The Press., 1885-04-23
SOUTH COVENTRY

Of Coventry Local Register.
 Rev. H. Arnold, 'sfrom Conference" several years since, preached at the M E. church last Sunday.
 As nobody reads the Local, 1t does not matter that we gave the dates of the auction sales of the late Everett Fuller's personal propef6g and Mrs. Hattie Hatch's household goods wrong, the first occurring the l7th and the lattst the 2lst inst.
 y-Dan1 OsBrien originated bonfire, Monday, which exceeded his most san- guine expectations. Setting about burn ing the brush in the Dimock pasture, the fire went also through Norman Dunham's lot, all around the home place of Thomas Durham, and extending into Royal Rice's flag lot burning also the fences, and 1t was not exactly a fire of joy, for it turned not aside for. the young elms set out by the roadside three years ago, but. blackened their trunks. The fire also escaped into Stewarts s and Lynch's lots.
 They were after arbutus. Sunday, but they had not learned to find the Puritan flowers. the type of the Puritan maidens, so they wandered on the hillside, searching in vain for the flowers that fill all the air with their sweetness
 The report of the death of Miss Eliza II was current yesterday.
 Talk about backward spring Aus tin Boynton turned young stock out for the season Wednesday, the mercury jump ed way up to S6o, and if one was only inn aginative enough he could hear the grass grows -=-
 Bennett Willis is now silling Royal Roses house preparatory to putting on 9 verandah. E,-
 -J. O. Dodge, M. P. Colman and J. J. Franklin were drawn out as jurors to the present term of court. MT. Franklin went to Holland Tuesday and was excused from serving. a ....
 Mrs. Hattie Hatch expected to leave town yesterday D. m to reside in Shel- burne, N, H.
 The. auction sale, 10 close out B. A. Rathbun's assigned estate, is continued to-day.
 -Chauncey Howard, is, spending some time in town.
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 The auction sale of the Perry Potter estate is to be held on Saturday, May 2d, instead of on Tuesdaylnext, as. first given out, and is to include real estate as Ill as personal property. Among the stock to be sold IS five COWS, a horse, oxen, steers, swine, etc. Ea
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 The mission band will meet next Sat urday at o'clock in the conference room.
 Charles A. Rider and wife have gone to thread factory at South Wilmington to work
 The Baptist church and congregation were delighted to hear their old minister, Rev. A. A. Robinson, preach last Sunday Au earnest, clear-cut, finished sermon was preached from the text, 'sThy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.' --- -D-.
 Rev. Mr. Phillips preached for Rev. MT. Morris last Sunday. The latter is rather feeble yet.
 Edward MOrrison's law, MT. Mccoy, who is in poor health, has not yet recovered from the long journey and the climate change. Everybody welcomes Mrs. Mccoy, 7aee Clara Morrison, to her old home.
 -Dr. Wilson has embarked in shoep husbandry. The country has seldom been cleaner swept from wool than now, save few clips in large interior cities and on These latter markets virtually hold all the wool to be supplied until the next clip, and there is little to arrive from foreign ports. It is also said thatsthere will be market for over 10O,OOO,OOO pounds more than our flock masters can supply the com ing season, if times grow any better at all. "Never can OUT old pastures be redeemed until we go to raising sheep again, nevey," said an old farmer in our post-office the other day. So, Wilmington farmers, go in- to the business. There were more dogs in those days when our ancestors made money raising sheep than now. Our New England hill farms are to be restored again, as sure as you live, by somebody, and why not let the old Puritan stock do it as well as foreigners :?
 Rev. Mr. Phillips left for Andover last Monday. He held the pastorate of the Baptist church nearly three years, and he and his wife and sister, Miss Esther, leave warm friends here. His successor is not yet decided upon. Rev. Frank Jones who preached here as a candidate one Sunday was much liked, but it is thought circum- stances will prevent his coming here.
 Register your dogs early this year.
 MT. Cortis is able to ride out. .
 Dr. Wilson has had over two hundred different patients since he settled here last iaii. M @ "
 FROM SOUTH WILMINGTON CORRESPONDENTS. PERSONAL GOSSIP. s Miss Mamie Cummings is visiting friends ill Springfield and vicinity :. After an absence of six months, Miss Lillle Mac farlane is with us again. We are glad to welcome her back, for gay, cheerful com pany we. have greatly missed .. Mrs. Louis Prtce is at work in the winding room, boarding at 2her fathers, Wm. F. Essex. Quiteanumber of tour girls come back to us, seeming to enjoy being where their younger days were spent. We'll, South Wilmington is not the worst place in the world, after all. We are losing quite number of our residents, this spring Wm. Brownlee and wife moved to Willi- mantle 9 few wekes ago. The loss of Mrs. B. will be felt by large circle of friends as she possessed many fine qualities. .. . Geo. Philips has moved to Willimantic. They have the best wishes of their many friends. Mrs. Frank Preston left on Saturday for Easthampton, where she and her husband intend to locate 2. Edward Cantie has resigned his position in the packing department of G. Hall & Go. Carlos Gurley takes his place. Miss Et- ta Brown left on Saturday morning for her home, to visit a sick sister whose death Is daily expected. .. We are pleased to learn of Will Gla rlz F.. oouoax onI &o roo ;,;,,,