The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-06
BEAUTIFUL ROSEMONT
An Appeal t. the People Of Newberry
to Pay More Attention TO Their
City of the Dead
Editor The Observer:

IVGtNNN 10 NOil S''!S.oiA VI 49,
18TH the mayors proclamation FOR
"clean up week" from May 18th 80
goth, urging the various organiza-
tions TO cooperate in having a clean
and beautiful city. Something has
! been done, some OF the stores and
residences are much improved; the
white way lamp columns and ny
drantS have been newly painted and
other necessary improvements are yet
being made to help beautify so in
teresting a town.
I have watched the growth All
progress of Newberry for many
years; I love the old town and want
to be of service, as / expect to spend
here the remaining days allotted to
me, and to be laid away in its sacred
sod to await the resurrection morn.
Along with the improvements be-
ing made, l would like to see Rose
mont cemetery have attention; to
have funds sufficient for a perma-
nent perpetual plan for its "up-keep.' y
l have wondered why the people of
SO good and enterprising a little city
have paid so little attention to the
naturally beautiful burying place
Rosemont cemetery-where their
own loved dead are resting. The
place could be made beautiful. Can't
we do something about improving it?
The name is very attractive; then
why not make the place so?
l have heard the expression, "The
dead are helpless; the living do not
icare." While our cemetery has that
appearance, I trust it is not true that
we do not care. May l say we only
have not been soncerned in our
thought in connection with others
that should be equally interested.
Let us get together in desiring the
Improvement of the grounds where
our loved ones sleep and where we
ourselves expect to be at some time.
Other towns not so far away have
beautiful cemeteries; Laurens, for
instance. The people have made their
sloping hillside beautiful for their
sacred dead. They would not be
ashamed to take you to their ceme-
terry if you were a stranger visiting
there. See the little cemetery at
Batesburg, I know they are proud of
so beautiful place for their loved
dead. Neither of these will compare
in natural beauty with our own Rose
mont.
Why not all lot-owners, and all
good citizens who care for nice
cemetery to get together and do
things that will tell for Rosemont? I?
We contribute of our means for the
Red Cross, Salvationnn army, Young
Mems and Young Women's Christian
associations, the Rescue homes and
various other good things; but these
do not improve our cemetery.
Do we really want to improve this
sacred spot? Or are we just think
ing about the money? 1t will take
money, and good deal of it; few
hundred dollars will not do what must
be done. We must think in the thous-
ands if we want beautiful place and
want it to last. We must have funds
for the purpose, invested funds, the
interest Of which will keep the GEM
etery for all time. Can we have it?
Do we care to have it? If so, it will
be certainty.
VIII the trustees of the cemetery
who have been faithful for many
years in doing all they could to make
the cemetery presentable, and the
Civic league call meeting of the cjt-
liens Of Newberry, as well as the lot
owners and get some plan started and
not '1et up" till their ideals are
accomplished? The trustees have
done the best they could with the
limited means at their command.
Most of their money came from the
sale of lots, and many lots sold have
not been paid for. If those who have
not titles to their lots will consult the
secretary's books, they could learn
whether their lots are paid for or not.
The trustees have no one at work at
the cemetery, as all money they had
in hand gave out. They purchased
the plot of land north Of the original
cemetery some years ago, and sold
all the lots, some of which are not
paid for yet. The trustees not SO
long ago purchased three acres South
Of the original cemetery from the col