The Press., 1885-06-11
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY.

| IA S. Parker, local editor and business manage Of Coventry Local Register
 At the base ball game Saturday, Gov entry big nine played with the Williman tics on the plaine. Score, 9 tp '. Same day, South-st. boys with Coventry little nine on the Soutb-st. common. Score h to 10
 John also played with tue trout in Bear Swamp brook the same day. Score 20 fines ones in Johns favor.
 Rev: Elijah Smith was in town the first of the week, and, with Rev. s. V. B. Cross, went to Niantic to pfeacher'e meeting, Mrs. Smith with two children re- maining here with friends.
 A bay window to the residence of Geo. I Dunham IS i'll order.
 | A social was held at the Congregation. l al vestry last evening.
 MT. Geo. Parker is quite comfortable at the present writing, and has not at any | time been unconscious. sA l There was considerable frost on the meadows yesterday
 -E. F. Tracy is having stone cnrbing placed by his sidewalk the whole Wall-st. front.
 We think John Rogue innocently re- sponsible for the expense incurred on our roads, as worked by the present system, for had he not removed so many rocks, cut bushes, taken up bridges, and made other permanent improvements, the old way, or some other less expensive, would have been resorted to. Latterly, there is quite feeling as to a change in manner of work ing, especially among some of our heaviest tax payers, yet our roads are better than those ill adjoining towns.
 WILMINGTON.
 Rev. E. M. Taylor will preach at Moose Meadow at 1.30 F. M. Sunday.
 tcoRREsPoNDENcE.
 Don't forget the children's day at the Congregational church next Sunday F. M. The exercises promise to be of interest to both young and old.
 The crows are unusually bothersome to the farmers hereabouts this season.
 Chaplain Walker preached at the Bap- list church last Sunday. MT. Reynolds was unable to he here on account of his class examinations at Brown University. He will occnpy the pulpit next Sunday, and will remain here as supply until next September. It is hoped that the labors of this eloquent and devoted young man at the Centre and at South Wilmington this summer will result in great good to the community.
 The Press it seems has subscribers in Washington Territory. The wife of one of them, Mrs. Rev. Rodolphus Weston, re- gently wrote to Mrs. s. Taylor reporting themselves as we'll and pleasantly situated. They live in Stilocoon, Pierce Go. MT. Weston, who is remembered by our older inhabitants as a former resident here, is a home missionary.
 The late Elisha Arnold's dog 'Dick, ;" has dispatched no woodchucks the past year.
 A select party from this. vicinity and from Rockville, Stafford Springs, etc, held sociable and dance at Mrs. Tirza Shows last Saturday night. Sandwiches and other refreshments were brought by the participants of the ovation.
 Frank Carpenter is again at his old stand at the depot, whore he will attend to the repairing of watches, jewelry, etc. He will also furnish to order all sorts of silver and plated ware at bottom prices.
 A very pleasant and enjoyable. affair passed off at the house of l.. R. Sparrow, (Tolland side) last Monday night. MT. and Mrs. Sparrow were agreeably surpris- ed by the appearance of host of friends at their hearthstone to celebrate the crys- tai wedding of that lady and gentleman. The substantial token of good will and es- teem of friends and neighbors of the bride and groom was fine black walnut exten- sion table, with spread, while among the abundant and toothsome edibles furnished by the surprise party shone resplendently significant the brides loaf, deftly made by Mrs George Pierson. A very appropri- ate presentation speech was made by AN. Nichols. "Rosy fingered morn" appeared before the merry hearted and kindly dis posed guests took leave of the delighted and grateful bride and groom. In this connection, and by the medium of The Press, MT. and Mrs. Sparrow desire to return their warmest thanks to their es- timable friends and neighbors who so kind ly contributed to make this festive occa-, sion red letter day in their married lives.
 Other improved farms in town besides those mentioned last week are Wm Ell dredge's-the Charles Fenton place-Da- yid Eldredge's-the Frank Vinton place. Augustus Miller has wonderfully slicked up his little lot of land, the premises for merly owned by the late Marilla Fenton Smith. Josiah Sparks and Edward Nor rison's farms show decided improvement of late years, while Davis Bakers s,-the old Leonard Holt place-has not retro graded at all. l.. D. Ide has so fixed mp the Joshua Preston place that 1t would be hardly recognizable as the same premises that have greeted the eye in. late years. Mrs. Baldwin on the Gen. Holt place is no fool of farmer, while George Wilson's farm formerly belonging to the late Dr. Silas Partrdge-shows, a marked gain from days of yore. Philo Wright is one of the best farmers in the county, and the old Zeb. Marcy place, which he owns, bears irrefragable testimony to the asser- tion. Addison Dimock's s little farm bears favorable comparison with the time when it was owned by MT. Marcy. Ezra Morse has greatly improved the late Deacon Tur- ner premises since he bought them, and he has only just begun to work up and re- claim the land Daniel Eldredge's farm is quite different affair now from the farm formerly owned by the late Austin Pearl. Mrs Reuben Edgerton's premises, the old Slafter place, are greatly increased ill val ue by building and through farming. Johnnie Whitford is one of our most en- terprising young farmers, while Capt. Or rin Lockwood, who has lately moved upon the old Deacon Vinton place, bids fair to slick up and improve in good shape There are doubtless many other farms in all these neighborhoods which show marks of improvement that we do not intention o11u fosl kn nr ho x,ho1o knko