On the 9ih of January, 1699, the town agreed to give six acres of land for a grind stone. November 17ih, 1701, the town bought a mill for £15. The present village contains a court house and prison, two churches, an academy, two taverns, three stores, forty dwellings, and about two hundred and fifty inhabitants ; it is fourteen miles from Sing Sing, and sixteen from Tiirrytown, on the Hudson, forty-four from New York, and twelve from Greenwich in Connecticut, on the sound. Near the western border of the town is situated the Bedford railroad station. The Bedford academy has been in sue-

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cessfiil operation for several years ; its present principal is Mr. Odell Close. Besides the above institntion, there are eighteen school districts. The old parish grave yard lying on a declivity near the Methodist meeting house, contains many curious memorials.

The Sacred

Decea to the memory of

sed Col. Lewis McDonald Esq.

Thomas and Sarah his wife

Woolsey being a native of North Britain

born in borne at Strathspey 1709

the year and departed this life 24 July 1777 A. D. 1655.

W. W.

here lies the body of Thomas Woolsey also Jacob Briam son of Thomas born Sept. 1733 ob. 1760.-

Sacred

to the memory of the

Rev'd Ebenezer Grant

17 years minister of the

Presbyterian Church in Bedford

who departed this life Sept. 6. 1821.

aged 48 years _ ,

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth, yea, saith the spirit, that •■