History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . , increasing demand for a public cemetery took shape NovemberI. 1849, by William T. Rogers, Charles E. DuBois, John S. Brown,Samuel Johnson Paxson and the Reverend Silas M. Andrews,purchasing, at public sale, ten acres of land on the ridge just north-east of the village, within the borough limits and facing Coiut situation is beautiful, commanding an extensive view of thesurrounding country with a dry, sandy soil. It was laid out at onceand improvements begun. When o
History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . , increasing demand for a public cemetery took shape NovemberI. 1849, by William T. Rogers, Charles E. DuBois, John S. Brown,Samuel Johnson Paxson and the Reverend Silas M. Andrews,purchasing, at public sale, ten acres of land on the ridge just north-east of the village, within the borough limits and facing Coiut situation is beautiful, commanding an extensive view of thesurrounding country with a dry, sandy soil. It was laid out at onceand improvements begun. When one hundred lots were subscribedfor, a charter was obtained March 22, 1850. The incorporators nowmet and organized by the election of General Rogers, president; M. Andrews, secretary and treasurer and Charles E. DuBois,solicitor. The board completed its work by laying and openingstreets and planting trees, s In 1870 a plot of ground adjoining, and 5 The first interment, in the Doylestown cemetery, took place on Saturday,January 4, 1851, being the body of a Mr. Trueman who died at WILLIAM T. ROGERS. DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. 113 about the same size, was purchased for a similar purpose and incor-porated under the name of Hope Cemetery, the incorporatorsbeing Dr. O. P. James, Henry D. Livezey, N. P. Brower, Davis and N. C. James. These two cemeteries were conductedseparately until August 25, 1893, when their interests were made oneby the Hope conveying its real estate and franchises to the Doyles-town cemetery for the consideration of $4,000. Since that time thegrounds have been much improved and beautified by the erectionof monuments and other memorials. Few villages in the state havea more sightly burial place, or with a better location. In i8go, thesurplus, in the hands of the treasurer, amounted to $16,000, and thefund is to be kept intact until the interest will meet the expenses. The spirit of improvement, in the forties, was creditably main-
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