. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. - friendly bosomrest the mortal remains of multitudes of thy sons and daughters whohave lived, enjoyed thy beauties, and passed on to scenes of greaterdelight in the Fathers house of many mansions. Among these,many of our own loved ones are numbered, and the soil that coverstheir remains is sacred in our sight and dear to our hearts. God grant that in the years to come thy sons may be noble, manlyand loyal, and thy daughters virtuous, lovely and true
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. - friendly bosomrest the mortal remains of multitudes of thy sons and daughters whohave lived, enjoyed thy beauties, and passed on to scenes of greaterdelight in the Fathers house of many mansions. Among these,many of our own loved ones are numbered, and the soil that coverstheir remains is sacred in our sight and dear to our hearts. God grant that in the years to come thy sons may be noble, manlyand loyal, and thy daughters virtuous, lovely and true, and maypeace and prosperity fillthe hearts and dwellings of all who maybe privileged to reside within thy borders. Bridgeport, Conn. D. F. 44 TJIK TOWX AND PKOPLK. WOODIUKV, COXXKCTICUT 45 lM;\uv 3, 1901.—The new Irobate l)iiil(lini; in Woodlnn-y,which was erected last Fall and is now in use, is situated in the southpart of the town on the west side of the hi£;hwa\ and just north ofthe Episcopal Church. The main buildin.^- is of wood, 17 by 19 feet,with a brick vault in the rear. () by 12 feet inside, and of the thick-ness of four Ijricks and an air si)ace. It was desi,a:ned by WilfredE. Grig-g-s of Water!)ury and built liy C. W. and T. F. Atwood ofWatertown. As the Probate District of Woodbury, to which the building l)e-longs, is one of the oldest and most important in the State, someword with regard to its records would not be out of place. Thefirst distinctly Probate Courts of the State were established in 1716,and were Hartford, Xew Haven. Xew London, and Fairfield. Thefirst ones established after this were in 1716, when Windham, (nul-ford and Woodbury were established. The first court held in thisdistrict of Woodbury was held Feljrua
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