In a message dated 6/9/2008 8:27:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: just learned another interesting thing. He carved skull and crossbones on some of the tombstones that look like they were later chiseled off. I hope this will come through okay. Quote: Skull and or Skull/ Crossed Bones - Death. Unquote. It was on a site that discussed symbols on tombstones. It seems so obvious the person is dead, why the heck would they need a symbol to prove it? Maybe just the carver's sense of the macabre. Shirley Maynard **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)