The Press., 1889-03-07
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY.

COVENTRY.
 SOUTH COVENTRY. A. & PARKER Local Editor and Business Manager
 of Coventry Local Register.
 -Jo M. Wood went to the inaugural with the Hartford Wide Awakes.
 -J. H. Hale, master of the state grange, will visit South Coventry grange next Monday evening.
 Eighteen foxes have been secured by the fox-hunters the past season.
 -J. Wesley King, who has been in charge of Hon. Chauncey Towards Rip ley Hill farm, is soon to remove from there to take the position as an overseer in a cotton factory.
 Sunday night Agnes Maloney could not sleep. About three o'clock she arose. took dose of laudanum being ignorant of the nature of 'he drug sbe took too large a quantity and at seven Monday morning could not be awakened. Mrs J.J Champ lin, with whom Miss Maloney boarded, called Dr. F. P. Fllnt, WI o succeeded in arousing the young lady from slumber which threatened serious results.
 Several of the schools close this week.
 --George M. Robinson spent a portion of this week at Geo. Parkers.
 We wonder if the place re ecently pur- chased of Esq. Howard by Geo. Marcy was in condition calling for no liking up." It has been Mir. Marcy way to buy farm, make improvements for two or three years and then sell, but the South st. farm has been occnpit d by Mir. Marcy but a few months, yet there is report that the place is for sale. . day evening.
 John Brown, tax coll ctor, will be at North Coventry Monday March 25th, South Coventry Tuesday, March 26, as per adver- tisement in another column
 Scientific temperance education was the theme of conversation and reading at the meeting of the w. c. T. U. this week The passage of laws to secure this educa- tion in 25 states and territories proves con- ciusively its need and value. Such law exists in Connecticut, yet in not one of our five school districts is this law enforced. The state text book provided is not made use of, neither is there instruction attempt ed except ill one school. Our schools here and everywhere need the ''mothering' spoken of in the Union Signal. Intelli- gent mothers in the school meetings and on our school boards would bring more moral culture ln the schoolroom.
 Rev. MT. Quick is preaching an in- teresting series of discourses on Pilgrim s Progress" Sunday evenings.
 Pet dogs are regslipg themselves on poisoned food distributed by some benev- olent person now unknown, but perhaps if the right dog dies detective may be de- veloped.
 The cream gathering system is a suc- cess to the patrons. One farmer reports that from an average of six COWS he re- ceived $400 in cash the past year, or about sixty six dollars for each COW. Of course all the skim milk was retained for con- sumption on the farm, and no account IS made of the pigs and calves raised thereon.
 NORTH COVENTRY.
 MT. James Talbot, for many years resident here, died the 3d inst, aged 86 years, months.
 MT. Alfred N Manning has purchased Mir. Franklin P. Andrews farm, Mir. An drews taking MT. Manning's place in part payment.
 The winter term of twelve weeks school in district No. closed the 1st inst, Mir. Everett w. Mason, teacher. Alton J. Loomis and Albert H. Chamberlin were present every day. James J. Taylor ab- sent days, and Jesse L. Aspinwall days.
 A collection for the New West Educa- tion Commission, amounting to BIO, was taken mp at the social meeting of the Y. P. S. c. D. held Feb. 22d.
 Next week Wednesday afternoon the church has social reunion and supper. At that time the roll of membership will be called, and reports of church work and 8 survey of the events of the year will be given. In the evening social, which all are invited to attend.
 The 2d Ecclesiastical Society holds it's annual meeting next week Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. K