The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-03-12
TEE LAuKEys CExErEEY.

ct OF Ia better general condition than
II is right now; ard. zItk01gh in
proTezent a3d bezutifeztion Is said
10 have only fast begun. The work
already accomplished Is q genuine
credit 70 tbe city and shows what eF-I
en- littIe mOneT can 90 when PLACED
IN loving hands.
Some months ago there Vas devised
q comprehensive system % grading
and drainage throughout the Gene
terry By which 10 stop the constant
Washing due 10 heavy rainfall. II
Eas q difficult problem On account Of
the steep slope and particularly be-
cause the decline IN the elevation is
not uniform But what was lacking
IN skill On the part Of the workers
was more than made up in earnest
effor;; and the result is that the roads
and walks are now generally in good
condition whereas it - only In q few
exceptional and very difficult cases
that any rain water runs onto a lot
from any road or walk
Last spring the committee planted
foTer seeds around a number OF odd
spots In the angles OF the roads; and,
AZ the season advanced, these waste
places blossomed out with vari-col-
ored flowers which added greatly to
the appearance Of the piace-not the
least attractive features being the
honey-suckle vines all over the front
fence and the morning glories on
section Of the south dividing line.
Just the other day large force of
labOrers was put TO work, and the
entire cemetery was put in order by
going over the roads and walks, re-
pafirIng water ways where needed,
cutting down a number o. unnecessary
trees and cleaning away all unsyght-
ly underbrush.
While the committee is much graf
! ified-as It has every right and rea-
son TO beat the progress made,
there are still some few Of the official
rules and regulations which do not
appear to be clearly understood by
everybody. The flowers the commit
I Tee planted, for example, were put
/ there to beautify the place as a whole
and not to be picked by individuals
/ for any purpose whatever. And, when
] flowers on graves have withered, it Is
expected that they be removed and
! deposited in one or other of the
several receptacles placed at conye-
/ nicnt intervals for that purDose-not
thrown into an adjoining walk or
road. The rule excluding dogs seems
TO have been overlooked by some; and
1t is hoped that this courteous remin-
der may be sufficient to bring the mat
ter to the thoughtful attention of those
Interested. Playing and romping by
small children has not been alto
| gether discontinued in the cemeter '
though 1t had been hoped thai the
! rule In regard thereto was sufficiently
| explicit. And then one other thing
the committee distinctly object. to Is
the practice Of climbing over tho f.: ce
! tDartic&larly at the lower gate; and
/ N"'"6 thS ScheteIy dS sort OF
thoroughfare. The public is by no
means excluded from the cemetery
notwithstanding the fact that II is es-
sentially not public place; and vis-
itors are always welcomed at any
reasonable hour and under the very
mildest restrictions. But the com
mittee would very greatly appreciate
the cordial cooperation of every in
diyidual member OF the community in
Its endeayors to protect the cemetery
from any and all forms of desecration
and misuse; and the easiest way in
the world to lend hand In this work
fs to simply recognize and accept the
cemetery as a place apart and not to
ever use 1t as thoroughfare.
Are You Constipatedl