The Press., 1888-05-10
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 COVENTRY. | SOUTH COVENTRY A. S. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manage | of Coventry Local Register l z-Arbor day was observed at South-st school, Miss Gertrude E. Bronson, teacher by setting out three naples, a hickory ano a butternut tree, also plants and shrubs. Appropriate selections were read, and the day will be 8 pleasant one to look back upon. Miss Bronson gives ten minutes lesson in botany each day, using "Child's Book of Nature, :" teaching practical an alysis of flowers, &c. Aud this study is pleasant to the teacher and scholars.
 Rev. I. M. Foster will deliver a lee ! ture, 'Life at Andersonville, |" at the Con- gregational church, Friday evening, May 11th.
 Mir. Wm. Gurley Judd rode out last week. .--.... 5.
 Why should Wangumbaug be so very high The oldest inhabitant never saw the like.
 Addison Kingsbury has o new store house raised.
 John M. Wood and Albert Bottom are delegates to the convention at New Haven.
 The Hop River village district school, with Martin Parker, teacher, crossed to Coventry side, arbor day, and took up & maple to replace one of last years setting. Shrubs were set out on the school grounds. -Arbutus was never more abundant than now. All kinds of fruit trees give promise of full blowth, strawberries have many buds, grass is growing fast.
 The Sunshine Publishing Go. send out series of picture books which cause the faces of sons and daughters of all ages to shine.
 Yesterday John went fishing, and when we asked him where, he answered, with a jolly smile, "Over there, over there" We looked within the basket, saw eighteen speckled trout, each of legal length and weight, some heavier, no doubt. Had he left them, we should have weighed them, given the pounds in white and black, but he carried home the 'brain food" al- though he knew our lack.
 To-day is Holy Thursday ascension day.
 (CorrCspondence)
 The meetings at the M E. church are held yet with much interest. Pastor and people are we'll united and sinners are coming to Christ. The Thursday even- ing prayer meetings areDconducted by the young people, and are resulting in much good. The parlor at the parsonage has been replenished by the addition of a nice sofa and what-not, for which Rev. MT. Pearce and wife are truly thankful.
 WlLLgNGaFON.
 (Cerrespondence.)
 Joseph Sparks is building new barn, in place of the one burned.
 Frank Preston is at work in Hadlyme turning ax-helves.
 A,l~o 1o- lol | IL I by the Congregationalists in setting out trees in front of the church.
 The sale of the Savery place near Dale vile, to Mrs. Martha J. Marcy, has been revoked on account of defective title.
 The following from the Boston Con- gregationallst may not be inapplicable even to this locality: "We are tired of hearing farmers complain of their calling, when in 8 great majority of cases it is their own fault that they have not made money. Is it any wonder the boys waut to desert the old farm when they see such shiftlessness as can often be found We are glad to note the fact that some intelligent young men are looking to farming as an occupa- tion for life, rather than to mercantile business in the large cities, where compe- tition is sharp, and yearly growing more so. There is wide and 201'oft0bLe field open to enterprising young men who are willing to run the business of farming on business principles. FI, $ =. Edward Pearl, George H. Baker, A. G. Rosebrooks, N. D. Royce were the del egates to the democratic state convention in Hartford.
 Rev. Mir. Breed of West Stafford is to exchange with the Baptist pastor next Sunday forenoon.
  seriously ill of late. He is now better, it is reported.
 Rev. MT. Terry read paper before the associational conference of ministers at Willimantic Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Albert Hall are deeply afflicted in the death of their little son. Owen, which occurred last Sunday. The little fellow was great sufferer. His dis ease was measles, that developed in pneu- monia. The funeral was attended yester- day, the burial being at Willimantic, Pas tor Terry officiating.
 We might have made quite sensa- tional item for last weeks Press out of the attempted self destruction of young man in this community, but suppressed it at the urgent request of his friends. As the | matter is now made public in the Courant and other papers, we give the simple facts | Tuesday, 1st inst, Charles James, youngest son of Rev. Frederick James, formerly act | ing pastor of the Congregational church, while the family with whom he was stop ping, Wm. H. Ho1t's, (Mrs. Holt is his sister,) were away, procured some liquor, and becoming somewhat crazed thereby, attempted to shoot himself through the | temple. The wound, which did not prove b be serious, was dressed by Dr. Johnson. His fathers family having been broken up some time ago, the young man has felt himself to be without home, and that, | coupled with the fact that he has com olained of i'll health and was out of en- oloyment, consp1red towards Respondent rame of mind, 1t is said. It is hoped that 1e will now take more cheerful view of fife and fight the battle through like the est of us.
 Invitations are out to a musicale at Samuel Nichols Saturday evening" Bear in mind that license is not oc, so TO dog owners or guardians" are exempt.
 List of persons owning dogs registered lp to date, May 9th A. Korper, J. P. Marsh, Chas. T. Preston,J J. R. Champlain, }. P. Morrison. 0. Macfarlane, G. Spice~, r, Sk Gormon T Fishor Will;oro Tror,.