The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-08
IS SADLY NEGLECTED
Historic Cemetery at Beryville
 in a Shameful Condition

that wells up Tn every humane breast, when permitted to visit a well-kept cemetery. If there is anything that tends to assuage that sorrow for tie loved ones who have preceded us in death, of which Irving tells us so forcefully in his celebrated oration on the "Sorrow for the Dead," it is the sense that loving hands are giving that attention to the last resting places of our dead that is due to their memory. It is one of the highest marks of civilization.
 It is a very different sensation that comes over when such an one comes to view a neglected grave yard. The sense of shame for the living leaves an impress ion that time is slow to erase.
 Carroll county has some very well.kept cemeteries, but for the most part they are in from only passive to bad condition. The strongest instance of the latter kind that comes under the con- stant public gaze is the old bury ing ground located almost in the heart of the town of Berryville. A stroll through this historic spot on last Sunday made The Trib- une editor feel very sad. This is the last home of many of Carroll county pioneers, some of whom form an important place in the
 county's history. There are as
 best we could estimate about 300 graves here. Up to about twenty years ago it was the best known grave yard in the county, hav- ing been established perhaps as early as the forties.
 It has not only been given over to the prowling stock of the town, the fencing having gone to rack, but the monuments have been wrecked or broken in many instances. One could hardly imagine himself in the center of one of the best towns in the country when looking over the ruins of what should be one of the most sacred spots on earth.
 We noted that among the tomb- stones that have been ruined was one on the lot of pr. A. A. Baker, one of the best-known men in the early history of the county. It had been very sub- stantial monument.
 Another that stood careening ready to fall was the stone at the head of the grave of Lon Hay hurst, who was a prominent citi. zens in the county following after the civil war. He was sheriff of the county during the seventies. The heavy piece of masonary placed over the grave of the wife of Blackburn H. Berry, built in 1854, covers the only grave that has been suf- ficiently protected against the ravages of time, that has dealt so disastrously with Berryville cemetery, and it would have been better for some attention. Ber- ry's name is indellibly linked with Carroll county's history, he being the man from whom the county seat takes it's name. He secured more patents to Carroll land than any other one individual. He was a brother of Ex- Senator Berry. He went to California in an early day. Space forbids mention of others.
 The onlyiplace in the old cem- etery that gives evidence of hav- ing any attention whatever is a row of old soldier graves, that is looked after by some of the war veterans who reside there.
 Berryville people have perhaps become so used to seeing the condition of this abandoned old cemetery that they have become conscience hardened to it's influ- ence and are neglectful for this reason. We would hate to think it is a lack of civic pride.
 Owing to it's location the remains in this cemetery should be exhumed and together with their monuments be placed in the Odd Fellows cemetery where they will be cared for. Several have alraadu a haan nanuad an xuo ono