Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-18
GOSHEN
Big Rock Marks Boundary Line of Land Bought from lndians-Surv Made in 17O5 af -f

Made in 17o5.
 Al A landmark located in this place, when will remain for all time, is the big rock marked with largo letters l.. " M. C., the southeastern corner boun- dary line of parcel of land which the early settlers bought of the Indians. A copy of the survey of the east and south side of this tract of land, taken in October, 1705, reads as follows:
 Copy of Survey.
 COPY.
 (From Towns & Lands, Vol. IL, Doc.
 15S, St. Library.)
 Wee under Written being dnnpoured by the Genll. Court held att hartford. may last, to survey, settiu and fix the lines that are to be the South or South erly and East or Easterly boundnryes of tracte of land in Lebanon, being i've miles square, so called sitt be itt more or less, have don and settled the same the day of the date hereof.
 Beginning att a gratt whight oak tree standing or supposed to stand two miles from the river called Willaman- tick ales Showtuclxitt, marked being Lne Northeast corner, thence running south Southwest five degrees Westerly to shesnutt that grows out a rock att the root. being the Westerly boun- diary of the land called Mason's and Fitch's Mile, near the house of MT. Samll Huntington, thence on the same line by markt trees and so between the house and born of Nathaniel Fitch and nearest the barn, and thence on the same line by sd. Masons and F'itch's Mile to grat, black oak tree, Easterly Of Andrew Veach's house. thence on the same line to shesnutt tree wth rock by itt with the letter l. ingraver in ltt So by marked trees on the same line to a long, flatt rock, riseing pritty nigh in the middle, which rock, is tho aA ACf 1f 1- precisely five miles from the sd Wh1sht oak and sd. rock is ingraveu with the letters l.. V. M. c. signifiins Labanon, five mile corner, the which Easterly line leaves the sd. Mason's and Fitch's Mile it's full breadth, ws havelng measured itt in severall places. So from the rock being the Southeast corner, West Northwest, five degrees Northerly about half mile by marft trees to two rocks ingraven with the letter l., thence on the same line about one mile and half to a gratt whigft oak markt and a rock by itt ingraven with the sd. letter l., thence by markt tree on the same line about one mile furder to a blaine side hill to a rock ingraven wth the letter l.. thence by markt trees on the same line to two little black oak stadles groeing out of one rott standing about three quarters of mile from the Southwest corner of the North pond, by which stadles is 1ngraVen on a rock by them the letter l.. itt being from the rock ye South east corner to ye sd black oak stables six miles and forty rods.
 This is our report as by our hands.
 In Lebanon this 12th day of October 1705
 JOHN PRENTIS, County Surveyor. JOHN PLUMBE.
 Lincoln Exercise.
 .ase ;,, cf b, Lincoln was given by the Sunday school Feb. 18th.
 Arthur Lathrop. who attends Bacon academy, is ill with grip this week. J. Y. Thomas, while getting ice on Wednesday, met with a painful acci- dent While unloading he was hit by a cake that slipped and was badlJ bruised.
 Numerous pewees are daily heard, l sign that spring is on the way