but all such officers shall hold their office only till the next annual meeting, or till others are chosen or qualified in their stead. ART. 12. The by-laws may be altered or amended at any meeting of the company, such alterations having been presented in writing at a previous meeting. ART. 13. All persons, becoming proprietors, shall be required to sign and be bound by the by-laws of the company. This cemetery originally contained one acre and eighty-three rods of land. It is pleasantly situated, upon the southwest side of the South Village, about a quarter of a mile from Broadway. The main portion of the land, comprising this cemetery, is sufficiently elevated in position, to afford a pleasant outlook, in all directions. Its avenues are pleasantly laid out, making the lots easy of access, many of which are arranged very tastefully and are bordered with costly curbing. There are, in this cemetery, several beautiful and expensive monuments. There is also, within the enclosure, a tomb. In 1864, this cemetery was enlarged by the addition of one and nine-tenths acres upon the north side, making, in all, about four acres. These grounds, bordered as they are, upon one side, by a grove of pines, afford an appropriate and pleasant resting place for the dead. CRYSTAL LAKE CEMETERY. Previous to the laying out of the South Gardner Green Bower Cemetery, in 1849, all interments, for the whole town, were made in the old burying yard at the Centre. This yard, consequently, became very fully occupied, creating a necessity on the part of the town, for providing a suitable place for the burial of the dead. August 7th, 1858, there was an article in the town warrant to see if the town will take measures to procure a piece of land for a cemetery, for the use of the town, or act anything relating to the same." Acting upon this article the town voted to choose a committee of three "to see on what terms land could be purchased for a cemetery, and report to an adjourned meeting." This committee reported the expediency of procuring a tract of land, upon the west side of Crystal Lake, comprising in all, about ten acres, which the town authorized them to purchase "for a cemetery, for the use of the town." This cemetery is remarkable for the beauty of its location, occupying as it does, an elevated tract of land, which gradually slopes down to Crystal Lake, whose clear waters form a delightful foreground to this resting place of the dead. This cemetery, with its background of pines, viewed in connection with Crystal Lake, reposing so peacefully at its foot, furnishes a scene of natural beauty and picturesqueness, whose tranquilizing effect, serves to deprive the grave of its terror, and to take away from the minds of the living, all desire for more magnificent," while "Sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust," couch they feel assured that here they may approach their graves, "Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." These grounds are divided into suitable burying lots, several of which are enclosed, by costly and substantial curbing, and are interspersed with avenues, walks and ornamental plots, beautified with cultivated flowers and green sward, which present a scene of beauty and attractiveness, under the careful and tasteful management of the present committee, Messrs. Lyman F. Wood, Ambrose P. Chase and Thomas B. Warren, the latter of whom, is an Englishman, by birth, and though aged more than three score years and ten, yet continues to combine unusual vigor, with excellent taste in the care and attention which he bestows upon these grounds. There are, in this cemetery, several monuments of superior costliness and beauty. The town, makes an annual appropriation for the benefit of these grounds, varying in amount, from year to year, as the necessities of the case may require, which, together with the proceeds from the sale of burying lots affords a fund which is sufficient to give to this "sleeping chamber" of the dead, the care and labor needful for its continued attractive appearance and beauty. The following are the rules and regulations of Crystal Lake Cemetery : Any person who shall become the owner of a lot in said Cemetery shall hold the same subject to the following conditions and limitations, as set forth in the deed, executed by the Treasurer, by order of the Cemetery Committee : ART. 1. Upon the selection of a lot, the committee shall issue to the person proposing to purchase, a certificate stating the amount agreed upon; and said person shall present it to the Treasurer, and pay to him said amount within thirty days from date thereof. If not presented within the time aforesaid, all right to the selected lot shall cease. ART. 2. Said lot shall not be used for any other purpose than as a place of burial for the dead, otherwise than to erect thereon some funeral monument or structure, and cultivate trees, shrubs or plants. ART. 3. When a burial lot has been sold, it shall be graded within one year from the date of the deed, under the direction of the Cemetery Committee; or the committee may at any time thereafter cause the same to be done at the expense of the proprietor. ART. 4. If any tree, shrub or bush in any lot shall, by means of its roots, branches or otherwise, become, in the opinion of the committee, detrimental to the adjoining lots or avenues or dangerous or inconvenient to passengers, the committee shall enter said lot and remove the same or any part thereof. ART. 5. If any structure or inscription be placed in or around said lot which a majority of the committee shall decide to be offensive or improper, said committee may enter upon said lot and remove the same. ART. 6. Proprietors of neglected lots shall be notified by the committee of their condition; and in case of continued neglect, so as, in the opinion of the committee, to impair the general appearance of the cemetery, such lot may be put in order by said committee at the expense of the proprietor. ART. 7. No tomb shall be constructed within said cemetery except by the written consent of the Cemetery Committee. ART. 8. The deed of the lot shall be executed by the Treasurer, in behalf of the town, by order of the Cemetery Committee. ART. 9. All burials in the public burial ground shall be made in the location directed by the Cemetery Committee. ART. 10. The receiving tomb shall be used as a temporary place of interment; and no body placed therein between the first day of May and the first day of November shall be kept therein more than ten days. No body shall be placed in or removed from the tomb or any lot in the cemetery, except by the Sexton or by his direction, he keeping a true record of the same and reporting the same to the town each year at the annual town meeting in March. ART. 11. No unseemly noise, discharge of fire-arms or disorderly conduct will be permitted within the cemetery. ART. 12. No horse shall be driven faster than a walk within the cemetery or left unfastened without a keeper, nor fastened except at such places provided for that purpose. ART. 13. No person on horseback or in a carriage shall cross any lot or ride or drive on any walk or path; but all riding or driving shall be confined exclusively to the avenues. ART. 14. No dog shall be allowed to run at large in the cemetery. ART. 15. All persons are strictly forbidden bathing in Crystal Lake from or near the banks of the cemetery. ART. 16. All persons are forbidden to write upon or otherwise deface or injure any fence or other structure in the cemetery; or to gather any flowers, either wild or cultivated, except on their own lot; or break any tree, shrub or plant therein; under the penalty in such case made and provided. CHAPTER XII. INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS. "Deduct all that men of the humbler classes have done for England in the way of inventions only, and see where she would have been but for them." -Arthur Helps. "Neither the naked hand, nor the understanding, left to itself, can do much ; the work is accomplished by instruments and helps."-Lord Bacon. "Patience is the finest and worthiest part of fortitude, and the rarest too. Patience lies at the root of all pleasures, as well as of all powers." -John Ruskin. "The sire of gods and men, with hard decrees, Ilimself invented first the shining share, And whetted human industry by care."-Dryden. "For sure by wit is chiefly meant Applying well what we invent."-Swift. "See, I have called by name Bezaleel, and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship."-Ex. 31: 2-5 "And King Solomon sent, and fetched Hiram out of Tyre: he was filled with wisdom and understanding and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to King Solomon and wrought all his work.”—1 Kings, 7:13, 14. T HE truthfulness of the proverb, "Necessity is the mother of invention," finds frequent verification, in connection with the chair manufacturing enterprises of this town. Attention has already been directed, in chapter VII., page 166, of this work, to the simplicity of the tools, originally employed in the construction of chairs. With a growing market, for this product of industry, there has ever been a growing demand for increased facilities for this sort of manufacture. Stimulated by this demand, the inventive brain and cunning hand of some |