The Press., 1883-08-02
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-T-F ' COVENTRY a
 A s. PARKER. Local Editor and Business Agent. Ts
 whom subscriptions and communications for the 2 REGISTER shonldsbe addressed. N E aiil SOUTH COVENTRY.
 AForty-one carriages followed the re. mains of Mawrice J. Pierce on Saturday, from his late residence, to St. Mary $ church, at which place high mass was eel ebrated.
 And now Wm. Wallen has the third small grandson. It arrived in Williman- tic last Friday.
 :. Miss Jennie A. Fuller is in Mantle.
 Rev. W. w Ellis has gone to the camp ground.
 Another case of fever from the box shop. Clinton Bingham is the patient
 -Chas.. Kingsbury is again sick.
 School meeting in district Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Bingham Spaulding is at Mrs. S.. A. Spaulding's in poor health. H We call the place healthy because we have several residents over ninety years old, and yet one doctor had twenty pa tients one day this week.
 We have received circular announc- ing the fall opening of the Storrs Agricul- ;turaI school: examination for admission September 26th, term begins Sept. 27th ]; the terms of admission are: Applicants must be at least fifteen years of age, and must furnish a certificate of good moral character from clergyman or member of the board of school visitors of the town where they reside. They must be able to read and write ordinary English correctly and inteligently, and must be familiar with simple arithmetic, including common and decimal fractions, proportion and per centage, and have fair knowledge of American history" It is requested that application for admission be made of the principal, B. F. Rooms, before Sept. 1st. It is school in which we believe, for it has beautiful location, looking as if made on purpose for boys,- 1t was-and re- minding us of l.. M. Alcott's Plumfeld, in "Little Men," though the house is not old fashioned, but imparting to the passer-by the idea that boys ought to be the resi- dents. Then the farm has as many vari- cites of soil as is possible to be crowded into 170 acres of Connecticut land, from swamp to pine hill sides, and rocks whose formation would lead one to believe in the squaring and polishing processes of the pt11CAs ! 4OAs 1ASOAS SSASWOAS HuCS- tions promptly, we have questioned, and ed in the branches he teaches would be surer gained than in any other way. The branches taught by the other teachers, al- though not so attractive to the beginner, are of great value to the farmer, and if well learned will help to take from those who till Conn. soil in the future the title-now so often given to the average farmer of to- -unintelligent -.. f-
 Saturday we had what might be styled 8 "bang up" stormy day, for the thunder was unusually heavy and the lightning seemed to strike all around us. The barn on the Calvin Manning place, used by MT. Donovan, was struck, and, with all the hay cut this year, consumed, MT. D,was in the barn at the time the bolt came, and shocked, although able, after B few moments, to get to the house. The contents of the barn were insured.
 The new merchant, MT, Rathhrrn of Essex, has taken possession of L. A. Hall s store --- 5 James Clark of Willimantic buried a child in the Nathan Hale cemetery, Tues day. .. '-s;
 Henry Squires, whose leg was cut by himself last spring, has insisted that the limb ought to be opened, and several days ago an opening was made and very large quantity of matter discharged. MT. .Squires is now improving. -."..
 NORTH COVENTRY.
 Tuesday, JuIy 24th, Worth Barrows, aged nineteen years, six months, was buried. Two weeks sinee, while getting in hay for and with MT. Arthur Porter, he fell from beam upon a wagon stake. This penetrated his side and passed upward, breaking his collar bone. It left in the wound piece of his clothing, which irri- lated it so that lockjaw set in, causing his death last Saturday. MT. Barrows was an estimable young man, and an only child. A very large concourse of citizens attested their sympathy with the father and moth- er. We are exceedingly annoyed about the failure of our papers to reach us daily. It is no unusual thing to have them fail us twice in the week. Is it the fault of the post-office department or of the New Eng land road ?-Clon?a: CotrQpt: ''7*
 Miss Lizzie Root is sojourning at the ill company with her brother, F. D. Root aud wife, of Washington, D. c. |. .-Mr: Joel Stone and son, J: Allison, started for Rebraska, Monday. If suited with the country they intend locating there. i = /. zs.A 4-s5 y ',.f s1tlt -J =
 Fine showers last Saturday revived dropping vegetation. Lightning struck in several places in the parish, but no serious damage is reported. Hail fell in places during one of the showers, but not in suffi- eiieent esiieen qHlaantiity to injgre crops,
 -Haying is well along, and the crop, though below. an average, is generally bet ter than last year. Oats are being cut and are heavy. Corn and potatoes are looking finely, and are probably not injured by the resent aroatA, though aome pieees of early: potatoes may have suffered. Rye vas good. MT. Wm. P. Rose has harvested a fine peace of wheat. ..... .ess K.
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 1.-The Rain en Saturday game in timely season to save the eroRs: " ,.Sslsse /. Many farmers gre through having, others ars nearly through, with 9 mueh better crop than expected, some getting even more hay than they had for number. of years. -Gss.ss :s1ss 5A = ss sE,s g~ : The drouth of last year seems to have killed k led. out the berries, as they are scarce