The Press., 1886-03-18
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A. s. PARKER Local Editor and Business Manage
 of Coventry Local Register.

| U his old friends resident here.
 The school in Hop River village dis trict commenced Monday, Martin Parker teacher.
 And now it is about time to make { selection of roses, &c., with which te adorn your grounds the coming season. We have found that Dingee & Conard, who advertise h this paper, furnish bet ter plants than any other dealers we evel patronized, and they send more in mum Der than they promise.
 Continuation at St Mary's church next Monday evening.
 The scholars of the grammar school in Dist l made their teacher, Payson o. Little, surprise visit Friday evening.
 -Wm. c. Latimer is agent for the sale of Mapes' fertilizer.
 -J. J. Franklin has the contract for building house at Merrow.
 School in Dist. closed Wednesday.
 An agent for the sale of proposed map of Connecticut is meeting with re. markable success here. The publication is to be deferred until sufficient number of subscriptions is obtained to warrant the expense of getting out the map.
 Mrs. Abby Fuller Is quite sick at the residence of Joseph Turner.
 NORTH COVENTRY.
 The meeting of the stockholders of the Mansfield Creamery O. last Saturday afternoon was well attended, notwithstand- ing the storm. The building is now near ly completed and equipped, butter maker has been engaged, and the company ex. pect to commence making butter about April 1st. It IS gratifying to know that though no expense has been spared to have frst-ciass building, yet the cost will not probably overrun the capital stock -$3, 900. The president of the company, MT. J. B. Merrow, has devoted much time to the work, for which he makes no charges, and we hope he will be able ere long to see very successful enterprise in progress.
 The towns people to the number of over 100 spent last week Wednesday even- ing at Nathan Roots. During the even- ing Rev. H. R. Hoisington, on behalf of with an elegant rocking-chair. Oysters and other edibles were carried in, and did their part to make the visit pleasant one.
 The Cleaners give clothes pin socia- ble at the basement of the church next Friday evening. We can assure all who attend that they will find that not only the but also the Cleaners are very 
 WELLINGTON.
 tooRREsPoNDENDE.9
 An auction sale is advertised for We'd nesday, 24th inst, at the premises of J. H. Jefferson, in Wilmington, of horse, ox- exen, steers, COWS, hay, grain, wagons, farming tools and furniture. See adver- tisement
 -J o. Booth, of Staffordville, will ad- dress the people of South Wilmington on Monday evening next at z 80, at Halls hall.
 [coRREsPoNDENCE.]
 A party of three from Daleville were eapsized at Eagleyille last week. The team was somewhat wrecked.
 Over in Ashford 8 Holstein 3 years old, belonging to M. s. Kendall, was re- gently slaughtered, weighing 843 lbs.
 Miss Ida Webster's school (Glassfac- ;ory) closed last Thursday with quite a 1 successful examination. Willie Waldo won the prize for spelling, not missing one word. Lizzie Farnsworth came pretty 1eAr it, missing only one word. 4s
 Miss Abby Schofeld of Oxford, Mass, s visiting at MT. Charles Nichols.
 Elder Goodell is to supply the Con- pulpit for the present.
 Mrs. Chas A. Rider resumed teachingE in the center district last Monday.
 We are in receipt of the Report of the State Board of Education for 1885. Gov. | Harrison and his associates on the board 1 give some pretty plain talk in the Report | It is important that the truth be told, ' say they, ''for if the children of this state ire not getting as good an education as l ought to be and could be given them, this l hot children must hereafter sustain will not enjoy the full prosperity which would nave been attainable, and St nae0as that 'ite is to be O smaller, O a0eoke7' and e | 71eG7aer thing for thousands of men and | women of the next generation We may give few further excerpts hereafter. It | appears that it costs somebody to school | sach pupil in this town per year $22.29.
 George Wilson and family move to | South Windsor Street the 29th of this month. His father, Whitman Wilson. | goes on to his farm at the Hollow, while James Bowers of Holyoke, Mass, is to oc- | ,upy the Dawley place that Whitman Wilson vacates.
 Samuel Wilson is now on the gain.
 There was goodly attendance at the meeting yesterday, notwith- tanding the misera ble wheeling of sur ounding roads. The sermon in the fore | loon by Rev. David Breed of West Staf- ord, from Luke xix-34, 'sThe Lord hath leed of him." theme, the disciple need d in the vineyard of the Master, was an 'xcellent discourse, clean cut, earnest and lelpful The afternoon discussion, pre- ided over by Rev. MT. Vaill, of the topic. What can christians do the more surely 9 advance pure religion amid the hin- frances that surround them ?n was partici- [ 'ated in by Rev. Messrs Hawley of gtaf. ord Springs, Smith of Union, Janea of E Villington, BisstlI of Westford, Bred oR l Itafford, and Messrs. Goodell, F. Chaods er, F. Sptllnan. Rev. MT. Vaill voiced he sentiment of the visiting delegation in eartily thanking the church here for it's ind reception and hospitality. He an- lounced that the next fellowship meeting would be held, with the church in Staf- ordville, Wednesday, April 21.
 -Rev. Jeremiah Chaplin, D. D., son of he late Rev. Dr. Chaplin, once pastor of he Baptist church here, died in Long slaRd on the 9th inst, aged B.
 Rev. MT. Bissell, in his excellent re- marks at the fellowship meeting, on hristlan charity as appropos to the after loon topic, spoke of the difficulty" be- ween the two churches here. This ia lews to our residents, of both societies, Ve think. Our good friend must have Deen wrongly informed by some one whose wish was father to the thought, we pine.