Connecticut western news., 1877-01-19

ne most V8lu8Dle puOilCatlOnS OI lts ClaSs n the country. It is thoroughly reliable, md no farmer can afford to get along with put it. It is as essential to the prosperity of the New England farmer. and to the comfort of his home, as the Old Farmers Almanac, by the venerable Robert Thom as. The price of the Agrieultursst is only s1. 50 year. Let every farmer, and ev erybody else at all interested in farming, for the American A0riculturast.
 Our Legislators. s.-The Hartford Post, with Its accustomed enterprise, has again published b ief biographical sketches of every member of our present Legislature, and we take pleasure in quoting from its its remarks concerning those of thls region, which will be found under the headings of the respective towns
 Litchfeld.-1. HENRY BENNETT GRAVES. whose presence was familiar in the Leeis- lature of 1857, 1858, 1868 and 1876, reap pears in legislative capacity in the present MT. Graves is well known as lawyer and leading Democrat; he Is a prominent member of his party; man ot influence in it's counsels; has often shaped it's policy and been its recognized leader in the northwestern part of the State he was admitted to the bar of Litchfield county in lS45; Is native of Sherman, and in his hfty-fourth year; he had the ordinary eiu- cational advantages, and at the age of 19 entered the law office of the Hon. James c. Loomis. of Bridgeport, prosecuting stud ies under that gentleman tbrse years. Judge Graves has been Judge of the probate courts of Plymouth and Litchfield districs, clerk of the senate in 1s49, clerk of the court. Litchfield. county, 1s54-5, executive secretary to Governor Dutton in 1854, and justice of the peace continuously from ls46. During the May sesslon of 1876. he was chairman of the Committee on Railroads and served also on other committees. Dur. ing the coming term he will act generally with the Democrats, but always in support of just and righteous measures. In debate he is an expert, and his klowledge of par lismentary law, his ability, tact and shrewd- ness admirably fit him to assume the posi- ton ot leader among the Democrats of the house.
 ?. ELI D. WEEKS, who served on the Labor Reform committee while a member of the lower house Tn 1867, again returns after an interval of ten years. Mir Weeks was born in Washington, Ct., and is barely past his forty sixth birthday. A rudimen tai course of studies at the common schoo was pursued by him. after which he com pleteI his studies at Gunn's Academy, ir his native town he was school visitor o Litchfield for six years, and for the pas ten years has been trying justice of th, peace. Up to 1871 he was engaged in th, manufacture of carriages, and was for fou years secretary, treasurer and superinten dent of the Litchffeld carriage company Attracted by an advantageous offer from prominent life insurance company, he aban doned the carriage business and assumed al agency of life insurance, in the prosecution of which he has been eminently successful he is also agent for the sale of tue Woo mower and reaper. Mir. Weeks is an CT terprising and shrewd business man, libers m his views, and of strict integrity. Thes qualities he will bring to his work in tn Legislature he is Democrat.
 Canaan. B. Cook is engage in the brass and metal business at Ne, York. but has been 8 resident of Canaan fc several years past; he holds the offices c justice of the peace, school visitor and e aminer, and is also a member of the boar of education. While a resident of Ne York he took an active part in politics
 but since coming to Connecticut has give most of his time to business he was cleo ed by the Democrats, but is in no sense
 partisan.
 CornqcdH. .-1. WILLIAM s. CLARK,
 worthy and enterprising citizen of the tow he represents, and which is his native towr is nearly sixty-six years of age, his ne1 birthday occurring February llth has nc heretofore been a candidate for state of flee, but has filled the local offices in th gift of his townsmen he had the ordinar educational faculties, and in mature veal cultivated farm, the proceeds of whic he now enjoys. Mir. Clark is Democra
 ?. INGERsoLL REED, though frequent called to perform the duties pertaining the town offices, has not heretofore bee honored with legislative seat his age thirty y-eight years, and he is a native c Cornwall; he received an excellent educ'
 tian at the agricultural school of which D $. w. Gold and his son, Professor T. $ Gold, are principals, and has carried th knowledge obtained there into practical e
 feet in the successful cultivation of larg
 farm be is very popular in his own towI and draws largely upon the Republics vote, he being democrat; he will credit,
 bly, perform such duties as the Legislatul may assign him.
 Goshen.-l. MosEs w. GRAY is tn
 year returned from a town which had tw | OcmOCTallC EepIeSeutatlFes HI tAc AaSt Vou eral Assembly. MT Gray was also men
 Der of the lower house in 1867 he is n' tive of Sharon, and was born in April, 1922
 his present age being we'll on towards lift,
 three; he has been engaged in mercanti ppursuits nearly all his life, he having e'
 tered country store in Goshen at the sg
 of seventeen he continued there until 1855
 when he started in company with his brot
 CT the wholesale grocery business in Chic' go, the firm rame being Gray Brother
 This is his present business; ; he keeps u
 his residence in Goshen, where bis famil
 spend the summer his time is spent mail
 ly in New York in connection with an
 wholly in the interest of bis business