The Press., 1893-01-12

Mir. Porter's birthplace is Coventry. He is a farmer, and will be found on the dem- ocratic side of the house.
 ELLlNGroN-.M Miles Henry Aborn attend ed the academy at Monson, Mass, but was not graduated, owing to ill health. He has been prominent in educational matters in his native town of Ellington, and is the school visitor of that place. Mir. Aborn is 38years old, and amerchant. His party affiliations are with the demo- cratS.
 HEBRoN.-1.> Henry A. Spafard is identified with the republican party. He is farmer, and is also engaged in the lum- Der business. He is assessor and school visitor at Hebron, and has served as mem- Der of the board of relief MT. Spafard's birthplace is Lebanon. and he is 32 years old.
 ?. Frederick Prentice is native of Hebron. He is 60 years old. MT. Pren- tice has served his town as grand juror, constable, assessor, etc. He is repub- ican and d farmer.
 MANsFIELD.-1. George Lyman James is well-known farmer and president of the Mansfield Farmers League. He is native of Holland, and 49 years old. MT. James formerly belonged to the republi- can party, but for the past six years has acted with the prohibitionists.
 3. James s. Macfarlane was born in Scotland fifty years ago. He is silk manufacturer. In politics Mir. Macfar- hoe al xr,if Io republican party.
 SoMERs.-1. Henry c. Stimson came from Massachusetts, where he was born in 1S44. He has held the office of select man for two years and was chairman for one year. Mir. Stimson is butcher by trade, and will vote with the republicans.
 4. William McMullen, Jr., has gen. erally pursued farming, but is now in the grocery and dry goods business. He held the office of first selectman for three years at Somers, which is his native place. Mir. McMullen is democrat, and 37 years old.
 STAFFORD. Il. William E. Hanley came to this state from Massachusetts and went into a woolen mill, where he re- mained until about nine years ago. He then entered the boot and shoe business. He is 36 years old, democrat as to poli- tics, and one of Staffords leading men. MT. Hanley was 8 member of the house in 1891-92.
 ?. Myron Pease Avery was educated in the common schools and at Wesleyan academy at Wilbraham, Mass, and has been school teacher, although at pres ent engaged in farming. He was born in Stafford in 1850, and represented his birth place in the house during the session oi 1887. In politics he is identified with the democrats.
 UNIoN.-1. Frederick Hartwell Walk. CT was book-keeper and shipping clerk for his brother in the Burt shoe factory al Elmira, N. Y., before going to Union where he has been engaged for the past six years in the poultry business, in which he has built up a large trade. MT. Walk. CT is democrat, native of Washington Conn.,, and 32 years old.
 ?. Major G. Smith is farmer and lumber dealer, and during the summer conducts the hotel at Lake Mashapaug He has also been school teacher. Major Smith is democrat, and holds the offices of justice of the peace and assessor. Ht was boln at Woodstock, this state, in 1881
 VENOM. William V. McNerne, was member of the house during tn, last session and also in 1886. He wal born in Worcester, Mass, in 1847, ant went to Rockville in 1869, after a cours of study at the Williston academy ant Eastman's Business College. He ha held prominent position in Rockville a. one of the leading democrats of the, coun try He is carpenter by trade.
 ?. Asa Pettengill is senior member O the Rockville firm of A. Pettengill Son engineers and maehinists. He was bor1 in New Hampshire in 1885, and went tc work in woolen mill when a boy, work ing his way up through all the depart ments to the position of superintendent He also learned the machinist's trade 2 ahd~in 1888 went to Reekvills as maste mechanic for the White Manufacturin, company. He will act with the demo erats.
 WILLINGToN.-1. William F. Carol was member of the 105th Ohio volun teer infantry during the last years of tn war, and served in the navy during 1861 62. He is member of Winter Post, No A, G. A. R., Stafford Springs, and o Royal Arch Chapter, R. A. M., of tn same place. MT. Carroll is republican and 55 years old. He has followed tn trade of cabinet maker for eighteen years and is boss carpenter for c. Hall, Jr, { Co.
 ?. William Henry Hall is the onl son of of the senior member of the long established firm of Gardner Hall, Jr., ( Co, manufacturers of spool cotton. MT Hall is himself connected with this firm He was graduated from Wesleyan uni versity last June with the degree of B. He took a prominent part in athletic while in college. Mir. Hall is a republi can and Ok uoorc old