Evening journal., 1913-03-20
BUILDING ON
CEMETERY SITE

The first move made for the ercc-
ton OF the proposed municipal and
county building to be constructed in
King street between Tenth and Elev-
enth streets and extending to French
street was made on Tuesday when
Allison Rittenhouse. Of State Road,
trustee OF The Old School Baptist
Church located in that square. started
disinterring the bodies In the grave
yard in the rear of the church. The
remains are to be taken to Bethel
cemetery. near Hare's Corner. al
though a few will be reinforced in
the Wilmington and Brandywine
cemetery at the request of the their
descendants.
Many of the bodies to be removed
have been In the old cemetery for
century and the toHibston5s aud mon
uments over the graves are to be re-
moved to the final resting place. The
remains are being taken away In
small boxes s inches wide, ten inches
high and two feet long. These ART
large enough, few remains having
been found although those from a
grave. marked Walraven who died in
1900 did show numerous bones which
were well preserved.
A grave marked Charles Riley aged
six years who was buried In 1928
showed no trace OF a body but his
fathers grave dug in 1886 showed a
few bones.
In the church yard is a large monu-
ment. which is said to have been
erected by a minister. who used to
attend services at the church, and ac-
cording to the story handed down
about the monument the man died q
few months after he had erected his
monument, but the date OF his death
was never cut into the stone He was
evidently a member of the Masonic
/ fraternity, as the monument was
marked as follows "This monument
was erected on the fourteenth day Of
February. A. L., $50. A. d.. 1870 in
memory of the Rev. Abraham Veasey,
Sr., who was born in White Clay
I Greek hundred. New Castle county A.
l.. 5S17. A. d. 1917"
On another side of the monument
was the following THE Rev A. E.
Vcasey embraced religion when boy
on the eve of New Year. A. ID. 1885.
when he left that the load Of sin had
been taken away. These lights of af-
lection have shined out for him
more exceeding and eternal weight Of
glory.
20 that I had done more for my
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
"The wages Of sin is death, but the
gift OF God is eternal life.
Grace all the work shall crown
through everlasting days. belongs in
heaven, the topmost stone and we'll
deserved the name"
On another face of the stone is an
emblem of some secret society. and ii
contains mystic. letters and designs.
On one side OF the stone is also the
three links of Odd Fellowship
Other tombstones In the cemetery
contain the names of persons idend-
fed with the early days of the city
OF Wilmington They are. Captain
Augustus Scout, died in 1915, So years
old: his wife, Ann Scout, who died I'm
1890, and on the stone her age Is
given as 10 years; Sarah Bird SO
years Old died in 1925: Jonathan Zeb-
ley. II years old died in 1919; Re-
becca Derrickson. died in 1915: VIII
liam Almond born September rs.
, 1888 died In May, 1882; Phoebe I.
I Almond. his wife. died I'm 1857; Mary
Jane, daughter, died in 1925; G. All
mond Dennison. died in 1912. 80 years
old; Jane p. Harker, died in 1889. 25
years old Adam Grubb. died i'm 1920
80 years old John Yates. born July
TO- 1855. died 1850: Captain Henry
Read. died in 1897. AZ years old;
Thomas Mcl<im. Esq, died in 1854. "a
years old; the Rev Thomas Anger
died in 1877. As years old: DR. Johu
Vaughn, died in 1907, 80 years OF age:
Abigail Anger his wife. died in 1898
So years old Richard Poole, died in
1928. 46 years old
The local church has purchased n
plot OF ground on the west side OF the
city, and plans are being prepared for
the erection Of church there. The
cdifce will be one story high with a
basement and will cost about $500