Historical sketches of the town of Milford . ,Lieut.; Scott, William O.; Scofield, John E; Scranton, Alonzo; Shine,John; Sherman, Henry; Spencer, Rufus; Slade, Frederic C.; Somers,Joseph; Somers, Dwight; Somers, Levi; Smith, Andrew; Smith,Caleb; Smith, Elliott W.; Smith, Brainerd, Capt.; Smith, HenryHerbert, Corp.; Smith, Henry E.; Smith, James, Lieut.; Smith, Joel;Smith, Miles; Smith, Hezikiah. P.; Smith, Saml B.; Sullivan, James;Stowe, Edgar P.; Stowe, Luke; Stowe, Nathan; Stowe, Nelson L.;Stowe, Sydney; Sonnewald, August E. Taft, Lowell; Tibbals, George W.; Tibbals, James S.; Tibbals, Alber
Historical sketches of the town of Milford . ,Lieut.; Scott, William O.; Scofield, John E; Scranton, Alonzo; Shine,John; Sherman, Henry; Spencer, Rufus; Slade, Frederic C.; Somers,Joseph; Somers, Dwight; Somers, Levi; Smith, Andrew; Smith,Caleb; Smith, Elliott W.; Smith, Brainerd, Capt.; Smith, HenryHerbert, Corp.; Smith, Henry E.; Smith, James, Lieut.; Smith, Joel;Smith, Miles; Smith, Hezikiah. P.; Smith, Saml B.; Sullivan, James;Stowe, Edgar P.; Stowe, Luke; Stowe, Nathan; Stowe, Nelson L.;Stowe, Sydney; Sonnewald, August E. Taft, Lowell; Tibbals, George W.; Tibbals, James S.; Tibbals, AlbertC.; Tinkham, L. Enos; Treat, Noyes; Tucker, Henry A.; Trowers,Wm.; Tuthill, Thomas C.; Trowbridge, Wm. D.; Tinkham, W. H.;Totten, Charles A.; Treat, Thelus C. Van Horn, Edgar; Van Horn, George. Warburton, Samuel; Welch, Lewis M.; Williams, Thomas; Wilson,Joseph; Wilson, William L.; Wilcox, John W.; Whitcomb, Russell;Woodbury, Joseph S.; Woodruff, Stiles; Woods, Francis Victor;Williston, Josiah F.; Word, Thomas J. Yale, Merrit A.; Yale, THK IIICHV HOLSE The story uf .larmi lUtrrs liiicoiiiilcr ti//// the Pcacoit One of the most conspicuous and interesting old liouses in the town isthe Higby House near the Second Congregational Church, it is a typicalold New England house and was built by Samuel Higby in 1787. at theclose of the Revolutionary War; he had served in Col. Wolcotts regi-ment. Higby was a deacon of what was then called the Second Churchand a tithing man. This story is told and verified by Mr. William Higby,now living:—On Sunday the tithing man was accustomed to take hisposition in the belfry of the church where he could watch the post roadto enforce the law in reference to Sunday traveling. One Sunday morninga carriage with postillions and out-riders came at a rapid pace down theroad. Higl)y went out and stopped them. The occupant was Aaron Burr,\ice President of the United States, wIki insisted that it was necessarythat he should be in Philadelphia at a certa
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