Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-24

He referred to what he conceived to be the peculiar characteristics of Connecticut Man thought his grandfather was eminently of that type, and closed by recounting some of his vir tues which made him blessing to his poster ity and his race.
 Abigail, of the house of Eliakim, gave us chapter of chronicles, wherein she narrated the sayings and doihgs of the tribe of Rogers in the reign of Abraham, and told us how it came to pass that the sons and daughters of Noah who were scattered abroad, gathered at the in heritance of their brethren who had remaired in the land of their nativity. Her chroaicles were written with wise and witty words, and brought down the house in laughter and cheers.
 Rev. A. B. Pratt of Michigan, said that al though wishing to come very much, duty seemed imperatively to forbid-but at the last moment, Providence unexpectedly opened the way, and he came on rejoicing, feeling more than ever assured that if We obeyed the call of duty, pleasure wosld be sure to follow. He also spoke of their brother (Norton) who could not come with others to the ancestral home, and all present responded with heartfelt sym pathy to sentiment which he gave in remem- brance of the absent ones.
 Noah R. Hart, referred to the characteristic benevolent traits of the family. Was church to be organized, place of worship to be erected, pastor to be employed or sustained or any worthy object to be put in or kept in motion, the records of the past century will show that the Rogers have always been among the first to aid, both in labor and money.
 Myron Harrison, Esq, of Corn wall, spoke of the connection of his and the Rogers family When Noah and Edward Rogers came to Cornwall in 1871, Noah Harrison, young man of much native talent and energy came along with them as aid and counsellor, and remained here. In due time Hannah, sister of Noah and Edward also came to Cornwall. Now it so happened that Noah and Hannah had much mutual admiration for each other, and like many before and after them they were married. Children were given them, and hence most of the Harrison families which for the last hundred years have been so closely identified with the civil and religious history of the town,
 Wm c. Rogers stirred up the memories which cluster so thickly around those old Thanksgiv- ing days, when we all went up to grandpa s. Those fat roast turkies and huge chicken piesi those big chimney corners where we cracked our nuts and our jokes that back kitchen and chamber, the freedom of which Was always given to the little folks on those occasions /; that awful beam in the chamber, against which we bumped our heads till our uosrs bled, as we played blind mans buff around the chimney. all came right up before us as living reality.
 l tell you, Mir. Editor, these were great occa sions for us young and we never expect to see the like again. Like the little boy whose mother, not having any blankets to cover him, one cold night, substituted door, which led the boy to wonder what poor folks did that hadn't any doors to cover their chil dren-so we used to wonder how children got along through the year that hadn't any I grandpas where they could go to Thanks giving.
 Marcus H. Rogers, of Great Harrington, spoke of the lineage of his family, which branched off from the first Noah, and that he was glad to learn from the record of his buried line, that his ancestry had ever been loyal to :heir family and faithful to their God. He | also proved that there were ten children in that picture iii the "New England Primer,' representing the family and heroic death of the martyr, and closed with patriotic words about the Star Spanglcd Banner" and hoped the hearts of the family would, ever beat true to it's teachings, and that it would soon proudly float OCT land aH .tree-the home of the brave.
 George S. Hart of New York said,boys are like vinegar-the more mother" there is in them the better they become that whatever merit possess (without any disparagement to my fathsr,) is, I suppose. derived from the Rogers blood. He had no inclination to make speech at that time, but he saw several oi his lady consins in the audience to whom he would like to speak confdentially when the public exercises we,e over.
 John Rogers Harrison of Cornwall, said, he learned early in life that he was related to the Rogers family. He attended school in the little brown school honse under the hill, where it was the custom to recite every Saturday in the catechism in which was the picture of John Rogers being burned at the stake, in the pres ence of his wife and children. As he had his name, he was often asked by his mates if he was descendant of the martyr of Smithfeld The questions were put in such way tn at they troubled him, and 50 he asked his mother about it. She told him that his grandmothe, was Rogers, and that was why he had his name, and that being descendant of the mar tyr was an occasion of joy rather than sorrow Noah Harrison and Hannah Rogers were mar ried in 1766, and were his grandparents. His father, Edmund1 Harrison, now in his s7tt