The Press., 1888-05-17
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 COVENTRY
SOUTH COVENTRY.

| d L IA. s. PARKER. Local Editor and Business Manager of Coventry Local Register.
 IN. Y. Times, May 8 1: Members of the council and alumni of the University of the City of New York met last evening in the chancellor's room, university building Washington sauare. to receive the memo rial portrait of Prof John Norton Pemeroy, l.. U. D., formerly dean of the law faculty and later professor of municipal law in the University of California. Chauncey B. Ripley, on behalf of the alumni, in pre- senting the portrait, made an address, giving 8 sketch of the professors life and paying tribute to his memory. President Charles Butler replied on behalf of the council. Win. Lord of Providence, R, l., visited in town the first of the week.
 Mrs. Benoni Irwin and daughters have gone to California.
 Mrs. Chas. Franklin is ct Hop River.
 Carlos Tilden; who has been sick, is reported improving.
 Henry Wright has moved from the Horace Lincoln farm in district 5 to the Horton Dow farm in district z.
 Ed l.. Hutchinson had eighty-nine spaces of cream Monday. Mr. H. has 8 fine herd of COWS.
 The W. c. T. U. will hold its monthly meeting next Sunday, May 20th, at o'clock p. m., in the Methodist vestry. Our sub ject will be ssThe Divine Law and the Body" Our work is not simply to teach total abstinence, but also to inspire our women to true ideals of living, and uplift them morally, socially, physically, by giv- ing them the best thought of our day on vital questions Meetings are open to all women.
 -Willim lntic Chronicle Ole. of the best lectures that has been given here was the one given by Rev. I. M. Foster last Friday evening in the Congregational church under the management of the G. A. R. Post, subject, ''AndersonviIle and other Rebel Prisons" There was fair house for such stormy night. Mir. Foster lectured for two hours and his audience could have sat and heard him 2 longer. First they would laugh and then they would cry. Everybody was we'll paid for going, and if he ever comes this way again there will be big house.
 NORTH COVENTRY.
 The old folks concert that was given here some two weeks ago under the direc- tion of G. I. Favor is to be repeated. May 23d is the date now fixed, and as those who attended the first one expressed them Sc1EOS W011 pl0a50O buO60 WHO HIG0uu 6u0 one to be given may expect good time Supper after the concert as usual.
 Miss Lizzie Standish of Lebanon is teaching in the west district.
 -J. O. Freeman has removed the fence in front of his house, which much improves the looks. s7ss -,
 We notice go od many trees recently transplanted. A result of the observance of arbor day no doubt.
 Henry N. Hill delivered lot of trees for the firm of R. G. Chase X Go. recently.
 Seed potatoes are quite scarce about here.
 -Chas. E. Carpenter of Bolton Grange read an able paper on the potato and it's culture before the Coventry Grange, at it's meeting May 3d, and Florist CIough of Holland is expected to be present at the meeting Thursday evening, 17th, and tell the ladies something about cultivating flowers.
 l. MT. Welcome Tucker has sold his farm, and intends to move 10 R. I. in about week.