▁Pit ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁ch ol era ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Be ith ▁and ▁although ▁" cl oth es ▁were ▁burn ed , ▁bed ding ▁f um ig ated , ▁st airs ▁and ▁clos es ▁white w ashed , ▁a ▁nur se ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁Dal ry ▁out break ▁was ▁engaged ▁and ▁a ▁ban ▁placed ▁on ▁entertain ments ▁at ▁fun er als ." ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 0 0 ▁cases ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁ 2 0 5 ▁people ▁were ▁eventually ▁affected ▁with ▁ 1 0 5 ▁death s . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁church yard , ▁but ▁others ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁field , ▁in ▁a ▁ch ol era ▁pit ▁close ▁to ▁what ▁became ▁Sp ier ' s ▁School , ▁on ▁the ▁little ▁common ▁south - west ▁of ▁where ▁the ▁Ge ils land ▁Road ▁meets ▁the ▁Pow g ree ▁Burn . ▁Robert ▁Sp ier , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁John ▁Sp ier , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁health ▁board . ▁The ▁pit ▁had ▁a ▁m ound ▁of ▁soil ▁over ▁it ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁however ▁the ▁far mers ▁gradually ▁pl ough ed ▁this ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁level . ▁ ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁Wood ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁the ▁Gar no ck ▁Valley ▁plant ed ▁a ▁new ▁wood ▁at ▁Sp ier ' s ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁J