The Press., 1888-01-19
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sorrrH COVENTRY

A. 8. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manags of Coventry Local Register.
 Rev. MT. Hanks of the Seaman Friend Society gave an address in the in terest of the seamen at tile Congregations church, Sunday a. m. and evening.
 -S Coventry Drum Corps advertise t. hold fair in Franklin Hall the evening of Jan. 26, 27. 28.
 Nov is the time to cut branches iron fruit bearing trees and place them in wate or the earth of flower pots. In few week. the branches will be covered with nict blossoms.
 Il D. Wilson has in his possession the Lorenzo Dow clrck, which for many years has been the property of Mrs. Dian tha Dow Loomis.
 Ed. L. Hutchinson has been spending some days at Mansfield, Mass.
 Notwithstanding the more than four score years and the recent feebleness ol Wm. Gurley Judd, he was reported cutting brush last Monday.
 The ties cut by M. F. Collzan, last ed on the N. Y. d. N. E. R R
 pr E. P. Flint is attending Mrs. Ap- pleton Dorrance of Andover, who wae found lying unconscious a few mornings slnce. Mrs. Dorrance had not been well for some time.
 Fish poles of hickory, from 4S to S5 feet long, 8 inches diameter at large end, to be used by the Cape God fisherman, will be bought by E. h Hutchinson, who has contracted to furnish l15..
 Warren Lodge, No 50, F. and 4. M., will give masonic bell in Bidwell hall, l. 18th. Music by Royce's orchestra oi turkey supper will be served. It is pru- posed to make it leading social event oi the season.
 There is a report current that Stephen Carpenter has bought the interest of F. s. Sweet of the firm Hull & Sweet, and that Mir. Sweet is to leave town on account of his health.
 A special meeting of the s. o. l.. A. is Ito be held Jan. 28, at 7.30 p. m., to see Ii article 9th of the censtituti 'n can be amend I'd so that the time of opening the library shall be Tuesdays from 6 30 to 7.3O and Saturdays from to p. m.
 Cleo. Carpenter has leftJ. B. Carmon'l store and is succeeded by J. T Champlin, who is to be ln attendance four days each week.
 The meeting of the W. o. T. U (which has been postponed on account of illness If the president, will be held next Sunday, Jan. 22.t, at o'clock in the vestry of the Methodist church. We urgently invite ev- cry woman interested in temperance to be present. The w. 0. T. U. has well planned scheme of Christian temperance work, and every woman who desires t. serve Christ and her fellow. creatures Can find, by its means, grand chance for such servlce. Jtil haud~ and hearts with all its noble workers and do more for God and man.
 Mrs. Wm. Jacobs is visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. Chas. Ford, of Willimantic.
 NORTH COVENTRY.
 There were only 5 deaths in this par. ish in 1887. Mrs. Mary Goodnough Squires died Feb. 8, aged g years Mis- Hannah Carpenter died April Is, aged S3 years Mrs. Clarissa E. Wetherill dled April 53, aged 80 years Charles Billings died June IS, aged 76 years and Miss Mary K. Hutchinson died Oct. 21, aged 6l years.
 The people of this parish contributed in 1887 for foreign. missions $l61. 31, for home missions $73 50, American Bible So ciety $41 25, Americ 4n Missionary Associa- tion $7 29, American Tract Socl4ty $37 25, Congregational Sunday School & Publish ing Society $4 65, American Sunday School Union, $50 38, and christmas offering by the Sunday school of $24. % for needy pu- pills desirous of attending school under the care, of Rev. Frank B. Jenkins in Ken lucky. Total contributions $439 63.
 A goodly number of our citizens met at, the academy last Monday evening to listen to J. H.. Hale of Glastonbury, mas- ter of the state grange. He gave us very interesting talk relating to the past and present of the grange, and reasons why farmers should oreanlze. At the close of his lecture grange was organized with 9 members-I2 gentlemen aud 10 ladies. Dr. Win. 0. Haven was chosen worthy ma~- ter, Miss Etta M. Loomis secretary, and H. R. Hoisington, J r., treasurer. The next meeting is to be next week Wednesday evening.
 MANSFIELD.
 Correspondence.
 In this town, about five miles from w illimantic, there is clump of dwelling houses, eight in number, and once upon q time there was 8 grocery and dry good store in the center of the place, and \ aourlshing business was carried on in deal with the inhabitants for miles around. In those days 1t was customary for most coun- try stores to keep a little good rum and