The Press., 1893-03-16
COVENTRY. SA

< COVENTRY.
 South Coventry.
 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man l ager of Coventry Local Register. III. P. Topliff has purchased the in surance agency of Chapman < Harwood, Rockville. The agency was conducted by the late Dea. J. N. Stickney until Aug, l '91, when failing health compelled him to give up the business. The death of MT. Chapman a few months since necessitates second change. MT. Topliff will con- 1 tinue the insurance business here, but in Rockville will be his office, where he ex- poets to be the greater part of the time after April 1st, his family remaining here for the present. We congratulate the people of Rockville on their gain, which is a loss to the church and community here.
 Carlos Edgerton, marketman, has been i'll from the effect of exhaustion and getting into the slush above his waist while walking home Thursday. Every horse driven on Cross street, Thursday afternoon, got down in the snow bank by Mir. Riders.
 Scarlet fever is in the village. Mrs. Wm. c. Shelden of Flanders died Sunday.
 Bessie w. Peterson has new piano. The grange is to give supper and literary entertainment the evening of March 29th.
 Mrs. A. c. Olmstead has been spend ing few days in town.
 Martin Parker is collecting cereals in different parts of this state for the Chi cago exposition.
 The auction sale of the farm of the late Celia Flaherty was this week w Wednes- day, instead of last, as reported.
 Mrs. C. P. Boynton has table which was brought over in the Mayfower. There were two in the possession of the family, the other is now in the museum at Hart ford.
 (Contributed.)
 THE BEAUTIFUL SNow.-As Whittier in 'Snow Bound' said, the old familiar sights of ours took marvellous shapes. Strange domes and towers rose up where sty or corn-crib stood, smooth, white mound the brush-pile showed. But the farmer was lucky who had brush-pile that showed; one of ours in south part of town didn't have any wood at the door, so was forced to ''chip out" along the wayside enough to boil his hulled corn with. MT. Warren declares that he is go- ing to have sleigh constructed with but one runner, as that is all he has made use of for three weeks. Why not apply bit of political economy to sleigh runners Another citizens horse in struggling to free himself from the unwonted bondage of a big drift, drew the naughty remark from his driver, Hustle away there, d. you, dog days will get ye out, I guess p Rather long time to wait. Snow may be healthy, but the pill and powder fra ternity assert that they would have riske their health in the failure of the blizzard. A hill creamery farmer had to tunnel his way from the barn each time one "bliz'' pursued another, and his wife would meet him at the door with the comforting sug- gestion, 'I really believe I feel snow in the air." But there is serious side to some jokes, and if the predictions of our local prophet prove correct, in the coming electrical storm. the macintosh and rub Der boots will get washing, but in order to make a valuable forecast requires a high order of scientific knowledge and su- perior judgment. James Bessey saw a pair of robins in his yard on the morning of March 9th.
 North Coventry.
 Miss Florence B. Usher closed term of 12 weeks school in the north district last Friday. Emma Greem, Newell Hill, Hortwen Hill and John E. Kfngsbury were present every day during the term, and Howard Kingsbury was absent only