The Press., 1891-10-29

COVENTRY.
 A. S. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man.
 ager of Coventry Local Register
 South Coventry.
 (Correspondence)
 The family of H. F. Dimock left town Monday.
 It seems that we were but partly in formed as to the present occupants. of the Babcock homestead MT. and Mrs. w. A. Babcack, Mir. and Mrs. J. V. B. Prince are there.
 Suppose we had written thirty-two children of school age enumerated in dist. 9? it would have been all right then. As to the number of scholars in dist. ?, there are more than thirty-two.
 In the Norwich Courier, Oct. 21st, is an article, whose text, taken from the Hartford Post, reads thus: "A movement is on foot under the auspices of the Conn. Society of the Sons of the American Rev olution to obtain for the society the old Nathan Hale house in New, London. We would like to inquire if Nathan Hale of Revolutionary fame, or Nathan Hale's father, ever owned house in New Lon don2 In Stuart's life of Nathan Hale is recorded that in May, 1774, Hale became master of the Union Grammar school at New London, teaching thirty-two boys at the regular session for 70 pounds per year, and in the morning, between the hours of five and seven, twenty young ladies, for which he received six shillings 8 scholar by the quarter. Hale resigned his posi- tion as teacher of the school July 7th, IT'S, having been 8 boarder somewhere in the city of New London but little more than year, and during that period his home was in this town, for "home is where love is." The lady to whom he was engaged before her marriage to Elijah Ripley became widow in Dec. 1774; she went home to her mother, who was Ma than Hale's stepmother-"them match was renewed between Nathan and Alice," so Hale never accepted New London as a home, his birthplace and his fathers house being in this town. Now that the Conn. Society of the Sons of the Revolu- tion are looking about for something to buy and preserve we suggest that they look toward Coventry. Though the writer is not a native of Coventry or of Holland county, the thought that Coventry is to be overlooked in historical property touches an extremely sensitive point.
 Next week we intend to write for this paper'what some benevolent people have provided for the use of the scholars in South-st. school.
 As high an honor as could be given to anyone is the tribute and the service given by the best men of Willimantic' to Curtis Dean.
 Contributed Locals)
 r. Mrs. John Brown has a fine window exhibit of chrysanthemums. in colors, gold, pink and white, deep red and car mine, a perfect forestry of bloom. One yard-tall plant is crowned with 178 de- veloped golden blooms, each disk being as large over as 25-cent coin. Its con- petitor, with somewhat inferior advan- tages, wears a yellow gold crown of 94 blossoms. In about two weeks a third rival will exceed in some points of lux uriance either of the above, while num- Der of blondes and brunettes laugh at the naples dull Brown, challenging another shake of their snowy blankets. The mil lionaire does not have the monopoly of
 
 which the writer is thankful. MT. Ed. E.. Fisk of Vernon passed the Sunday with his bride at the homestead on South street. Miss Edna Mason entered the Arsenal school at Hartford upon the 18th inst......At present writing old MT. West Hatch is very low, and Mrs. J. V. R. Prince is housed from illness. Mrs. M. A. Corrin started for Tacoma, w., Tues day, 20th inst.