposed to them. 
“In the future, no applications will be received for inter- 
ments on Sunday forenoon, and it is desired that, as far as possi- 
ble, no interments take place on that day.” 
