The Press., 1893-04-20
COVENTRY.

COVENTRY. a
 South Coventry. $ A. 8. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man-
 ager of Coventry Local Register.
 If the great water-wheel at Stanley's mill had been covered from sight, Ed Hutchinson's-c colt would not have gone over wall last Saturday. and Eds face would be in better condition at the pres ent writing. The colt was frightened by the starting of the wheel.
 As. Miss A. Perkins is Ill, she has been obliged to resign the position of as. sistant principal at Oxford, Mass. Mrs. H. P. Topliff, who has been suf. .fering from lung trouble since the death of her mother, is improving.
 Trailing arbutus and adder tongaein blossom were gathered last Saturday by dwellers in the Martini box. 7
 -s.Its too cold for trout" remarked a fisherman, as he returned from casting a hook one morning last week, and we had but three trout for breakfast.
 The grange is the only organization in this parish where regularsfi literary work is done. Unfortunately there are persons who like reading and study but have g prejudice against secret societies, and will not become members of the grange, there fore 8 reading club ought to be formed.
 School in Flanders district, Miss Mitchell, teacher, commenced Monday.
 s-Mf.$ and Mrs. Jacob Collins are both very feeble, Mir Collins from paralysis, Mrs. Collins from consumption.
 -Chas. Kolb has eight hundred tulips in, one bed and two hundred in other places, and is looking for gorgeous display in a few days .- <x
 In recent exchange we saw an item to this effect: The peddler, Mir. Goldberg, who was imprisoned on charge of stealing a sum of money from MT. Sheldon, had been released from jail, as:tthe money had been found in MT. SheIdon's house, it hav- ing been mislaid, and that everything pos sible was being done by MT. s. to make reparation for the false charge.
 This village was afiame with excite ment last week, when news came that F. B. Hull had sold out his business in Jew cit City, bought out J. B. Carmon and was appointed postmaster here, but the story proved to be prophecy only.
 WALES.
 (Correspondence.)
 . A. J. Royce, who has been sick with pneumonia for the past two weeks, is gaining slowly. Rev. H. P. Smith has been quite sick for 8 few days.
 ! M. A. Converse had a narrow escape from what would have been 8 severe &C., cident while returning from Mofson one day last week He had just driven his team across the bridge by MT. Conant's saw-mill when the bridge collapsed.
 pr. E. W. Royce was home from Springfield for few days during his mothers Illness.
 70. P. Smith has severed his connec- tions with the Excelsior Woolen Co.,. and gone to Warren, Mass.
 The death of Mrs. Nathan Palmer removes another old resident of the town, also a member of the Methodist church.
 e. c. Smith is going to repair his barn, J. N. Bissell doing, the work.
 Tine post office Is in charge of W. A. Lyon since the death of Postmaster Davis.
 MoNsON.
 c. 0. Keep has purchased his fathers faE3n and stock for about S4.6Oo.. He viii call ths place "Granite Hill"
 The superior court judges have ar ranged the sessions of the Windham and Holland county courts so that they will not run concurrently, thus accommodat- ing lawyers who have practice in both courts.
 The Baltimore American covers the whole ground well when it says: "The United States wants the Hawaiian Is. lands. Sooner or later it must take them, or allow some other nation to take them. In them American interests are para. mount. American capital controls most of their wealth. They are the stepping. stone to Asia. In commerce they are val. uable. and should war break out they would be priceless. There is no doubt that their people prefer the United States tc all other countries, and this is the time to annex them. If they are lost through the action of this administration the people will know where to place the responsibil. ity. In the meanwhile, let up hope there will be no more hauling down of the American flag. It is the banner and the symbol of political destiny; and it is mol meant to be hauled down even by special commissioners whose authority is para. mount"
 New Haven Leader: The New York World, in commenting upon the state prison Investigation, makes frequent use of expressions such as this: stThe Worlds committee, ?" Under The World's direction, As The World directed, l" etc. We have no disposition to criticise the World for coming to Connecticut and conducting an Investigation, but when Ii airs it's presumptuous impotence, by as, ferting that it owns the Connecticut gen. eral assembly, and Is the directing power of the committees thereof, we think il perfectly proper to express disgust. ssss. !. Miss Alice Squires, >of RelehertoAh, saaushterof WiIlian sqdires, In compapy MAisfh Miissfh little girl, while in search of trail. ing arbutus the other day, attempted to cross Jabish brook on g timber that has been used as foot-bridge.. When about Il ]