The Press., 1885-08-20
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i COVENTRY.
 A. S. Parker, local editor aud business manage I of Coventry Local Register.
 SOUTH COVENTRY.
 The regular camp meeting attendants are on the ground.
 Large fires on the upper islaad each evening indicates inhabitants there. 1 -J. J. Franklin's house is being rapid 1 ly built.
 Mrs. Virginia Smith, city missionary of Hartford, will speak at the Congrega- tionaf church in Andover next Sabbath evening. It is hoped that people from adjoining towns who are interested in help ing the unfortunate will be in attendance.
 Ed. Worthen is to occupy the house formerly the home of Dwight Webler.
 MT. Geo. Parker Is able to ride out.
 Miss Lucy M. Loomis, who has been out of town for some years, now occupies tenement near the school honse in dist. l.
 We learn from the Hartford Courant that Carlisle Boynton has settled ill full with the creditors of the Capwell estate. The discontinuing of the express office at Hop River has been quite an inconven- fence to the public.
 -The tramp who calls for breakfast and then offers ten-dollar bill as pay for the same, while he takes care to show several bills of silver certificates of the same de- nomination, appeared in town yesterday.
 The yoke of oxen which have served this towns people by work on the road the present season have been served from Turner's cart.
 Hon. Chauncey Howard, who has spent the greater part of the summer at his South-st. home, has guests from abroad. Mrs; H. F. Dimock, sister of Secretary Whitney of the navy, entertains many friends at the Dr. Timothy Dimock home stead-W William Babcock and wife of Cleve- land, Ohio, and Mrs. Prince and child of New York city are visiting their mother, Mrs. Esther Babcock. .-P. H. Peterson has friends from Rochester, N. Y.-Carlos Tilden has friends from Tolland.-Miss Stella c. Brown of Groton has been spend. ing few days at Dr. H. s. Deans. Miss Grace and Master Walter Omstead are at Mrs. Emily Hutchinson's.
 WILMINGTON.
 Little Freddie Holt's head and neck are slowly improving under the kind care of Dr. Richards, homeopathic physician of Stafford Springs. He came very near breaking his neck when he fell from that load of oats a week ago last Friday.
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 The little Cortis child was eight months old, not eight years old, as your type made ns say. Another error last week was the name ''set mp" for Russell, l.. B. Clark's son-in-law.
 Rev. MT. Morris returned Tuesday evening from his visit to Mass. He re- ports himself as greatly enjoying MT. Moody christian convention at Northfeld.
 Among quite 8 large number of stran- gers present at the morning services in the Baptist church were Nathan Starkweather of Hartford, and his brother Henry, of Mansfield.
 Seth Griggs, of Westfeld, Mass, was in town last week.
 Charlie Topliff boasts of 8 sun flower he raised which sports nine huge blossoms besides fifteen buds. It measures nine feet ill height and eight inches around the stock. +Lh& #s
 Sherman D. Toplif has been spending a few days at Groton with his old friend, Capt. Sidney Buddington, one of the old company of whalers of New London and vicinity. He has wintered thirteen times in Greenland, and was on the government Arctic explorer, Polaris, with Capt. Hull when that vessel was lost.
 The item in last week Press concern ing the four little girl bearers dressed in white at the funeral of the girl baby at South Wilmington is going the rounds of the newspapers. -
 The young ladies of the Baptist church, assisted by the city boarders on the Hill, give ''turban'' party at the town hall this evening and tomorrow evening. Cake and ice cream will be served. Contribu- tions of cake are solicited from friends. There will be music, recitations, select readings, a loan exhibition and other at- fractions. Admission 10 cts. children half price. All are cordially invited.
 The congregation gathered at the Baptist church last Sunday would compare favorably with that of any rural commit nifty in these days of declension in church attendance, and general religious apathy. Nearly every seat was occupied. In the afternoon large portion of the assem- blaze repaired to the Congregational church to listen to MT. Dave, the young student from Wesleyan Academy at Vii braham. There was large gathering at the evening meeting in the Baptist con- ference room.
 On account of an informality in the notice there will have to be another school meeting in the first district school house next Saturday evening.
 MT. J. w. Pratt, of Providence, has been visiting his son, F. W. Pratt.
 Parties from this vicinity attended the bible meeting at Westford yesterday. They report pleasant and profitable time, although the unpropitious weather pre- vented large gathering.
 The turbans and neck-ties are expect ed to afford the young people some merri- ment at the town hall this evening and to- morrow evening.
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