The Press., 1889-08-08
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY.


 l COVENTRY.
 SOUTH COVENTRY. I A. S. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manager l of Coventry Local Register. In the absence of the pastor, Rev. A. J. Quick, Rev. J. w. Searle preached al the Congregational church. l Rev. W. 0. Norris of Willimantic sup. piled the Methodist pulpit. The new post office is located on D. H. Clark's lot, near F. D. Hull's line. N. A. Watts has the contract for building, and commenced the job Tuesday.
 Mrs. Henry Payne is visiting at the hotel.
 l Several of our P's. of H. go to Snipsic to-day. A runaway horse Tuesday caused a little excitement. The horse was secured near Milton Clyde's, Andover. | -Dr. Cressy and Ex-Gov. Hyde have decided that bloody murrain was the cause of the death of six cattle belonging to Ar. mold Warren.
 We will not say that the report that a clerk from F. E. Hull's store is away with matrimonial intent is true, but will remark that there seems to be lack in the work ing force.
 Rev. John Pearse is expected home this week.
 Mrs H. F. Parker went to Money Island, Tuesday, for short stay. | Large quantities of hay were lost dur ing the ssheavy" weather of last week. Nathan Potter lost four tons. The runaway horse was driven by Fred. Vinton, who left the horse unhitch- ed and went into Stanley's mill i; the great wheel started, and also the horse, which ran four miles before being secured. A South Coventry correspondent writes Aquarius with his douche pump got there last week, and the dragging swirls of water made the hay maker more than ever victim. The unsecured grass 1 is over-ripe and dry as whisk, but the creamery COW will have to chew it for all it's worth, just the same. Nathan Potter has some three of four tons floating with the tide, and all the way from Stafford to this place numberless masses of cut grass have lodged against any chance obstruc- tion. The next question is what to do with the swamped potato crop-whether to let them rot in the ground or in the eel lar-for rot they must, as is widely pre- dicted. Farmer Fisk, hilltop man, ex- hibited samples of the Early Main variety that he fshed out of the mud last week, that were well developed and with no sign of decay. James Bessey's are already un- der the hard-rot blight; others have mow- ed their vines to prevent the disseminating of blight, and say that the vegetable will finish ripening in sound state, still there turks doubt of its wintering. So, grace fully submitting to the fate of both the just and the unjust, they close their croak. ing with the gray haired farmers lore Old Daboll says that tomorrow at eight The new moon quarters, and sure as fate s l The weather'n be fair,- l And at the dawn of the day
 That red-top low shall lay. No more shall the morning thunder grieve But, ah-the wise quail laughs in his sleeve.
 WELLINGTON. l tCorrespondence.) .
 Arthur T. Billings of New Rochelle N. Y., is spending his vacation at Wm. D Ruby's.
 MT. and Mrs. Mattoon of Washington lD.- O., are visiting at Edward Pearls Mrs. Mattoon is an aunt of MT. Pearls.
 Potatoes are not quite so cheap as they were little while ago.
 Miss Henrietta T. Holt of Fall Rive is visiting at Chas. T. Preston's.
 Three daughters of the late Timoth, Weston of Wilmington Hollow-were in towl calling on old friends this week. Wealthy wife of William Shippee of Ashford Eliza, widow of the late Andrew Chapman of YerAon, and Mrs. Rhoda Bennett, whs has lived for some years in Cali lifornia, am whose husband died in Washing sNhesa they had removed for the benefit of m health. The trio are all ins the neighbor hood of 70 years of age, and are enjoying their summer together in Ashford exceed ingly. a <
 Helen Lockwood has fine new orgal purchased of Frank Taylor of your Dor tough.
 Il An infant daughter of Alonzo and Hat tie Dimock Pierce, of Amherst, Mass. was brought here for burial yesterday MT. and Mrs. Pierce, with their only re maining child, will remain for some tim at Addison Dimock's, Mrs. Pierce's father
 Miss Annie Dimock returns to Ne, York this week. z... .ss. Perkins steam saw mill has been nov ed from the John B. Whitford lot to timber tract belonging to Charles W illiams near the Hollow, where it will probably running some three months.
 Mrs. Harrison Kent, who with he husband is now living with their son, Ed win, in Preston, near Norwich, has almoe wholly lost her sight.
 Some extra singing will probably b heard in the Baptist church next Sunda forenoon, duets and solos from lady an gentleman now stopping on the Hill, wh have kindly consented to favor the aud ence.
 Homer Neil and family are yisitin friends in Westerly, R. l. , - Maggie Brownlee is visiting in Ne : Haven.
 ] -Wm. Dobson and family, of Prov dence, R. l., are stopping with Fran Preston. xs : It is reported that Herbert HanaNs will soon move to Eastern Point. < | Clarence Preston is visiting his grant mother.
 ! Mrs. Mary B. Bailey of Pennsylvani : and Rev. Eller Bennett, pastor of tl Universalist church in New London, al ! visiting their uncle, Rev. MT. Terry
 ASHFORD. : | WESTFORD.