The Press., 1889-10-31
COVENTRY.

COVENTRY. SOUTH COVENTRY. A. 8. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manager
 of Coventry Local Regster. w. O. Turner is to teach singing class in this place Wednesday nights. 1 A lecture on Turkey and it's Cns- toms was given Tuesday evening in the Congregational church by returned mis- sionary.
 The attraction at the Methodist church was lecture given by Hon. E F. Gardner, subject-"The doings and benefits derived from the Ancient Order United Workmen. ? The grange meeting in school house hall Monday evening was well attended, ], the literary exercises interesting, the col lation nice, the chrysanthemums for Flora, brought by A. A. Haling, very beautiful, and the young people as officers pro tenn did we'll.
 Special meeting of the grange next Monday evening. Each P. of Fl. is re- quested to be present.
 We have inherited some Puritan no tions have noticed certain Judgments overtake manufacturers and others who have had work done on Sunday so that week day business should not be hindered, and though the rain last Sunday was most inopportune for people returning from church, we were glad that men and cattle were obliged to cease Sunday work. School in district closes next week Friday is to be wedding day accord ing to report.
 -J. V. B. Prince is having windmill erected on the Wm. Babcock place for farm purposes. There will be first class power to work the mil, for the wind of the lake sweeps across the site of the tower with tremendous power at times. -Thos. E Porter's Guernsey bull "Sir Pride' was awarded the first premium at the cattle show at Wilimantic. Contributed Items) = Last Thursdays Times says that Arthur H. Lathrop was one of the seven candidates who passed the examination before the state board of pharmacy for draggists' licenses. .. A brace of cream cry patrons on Sou5h-st are building a reservoir upon the premises of J. B. Brown, 80 as to have ice in handy proxim- lity. And now 'tis the era, you know,
 when young mans fancy homeward turns to thoughts of high handed agricul- ture. Some improvements upon modern SC entfic principles are in progress upon the Wm. Babcock place, South-st. This place is another of the old homesteads which ,mbine rural beauty and city lux uriance. Miss Edna Mason has been spending 8 week with young friend,
 Miss Nellie Williamson, Lebanon. (Contributed.)
 The South Coventry Library Associa- tion has recently, through the generosity of Mrs H. F. Dimcck, added over fifty new books to the town library, making in all collection of about eighteen hundred volumes. Mrs. Dimock has also contrib uted $10 towards the subscription of mag azines for another year. At the last meet ing of the association $50 was appropriated for books, but as that amount has been given us the appropriation will be reserved for another time. The committee has been guided by the popular taste as far as possible in their selection, endeavoring to obtain valuable and instructive as we'll as entertaining reading. Under the first head may be classed more especially Bryce's American Commonwealth, Hugh McC Cullough's "Men and Measures of Half a Century" and Lodges Life of Wash ington." The list also embraces several books of travel in Mexico, Alaska and Australasia. The fiction is of the best, such as may be read without loss of time and with profit. The collection is too nu- merous to be mentioned in full, but all who are interested therein are invited to the library to examine for themselves. From being novelty struggling for exist ence the library has finally become an old and established institution, which would be sadly missed if permitted to go down. The fact that it continues to thrive and grow proves that it is necessity, such as demands the support of all who desire to promote the best welfare of the town. All lovers of good reading are urged to join the association and hasten the time when we shall have building of our own, with room for everyone who would spend a pleasant and profitable evening. Who ever may have any criticism to make on this enterprise is requested to take hold with those who are are already striving to make it still greater success. ELLINGTON.
 Miss Grace Hall and c. O. Farnham of Buffalo, N. r., son of ex-Gov. Farnham of Vermont, were married at the resi- dence Of the brides mother in Ellington yesterday afternoon.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.) For the first time, and very creditably, Miss Nettle Stacy presided at the organ last Sunday iii the Methodist church. We were gratified to see Misses Mattie Aborn and Hattie Smith, of the Advent church, in the choir.
 Mir. and Mrs. I. H. Lewis are absent from town on visit.
 Miss Emily Pease returned Sunday evening from visiting friends in South Windsor.
 Your correspondent, who has been somewhat of a wanderer of late, found great enjoyment in connection with his trip to New Haven last week. Besides be- ing entertained Tn the kindest manner by inc friends inviting him, he had the priv ilege of attending the very interesting meetings of the Christian Endeavor con- vention, and of listening to MT. Anthony Comstock among many other excellent speakers. Visiting the jail during his stay he was told that the average number of prisoners was 200 men and 30 women. There are now 205 men ard B women. Elder Woodruff is to preach at the Advent church Sunday.
 ASHFORD.
 -Orrin Smith, of Westford, has caught fifteen coons this fall, and, as he expresses ii, has hardly been out hunting. The Ashford grange will give dra- matic exhibition at Matthewson Hall,