The Press., 1884-03-20
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY.


 SOUTH COVENTRY. Sumner Payne was auctioneer at the second sale of property belonging to the estate of the late Mrs. Nancy Hutch1ng- son. Among other articles, an Indian corn | mill known to be over hundred years old which has been used by the neighbors m preparing rusk in previous years, was dis posed of, and its present possessor IS proud of the relic.
 Perhaps if our legislature can devise way by which farmers and other land holders can obtain money as readily as by selling timber aud wood, the depletion of forests can be stopped. Both Mrs. Loren Winchester and Mrs. | Amos Hammond are ill., That person who buys Geo. Parker's s farm will have the best keeping black gil flowers in this region.
 Henry Armstrong has hired Vim. Lat imers place at the lower village, and will soon remove there.
 70. c. Buell. moves to Andover next week.
 -Thos. Smith has pleasant house to rent, ''under the naples
 Hay has been sold at the barn this winter at s20 per ton, but the bringing in of baled hay has brought down the price.
 Excellent sap weather
 -ssWhat is dirt, /" asks one 'sMatter out of place." answers the scientist, and the housekeeper, this winter and spring, con- ciudes that his answer is right the ex- tremes of heat and cold having been just right to prove that the soil of Connecticut is dirt.
 4ho second time this spring. | Rev. w. w. Ellis continues i'll. Rev. B. s. Stanley of South Manchester occu- | tied the pulpit at the M. D. church last 1 Sabbath.
 | The lyceum continues to flourish. Al the one held Monday evening it was de cded that lie of any kind was not iusti- liable. This proves that we as a people flax over the spies of Jael who used 8 horse at Troy was very effective lie, and score of other examples might be giver where the ancients were at fault. These debates arc doing good, for some of the speakers are instructive, others amusing md all are learning how to argue.
 It is reported that Wm. Wallen is ''tc carry the whip" on road repairing this | season.
 A nice quality of dress fannels, etc. is being made by Carson & Gilboa an6 Keynon & Barber.
 Mrs. P. H. Peterson has had lovely hyacinths, Towering in glasses, this winter
 ROCKVILLE.
 Hartford Post correspondence The fu1 market opened 8 triae stronger Friday, bu judging from the hunters who are engaged in the trade the number of skunks will soo1 be materially reduced. What has occasioned such gathering of the odoriferous pests il our village this winter is too strong question for us to grapple with, but our local journa scents the situation and says it's our new base ball nine.. gentleman living on Elm stree passing into his house the other evening found a little black and white cat CD just inside the storm door. He says that none but the pleas antest relations exist between himself and the visitor, but it is noticed that he has changed his raiment and wears his nose high. ...... The ''old folk" danced at Rockville hall Friday night, with Severn for music and Rogers fol prompter. Everything went merry till some chap outside pursuing the fur trade banged away. As the odor came floating into the hall l the prompter-with a distressed look-cried out, ''dose-a-dose, right hand to partner, left hand to nose back to back; down the outside and salute."
 Rev. Charles H. Ricketts, for several years pastor of the Congregational church at Thorndike, Mass, has received unan- imous call from the First Congregational church of Rockville, at salary of $15OO. He will probably accept.
 A. Park Hammond has purchased fo1 Mrs. M. A. Gibson, from D. B. Merrick oi WIlbraham, the Bolles place on Union street for about $500O.
 Spring ngfeldRepublican MichaelKane aged about 60, who lived alone on the Gov entry road, near Rockville, was found dead m his house yesterday, having cut his throat from ear to ear with razor. He had evidently been dead two or three days A boy passing heard his COW believing and found her suffering for food. H. could not enter the house and alarmed the neighbors, who broke in and found Kane on his bedroom floor in pool of blooc and razor beside him. The house was securely fastened and the curtains drawn It was so clear case of suicide that no in quest was necessary: Kane's watch ane $40 were found on the body. Undoubt edly the deed was done in temporary if of insanity. The dead mars friends nov say that they noticed 8 wildness in hi! manner last week but did not think hi mind seriously affected. Kane was natural
 y quiet and inofensive, but at times ad dicted to liquor. His wife obtained di vorce from him few years ago, whicl troubled him, and that, with his semi hermit life, probably affected his mind He leaves two grown sons and two daugh ters.
 S0MERS. looRREsPoNDENoE.l
 On Friday evening, 21st, the publi are invited to partake of baked beaus brown bread, pumpkin pie, and other sub t stantial delicacies of yore Tn the town hall