Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-06
EWETT CITY
first mentioned and oldest cem-

F The first mentioned and oldest cem- etery in Griswold mentioned ip MT. Philips book is RixtoWn. The Rix- town cemetery lies less than a mile southeast from Bethel church on the direct road from Bethel to North Stonington at point where another road crosses it. Ths place has been neighborhood burying ground since the whites. first settled in this local | ity. It had been used for this pur pose for some years when, in 1736-7 l Jonathan Dawson deeded to twenty | four of his neighbors, three-Quarters I of an acre of land for burial, purposes.
 Sixty years later, Mrs. tIonnah Kim | ball conveyed to tWenty-four of her l neighbors, the most of them being
 descendants of the first twenty four, l an acre and forty rods, including the l land deeded previously for the same purpose. Some fifty years ago an- other addition brought the cemetery
 to its present size, nearly three acres 2 when the whole was enclosed with a handsome wall and gates.
 In 1901 was organized the Rixtowr | Cemetery Association which still con- trols this property, and it's affairs The income of a small fund provides
 for it's care.
 Among the first settlers in this To. 1
 piled, and so many-families of thai
 name settled in the neighborhood tha it became known as Rixtown. In tn, ! cemetery's first record book entitled Rixtown Burying Ground, mention i!
 made of stone. inscribed with tht
 letters TT. R." and these words of eX planation followi This marks thu grave of Thomas Rix, the first of thu name to come to Connecticut" This stone has disappeared; but
 there still remains the stone whicl | marks the grave of one of 'easterl Connecticut's most prominent pionee
 citizens, Captain William Billings, o Preston. Three hundred and eighty , six inscriptions are found on tn , monuments in this cemetery, and on
 hundred and eighteen graves ar marked by stones without inscrip ? tiops. The oldest date on any ston l here is 1724.
 At the March meeting of tn , board of borough government, Bur a gesses Wechsler and Carpenter re
 ported on sections of the contrao , with the Southern New England Tel ephone Co. Burgesses Wechsie D Johnstone and Warden McCarth v were appointed special committe' It will be within the jurisdiction (
 
 . ma tiers relative to. building permit
 Voted to have new and repaired s
 lent policemen in read ness to . placed at designated positions whe . the streets are clear from ice m e snow.
 n Permission was granted the Ast if land Cotton Go. to build twent
 houses, including twenty-eig ten, a ments on Ashland street. Also ic build an ell on the present mill thrl
 stories high. And new weave sht In on Ashland street. Also to erect
 six-story warehouse on Ashlar a is located. Leslie c. Hyde presents ,ei tomobile. on account of the bad col ,y dition of Ashland street The le was rejected until such time as clair
 ant could show actual damages es witness
 At the Methodist church Sund 'n morning there will be. the ordinan
 of the Lords Supper and reception m members. At p, m., R. w. Rober y. son leads the Epworth League SC l. Twice; topic, Life Lessons from t
 Book of Proverbs. Preaching at
 Rev. James B. Aldrich, pastor.
 Rev. Joseph H. SeIden, DID,,
 Norwich will preach at the Congreg re tional church Sunday morning. M II II Sadie Thompson leads the Christi o, Endeavor meeting at o'clock he At a meeting of the Congregation n church held Friday evening it " = voted to extend a call to Rev. Clint a Andrews of Oxford. Conn, to becol k" pastor of the church.
 e. Rev, M. D, .FulIer's subjects at f he Baptist church Sunday morning " 70. be to the juniors; Finding Out Co, he Secrets: to the seniors. Da Of Strength. Church school, Bil he classes and Junior mems class N noon. At 6.15 the Young Peopl meeting, study of the Gospel ne Matthew, conducted by the past W. Sermon at '. Solomon's Temr as Gospel singing, with solo by the pa n- tor.
 at The second day with the mercr
 =. touching 50 for, several hours in sl .re cession. has had a marked effect on decreasing the amount of snow.
 has also served to from the fact Il - under the snow there is a solid f 1 If ice. The Quinebaug was risi Al quite appreciably late Friday eve ing. but as one of the Jewett Cit \ older residents remarked ssTf if "a