The Press., 1885-08-20
LOCAL TopIcs-PENN,D AND scIssoRED

LOCAL TOPICS-PENN'D AND SCISSORED.
 Written for The Press.l
 T0llamd County Men in Ha raford.
 No 1.
 The county of Holland was incorporated by the general court, at New Haven, in October, 1785, with eight towns which number of towns has since, by various al- terations and additions, been increased to thirteen. Statistics inform us that Holland county is the youngest, the smallest in population, and also the least in area, ex- cept one, in the state Tn view of these circumstances it has not unfrequently been regarded by some of it's more aristocratic neighbors (although very erroneously) as l fruitless and uncultured region, prOduc- ing nothing of importance or benefit to so- ciety. This IS vain delusion We find that, de facto, the county of Holland ranks high in everything promotive of culture and civilization ;-in all matters social, re- ligious, political and economical Its man. ufacturing industries are diversified and of considerable importance. In the indus trial report of the state it is said of Holland county ''It has we'll improved its manu- featuring facilities. In 1870 there were only two counties-W indham and New Haven-that had a larger ratio than Tol- land county of capital invested in manu- featuring, in proportion to the total valua- ton of property"s Again sThe inhabi- tants have always been law-abiding and orderly. There have been less crimes and fewer criminal trials than in any other county in the state. Only one person has ever been executed for murder in the conn- ty, and only four capital trials have occur red from it's organization to the present time." With churches, for spiritual, schools for intellectual, and pursuits agri- cultural and mechanical, for physical edu- cation, the people of Holland county are abundantly supplied. Consequently, they are intelligent and industrious, law -abid- ing, but prompt and fearless in asserting their rights, and, as lovers of universal lib- erty, they freely discuss the leading ques- tions of the day, be they religious, social, or political. The following from Fitz- Greene Halleck's poem ssConnecticut," is peculiarly applicable to Holland county and its inhabitants
 '' Iris rough land of earth, and stone, and
 tree,
 slave;
 Where thoughts, and tongues, and hands are
 bold and free,
 And friends will find welcome, foes a grave And where none kneel, save when to heave1
 they pray, .s -s.s@e
 Nor even then, unless in their own way"
 As have taken the liberty to state, the people of Holland county are, generally speaking, cultured and intelligent, indus trious and energetic; in support of which 8 assertion have only to cite from the long f list of eminent men it has produced. Le me mention a few names which I find { : few pages backin it's history, before I come to treat of our own immediate recollection and acquaintance. t Capt. Nathan Hale, the patriot and mar u tyr, was born in the town of Coventry II II June 9th, 1755. John s. Peters, M D. H y D., governor of the state in 1881 and '32 n n was native of Hebron as was also Will d liam A. Palmer, once governor of Vermont and Erastus Root, at one time lieutenant governor of New York, and the Rev. Ben jamin Trumbull, D.D. Rev. Jared Sparks Unitarian clergyman, historical and bio. ], graphical writer, and president of Harvard lington, May 10th, 1789.
 ] Elias Loomis, professor of natural phil osophy and astronomy in Yale college, is also native of Wilmington. Dartmouth College was established by Holland coun. ty man, namely, Rev. Eleazor Wheelock, of Columbia, who, upon the solicitation of the government of New Hampshire, re. moved his Indian school from Columbia, Conn.,, to Hanover, N. H., in ITO, and funds having been collected in England for the education of Indians, and these in trusted to board, of which the Earl of Dartmouth was made president, the new institution was called Dartmouth College. The Hon. Dwight Loomis, judge of our supreme court, and representative to con- l gress from the first congressional district, in 1859, and reelected in 1861, is native of Columbia. Jesse Olney, the popular school teacher, author of hool-books, comptroller of the state, &c., and Rev. Charles Hammond, D. D., principal of Monson Academy, were natives of Union. Der of congress in 1869, was a native of Bolton and William B. Sprague, D. D., distinguished divine and author, was a native of Andover.
 Here at the state capital Holland county is hberally represented. One not acquain- ted with the fact would scarcely believe that 50 many of the leading men of the city of Hartford are natives of Holland county. Allow me to mention few of these gentlemen, and first the
 HON. W. W. EATON.
 Hon. William Wallace Eaton was born October 11th, 1916, in the town of Holland, and is a lineal descendant of Wm. Eaton, one of the pioneer settlers of the town. MT. Eaton was educated in. the public schools and by private tutors ;studied law, was admitted to the bar, and was actively engaged in practice until elected to the senate was clerk of the superior and su- preme courts of Holland and Hartford counties was for several years one of the judges of the Hartford city court, and for four years recorder of Hartford was a member of the state house of representa- tives in the sessions of 1847, AS, '53, '63, '68, TO, I'll, '73, and "A, and speaker of the state seuate in the session of 1850; was elected to the United States Senate as democrat, to succeed Wm. A. Buckingham, republican, for the term to commence March 4th, 1875, and upon the death of Senator Buckingham, in February, 1875, was appointed to fill the vacancy, taking his seat February 18th, 1875, serving until March 3d, 1881 was elected to the 48th congress as democrat, against John R. Buck, republican, and Phelps, greenback- CT. MT. Eaton is of forcible character: !: