Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-23
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1915.

Columbia to Yorkville, had a narrow
escape from going into the ditch at
Claremont last Friday afternoon; but
succeeded in coming through it all with
only an interesting story for The En-
uuirer. The train was rushing along
a clear stretch Of track at the rate or
35 or 40 miles an hour with nothing In
view more notable than a little negro
grazing a COW on the right Of way. On
the approach Of the train the little pick
aninny, for some unaccountable rea-
son, ran around to the side OF the COW,
and the disturbed animal started
across the track. A chain attached to
its horns became entangled in a cross
tie or a rail, and the pilot struck the
animal ~squarely, throwing 1t full ten
feet in the air. The collision occurred
at the end Of a trestle ten or hfteen
feet long and the COW was carried
across to the other side-dead. The
railroad people speculated on what a
narrow margin the train escaped seri-
Gus wreck.
Died from Rabies.
Mr.. Simon Mcdonald, a former resi-
dent Of Rock Hill, but who for some
time past has been residing at HUNT
ersville, N. c., died in a Charlotte
hospital Sunday, Of rabies, he having
been bitten or scratched by a mad dog
in December. Two Of Mr.. McDonald's
children were also bitten by the dog.
The deceased showed no Ill effects
from the bite and had thought nothing
Of it until about q week ago when
paralysis and other signs indicating
hydrophobia set in, and he was then
carried to Charlotte for treatment.
Nothing could be done for the unfortu-
nate man, however, and he died IN
great pain and suffering. Mr.. Nc.
Donald was about 80 years Of age and
is survived by his wife, mother n
several children. The funeral ana IN
terment was in Laurelwood cemetery,
Rock Hill, after funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. A. S. Rogers. Thus
far the children Of Mr.. Mcdonald that
were bitten by the dog have develop
ed no trouble therefrom. The Pasteur
treatment is being administered TO
them.
Bethany Graveyard.
A place Of interest to many people in
attendance on the opening of Bethany
church Sunday, was the Bethany
graveyard, one Of the oldest burying
grounds in York county. While no
body seems to have taken the trouble
to count them, 1t Is said that there are
more than 1000 persons buried in the
historic place. Included in this num-
Der are several veterans Of the battle
of Kings Mountain and other contests
of the wal of the Revolution, and mere
practically all Of the pioneers OF the
progressive community are inferred.
An examination Of the markers In the
graveyard shows that an ancient soap
stone, which Is crumbling away, bears
the oldest record. The inscription on
this is: In memory Of Two Babies OF
w. & M. Dickson, A. ID, 1796-lS03.
According to this record, the first per-
sons buried there were the babies OF
VIM. Dickson, the first pastor OF
the church. There is an old legend
however, that the first person buried
at Bethany was an Indian warrior.
From whence the warrior came or
when he died and was buried, Is not
known. There are many graves in the
cemetery containing no markers what
ever, but are level with the surface OF
the earth, and it is quite possible that
many a hero of the Revolution killed
in the battle of Kings Mountain, or
who died from wounds received there,
was quietly inferred at Bethany, the
record Of whose death II any was
made, the ravages Of time have obEt-
Grated completely. There are an un-
usually large number OF soapstone
slabs serving as markers to many OF
the ancient graves, and according to
the pest information obtainable the
stone came from the vicinity Of the
battle-ground and most Of them were
erected by a Mr.. Crawford many years
Constant contact with the wealth
er has caused the inscriptions on many
to now be indistinguishable, although
1t Is not hard to find some Of 1907, 1911,
1913, and other dates Of a century ago.
The many white marble markers of
various designs which have been erect
ed at many graves during the past
twenty years, make a striking contrast
to the simple slabs that We're generally
used in the community in the years
before. The Bethany graveyard Is now
well filled and it will be only a matter
of a few years before its boundaries
will have to be enlarged. 1t was large
" for this reason that the new church
was built at a point considerably above
the old structure, the congregation
having in mind the fact that the space
between the building and the cemetery
will at some time have to be taken
over by the little city Of the dead.