The Press., 1885-06-25
LOCAL TOPICS pEsN,D AND scIssoRED.

LOCAL TOPlCS-PENN,D AND SCISSORED' MORE REcoLLECTIoNs ABOUT MANSFIELD.
 In; sketching this old town back nearly half a century my object was to confne the limits to few personal recollections. The first paper and all future ones, eff continued, must be sent as hastily writ ten. I have no time to revise or correct, and must leave that to you, if you find to interest your readers. Prom inent among the.old families at this time was Dan. Barrows, Esq, living on a farm south of Spring Hill, gentleman of the old school. F. F. Barrows, principal of the Brown school of Hartford for nearly forty years was son of Dun Lucius, 'ssince deceased," teacher well-known west and south, also Robert F., who has for over forty years been engaged i'll his native town as teacher; Samuel, a son for many years engaged in the large mann- featuring Interests at Cold Springs, N. Y.,s also Dan, the youngest, who married and settled in Weymouth, Mass. Four daugh- ters comprise the rest of his family, viz :. Olive, ''still living, the widow of s. w. Storrs, who was for many years engaged
 
 called Mansfield City. Cynthia married death married Rev. MT. Willard, now of Colchester, Conn. Melinda was married to Eleazer Cushman. She died short time after her marriage. Her husband is a resident of Hartford, engaged in the Hartft I'd furniture establishment. Abby, the youngest married Barrows, if my memory IS correct. The principal at Springfield Is not descendant or son of Dan, as a city paper stated this week. The Barrows family are quite numerous in this town. Rev. Sylvester B., a Bar- tist clergyman, was son of J. BarrOws of this town. Prominent among the resi- dents of the Center I might mention Drs. Swift and Adams, who died some years since. Roland Swift, Esq, president of one of the Hartford banks, is son of the doctor. You will see by my quotations ere get through Mansfield, Coventry and Stafford, with brief sketch of Holland, that the city of Hartford has many promi- nent business men who have gone forth from your county. Col. Edwin Fitch, who mar ried daughter of Dr. Adams. was prom inent builder, and well known for his meeting houses, factories, and prominent buildings in various towns of the state. The colonel died in Mansfield some years since
 A fine pond lays back of Dr. Adams old house. South Least, or on Chestnut Hiu, was Dr. Martin, long since dead, whose sons survive him,-one Daniel a merchant of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Eli, a merchant of WilIimantic.
 The Jacobs family are represented in Hartford by Ward w. Jacobs, who is prominent in several public institutions.
 Earl Swift, 2d, is among the ones who have gone. The Palmer family, also Dea. Needham Slate, also a prominent demo- crat at that time, is represented in Hart ford by son, who is in the iobbing and commission trade on Ann-st. Capt Stearns' farm is occupied by his son, who married Storrs.
 Another person of some note at that time was Amos Hall, a teacher of music. Among the res!dents of the city was Ralph Storrs, who had four sons and one daughter-all dead but the daughter, who married and lives in Willimantic. The Stowells, also -one s. s., a man we'll known in Stafford, as the deacon from Westford. who finds a market for his butter, eggs, &c., in your village-he has brother who was with the Mormons years ago. Several families . Burnet, son of Ira, is also resident of Hartford. He has been in commercial business most of the time. The Crane family have left, if I am not mistaken. Isaac, 8 son of Experience Storrs, occu- pied the old farm at my last information. Dea. Palmer died, leaving no children. The Browns left Mansfield some years ago. One of the sons is merchant of Rockville. The B's. used to manufacture the famous Lees pills in those days. But little manufacturing was done at that time. A : cotton factory at Eagleville, and pow der mill where the Morrow Manufacturing Co. works are, also few saw mills and grlst mills. Since then several silk mills and also thread mills are in operation.
 The north part of the town also sent out some noted men. ,Storrs. who became a merchant of note in New York, and was well known as practical farmer. The present agricultural school is located on his former premises.
 Asa Farwell, who was one of Hartford $ old-time merchants in West India goods, was also Mansfield boy. Isaac, son of Asa, went to Boston, and engaged in the silk trade.
 Two Barrows brothers went to Provi- dence and did large mercantile business.
 Of the Preston family Dr. Preston, who married a daughter of Capt. Spafford, was for many years resident of Hartford, formerly druggist, more recently presi- dent of Orient Fire Ins. Go. He died the past spring, leaving a widow, two sons and daughter. The Brigham boys ot Boston, who did jobbing business, also emigrated from this town, sons of Stephen R. W. B. Nye, a grandson, also did g jobbing trade in Boston. Deacon Fuller son of the proprietor of the old stage ho tel, is resident of Willimantic. He mar ried for his second wife Mrs. Tillinghast who was formerly Miss Preston, sister o1 the doctor. Nathan Rixford, an inventor and practical mechanic, was also resident of the Center at this time. Dr Pike O the city leaves two sons. The doctor well remember as making my first pair O calf boots. It makes my feet ache at thil late day to think of them. "Tight ?" guess they were.
 The Dunhams were we'll known. Fo this family Hartford can give Mansfield much credit, for the house of Austin Dun ham & Sons are connected with most all o her successful manufacturing stocks Some of the Mansfield farmers became crazed with the famous mania for .ssmulti callus, new variety of mulberry for sill
 worm feeding. They were raised iron