The Press., 1908-12-30

Wadsworth and Mrs. ClarA Cummings, Among those who spent the holi' days with friends in town were
 George Colburn of Somerville. Earl
 Walbridge of Springfield, Misses Alice and Lucy Matthews.
 The session of Univsrsalist Sunday school last Sunday was given to the work of Tuskegee Normal and In- dustrial Institute as presented by a graduate of the instltution. Frank P. Chisholm He said in part: ''Tuske- gee Is located in the black belt of Ala bama, where the blacks outnumber the whites Eve to one. The institu. tion was founded twenty seven years ago in Q church shanty. To-day TuskeRee Institute owns 23O0 acres of land and 96 buildings. almost en- tirely of student construction; 1t has 1 500 students and 166 teachers. and constitutes by itself . community of 22OO persons. every one of whom Is colored. Nine hundred acres of the land are under cultivation, and yield ed last year she entire produce neces' sary for the support of the community. The motto and strict rule of the instf- tuition is that every. student must learn some trade. The night school membeis learn a trade. and work day times to support themselves. When the trade is learned the student usual- ly attends day school for two years and completes the regular academic course. Military discipline is en- forced and every student is taught to obey orders. The results of the Tuske- gee Institute are very large and bene. fcial. Of the 5000 students who have been At Tuskegee. not one who holds a diploma has ever been con. victed of 8 crime. The students who go forth are educated men of good character, and they are doing much to dissipate intemperance, idleness and crime in the south. The great prohibition wave which has swept nearly the entire south, and which bids fair Co continue, is due very largely to the organized temperance efforts of educated negroes. In Georgia alone negroes own and pay taxes on SIS. s.OOO,O0 of property. while in the country as Q whole they own $500. 900. 900 worth. They own and operate 45 banks. In Kingston, N. O., is a cotton mill owned and operated entirely by negroes, To- day 57 per cent. of the negro popu- lation are able to read and write at least their own names. This is Q much higher percentage than in Russia. Tuskegee schools, under the direction of Tuskegee graduates, are scattered all over the south. But the dark fact remains that more than 3. 900, ,OOO colored boys and girls of school age never see the inside of Q sohoolhouse because of lack of schools Compulsory education is unknown Ek would be useless to make education compulsory in the absence of school houses. Thesfuture of the south, in. duHsrially and socially, tine solution of the economic and race problems, rests with She education of the nc, groes. who constitute nearly one-half of the entire population. At the ulose of MT. Ohisholm's remarks an offering of about $2O was made for the benefit of the work.
 .,-.a, Staffordville.
 Elwin Phelps visited his brother in Pittsfield, Mass. last week.
 Mrs. Leon 8. Cooley has been Q few days with her sister in Manchester.
 R. M. Chamberlin has sold out his place of business in Hartford and re. turned to his home.
 b Mrs. Mira Rockwell and Mrs. Asa Harris were Christmas guests of their mother. Mrs. Mary Heck.
 Mrs. John O. Booth was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. George E. Web ster. of Springfield over Christmas.
 The usual mid.week prayer meet ing will be held in the M. E. church this evening at 7.3O. Mrs. Jane Carpenter, leader.
 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Largess and son and Miss Oholie Largess of Warren, Mass. were guests of MT. and Mrs. Napoleon Largess over Christmas.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry O'Brien. MT. and Mrs. Wilbur Alberta and family. Mir. and Mrs. William Giltrop and two children and Leo Schindler were Christmas guests of MT and Mrs Robert Giltrop.
 Mrs. F. Fl. Ballou. MT. and Mrs. G. ". Miller. Frank BAllou, Howard Alderman and Charles A. Kemp were Herbert Bosworth.
 MT. and Mrs Vim. Pratt. who have been living on q large farm In Spen. OCT, Mass, since their marriage three years ago, returned recently to reside with Mrs. Pratt's parents. Mir. and Mrs. Wesley Bradway. for . time.
 Congregational Church Notes: Sun day school at 12 o'clock. The Ladies Aid society will serve Q supper at the home of Deacon George GoodelI at Stafford Street Thursday evening. The bill of fare will consist of meats. vegetables, cake. pies, etc. Price |: Adults, 15c; children, loo.
 Methodist Church Notes: The Christmas tree and exercises held in the church last Thursday evening were a decided sucoeas. The ohil. dren did remarkably we'll. and the church and tree were tastefully trimmed for the occasion. Much credit is due to the committee in charge. The usual preaching service xmR1I hn hMlA hn Mhmw~h vnwA 0uvm