The Press., 1889-01-17
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY
A. S. PARKER Local Editor and Business Manager " Y ' .Ae Tta.ra,t =. | I.nnI Ennr, stnr

A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manager
 of Coventry Local Register.
 More than a year ago we were told that the death If Harlow Topliff might oc- cur at auy moment, but we were none the less shocked when the report of his death reached us He was about his customary duties last Friday when the end came at his own home. His wife, two sons, II. Perkins and Frank, both married, and residents here, two daughters, Mrs. Frances Palmer and Rose J., resident in New York state, and four grandsons, sur vive him. He has held many public Of fees, was an active business man, honest in his dealings, and kind neighbor. His age was seventy-sx.
 The fear of the humps have taken possession of majority of the scholars In South-st. conse quently the attendance ls small.
 III. F. Dim ock has recently sent from New York two car. loads uf fertilizers to be used on his farms here.
 -Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Brainard and family spent the Sabbath with friends in town.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. B. Hicks, MT. and Mrs. Arnold Warren, H. F. Parker and Martin Parker attended the meeting of the state grange at Meriden last week.
 We need public building where the circulating library can be kept, where can be held grange meetings without fear of desecration, as is now the case whenever church vestry is requested. The. mem bers of our grange are, with one exception, attendants of orthodox churches, maHy Of them have given liherally toward the building and support of churches, yet church vestries, which are opened for so- IL, o.~lx I- meetings, &c. are closed to an organiza- tion which has as one object the educ stion of the people according to the ChautauqHa plan-therefpre place large enough toac commoda'e it's patrons ought to be pro- vided
 John Payne has invited the members of Wangambaug Grange to spend, this evening at his house, if the weather is fa- vorable, If stormy they are to meet at MT. Payne's the first pleasant evening.
 No one can judge of the seating ca- pacity of room except by practical test, and Kolb's Hall, which is supposed to be of proper size to accommodate thirty-two persons, was crowded Monday evening when forty seven persons were present at the installation of the officers of Wangum- baug grange for 'o9. MT. Ravens, worthy master of Coventry, 75 was installing off | Ger. The literary exercises were good, the recitation and reading of Miss Laura Ewen being particularly enjoyable. Nice refreshments were served. Subject for next regular meeting, "Flowers and their Culture," A. A. Haling, who knows all about flowers A. s. Parker, rose gtow- ing, essays; Mrs. Dewitt Kingsbury, Mrs Eliza M.. Hanks, selections.
 | Officers of the South Coventry Lii brary Association elected Monday even- ing, Jan. 14th: President, H. s. Dean :; vice president, John Isham; secretary, Wm. Wood, treasurer, R. W. Barber li- brarian, Mrs. J. M. Wood; library com- mittee, Mrs. H. W. Mason, Mrs. H. s. Dean, Miss Hattie Albro; committee of ways and means, Mrs. k. W. Barber, Mrs. A. Kingsbury, Miss Lucy Perkins.
 The "Willing Hands" mission circle will give an entertainment Wednesday evening, Jan. 23I, at the vestry of the | Congregational church, consisting of read ings, recitations, dialogues, &c. An inter- esting and instructive art gallery will be exhibited, and there; will be, an apron and bag sale, also Ike and ice-cream served at low prices. Admission 10 cents A pret ty souvenir will be presented with each Etiokef f,Itrchased ;