Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
the Edwards saw mill. sO-carled, in

the Edwards saw mill. so-caled, in the town of Voluntown.
 This farm was originally a part of a tract of land owned by the Tylers. It was in 1710 that Hopestin Tyler, who founded the Tyler family, in Preston, gave to his son James one hundred and ten acres of land in this locality. Here James made his home and reared his family, which in time became, perhaps, the most prominent in North Preston, and so continued for a long period of years.
 The first James Tyler added farm to farm until his holdings included great tract extending from the Pa chaug river well over Stone hill and into Voluntown and much of it was held by his descendants even within the memory of living men.
 In 1899 Thomas Wilcox. a typical Rhode Islander. came from the town of Exeter in that state and bought of Rebecca Tyler, the sixth generation from the first James, the farm now containing the Wilcox Burial Ground, and made it his home. He died here at the age of ffty-eight and his grave was made iR a field adjoining the house, and south of it. It was doubtless the intention of the family to make this grave the nucleus of a burial place for the family, and a handsome stone wall, with an en- trance gate of iron. was built around it, enclosing sufficient land for that purpose, but plans were changed, and no other burial has ever been made here. A few years ago Thomas Will cox's son Calvin Wilcox, erected a family monument, in the Pachaug cemetery, on which his fathers name is inscribed. but what is left of the body of Thomas Wilcox remains in | the lonely little yard on the home | farm alone, and so completely has the | land gone back to forest. that it is 1 difficult. even now, to discover this | burial place, in the midst Of the thick growth of trees and bushes that sur round it.
 Mrs. E. J. Davan of Brooklyn N
 Y. is the guest of NIT. and Mrs. Ed mond Jodoin at their home on ths
 East Main street Highlands. Mrs
 Jodoin is Mrs. Davan's daughter. George Wilcox, having reconsidereS his plans. will remain as janitor al the Riverside Grammar school.
 Howard W. Comstook of Fall River
 Mass is a guest of Francis !
 Miss Sadie Haddad goes to scran-
 ton, Pa, Saturday, to spend thre'
 weeks.
 Miss Annie Robertson, who for tw'
 years has been organist at the Baptis
 church here, will after next Sunday
 become organist at the First Bapus
 church Of Norwich. Miss Robertson
 is a skilful organist. Her friend
 here are pleased at her merited ad
 vancement.
 The N. Y., N. H. 6 Hartford Rsil road company has issued orders ti
 discontinue the Boston and Jewet City milk car at this station each ev ening, to remain on the siding mt picked up the next morning. Cnde the new ruling the car will arrive oi the morning train at 6.15 and all mill
 must be loaded by the iarmers ddrin;
 the scheduled stop.
 Heretofore the farmers found tn car here available for loading at an, time in the very early morning. The. could take their time and turn at tn ! doors. Here too, the car took it about 5-ton load of ice. The loss O this contract to the local firm is con ] siderable.
 Some of the farmers may. in vie, of this very unsatisfactory conditio al discontinue sending milk to Boston