The Press., 1890-12-04
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY.


 COVENTRY. SOUTH COVENTRY.
 A. s. PAnxsa. Locai Editor and Business Manage of Coventry Local Register. --The Durgiu place has been purchased by Chas Clsfk.
 -Pfesc0tt Daniels and wife were dis covered Friday morning nearly asphyxiated by coal gas, which i'd escaped from a stove during the night No serious re. suits occurred. Annual election of officers, 'Wangum. baug grange ,85, next Monday evening. Miss Grace Stanley was chosen presi. dent of the Y. P. s. 0. E. last week Tues day evening.
 Mise Sarah J. Lester, representing the New West Education Com mission, is to speak in the Congregational church next s inGay forenoon.
 -Good skating over shallow water.
 Curtis Dean, instead of Chas Dean, as ill last weeks issue. would be recog- nized by our people as the lawyer who is soon to open an office in Wiliimantic.
 -Chauncey B. Ripley, who was born on Ripley Hill, South Coventry, seems to have Ripley Hill in New Jersey, where, the local papers of that neighbor. hood say, there is the greatest activity in development, the sale of lots averaging 5000 day and over. An extract from the Westfeld (N. J.) Leader appears be- low:
 k THE RIPLEY HILL PROPERTY. < Westfeld may we'll congratulate itself on the present wonderful development of this property. Every house built is within sight of the depot and commands view of half the township. Property on such an elevation, Ia r,f kto with streets hundred feet wide, as smooth, almost, as billiard table; double rows of stately elms and naples of twenty five years growth j; drainage perfect, and the water pure from springs hundred and twelve feet deep, will be built up in two years at most, and by the very best class of people. We learn that Charles N. Codding, Esq, 10 Wall Street, New York City, purchased Friday last, the lot corner Boulevard and Park Street, on which he will bu Id, for his own use, resi- dence this fall. Judge John Ulrich of Plain felld is negotiating for the opposite corner of Park and Boulevard, we are informed. Dr. Ripley for the past twenty-five years has been purchasing and improving lands in Westfeld. He has, as no one will dispute, more and better land for building sites, than any citizen of our township He has spent his leisure and money liberally, in the de- velopment of these lands; laying out and grading more than ten miles of streets; plant ing and caring for beautiful shade trees, more and better than. any single individual in the state of New Jersey. Now he offers 100 of his 400 acres for sale. To those who build fine residences immediately, he will make a discount of from 25 to B Ia per cent, as he proposes. People, not only in Westdeld, but in adjoining towns and cities, Plaindeld, Rah- way, Jersey City and especially New York City, are rapidly availing themselves of this rare opportunity. Two churches have al- ready been erected on his lands and the new academy, the most costly and imposing build ing in Westfeld, is nearly completed. An other new church on Ripley Hill is contem- plated, to be the most costly in town. The Peckham, Esq, offers to furnish the stone free, from his quarry on the mountain. A lot has been tendered the Athletic Club if they will build SIC, ,OO0 Casino, which the club, will probably accept. No move in the West field real estate heretofore has involved the interests to the community as much as that referred to above. A syndicate for the pur chase of large tract of this land on specula- ton is about closing contract, we are sorry to say, which may increase the cost of lots.
 Same paper, Nov. 26th: The sale of lots on Ripley Hill for the past week has averaged more than 5000 day. Every purchaser is to build.
 : ,.. Contributed Locals)
 Frank, younger son of Mrs. Addie Stanley, was the victim of a painful acci- dent at the. cartridge shop last week., SSfns powder that had gotten scattered in- to lot of debris ignited, and flashing up into Stanley's face burned so that scared and withered patches of the cuticle fell off. Dr. Dean applied the essential dressing, and at last accounts the young man was doing well. .. Hearing the children all a talking about, evergreen pulling and the lot of money they get, reminds me that this is almost an antiquated employment. Over 8 score of years ago members of the Hampstead family and others residing in town made lively the wintry woods as they gathered the Creeping jenny" to ship to the city just prior to the holidays, for which good bit of money vas paid.
 TOLLANDs
 CORRESPONDENCE
 Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Underwood have gone to New York, and they are to spend the winter there with their daughter, Mrs. Daniela