[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Messrs. Jeremiah Howe, Clark Newman and Cyrus M. Ferris were appointed a committee to purchase land at Cross River, South Salem and at Lewisboro (south-ern part of town) for free cemetery purposes. Pur-chases were accordingly made of Isaac Hayes, Stephen L. Hoyt, William Hunt and James Lockwood. Transportation. — The first mail stage line through Lewisboro was that commencing at Dan-bury, Connecticut, thence via Ridgefield, South Salem, Cross River, Bedford and White Plains to New York daily. This continued until the Harlem Rail-road was completed to Croton Falls, in 1848. This route was then discontinued and another established, commencing at the Lewisboro post-office (Ferris), thence via South Salem, Boutonville, Cross Run, Katonah and Harlem Railroad to New York. At this time one mail route commences at Boutonville and continue thence via South Salem, Cross River and Katonah to New York daily. Another route commences at Lewisboro post-office and extends thence via New Canaan to Stamford and by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to