The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-05
THE QUAKER GRAVEYARD.
This LonG-NeGlected EestinE-Plaee of the
Dead Cleared of Its Briars and
RuDbish-An Effort to Have
1t Properly Enclosed.

Mr.. Editor: l will ask those who
have subscribed money to help in put
ting fence around the Quaker Grave
ward, and have not handed 1t in, tt
please send it to me at Utopia, 5. G..
or deposit it for ME at the Newberry
Bank, at their earliest convenience
and all those who are interested in the
graveyard, and have not subscribed
to give US their aid in this important
work, and send in the money at al
early date.
To some it may be necessary to make
| an explanation, as the question may
arise: BY what authority do you dc
! this?
! Some of US hav| for some time been
trying to get this matter stirred up,
but were unsuccessful until >1ajor l.. J
Jones, by much correspondence with
some Friends (Quakers) of North Caro-.
lima, had this matter Uhe neglected
church property and graveyard brought
up before the Yearly Meeting of the
Friends of North Carolina. Mr.. X. +.
Mendeuha,l, committee of one, ac-
companied by Rev. Mr.. Jones, was
sent here to look after this property.
On December lst a meeting was held in
Major Jones' office and was very well
attended by those Interested in the
graveyard. 1t was decided that Il local
trustee should be appointed to look
after this property and see to clearing
off and fencing IN the graveyard with
rock posts and wire. | give the follow
ing as copied from the minutes OF the
meeting taken by the Rev. Mr.. Jones
of North Carolina:
"Walter I. Herbert was appointed
by E. Z. Mendenhall, committee Of
North Carolina Yearly. Meeting, Trus-
tee of Bush River Friends church land
and graveyard.i
1t was decided that we try TO get
money from all interested to fence in
the graveyard, as before stated, aud to
meet soon and clear off the grave ard.
Those who were present subscribed
very literally, and $500 was subscribed
there. l have since received $1,000
from some who were not present, which
in all is little over half Of what it was
calculated it would take to put up the
fence.
On Tuesday, December 2nd, some
of US met at the graveyard to have it
surveyed and establish some lost cor
ners.
On Wednesday, December Sd, we
met to clear off the graveyard, which
was sight to behold, and might say
disgrace to US who had so neglected
the resting-place of our forefathers. 1t
was a perfect wilderness-all grown up
in Er.ars, bushes of all kinds and even
good sized trees, so that it was diff
cult matter for one to get through it.
We did some good work there, and the
place looks quite different.
Now if you who are interested in it
will only give me your aid | will put
the graveyard in such condition that
you will no longer be ashamed to visit
it. The more money you give me the
better fence l will have put there; and
as soon as possible after I receive mo-
ney sufficient I will have the work
done.
I thought of writing to every one in
terested that l could hear of, but after
finding that I would have to write
scores of letters I have resorted to this
plan of sending my message.
I neglected to say that the titles of
this property have, since the visit of
these Friends, been transferred to the
Friends Yearly Meeting of North Caro-
lima by the heirs of Judge O'Neall, in
whose name the titles have been for u
long time.
WALTER I. HERBERT, Trustee.
Utopia, S. c., Feb. 2lst, 1891.