The Press., 1883-09-27

inventive genius, coupled with an indom- itable perseverance, has brought him wealth, and he evidently takes pleasure Il expending it to beautify the earth.
 We congratulate him in his prosperity and hope that his life may be spared many years to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
 Rockville Correspondence Sunday Republican,
 There is feeling that the United States senate committe on labor and education might have learned something by visiting Rockville instead of confning their atten- tion to the ''model mills" of South Man chester and Wilimantic Such avisit would have led to about the same conclusions en- bodied in their report, the local press to the contrary notwithstanding. Certain facts concerning the relations of employers and employed are interesting to note. The mills are largely owned by the working classes, farmers, mechanic. and the like, many of whom have lost the earnings of 8 long life by investing in the stock of a fail ing corporation. In the last 20 years 8 score of factories have been established it. Rockville, and only three have remained solvent, and one of these has not paid a dividend for years. The town itself is largely made up of mill operatives. The factory boarding-house is wholly unknown, the operatives not only own their own homes to great extent, but some of them own tenement houses. The million and 8 half dollars in Rockville savings banks are chiefly the deposits of mill-hands. No class in the community takes greater in terest in the public schools, and many of Rockville's college-bred men are the sons of these laborers. There is no stigma at tached to the work of a factory hand, ill fact it is found so congenial and remuner- ative that domestic servants have to be i'm ported. Not only are most of the agents and superintendents of the mills in Rock vile graduates from the bottom of the lad der, but many in similar positions else where have been operatives in these mills. The weave-room of the Rock mill has turned out three able ministers, and all the learned professions have been recruit ed from the ranks of the operatives. With two or three exceptions the mill property is mortgaged to the savings banks, so that the operatives virtually own the mills. At all events the mill hands have not yet ask ed for champion to plead their oppressed and wretched condition.
 It happened something like 60 years ago, but will do to tell it just as well to- day. As it is told by one who remembers the circumstances, young man then hv- ing in the town of Mansfield, this state, had been paying his attentions to one ot the fair daughters of the place, had popped the question, receiving favorable reply, and the wedding day was set. There was to be no modern fuss ;" the parson was notified to appear, and only few friends were invited. At the appointed hour whe, all was supposed to be in readiness, be- o11 4l,o T A messenger was dispatched to the boarding place, but he was not there. Hurrylng on to the saw mill where the young mar was accustomed to labor he was found busy and earnest. To the question abou
 the marriage he replied, "I declare, I had forgotten all about it p He immediately stopped the mill and hurried home to pre- pare for the greatest event of his life They were more absent-minded in regard to such matters in those days.-T'ollaao County Leader.