five tombs were built in the central part of this yard, used and occupied for many years, and from 1845 to 1855 were taken down by permission of owners, and remains were removed to the new cemetery and other places.   In 1842 a new public cemetery was established in the town, called the Bridgewater Cemetery, on Mount Prospect street, and some head-stones and remains have been removed from this old yard to this new cemetery and other places, and since 1842 very few interments have been made in this old yard.

   Most of the trees in and around this yard were planted between 1838 to 1843.   The pitch pine, in the easterly part of the yard, came from Isam Leonard.   The elm now standing in the triangle formed by the junction of Plymouth with Summer streets is the survivor of seven elms planted in that triangle, in such manner that you could see three trees in a row in six directions.   One morning it appeared that the row of trees on the northerly side of the road, from the house lot of W. Latham to the house of Widow Holmes, had been barked, cut, and injured more or less, with a large, sharp knife, or other instrument, so much so that six of the seven trees in this triangle were given up as lost and destroyed.   This central tree, now standing there, was not cut entirely off, but so much cut that the top fell over and hung down.   This tree was straightened up with splinters, clay, and bandages, and soon healed up and became sound, and now has its original top branches.   This is the only malicious mischief ever done to trees in this neighborhood, though many trees have had narrow escapes.

   The elm tree now standing in the triangle formed by the junction of School and Summer streets, was set out in the afternoon of the last May Training in this Commonwealth.   While the writer was planting that tree his name was called by the clerk, as a member of the company then parading in front of the old meeting-house, and was marked absent, though the call was answered by the writer then outside of the training ground, without equipments except a spade.   Upon a little consideration it was deemed expedient to call upon the captain to apollogize for improper conduct in answering to the call, and to offer to pay the fine of four dollars incurred, without trouble or expense.   In a few days the captain brought to the writer his list of delinquents for collection.   Among other suits to recover fines, was one against Henry Randall, who claimed that his name was Henry Miller Randall, but it appeared in evidence that he had written his name Henry Randall, as well as Henry M. Randall.   The court decided that a man may as well