The Press., 1884-01-03
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saIrTH COVENTRY

SOUTH COVENTRY.
 The New York Eclectic Medical Col lege has ita oh rter endangered by charg41
 that it has issued dip.o omas in blank Ii
 which parties who got possession migh
 insert names at their pleasure, and the attorney general has appointed Counselloi
 Ed l" ard D. Ripley, of New York, a native of South Coventry, to repr, sent the peo
 pie in the prosecution.
 The annual me. ting of the Farmers
 Club for the election of officers will be
 held tomorrow evening in the South-s
 school-house
 Owing to an error last week we re.
 insert this card: J. D. Wilson, sup.,rin-
 tendent of the Methodist Sunday school,
 herein expr sses thanks to the friends who presented him from the Christmas tree
 with beautiful fexibl- covered Bible, al so the small tokens of friendship, some of which the donor or donors may fi,;d what has been done with them by referring to Josh 5-11.
 Mrs. Nancy P. Hutchinson died Sat urday last after al illness of two weeks from typhoid f, yer, pneumonia developing 8 few days befors- her death. She was
 worn watching with her son, Erwin F., who died of the same disease Dec. 4th. A teuder mother, neighbor WHO never re-
 used to do kind iess for oth r., Is zone s e as one to wh om the last chapter o Proverbs was p It cuIarly applic ble. The home has been sadly afa cted. Her hus- band, Andrew J. Hutchinson, died April 7th, 1877; her mother, Mrs. Hannah P rker, Dec. 1st, 1877, aged 94 <; ter sis ter-il-las, Mrs. Melissa B. Parker, Sept 27th, 1882, and 'AuAt Ma cv'' has cared for tn. m al. HIT funeral was attended at the house by Rev. W.,rd of the Baptist ,urcA at Andover, of which church the deceased was member assisted by Revs. Oh pman and Ell g. The burial was in the Nathan Hale cemetery. She leav' 8 ta daught~rs-Mrs. John J. Franklin and Mrs. Chas. c. Buell..
 A number of people of both societies, int rested m Sunday schools, met at Mrs Addison Kingsl'urys Tuesday evening.
 The annual meeting for the election of officers of the M. B. Sunday school was held Monday evening. Ofic IS elected |: J. D. Wilson, supet inte, dent; Charles Kolb,, 1st assistant :; Jennie Fuller, 2d as- sistant John H. Freeman, secretary and treasurer; Ada Lexster, ibraran Oliu
 Woodworth, assistant.
 The lecture advertised to take place Jan. 2d has been postpon. to Jan. 30th.
 A Coop MAN GONE. DEATH OF MIR. JOHN F. JUDD.-Mr. John F. Judd, for m r+ than half century 8 resident of this city. died at his home ou Gaiden-st. early Saturday morning, after a short illness.
 Mir. Judd retired Tu s~ay night il his nsu,l health, but was talk Ill during the nj ,sht wl,h severe pail, from wh c1h ob- tained reli after a>hile through medic
 ,ld; but from the shock to the system from the severe attack he did not rally, aud he died quietly soon after five o'clock Saturday morning. MT. Judd was 85years old last September, having been born in South Coventry, in this state, September 9th, 1798 In early life he held responsi- ble position in the woolen works of the Cooke company, in Northampton, Mass, after which he was short time ill Tariff will 7, in this state, and over fifty years ago came to Hartford to take 8 position in the Connecticut River Bank. of which he was or many years teller, and later director. He was for many years the head of the firm of Johu F. Judd & Qo., wool dealers on State-st., and was the founder of that house, which has b, en succeeded by the firm of H. c. Judd & Root, of which his sou is senior partner. He was 8 director in the Nationa, Ere Insurance Company at the time of his d ath, and trustee of the Wesleyan University at Middletown. He retired from active business some ye IS ago, but has n yer ceased to have lively interest il local affairs, and in the worlds work a;.d progress. He was a trustee of tue Asylum-st. Ms stDcd. .st church for twenty years or more, was one of the bui ,dlng committee when the present church edifce was built, aid has always been a generous giyer to the support of the church. One ot is later gifts V as the paying of & debt If $2, $50 upon tt, church parsonage on High street last summer The educational ins ,ituliotls of the Meth
 dist church at l.roe, inclitd -4g Wesleyan have also been be -ehtte by his very liberal gifts, He was for ye rs a lead-r of g Su day school class of men. On Sunday the o1llcial board met at the close of the norm <, Service a d 'ppoi1ted 8 C. 'mmlt; ee to arrange memori 1 service next Sunday morning. A sermon will be preache d by Rev. Dr. Pardingtol, a1d the pew of the deceased will be drap d in The board passed resolqaons of I, spect for the dedeased aLd well attend tha funeral to-day. MT. Judd hes served iu the board of aid rmel of this city, but although deeply interested in rational, otsAtC etau 4COoA POAAuACF~ pASlC4LSA AsfL bO hold public office. Ho was otauGc pa trlot during the war against rebellion, and one otncer ID that war rem mbers the re- ceipt of 8 check of $5OO from him when en- listing his company, to b: appropriated in extra compensation or b.uAty to the en- listed men. MT. Judd was twice m r. jed. The wife who survlv, s him Is a.si,ter o1 Col, D, A. Rood of this eity MT. H. 0. Judd of this oity a-d 0 l. E. D. Judd, during the war and for maly ye IS after wards pay1nast r in the Uuited States army, are his sous.. Of ths, deceas, d it may truly br sa that his was spot ess life. Aud those ~ho enjoyed his friend ship in his later years were happy to SC that the industry of his earl er years, th careful attention to business, his wise man. agement of business affairs, his temperate liie, aud his perfect purity in everything, had brought him where he could enjoy a serene aud beautiful old .ge, in which all 5 emea P, rfeet peaie. H was old ill years, but his heart seemed ever young. He enjoyed social life, a.d iu his owl nome a4d out If 1t was always genial, pl asant, entertaining companion for old ald young. A few years ago, appreciatilg tuliy wnat his temp rate lite and careful aabits had done for him ,n bringing him to a happy old age in spile of feeble con- stitu,ion ill his early manhood, he cilcu- lated extensively a-d gratuitously a llttle pamphlet full of useful hints upol hygiene