The Press., 1890-12-04
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 Edward Kleabert is the successor to Charles McKendrick as superintendent of the Dell mill.
 -E. l.. Needham and J. Arnold have bought the old saw mill of the Baker Bros. Also W. Royce has purchased the house across the street from the mill, and is making extensive repairs on it.
 70. A. Harwood and wife have been visiting in Hampden.
 Elijah Shaw has been making repairs on one of his houses.
 Rev. J. O. Dodge preached very in- teresting sermon on baptism last Sunday. ! About 25 delegates of various town leagues met in the agricultural room of the state capitol at Hartford Tuesday for the The election of officers resulted as follows {: President, w.. P. White of Putnam sec- retary, George o. Chapin of Enfield i; treasurer, J. H. Lothrop of Sufield; first vice-president, William M. Morgan of Griswold second vice. president, F. B. Pickett of Litch6eld third vice. president, Col. G. D. Bates of Putnam. The report of the secretary showed 25 town leagues iand three county leagues in the state. The league is formed for the purpose of pro- noting the political welf.re nf the farmers. and will watch legislation on agricultural questions.
 Presidents Message: Equality of repre- sentation and the purity of the electors must be maintained or everything that is valuable in our system of government is lost. The qualifications of an elector must be sought in the law, not in the opinion, prejudices or fears of any class however powerful. The path of the elector to the ballot box must be free from the ambush of the fear and the enticements of fraud, the count so true and open that none shall gainsay it. Such a law should be im- partial It should give the advantage to hon. esty and the control to majorities. Surely there is nothing sectional about this creed and if it shall happen that the penalties of laws intended to enforce these rights fall here and not there it is not because the law is sectional but because happily crime is local and not universal. Nor should it be forgotten that every law, whether relating to elections or to any other subject, whether enacted by the state or by the nation, has force behind it. The courts, the marshal or constable, the posse comitatus, the prison, are all and al- ways behind the law. One cannot be justly charged with unfriendliness to any section or class who seeks only to restrain violations of the law and of personal right. No communi- ty will find lawlessness profitable. No con- munity can afford to have it known that the officers who are charged with the preservation of the public peace and the restraint of the criminal classes are themselves the product of fraud or violence"
 SEAL SKMs.-The old reliable and well known fur house of Alfred Williams & Son, of Al; 43 and 45 Pratt-st., Hartford, Conn.,, are better prepared this winter to please their customers than ever before. They bought the largest stock of seal skins before the price advanced than they ever bought before in any year. The are prepared to give their custom CTS better bargain than ever, and at re- duced price, because they bought such a large ments, and will retail their goods at very small advance from wholesale price. Give tham a call when in Hartford aouae day