The Press., 1921-01-13


 ed away, and died years later, from consumption; and Capt. Starr's wife and her mother and sisters, used the farm as summer place; living In
 Brooklyn, N. Y., in winter A tract of woods lay between this group of houses and the next; and my father, Nelson Emo, owned the first farm be- yOnC the woods, which reached about half mile He bought the farm from Daniel Edgerton of West Wilmington, in 1853, and moved on to it after har- yesting his crops in Enfield that fall.
 On his way with a load of corn, he could not quite reach Bum before night shut down; so he stopped with Thomas LathrOp, who then lived by Skungamaug brook. Thomas remark ed You have a nice load of corn;
 you may not have as much when you
 get your crop at Buff Cap" Yet father tried to look for the bright side, and said, "Its pretty healthy at Buff Cap, anyhow, isn't it?' 'Yes, says Tom, very healthy, every body says Tom, very healthy; every body keeps on living till they starve to death" He discovered later, that, Tom" was something of joker. My brothers, Jesse and Benjamin and sis y
 Near us, south, lived the Arnold family. The father had lately been killed; the eldest son, Elisha, had gone to Providence to work in the factory; Maria also worked in the fac tory, beginning at seven years old. Mary Ann and Stephen remained on the farm. Next south, the Viewers; the father died before long; the oldest son, Thomas, went to Chicago; and succeeding, induced his brothers, An drew and Anthony, and sister, Louisa, to go there. Frances, who afterwaEd married Dr. z. l.. Jacobs, and Kath- crime, remained; also for some years the fathers second wife and her son, Sanford, the closest and most delight full friend of myself and brother Jesse, just four years to a day younger than Sanford; who was full of Yankee ingenuity ill making toys and interest ing contrivances; later worked in Manchester, and on farm at Skunk amaug, and for some years, at the or gan pipe factory at Mansfield Depot; ut died at atou 45, leaving his moth CT to survive till nearly 90, dying at John Steele's. Lastly "Old Esek Joslin, who was uncle to the Arnolds, and lived in the remodeled schoolhouse, moved from Buff Cap when the new one was built, past my fathers when I was still small. He had wife, and daughters, Ellen and Amoret.
 Joel N. Enc.
 The two representatives from Tol- land who will take their seats this week are such that the town of Tol- land may be justly proud of, Edward E. Fuller, republican, was born in Tol- land, May 12, 1853, son of Lucius Sey- mour and Mary Eliza (Bliss) Fuller. He is decendent from many old New England lines, amoung them being, Bliss, Butler, BisselI, Abbott, Hunting ton White, Meacham, Dart, Barnes 1 OrmsEy, GiLsOn etc. He was educated in the putlic schools of Holland, Woodstock academy; Bryant & Strat- tons business college, Philadelphia, l Pa, and business insurance. MT. Full 1 Ter is very active in society work, be- l ing a veteran member Co, K. 1st l Regt., c. N. G., Hartford; member F. O. o. F. Patrons of Husbandry; l Mason S2nd degree Shrine Or. com mander of Or Commandery of Conn, l 1902; Or. Master of Or Council of l Conn, 1903; Or. Patron of Or Chapter l o. D. S.. of Conn, 1912. He was l chairman Of the Council of Defence in l Holland 1917-19. He was alternate l delegate to the republican national | convention in Philadelphia, 1900. He l has served Holland in many capaci- ties, serving on on the school board l for 16 years and acting as auditor for l Holland for years. He was a mem Der of the state senate 24th dist. I 1895-6, and representative from To1- land 19O9-1O and 1921-22. MT. Fuller l is very public spirited man, and in times past has done much to help l Holland, being instrumental in putting 1 in the hydrants in our little street | which has saved serious fires many l times. MT. Fuller was instrumental | in getting checking system for our | Holland bank. He is a man of thought I and action, ready to help wherever he can. Mrs. Helen Adams Jewett, our popular democratic representative from Holland, was born in Brimfleld, Mass, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. | Samuel Adams. She was educated in the Brimfield schools and the Hitchcock Free academy, then teach ing in her native town, until coming l to Holland as popular teacher, teach ing in Holland about five years until she married I. Tilden Jewett, treas | urer of the Holland Savings bank. l Mrs. Jewett is secretary of the school 1 board, chairman of the ways and means committee of Library associa- tion, member of the Patrons of Illus bandry, also member Hope chapter, Order of Eastern Star. During the war she was very active in Red Cross work. She is very much interested in school work of all kinds and child welfare. She has the distinction of being the first woman representative in Holland county, and Holland feels she has great reason to be proud of her first woman representative.
 
 AustraIia's PrielIy Pear Pest.
 Australia is suffering from prick ly pear pest, which takes advantage of the rivers, as a means of spreading. Shoots break off from the parent plant growing along a stream and the part is carried downstream to found new colony. Thousands of acres are being ruined yearly owing to the ray ages of this plant and no means have been discovered of stopping its march Rolling, spraying and pOisons have