The Press., 1889-11-28
COVEN.rRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY.

COVENTRY. SOUTH COVENTRY.
 AS. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manager of Coventry Local Register
 It was the old, old way, so worn with The uncle who had performed the mar riage ceremony came that morning, but the bride of twenty-five years ago sup posed that he came on that day because he wished to make his annual visit before cold weather set in, besides the wedding day was the morrow. So when the uncle asked to be taken to the village to see g brother minister and the beloved physician, and insisted that the bride should go tc the tea party at Worthy Master Hicks to which sine had been invited, of course she went, and out of the common course when she returned home about eight that even. ing the Martin-box was full of light and of people, who had planned successfully g surprise to the biide Sociability was the order of the evening, twice refreshments were served by the surprisers about eleven o'clock. The gifts were all nice from Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Quick, Wordsworth's poems Rev. and Mrs. John Pearse, celery dish Dr. and Mrs. E P. Flint, Thesaurus and napkin ring cake basket, Mrs. Lucy F. Carpenter, San Jose, Cal. !; Mrs. Laura O. Stanley, set fruit knives Mrs. Willard Case, sugar shell; MT. and Mrs. John Payne, two napkin riugs; Mrs. Charles Baker, pie knife; Mrs. Marshal Porter, rose Jar; Hattie M. Wilson, silver pin MT. and Mrs. Samuel Ledoyt, gravy ladle set fruit knives, sugar she Il, check fof$lO, Orra A. Parker; tea tile, afghan, Bessie A. Parker; silver money, R. N. Stanley, E. O. Stanley, Rev. E. s. Stanley, Mrs. Aaron Hutchinson, MT. and Mrs. D. 0. Eaton, Walter Warren /; 2 dog. knives and forks. butter knife, brides loaf with twenty five 10 cent pieces mingled with the smilax and cacti blossoms on frosting, Andover grange nice easy chair, Wangumbaug grange Sixty four people were present. Rev. E. s. Stanley and Mrs. c. B. Stearns were guests at the first We lding. It is a matter of regret that the only sister of the bride, Mrs. J. H. Freeman of Willimantic, could not respond to an invitation to be present And to our friends who planned and SO successfully carried out the surprise we give our warmest thanks, and hope that some day we may give each one as great pleasure as was glven to us Friday evening, Nov. 22. MR < MRs. MARTIN PARKER.
 Special grange meeting Monday even ing to confer third and fourth degrees. A large number of men are engaged in laying tile and filling in di:ches in H. F. Dimock's reclaimed lot.
 -E. F. Hutchinson, wife and boy were in town Sunday.
 Mrs. Frank Parker and Fanny have spent some days at H. F. Parker's.
 Guests at the silver wedding were present from Andover, Hebron, Manches- fer, Hartford, Willimantic, and Boston, Mass.
 Mfrs. Montgomery, mother of Mrs. P. Fl. Peterson, is ill critical condition, hav- ing had 8 shock of apoplexy last Thursday.
 School in district 2 is to commence Monday.
 -E. A. Tracy is adding another build ing to his already extensive works. NORTH COVENTRY.
 There is to be fellowship meeting here next week Wednesday, Dec. 4th. All are invited to attend.
 MT. 0. R. Hall is the happy father of twin girls born the 14th inst. Mother and girls are doing we'll
 The Cleaners expect to hold their an. nual meeting next week.
 HOLLAND.
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 Mrs. Maria Agard and her grand daughter, Lucille, have gone to Staten Island, where they will spend Thanksgiv- ang with Mir. Wm. Agard's family.
 Miss Annie Hungerford, who has been attending the select school this fall, has returned to her home in Hadlyme for the vacation.
 Mrs. David Westcott and Mrs. Calvin Hall are visiting with MT. Calvin Whiton. Mrs. Emily Westcott, of Hartford mother of B. s. Westcott of that city, dled at the insane hospital at Middletown on Monday, Nov. IS. Her body was brought to Holland on Saturday, and the funeral took place in the Baptist church at eleven Baptist church officiating. The interment took place at the south cemetery. The select school closed on Friday fol one weeks vacation.
 Miss E. A. Landfear, the we'll kaow1 w. c. T. U, worker died at Meriden, Nov | IS. She has spent considerable time 1T Holland, and has good many friends 1T this place.
 Mir. c. A. Hawkins is in town. | MT. and Mrs. Chas. Underwood star for Florida on Wednesday. They will stor in Brooklyn, N. Y., with their daughterl to spend Thanksgiving.
 Rev. Dr. Morrill, preached to larg. audience in the Congregational churot last Sunday. Sunday school will be helc next Sunday at 12 o'clock, and the regular church services at l. 30 p. m., as Dr. Nor Till is to preach at Rockville in the morn ing. Considerable interest is being mani | fested in the different churches. At tn. Methodist church last Sunday evening three young men arose for the prayers o the people that they might be christians. There was an unusually large number of people at the young peoples meeting last Sunday evening. The meetings are held at the Congregational church every Sunday evening at 45. Every one il | welcome.
 The people of the Holland House los valuable dog last week. A coffin wa. made and painted by MT. George Morton FLORA. | ROCMVALLEs The city alAct1na will he hald nov