The Press., 1886-09-23
COVENTRY.

I A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manager < Of Coventry Local Register.
 SOUTH COVENTRY. V
 --Wm. Gurley Judd was quite sick 8 short tim@since, but is out again as smart as ever. a
 Miss Rhoda Spencer, aged 90, kept l house last week while her niece was ab- l sent. Miss Spencer broke her hip some time ago. but aside from slight lameness is a remarkably well kept lady. She enjoys society, reads the papers, and pieces bed I quilts to give away.
 --Geo. Parker is quite like the man of two years ago, before hls sickness. I :. --Dr. Dean rides day and night attends l connsals all around. Dr. Flint is busy all the time, some of his patients living rising of seven miles from the village. | The only complaint we have heard from the schools is that the teachers are I too smart. and are trying to have their pu- Epils learn. If this is 8 fact, and we have Inc reason to doubt it, those teachers will be soon called to fill better paying posi- tions. 34Ia
 a--At the republican caucus Tuesday evening, the following delegates were chos- en congressional s. Morgan, E. B. Kinesb1ry senatorial-P. H. Peterson, Fl, F. Parker; county-G. N. Marcy, H.. | Washburn.
 --Benoni Irwin, artist, and family, re- turned to their home in Yonkers, N. Y., Tuesday. Curtis Dean accompanied them,
 IT. D. Porter is spending some time in town. We congratulate North Coventry as the recipient of so nice gift from Mr. Porter. Now if circulating library could be established at the Porter place, the southwestern part of town would be pro- vided for. ,x
 lsS " The fir st petunias we ever saw were grown the past tseason by P. H. Peterson. | Mrs. Emily R. Hutchinson visited in East Hartford, last week.
 Jack Frost, usually nips at first, but the morning of the 21st showed that he had taken large bite. . .,.. ..aa
 Sunday, Mrs. Alvin Bishop, who had been from her home for some days assist ing where there was a sick lady, found that some person or persons had thorough ly rummaged her home, taking articles of clothing, groceries, etc. Presumably the theives knew that Mrs. Bishop was absent.
 U. H. Freeman went to South Hadley, Mass, last week Wednesday, after his daughter who was taken i'll the Friday fol- lowing her arrival at the seminary. At the present writing Miss Freeman is inn proving. @'#' @~s
 ' ID. 0. Eaton is again carpentering for Edw. Reynolds, Mansfield. ..'. .-s
 Some time since patron of the Mill Brook water supply for household pur- poses remarked to us that If washing for infants was to be done ill the stream above, finer strainer must be used. Last week a dead dog was found anchored by a stone not far from the gate, and those who use the water from the pipes naturally would like to have some other, place chosen in which to put CUTS asoRk.
 e-At trustee meeting held last Thurs day evening, J. D. Wilson, president, Rev. CA. Farley and R. w. Barber were ap- pointed committee to make bargain for and to superintend the frescoing of the audience room of the M. D. church. NORTH COVENTRY.
 Coventry (north parish) democratic delegates State-Thomas Walker, Sam uel L.. French; congressional-Sam L.. Dresser, A. H. Pomeroy; senatorial George Maloney, Charles o. Riley; coun- sty William Trowbridge, Charles R. Hall. F., s sONlERS. -tse-.. l " The Somerville Congregationalists are to have a new church. The Keeneys have | bought the old cnufcn building for $lUUU, and will turn it into store and hall. They have also subscribed liberally toward the new building, for which between $$3OOO and $4000 has been pledged already, and | which is to cost 5000. eg ,. -ss-s E. "A MT. Stevenson came near losing a valuable heifer recently. He went up on the mountain to look at his stock, which were .pastured there, and when he was nearly there he saw man leading the heifer away. The man fled when Steven son came up, leaving the heifer and trap containing salt Stevenson drove all his stock back to Somers for security.
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 l < Mrs. Albert Clark of New York spent the Sabbath at ". P. Fuller's.
 @F--Rev. MT. Kendall of Ellington preach | ed in the Congregatio ional church last Sab- bath. G. t.
 MT. Mahlon Gowdy leaves town for Chicago this week. S' John Wheeler from Hartford is spend ing few days here.
 Ripe strawberries, picked from their own strawberry bed, at W. P. Fuller's for tea last Sunday.
 Henry Shaw is visiting at Northamp ton.
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