The Press., 1888-06-14
COVENTRY.
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 A. s. PARKER. Local Editor and Business Manager | of Coventry Local Register.
 By mistake the mornings milk was drawn off by the cream gatherer at the last gathering previous to our first report of D. | l.. Hutchinsor's dairy every patron un- derstood the time between the cream gath erer's call each report was according to the number of spaces marked on the card, the amount each day averages rising of forty-five spaces. Pasturing was better at the second than at the first report, and for years constant efforts to improve the but ter production by breeding and purchase have been made by the owners of the herd.
 -The churches were beautifully deco rated and the services were appropriate for children's day. A well attended concert was held at the Methodist church in the evening, that at the Congregational church being postponed till next Sunday evening. A concert will be held at the Hop River village school house Sunday at 3 p. m.
 Schools in districts l, 2 and close this week. The flower beds around the school house Tn distr1ct l show that some one understands the way to teach children how "to beautify His footstOol."
 Are you going to the Storrs school commencement tomorrow
 Hop River Village School, Martin Parker, teacher, closes Saturday.
 -Orra A. Parker is member of the class which graduates at Mt. Hoiyoke sem- mary South Hadley, Mass, next Thursday.
 A coping for the Nathan Hale monu. ment, is it, that the $500 appropriated by the legislature can not purchase Web hri1 1QQ0 hoc definition, Coping, the highest or cover ing course of masonry in wall, often with sloping edges to carry of water some. times called cGppiaag." We read the expla- nation and waited, feeling the while the embarrassment of riches which naturally comes from an excess of means, Gin fact it sort of offset" the burden of taxes which we are obliged to pay to make up the towns loss, and until last week we really sup. posed that the appropriation was generous.
 IN. Y. Times, June 9th The alumni of the Bucknelf University of Lewisburg, Penn., who reside in this city, were enter: tained at dinner last night at the hotel number. There were about 20 persons present. Chauncey B. Ripley presided and delivered the address of the evening. l Key. J. w. Hartson, formerly of Elan der's district and graduate of Yale, has accepted call to the Congregational church at Monroe, Fairfield County.
 Old Coventry don't get left. Out oi the thirty council and aldermen of Bridge port three are natives of Coventry. MT. French was born on the Elijah Robinson farm in house which was burned few years ago; Mr. o. .Buckminster, who learn ed his trade in the Dow machine shop MT. Henry Lee, who has served the town as selectman for two terms, and is now al derman at large.
 There are several cases of scarlet fever in the south part of town.
 The W. 0. T. U. will meet next Sun- day, the 17th, at p. m., in the Methodist vestry. Subject, Sabbath Observance.
 The ''Union Signal, published by the W. 0. T. U., will be sent for five weeks to any one sending ten cents. We wish ev- cry earnest woman in town would take and read it for that length of time and see fl they will not enlist in our holy warfare for ''God, for home and native land" Send names to Miss Ettina Newell, or Miss Clara | Kineshurv z=s s5