The Press., 1885-01-15
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY

of Coventry Local Register.
 Il We intended to have mentioned last week that the text from which Rev. s. V. B. Cross preached, the first Sabbath this year was the one from which Rev. l.. E 1Dnnham discoursed the first Sabbath in I d1862,-Rev. Dunham then being preacher in charge of the M. B. church.
 Why Sumner Payne should be SC persistent atoat visiting Hartford, few days since, we could not tell for when his own wagon broke down on his way to the : depot he borrowed another, and when the second vehicle collapsed, going to the sta -tion on foot, but, when we saw the name, Brigham Payne, as legislative messenger. the persistency was explained, perhaps.
 We presume the Crescent city is sup piled with books, for J. Clifford Ayers re turned to town Monday.
 Mrs. P. H. Peterson would teach clast of music scholars, at her home, at the low price of ten dollars each, for twenty les sons. Mrs. P. has had years of experience as teacher of music, and is very thorough in her method of instruction.
 Mir. Jesse Reed, who is nearly cen- tenarian, fell, Friday last, while passing from one room to another, and dislocated his hip.
 After long illness from dropsical consumption, Miss Betsey Sprague died I at Meriden, Jan. 7th. She was the daugh- ter of Billy Sprague of Andover. one of a family of eight children who grew to mar. and wornanhoed, and of whom five hay. died of consumption. For several years Aunt Betsey, with her sisters, Sally am Electa, had home at South-st. Sine removing from here they have resided a Hartford and Meriden. ''Aunt Betsey's' services as nurse were sought for, not onl, here, but in Stafford, Hartford, and other places, and during her last visit here she, spoke with pride of her babies, the mum Der then being one hundred and seventeen, which she had cared for during the first weeks of their lives She had their names all of them were, and how they had pros pered. One sistor of this family alont -Electa, who lives with her nephew, Geo. W. Sprague, of Meriden. i Mrs. s. V. B. Cross, who for some time has been conducting meeting ir Flanders, reported over forty persons pres ent at the last Fridays meeting.
 1 -Chas. 0. Buell. and wife left for Blan ford, Mass, Monday, where they expec to stay for two months.
 Jesse Reed, who dislocated his hip. Friday last, died Monday evening, and it to be buried in the Nathan Hale cemeter, today. MT. Reed was ninty- weight years old last September, and for nineteen year has been resident of this place previ ously his home was in Mansfield, of which town he was a native. Hie only son came from Iowa, about Christmas, and is now here. MT. Reeds daughter, Mrs. Seymour Scott, has cared for her father for several years, the last few being years of feeble ness. MT. Reed leaves descendants to the fourth generation-his eldest great, grea, grandson being twenty two years old.
 Mrs. Augustus Clark lately expert enced shock of paralysis.
 Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Farmers Club, held Tuesday even Ing President, P. H. Peterson j; vice. pres idents, D. W. Fisk, Henry Armstrong, Carlos Tilden; secretary and treasurer, Martin Parker.
 R. w. Barber had hog slaughtered Wednesday, which weighed 4O1 lbs. Pretty good for porker under one year, said MT. Wallen, the butcher.
 Why dandelions can blossom when the mercury sinks eighteen degrees below zero, withou, it is to lure people back from Florida we know not but Mrs. J. J. Chan
 
 Mrs. Addison Kingsbury has a calla on which are seven buds and blossoms. i No. of scholars in Dist. No. ennu- merated is thirty seven.
 -Chas. Gurley has been suffering from very sore thumb, caused by taking cold l in small puncture made by needle.
 The village church sp1re was started by the wind, during the last severe storm, but no serious damage is expected to result therefrom.
 Judge John D. Wilson reads the Bi- ble, and though when he gives gifts he k careful not to let ''his left hand know what his right hand doeth," still he likes to have that right hand distribute his goods, so the other morning, when he discovered that four of his hens were missing, he re- marked that if he had known that any body wante d those hens he would have given them, and saved that person tn, trouble of stealing. ...-...
 HI. Perkins TopliH, Notary Public, 5 is the way the impression reads, and the man is ready to do any business which may come under that head, as well as Ill., sure yourself against accident or death, or your building against fire. i NORTH COVENTRY
 There were only four deaths in this parish in 1885, viz Mrs. Betsey Usher, June 3d, aged S1 years David Williams, June 8th, aged "A years John B. French, Aug. 20, aged 63 years Wm. Long, Aug 30, aged 62. There have not been so few deaths in any one year since 1877, whom only one death-that of an infant child was recorded, but whether the record for that year-one death-is aorrect we have no means of knowing. The greatest num- Der of deaths recorded in any one year e ince 1900 is 24, of whom g were little children. During the last 10 years, to Jan. 1, 1885, only children under years of age died, while in ten years, endipg Jan. l, 1915, the deaths of 25 children are recorded During the last ten years 25 persons have died who were over 80 years of age, and of them were over 90 years old.
 The 9th and 10th distriots have each purchased new Webster's Unabridged Dictionary recently.
 | Mir Pulley is cutting the trees from g lot he bought of F. (. Andrews.
 ASHFORD.
 | r CORRESPONDENCE.
 J-Editor of The Press As the report has been circulated in The Press and New II London Day that M. s. Dunham, 8 teach