The Press., 1883-04-12
COVENTRY.

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 l. COVENTRY. A. g. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Agent. T. whom subscriptions and communications for ths REGISTER should be addressed
 SOUTH COVENTRY.
 The people from abroad who gave g concert here last week Wednesday even ing saw proof that there is depth to the soil, at least in the road leading from HoI River station to the village. Every spring we hear that ssthe roads were never so bad before, but this year we have had in ad dition to suddenly s'breaking through, J "mud jelly" to an unusual depth. Fishermen are around if fish are not, and Bear Swamp brook, where not trout weighing over four ounces has been caught for years, is the favorite fishing stream fo1 s'gentlemen of the rod and reel" As for trout, we prefer the two pounders taken later in the season-and we know where they have been caught.
 -Water-cress is abundant in many small streams, and it really is proof that winter has her chest packed.
 The last of the five entertainments, given under the direction of Rev. F. B. Jenkins and others, took place Wednesday evening of last week. Especial praise is due the ladies from abroad for the manner in which their part of the program was performed The entertainments, while hardly justifying the name, "Citizens' Lee ture Course, have been pleasurable, and were given in the following order: 'The Home Life of the Sultans," W.D.P. Bliss :; reading, Miss Susan Dodge "Aunt Polly Bassett's Singing School ;" ''Day Dreams" :" Rev. W. T. Worth :; concert by glee club and lady violinist.
 It is just as we expected-the road men are doing good job in the way of bush cutting; 'cutting them in good shape, too. :. Some one remarks that we shall be taken up for our islander on the size of the trout in Bear Swamp brook; we'll let it be so. No wonder maple sugar is high-the trees parted with but very little sap.
 Sumner Payne is again at his old bus mess as auctioneer, Saturday, to close up an estate in Flanders, and next week Wednesday, that of D. P. Sprague of An dover.
 An unusual kind of humps is passed around in Andover, Mrs. Fanny Lathrop died, and others have been or are quite sick of the disease.
 Mrs. Mary Morgan, who recently reached the age of ninety, is quite sick.
 -Amasa Colburn has slow fever.
 -Chas. Meacham of Holland, agent for the Ferguson Bureau Creamery, made his business known to those owning COWS this week.
 At the first Farmers Club it was ar ranged that the meetings be held weekly until April 1st, and it was then thought best to hold only occasional meetings after that date until the fall, but, owing to un- have been continued, and the final meeting evening. Rev. w. W. Ellis is returned to this place, as was requested by his parishion- CTS.
 Walton c. C.>Thompson has removed his harness shop to the rooms recently occu- pied by G. W. Glynn, undertaken.
 SOMERRS.
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 When MT. Lovillo l.. Dart of this town died March 14th, aged only 31 years, an unusually excellent young man depart oO IlllS l1I0. ne we'll deserves LD1S CT1Dul6. He was an official member of the Metho- dist church here, and disciple of Christ, whose silent influence was more eloquent than any words are. We know not how 0 spare such young men, but their Lord calleth them, and will unfaiingly care for their dear ones still in this "vale of tears"
 o. H. T. At the annual meeting, on the 9th inst, the Congregational society reported receipts on slip rent for the en- suing year, and voted an increase in the salary of the pastor. It is understood that the late Leverett B. Pease left generous bequest for the.church.
 -Somers claims more than average of climate, and it is seldom that four funerals occur in one week, as was the case last week.
 Among the many and rare floral offer ings at the funeral of the late MT. Pease was representation of ''the gates ajar," designed by Mrs. Washburn of Springfield, which was greatly admired, and also an el- egant cross of camelias and japonicas from Mrs. Albert Clark of New York.
 
 The safe of Ansel Arnold < Co.,, grain dealers of Willimantic, was blown open and robbed of it's contents ahO11t midniph