. 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, Alb
. 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, THE HICBY HOUSE The story of .laroii Burrs Encounter zvitli the Deacon One of the most conspicuous and interesting old houses 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. Higby went out and stopped them. The occupant was Aaron Burr,Vice President of the United States, who insisted that it was necessarythat he should be in Philadelphia at a certain time
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