The Press., 1885-07-09
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY

s SOUTH COVENTRY.
 Fl -A 8. Parker, local editor and business manage p of Coventry Local Register.
 : lsai-Grace, the little daughter of Wm , Wood, died Sunday night, after n shor illness, and was buried Tuesday D. nj. J There was no general picnic for the people, but many small parties enjoyed pic-nicing on the shores of Wangumbaug among whom were Vests party from Rockville, Cheeney's from Manchester, Dunham's from Mansfield. There were also other parties in Towards and Clark z 4 groves, and a small party invited by Will I Ledoyt and Walter Dodge. The occu. pants of the Hale and Porter places par took of clam -chow.ler in Hale's grove. In Stuart's '.Life of Nathan Hale, , commencing page 156, is an account as to how the funds were raised to erect the Ma than Hale monument, the ladies of his place commencing the work, which was completed by n gift of $l ,250 from the state-page 155 Mention is also made of a drama written by David Trumbull, Esq, which was exhibited at the ssmeeting house in Sonth Coventry" Would it not be well to look mp this drama, now about forty years old, and bring it before our people? sal,i kta a,is 6sia1d aaa asit.aa5
 --G. w. Sprague and daughter Mabel of Meriden spent the Sabbath at Frank Strongs. ss ssaa z3afai 4 ln@3 [1ss Annual school meeting in Dist l IS 10 be held next Monday evening.
 He went to Willimantic the day be- fore the Fourth and purchased a keg of lager beer. intending to treat his friends \ herewith ou independence day, and placed the keg in cellar in which, tradition says, the ghosts of departed porcines has in times past so influenced their biped affini- ties that even their corporeal portion can not rest within the case consigned, but is conveyed away. At set of day the effer- vesceut beer was here consigned. The night passed on, the morning came, keg and beer had evanesced and gone. Three nights he watched for keg to be returned, but it came not, and then to sleep he turn 1 ed. -- H gl. ..... ..... .,.E.5 52-The wife of the late Edw Parker with her two children is visiting in town. Mrs. Parker has received since coming here check for $2,OO0 from the treasurer of Ancient Order of United Workingmen, of which society her husband was member. Mir. Parker died in Bridgeport in May.
 Mrs, Carrie Williams Black and chil- dren visited here the first of the week. 1 t-Wolcott Ayers has recently lost a nice COW. 5e. -a.ala4c r .1stu s-
 The Congregational Sunday school give $5 to the fresh air fund. # ..-.
 5 wslLsNsiTON. 2 ,..,.t. if. | " @'"r tcoRREsPoNDENcE. :.z ...-, There will be woful show of hay in in this vicinity this season. Many of our farmers are almost discouraged over the results of this fourth year of drought and i P,oot nrr 1,aof,,rou howouor oo a rule, keep np pretty we'll.
 ed Us with call last Monday. The rela- tives and friends of the doctor here are al ways glad to see him. He is now at his throes of having. ass.s s@asavassa saa. '<a
 W. G. Morrison is to build barn on Prospect st., Willimantic, this summer. | There was no general demonstration on the Fourth here this year, but there were several neighborhood picaics in West and South Wilmington. The apathy on | the Hill, was relieved at sunset by the ringing of the two church bells, and in the evening by quite lavish display of fire works III front of the Congregational par family who are visiting him, for the ben
 
 were invited to witness the spectacle.
 The preparatory lecture was given in the Congregational church last Sunday at the morning hour of service. A prayer and praise meeting was held also at five o'clock in the afternoon. ..9.-aa ts7s S>e-.7 ] -Rey.~Mf. Savage, of Holland, will loc- cupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday, in exchange with MT. Reynolds, and will ad- i nI, covenant meeting will be held next Satnr- day afternoon at four o'clock.
 List of letters remaining in post-office July 1st. Nicholas Rapp 2, James Aspen wall, Miss Mary Hungerford, Mrs. c. B. Darling, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Fair, Miss Fannie B. Thompson, Signora Ceresa Gar barias. b1ssag stz s.a-- B EeE
 .-The standing grass on the Weinberg farm, including piece of rye, brought about $75. It was sold in lots for 50c. and upwards.
 An intelligent, wealthy old farmer of our acquaintance living on his 1860 acre farm in one of the hill towns of western Mass, and in whose weather predictions the neighboring farmers have the utmost confidence, prophecies ill regard to the present season as follows It will be dry till Sept. 10th. The middle currents of air will come for the most part from the west, and there will be but few thunder storms in New England this summer. It will be much more healthfnl in the interior than on the sea coast, chiefly on account of the fogs. ss@g aR L
 M. l.. Dimock has bought of Widow Clark B. Noble the little ''heatera piece of land opposite the house of Ezra Morse.
 Mrs. Dr. Baker, with her son Robert, of Davenport, Iowa, arrived in town last Saturday night. They came via Norwood Mass, where they visited Mrs. Helen M. Brown. They are stopping at Addison D. Dimock's, and are to make visit of some three weeks duration.
 Tt is expected that Miss Adams of | Kentucky, teacher in one of the freed mems schools there, to whom the barrels of clothing, etc., were sent last winter, will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. O. T. Preston next Sunday, when she will ad- dress the Cheerful Workers in the Baptist church in the morning, and at the hall in Sonth Wilmington in the afternoon.
 Much needed repairs have been made on the Congregational barn.
 | --Yonr MT. Hawley's story sermon in the last Press was appreciated down this .Fway. Write some more, Mr Hawley, for q nS children 1ln and. Yrowin0 That storv