The Press., 1890-09-18
MANSFIELD.
looRREsPoNDENcE.J

Rev. K. B. Glidden has resigned the pastorate of the Congregational church at the Center, after twenty. two years continu- ous labor with the church. At meeting of the church and society, held last Fri day, it was voted to accept his resignation, to take effect at any time up to Jan. 1st, 1891. The whereabouts of his future lC- cation is not known. Generally his long pastorate has been pleasant one, until within a year or two misunderstanding has existed among the choir, in which the minister's family has been involved, which has made it quite unpleasant for him in his ministry. It seems pity that his last years of successful pastorate should be marred by want of continued harmony from so small a cause.
 The two leading political parties have held their primary meetings and the local interest felt in the nominations to be made at coming conventions will be seen and felt at that time. A local opposition to the renomination of MT. Simonds for congress will be made from this section, and as the congressional district is close between the two parties, should the dem- ocrats nominate popular man for the of- flee there will be little margin for the re- publicans to quarrel over.
 Sheriff Buell. will probably be re-nom- mated for the office he has so acceptably filled thus far through his term, and should x.Sherif West be nominated by the dem- ocrats for the office, as is now talked, MT. Buell. will have an easy walk-ove but if the democrats nominate a capable, popular candidate, it is quite doubtful which would win. ~'a'@4 i.
 The next leri bure will undoubtedly be called upoa sD do something in relation to representaiion ln tue lower house. The present number Of representatives is quite too large for the population of the state, and altogether out of proportion in repre- sentation ofeach town. As it now is. 8 town of less than 50o Inhabitants has as many representatives as town of 5000 inhabitants. If the larger towns in popu- lation were to have their proportion of rep resentatives with the smaller towns a new state house would have to be built to hold them. Several small towns should be joined in district, as in Massachusetts, and thus lessen the number and expense. Just as good laws would be enacted, and the interest of all be as well protected as sit in our legislative chamber.
 Very few farmers will have more ap- pies than needed for their own use and many will be short of supply.
 The absence of apples and peaches makes demand for tomatoes. The can- ming establishment at Chafeeville is put ing up large quantities of tomatoes. MT. Lewis, the gardener near Willimantic, has furnished already two thousand bushels and expects to furnish one thousand more Mir. Coffee has three acres from which he is gathering as many as MT. Lewis.
 Potatoes are rotting to some extent, but the crop is generally good in yield, and of excellent quality. The yield of oats per acre is on an average only about twenty bushels. The state farm of 170 acres raised on experiment. 22 bushels, and the celebrated Storrs farm from twenty acres had 33O bushels, less than half the usual yield. Corn is doing fairly well, and will yield an average crop. Nearly, if not quite all the cider mills will be silent this fall, and it will be safe for everybody to join the prohibition party.
 Neat cattle are low in price, notwith- standing the large crop of hay, which us- ually advances the price of stock. While beef and hides have advanced in price, our local butchers are paying less for beef, but when one buys from their carts the price is fully up to any advance in the market. Snch IS selfish nature.
 The last few days of cloudy, foggy and rainy weather is just right to cause pota- toes and tomatoes to rot. Seldom is the weather just right to please everybody and suit all kinds of crops at the same time. l aMUpR1RM.