The Press., 1890-05-01

MT. Litchfield and family, of New Haven also Hon. l.. H. Fuller, of Putnam, are visit ing at Hon. l.. s. Fullers.
 MT. Ratclife Hicks was in town ovel Sunday.
 Rev. MT. Thompson preached in the Methodist church on Sunday. He is the re- gently appointed pastor here and at Wesley chapel.
 Court convened on Tuesday.
 -Chas. Sparrow, who has been sick for some time, was taken to the Hartford hos pital on Tuesday by Dr. Simmons. FLORA.
 COVENTRY. A. &. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manager
 of Coventry Local Register.
 SOUTH COVENTRY.
 Surprise parties are all the rage, and housekeepers are expected to have their homes ifs readiness for visitation.
 Rev. A. J. Quick had an appointment to read an essay Tuesday at the meeting of Con- gregational ministers at Elling gton.
 -Wm. H. Vail did not return to his school until Tuesday, 18th, as he has been indis- posed, the after effect of the glip.
 Slips in the Methodist church are to be sold Saturday.
 Mrs. Diantha Loomis is soon to be re- moved from her home to the village, as she cannot care for herself.
 Rev M. T. Braley preached in the Meth odist church Sunday. His last pastorate was Voluntown
 MT. and Mrs. L. B Hicks drove up from Will mantle to attend the grange Monday evening.
 -Sedalia (Mo.) Morning Gazette, April 25: : Miss Orra A. Parker's geology class of twenty seven high school pupils, accompanied by Miss Parker and Prof. A. Blair, member of the state board of geology, went to Pin Hook bridge, some miles northeast of t ,wn, yes terday, and had a great time exploring caves, delving for fossils and studying the forma- ton of the earth's surface. They report hay ing had & most enjoyable time, and returned with good collection of specimens of the geology of that section
 WILMINGTON.
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 Preparatory services for communion at the Congregational vestry next Saturday, at 8 o'clock p. m.
 The remains of Mrs. Sessions were buried at West Woodstock by the side of her first husband, MT. Lyon. Rufus Osterhout is to live in the old Har- bison house, now being repaired by Wilbur Duncan.
 Rev. MT. Breed preached for the Bap- lists last Sunday forenoon, MT. Smith, of Spring Hill, who was expected, being detained by funeral.
 A very desirable improvement has been made in front of Mrs. Noble's house on the Hill by the remaval of the fence.
 The Congregational Sunday school will be ,reorganized next Sunday. All interested are invited to meet promptly at 12 m. Mrs. Swift's son, wife and child of South Coventry, visited her at Legrand Johnson's last week.
 George Richardson, licensed Methodist exhorter, occupied the desk at the South Will lington hall last Sunday, in the unexpected absence of Rev. MT. Smith.
 -E. B. Tyler, of Meriden, who some time since bought of Wilbur Duncan the farm just below the Hill, which consists partly of land formerly belonging to c. P. Rider, and D lrt y of the Blowers place" is now in town, and is engaged in repairing the house and barn and improving the land to considerable ex- tent. MT. Tyler will, in every sense of the term, be desirable addition to the communi- ty. A member of the 14th Conn. Vols. in the late war, he bears honorable wounds re- ceived in service, and as deacon of the 2d Congregational church in Meriden, he stands accredited with tue confidence of the moral nu0 104lkAOuS 010U0lb O1 l1ht C1Ly. COu- templates resuming here the tin business in which he has long been engaged in Meriden. pr. w. l.. Higgins, lately graduated from the university of the city of New York, and also from it's medical department, has To- cated in town as a physician. The doctor appears to have pretty level head, and is thoroughly equipped for successful profes- sional career. Dr. Higgins has it in his pow CT, we think, to work into good practice by the help of that important factor intelligent, faithful and persistent effort. His office is in Chas. T. Preston's house.
 Rev. P. S. Evans, of New Haven, is ex- pected to preach for the Baptists next Sunday. Lewis Johnson and wife have left their little farm and cottage near the depot and gone to New York. Burdick, one of the sec- tion track hands, is now the occupant.
 Another vacant house at the Glass Fac tory, the Chas. Macfarlane house, and the trade has fallen through.
 A new, shining, two-seated mail wagon ! At last we have safe and respectable look ing public conveyance.
 There was an error in the announcement of the meeting of the two ladies' sewing so- cieties last week. The two meet this after noon and evening, sure, weather permitting. But it don't seem to be quite the thing for the two societies to have their sociables the same
 
 30 rare in this vicinity, and the places of gathering being within stone's throw of one another.
 Mrs. s. Taylor is visiting friends in Elizabeth, N. J.
 Communion at both churches next Sun day. Covenant meeting at the conference room on Saturday, at 3 o'clock.
 MANSFIELD.
 (Correspondence.)
 -Wm. c. Cummings died at his home al Hanks Hill Friday last at the age of 79 years He was born in this town, and soon after be coming of age he commenced to peddle Yan kee notions, travelling from house to house through the towns on foot with tin trunks the usual mode in those days, by which ht made his first savings of money. Subsequent ly he married Alice, the only daughter ot Trad and Layina Storrs, and sett'ed down te farming, which he followed the remainder ot his days, leaving good farm to his widow and son who survive him. Rev Leonard Smith of Spring Hill performed the funera service, which was held at his late residence Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m., the body being in tered in Spring Hill cemetery.
 Between three and four o'clock Sunday morning the barn of George H Harris al Eagleville was discovered to be on fire, and