Enough about New York! This week I look forward to turning over a new leaf, becoming the library director of the Morrill Memorial Library. The Aaron Guild Memorial Stone explains Guild's significance "by an inscription on the stone", dedicated in 1903, which stands outside the Morrill Memorial Library.
The inscription reads:
"Near this spot Capt. Aaron Guild on April 19, 1775 left plow in furrow, oxen standing and departing for Lexington arrived in time to fire upon the retreating British."
The stained-glass windows in Norwood's town hall depict
"not saints, but local patriot Aaron Guild." "Guild," whose name appears in local street and building names, is pronounced with a long i, like the second syllable of the word "beguiled."
The inscription reads:
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