The Newtown bee., 1903-06-19

OOuu., Uue pldCe OI HIS DlFUn. Ills father, grandfather, and great grand father were farmers. He had five bro- thers, who were all farmers and four sisters all of whom married farmers
 At the present time he has two bro- thers and one sister living. He was educated at the public schools, and at the Gunnery, celebrated school in his native town founded by F. w. Gum. After completing his school days as a scholar, ...e taught for five terms in the winter season and work ed on his fathers farm in the summer time. He has often been heard to re- mark that the work he did when a teacher he enjoyed as much as any work he has ever done in his life. October 13, 1858, he was married to Louise A. Wanzer, daughter of Daniel Wanzer of Sherman, and the following spring purchased farm of Charles Beardsley in Roxbury, and with his wife commenced housekeeping. Two sons were born to them, one only now living and doing business with his fa- ther on the farm, the other lived only three and one half years. Later MT Seeley purchased an adjoining farm known as the Abigail Graham farm, remodeled the old building, and built some new ones and has since made it his home. For more than ten years in the earlier part of his business ho I/; forthe market and going to the nor thern part of the state of New York and to Canada purchasing cattle, driv
 ing to Connecticut and selling. When beef making became unprotitable in | Connecticut he went into the dairy business and in company with N. R and s. B. Smith built and equipped a cheese factory and commenced the manufacture of butter and cheese. Soon after sold out his interest in the company and engaged in making milk for the new York market and is en- gagged in that business at the present | time. HOlStein COWS are his favOrite breed and his son went over to Hol- iand and brought back the foundation stock for his dairy. MT Seeley has for many years been the president of the Housatouic Milk Associations was elected:president of the Five States 1 Union in 1889, and has held that m- portant office in the Milk Association l furnishing New York City ever since. Has always believed that the farmers were largely responsible for not having the milk industry on a much better basis than it has been,-thinkS that now he sees indications that decided victory for the milk producers is near at hand. He has said for years that the farmer should be one of the best educated men in the cOuntry-that he has the opportunity for requiring and and practical knowledge than any other class of men. MT Seeley was elected member of the State Board of Agriculture in 1897 for four years
 and was reelected in 1899 for four years
 more and has just been
 elected for four years more. He has
 been Vice President of the B ,ard the
 past four years. He believes the BoarG
 should bring the agricultural interests
 of the state to the front and make
 them second to no other. Al the tim, of the organization of the State Grange in April, 1879, at Danbury, M 1 Seeley was elected Secretary and helt
 the office for several years. He believe! , the organization to be good one fo the farmers and should be made one 0
 the best educational institutions in
 the country for them. He thinks tha = the great obstacle in the way of sue
 cess has been that the members d( not seem to realize that the only wa.
 to secure the benefits to be derived, is
 by taking interest in and doing wor
 for the organization. "No excellence
 without labor," he thinks to be goo t motto for the patrons. For man
 years Mir Seeley has been deacon i V the Congregational church, and at on time was one of the executive commit
 tee of the State Y. M. c. A., and CT
 gagged in evangelistic work. He tel
 us that when five years old he becam
 d member of the Sunday schoola.an
 has been ever since, and says he neve graduated. He believes that Sunda
 school work and church work are gOO' for boys and girls and for men and we
 men as welI-good for mind and bod. His creed and confession of faith, COT
 densed reads somewhat as follows "Faith in God, faith in our cOuntr and faith in our fellOWmen.
 Frederick B, HaZen of HOlyOk