The Press., 1889-03-28
COvENTRY
snI1TH COYENTRY

their brother, D. 0. Eaton, last week.
 The large watch dog belonging t Frank D. Hull, at the post office, died O poison last week and his place is now filled nights by man with loaded revolver, aI it is generally thought that an attempt i, to be made to burelarize the store. 1 Mrs. Lucy M. Parker died in Mans field last week at the age of ninety yearl and six months. The week of her las birthday she called at our door, and seldom have we seen person at so advanced ar age whose eyes were so bright, form SC erect and memory so correct. Mrs. Parker place.
 A wonderfully beautiful meteor crossed the N. B. horizon about 7.15 Monday evening, and seemed to explode as 1t passed from sight.
 The road men in charge of Wm. Wallen the veteran whip carrier, go to work Mon day.
 -E. L.. Hutchinson and Martin Parker shipped the third carload of basket-stuf this season to firm in Mass Tuesday.
 Piping frogs Sunday evening, and Mon day night they were frozen in, so there are to be only two more freezings-in before they shall pipe continuously through theil season. i4s2
 In a neat folder Geo. E. Wilcox an nounces his graduation from the New York College of Dentistry, and the reopen ing of his office in Cushman Block, Willi. mantle.
 There is much interest shown among the children of the M. B. Sunday school in matters pertaining to religion, and spe. cial church services are to be held in the vestry. :.
 At the last quarterly meeting there was an unanimous vote for the return of Rev. John Pearse to this charge.
 Some two weeks since the widow ol Capt. Jones fell on the icy ground and broke her hip. Drs. Flint and Ravens reduced the fracture.
 Religious Herald: A quiet religious interest is prevailing the Congregational church here. It was first known when one of the young men came to the pastor, Rev. A. J. Quick, and said he wanted to be a christian. The next day he visited the pastor by invitation, and brought with awakened the previous Sabbath by one oi rapidly through personal work so that in less than two weeks with only two or three extra prayer-meetings, there have been about twenty conversions, mostly young men. It is an unexpected blessing, though there has been much earnest prayer for the Holy Spirit since the year commenced, and good attendance at the prayer meet. ings.
 Considerable excitement is prevailing in the south part of the county over the dis appearance of John J. Franklin, well known builder of South Coventry, and generally known throughout the neighbor. ing towns. MT. Franklin drove to Willi- mantic on Friday, the 18th, left his team at one of the livery stables, and took the train for New Haven, since which time nothing has been known of his where. abouts. The parties he went to see on business were telegraphed to, and the re. ply was that he arrived there, and when he left their store was seen to go across the street and dirappeaf. Parties went to Worcester, Mass, and New Haven to search for the missing man, great anxiety was felt by his friends, and much excite. ment prevailed. It was the general opin- ion that he had met with foul play. He is very highly respected man, of excel lent habits, and had contracted for the renovation of H. F. Dimock's summer residence at South Coventry, the erection of E. T. Tracks mill, and other jobs. On Friday last dispatch was sent to the New Haven police, from Windsor Locks, saying Franklin was there all right, and would be home in few days. A little. later 8 dis patch came from Pawtucket, R. l., signed "Franklin," addressed Postmaster Frank E. Hull, South Coventry, Conn. saying not to worry about Franklin, because he would return that night, by the midnight express. Charles Franklin, brother of the absent man, went to Pawtucked and saw the original copy of the dispatch sent from there. It was not in hls brothers handwriting, and he found no trace of his brother having been there. Friends be- lieve that the dispatches were sent by par ties connected with Franklin's disappear ance, and for the purpose of preventing active search until traces of foul play can be covered. Another theory was that he had wandered oil, being deranged by grief at the death of his wife. Up to the time of going to press his whereabouts continue to be mystery.
 NORTH COVENTRY.
 Miss Eliza King dislocated her hip last week Monday, and Mrs. Justin Jones broke her hip recently. Doctors w. O. Haven and E. P. Flynt attended both cases. '-. Christopher D.. Walkers boy broke his arm short time since by falling from the back of young creature he was riding. A new string of horse-sheds is to be built this spring west of the church in place of some of the old ones. Messrs. H. E. H. Gilbert and J. H. Kingsbury have charge of the work. h .- Robin Freeman and family have moved to Stratford.
 Over 60 of our citizens spent very pleasant evening at Dr. w. 0. Haven's the 14th inst. Oysters were served. The wis., it was complete surprise to the doctor. Oliver and Charlie Hill are working for a milkman in Hartford. Newell Hill has hired out to MT. Joshua Bailey for the summer.
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 tCorrespondence.1
 The 1st district school commenced the spring term on Monday, with Mark Davis as teacher. ..
 The cream gatherers for the year will be Messrs. Erwin Avery and Lorin Gris-