It is said that a child of
Robert McGlashen was the first to die in town. In 1821 the wife of
John Farlee departed this life, being the first adult to die. In 1822,
the second adult, a Mrs. Crumb, died, and was the first person interred
in the Rutledge Cemetery. There is now growing upon her grave a black
cherry tree, nearly two feet in diameter. The
first ground for this cemetery was donated by Sampson Crooker, but it
has since been enlarged by purchases. It is well fenced and tolerably
well kept, and is controlled by a board of trustees, at present composed
of S.B. Ellsworth, James Hollister, Daniel Fuller, Garrett Myers,
Harris Aldrich, George E. Seager, A. S. Lamper, and Norman Cowen. The
people of the southern part of the town inter in the Randolph
cemeteries, and those in the eastern part in Napoli burial grounds. |
