page 731 Col. Thomas DENNY introduced the first piano to the town of Leicester in about 1809. The first burial ground in town was the churchyard back of the early meeting house, which was surrounded by a brush fence. It dates back to 1714. The Greenville Cemetary was opened about the year 1736; the ELLIOTT Burying Yard, in the North part of town, since 1756. The burying ground of the Friends at Mannville was in existence as early as 1739. The RAWSON Brook Cem. dates back to 1755, and the Cherry Valley Cem. was opened in 1816, and the Pine Grove Cem. in 1842. The first tavern was on the corner of Main and Paxton Streets. It was occupied by Nathaniel RICHARDSON in 1721, William DENNY in 1801, and Aaron MORSE in 1810.