LOOKING BACKWARD
Anno. 1756 Mother Beard, Dr. to her board, 7 weeks 1 - 15 - 0
Dec. 1756 Paid Bro. Hull, on Mother's account 3 - 14 - 0
also to going. to Derby for her 0 - 02 - 6
Anno. 1757 Mother Beard, Dr. for her board, 6 weeks 1 - 10 - 0
also for carrying her to Derby 0 - 03 - 6
Jan. 18, 1758 Mother, Dr. to 2 pounds, 16s. and 1 penny 2 - 16 - 1
also to 10 pounds of flax at 9d. 0 - 07 - 6
Aug. 1758 to 40 shillings and 10d. money 2 - 00 - 10
also 11 shillings to Dr. Canfield 0 - 11 - 0
also to 1 ounce of metridate 0 - 01 - 0
Jan. 1759 Mother Beard, Dr. to cambrick & holland for 2 caps, and making them 0 - 04 - 0
Feb. 1760 paid to Bro. Hull, six pounds, three shillings for keeping mother 6 - 03 - 0
Anno. 1760 Mother, Dr. for board, 4 months & 3 weeks 5 - 18 - 0
Nov. 1760 paid Bro. Hull, for keeping Mother 2 - 01 - 4
Funeral
Charges
to eighteen pair of gloves at 2/6 * 2 - 05 - 0
to ten yards of hat crape at 2/6 * 1 - 05 - 0
to 3 hundred of nails at 1/ 9 0 - 01 - 9
to l pr. dove tails for the coffin 0 - 06 - 0
for the coffin 0 - 14 - 0
for digging the grave 0 - 10 - 0
for tolling the passing bell 0 - 03 - 0
* Probably the gloves & hat crape were for the mourners.
FORMATION OF THE CHURCH
The history of the town could not be written without first considering the church, for that was the heart of the community. Besides being used for divine services it was the only auditorium available; the Town Meetings were held there, as well as any court or trial. For nearly a hundred years the hardy settlers, sons of the early colonists for the most part, had made their way on Sunday to one or the other meeting houses in the southern part of the town. This was truly a hardship, especially in winter; for the distance was long, the roads unimproved, and the principal method for the whole family amity was walking. Then, in winter, after suffering the discomforts of the journey, the church-goers had to enter a cold meeting
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