The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-29

prophets that was located there for years gave the place an exceptional dis- tinction in the literary and religious his tory of Connecticut. Timothy Ed
 wards. the father of Jonathan Ed
 wards. was the old time pastor of the Congregational church in the town and
 his remains rest in one of the quaint est old cemeteries in the state. Bolton has been equally notable in Its produc- ton of men. Congressman Julius L.
 Strong, one of Connecticut's brilliant lights in the national congress. first saw the light in that ancient town.
 Back in 1S42 the state treasurer. Jabez L. White. jr.. came from this virile
 Holland county town. Lieutenant Gov ernor Sumner was born there and has long been one of it's favorite sons. Dr.
 Sumner. an old time physician in Con | necticut, holding an important place in the state medical society, was born, | won his distinction and died there. Civil Service Commissioner Lyman went to
 the war from Bolton and afterwards
 attained high rank in the inauguration of civil service reform in the country ' town of his birth and cherishes it's peo- pie as father cherishes his sons.
 The fish and game laws of the state have found a watchful guardian ir
 General John ". Atwood senator from | the Twenty-ninth district. his work having been of great value to the she'll fish interests Of the sound towns, not ' less than to the towns in which the choicest game birds rendezvous through | the year. General Atwood must be an
 angler and hunstman of spirit. brimful | of athletic forces and a stickler for the
 best laws protecting fish and game
 He has performed splendid work in the | committee of which he Is chairman | This statement is equally true of Sen l ator Davis work through the session l As chairman of the committee on agri- | culture he has taken a high stand In
 guarding the agricultural interests ot | the state. He is farmer in Durham
 of progressive instincts and attain l ments and has shown a leyel-headed-
 ness through the session that has com
 nlanded approval from all quarters | There is an idea abroad that he will wir
 the office of sheriff in Middlesex eoun- ' ty in 1906 That expectation has a l large basis of fact back of it. Senator l Davis will make an ideal sheriff as he
 has made an ideal senator.
 1 The death of the father of Assistant House Clerk Harold R. Duraht ir Guilford during the week recalls the fact that the dreaded reaper has enter,
 ed larger number of legislative homes than usual during the session The homes of three senators. Fessenden O
 Stamford. Chatfield of New Haven. ant Il William F. Atwood of New Britain have been the scene of mourning since l the first of January. One member oi the house. Frank A. Pierson of Crom- sI well, has died, leaving gap that only time can fill. Mir. Pierson was a mar of superior personality. Under twenty 1 eight years of age he had won for him
 self the approbation and friendship oi I large numbers in the house. The ia ther of Assistant Clerk Durant was fol years well known figure in New Ha' lyen circles and honored by the people of that city. The son, who came hert a few months ago, after having wor llaurels in Journalistic and legal fields
 has kept up the record in the work o1
 the clerkship in the house. He has
 special aptitude for the place, whicl
 he occupies. MT Durant is lawyer 1T j Waterbury and has won hosts oi
 friends this winter, who will thorough l ly sympathize with him in the bereave'
 ment that has so recently fallen to his l lot.