The Press., 1884-09-11
CHARLES STORRS,

CHARLES sTORRs.
 MT. Storrs, whose death and some lead ing events of whose life were mentioned in our last issue, was born in Mansfield in 1922. Apart from his business MT. Storrs was man of singular cultivation, charity and nobility of character. There is scarce ly public charity in the city of Brooklyn to which he has not been benefactor, while his house was ever open to people of talent. His native town of Mansfield was always by him gratefully remembered. Several years ago he gave to the town large tract of land to serve as cemetery, making generous provision for its protec- tion. Together with his brother Augustus he endowed iberally the Storrs Agricultu- ral school of Mansfield and the Congrega- tional church of that town. He took vii tai interest in all questions of religious thought, being himself a religious man in the largest and best sense. To the end of. his life he maintained his membership in the church of his kinsman, Rev. Dr. R. s. Storrs. He was a progressive and liberal thinker of the most pronounced type but he appreciated the worth of organizations and of reformatory work inside of them. In 1871 MT. Storrs accompanied Horace Greeley to Texas, and ever afterward u1- til the latter's death they were warm friends. MT. Storrs was at the Chicago convention of 1872, and for the weeks in tervening between the nomination and the beginning of the campaign, Mir. Greeley made MT. Storrs's house his home, and MT. sStorrs was appointed executor of MT. Greeley's will.s This trust MT. Storrs ably fulfilled, refusing to accept for his long and wearisome task any compensation. For the last fifteen months he has been gradually failing, but his death came as a shock to all who knew him. He leaves a widow and one daughter. The funeral oc- his house. The body was taken to his birthplace, Mansfield, for burial.
 N. B. Homestead The Ellington (Ct.) creamery company have got nicely start ed, and are making something over 100 pounds of butter day The butter sells readily at 30c. per pound and gives good satisfaction. The stockholders recently met with their teams and hired help, and graded around the creamery, which, by the way, has the finest location of any in the state. In the afternoon grand clam bake was enjoyed by all present., Not a few of the good wives we're present., too, and all express delight in being relieved of butter making. .'.
 The following letter (says the Holland County Leader) is published in the Au- gusta, Georgia, Defense, and, coming as it does from the south, will be read with par tieular interest ! -. -, ,.---s t..
 .s%'l'~z ' Ss' Rockville, Conn.,, Aug. 18th.
 Dear Defense :-I have come across a story here in this Yankee town which uiuh 4o o;xyo %o cr your readers. It is new thing under the sun-a colored man as conductor of 8 passenger train. Coming up on Saturday the 'sa anion e son2regstion s g q sks sRo Gosgre
 gational churches of this place, at Vernon I came under the care of thls official. Sur prised at his appearance with the cry of "tickets, I saw that.it was no hoax, for he had the full official badge upon his hat and he went to worktas though he meant business, with dignity and courtesy. From the good people here learnea his history. It was no discredit of his, that as friend less boy he had found home in the coun- ty poor. house. Then he became physi- clans boy to serve, as soa many colored boys serve so honorably at the south. Then, coming to mans estate, he becomes a teamster to drive for another man back and forth from the city of Hartford, fifteen miles away, His employer said he never knew him to lie, or pi1fer, or swear, or for get an errand. If the team did not come home at night, he went to bed without without any anxiety, knowing that every thing would be all right with Henry Van ness in charge. zsef Lad q 3sa
 Then the branch railroad is opened to this place and he became g freight hand Ter, then brakeman and then baggage man, and then a one of the conductors. That he serves to the entire satisfaction of the New York and New England railway company, is evident from the fact that he has held the position for these eight years !; and that he is acceptable to this communi- ty, is evident from the fact that it's citizens have presented him ? fine badge whiah cost $a0, and which he wears modestly under the lapel of his coat. :, Its design is Ebeautiful, that of 8 lantern in gold, with its protecting wire rings and with a ruby set in the place fithe light gsf i He is universally respected by the sciti- zens. Helowns the pleasant cottage where lives his family on one of the best situa- tions. Nor is this regard shown him be- cause of eny other blood in his veins than Ethat of his n1lre African If is simplv. the