The Press., 1884-05-08
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY.

Bear Swamp has sometimes been spoken slightingly of, but when the villa gers wish to get out fine trees they go thither to find them.
 A fine lot of nursery stock has been brought into the place by Gardner, the nurseryman.
 At the trial of Jerry Young and Daley Bros., Monday, the accused plead guilty of the charges against them and paid fines and costs. The case was brought before Justice Brewster, at the town hall, and drew large crowd. Report says about an hundred witnesses were summoned. l Geo. Colman and Arthur Brainard re- turned from Florida several days ago, and it is said the Florida fever is spreading.
 Mrs. Esther Babcock returned to her home on South-st. last week. She has spent the winter in Cleveland, Ohio, with | her son.
 The houses of the western prairies are usually of the lightest material-pine or spruce-as lumber must be conveyed great distances for constructing them, many ot them not so heavy as is Babcocks boat house, which was tipped over some time ago by stiff breeze across Wangumbaug. In last weeks issue we spoke rather slightingly of Billy's brook as trout stream, and the next morning We saw John going by to prove our statement false. Now John has peculiar talent for in- weighing trout, and we thought he was go- ing to prove us a-the last syllable of the adjective proceeding talent-but he went home another way, or at least we watched in vain.
 The town meeting of last Saturday is adjourned four weeks. Another committee of investigation was appointed to report at that meeting.
 The Merchants and Bankers Tele- graph Go. proves to be guide to travel CTS, itinerating barbers and scissors grind CTS now climb Bunker Hill as though 1t were hill of promise.
 -"Going to the Dickens" some weeks since was premature, though we had the best of authority, as we supposed, for so writing, but so many went last Monday evening that the vestry was crowded, and they stayed so long that some were glad to sit an the floor. The program was as follows Meeting called to order at 7:30 by president ; minutes read by secretary and approved vote of thanks to the re- tiring officers sketch of the life and writ ing of Chas. Dickens, Fannie Rose of the internal economy of Dotheboy's Hall, Mrs. H. w. Mason song, Rain on the Roof, Mrs. Chas. Hunt, Fannie McChris- tie, John Isham, Frank Tracy Christmas dinner, Mrs. J. M. Wood; Death of Lit tie Nell, Maria B. Colman song, On the Blue Waves, Mrs. Chas. Hunt, Fannie Me Christie The Maiden Lady in yellow curl papers, Mrs. Addison Kingsbury MT. Pickwick's dilemma, F. s. Sweet; song, Paddle your own Canoe, Annie H. Free. man court scene from Pickwick, judge, IF. B. Hull Gentleman in black, R. W. Barber; Counsel for plaintiff, Casper Ish am, F. s. Sweet defendants counsel, John Isham, F. Tracy Pickwick, Samuel Le Ldoyt; Wrinkle, 3d district teacher Sam uel Weller, Wm. Wood :; Mrs. Bardell, Mrs. B. A. Rathbun Mrs. Clufins, Mrs. H. W. Mason Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Geo Phillips Mrs. Bardell's hopeful, Georgie Phillips; Jury, Ed. Worthen, Henry Wash burn, Chas Hunt, Sumner Payne, Thos Austin Will Kingsbury, druggist Far mer's song, Fannie McChristie, Aggie Kingsbury, Mrs. Will Kingsbury, Mrs Chas. Hunt, John Isham, Samuel Ledoyt Stephen Carpenter. A little girl in the audience remarked that it was all good, es pecially the Farmers song, and MT. Isham did the best here, but she thought his saw needed filing.