The Press., 1893-06-01
COVENTRY.
South Coventry. A. s. PARKRR, Local Editor and Business MaI

As ASsA0AAA%@SS ager of Coventry Local Register. As was fitting, the G. A. R. took charea of the decoration of soldiers graves on memorial day, forming at Kolbs hall about in the morning and proceeding to the Nathan Hale cemetery, where they placed floral tributes, then went to North Coventry, and after decorating the graves in the several burial grounds repaired to the church, where were exercises suitable to the occasion. The ladies of North Coventry provideda a collation., the Nathan Hale drum corps furnished martial music
 Union services were held in the Meth odist church Sunday. Rev. MT. Lamson delivered the memorial address. The family of H. F. Dimock is ex- pected in town this week.
 HI. P. Toplif was quite i'll ofinfuenza last Friday, but at last accounts was bet ter.
 -The mission circle met at N. c. Whites Wednesday.
 The wisteria at Mrs. Clarence Hoxie's is the pride of the street.
 Grange meeting at Andover next Mon- day evening; children's night.
 Saturday must have been pleasant. for the invitation was given Eff pleasant. " It was not the sky which made a delight full day, but the happy company of school children which assembled at the Martin box about ten a. m., and went away just before dusk.
 Average attendance in district 3, 17.7; number registered, 20. Sickness of two scholars, death of relatives in two in- stances, and the irregular attendance of three children under seven lowered the average attendance.
 A box of cape jessamine and mag nolias from Huntville, Texas, came to the Martin-box Monday. They were sent to Miss Bessie A. Parker by Miss Laura Wakefield, former classmate at the Carthage (Mo. Collegiate Institute.
 School at Storrs, Bessie A. Parker, teacher, closes tomorrow.
 If s first class piano tuner wishes to show his skill please to communicate with Martin Parker. =
 Herbert Loomis was in town Tuesday.
 Dance at George H. Clark's Tuesday evening. Parties on their way home went along the Bunker Hill road after 4 a. m. Wednesday.
 Speaking of the appointment of Chauncey B. Ripley as advisory counsel of the Worlds Congress Auxiliary on farm culture and cereal industry, the New York Record says: -. MT. Ripley is we'll known lawyer of this city who has always taken keen in- terest in matters of this kind and is, in every way, well qualified to successfully discharge the duties incident to his new position. He owns one of the best farms in the country, and it Is a model in it's way, and the ideas which he has there successfully carried out will prove of great benefit to the auxiliary. In fact a better selection could not have been made, and the wisdom which suggested the name cannot be too highly commended. The subject of public roads and their improve ment is involved in the duties of the Ma tional Department of Agriculture, and in all these matters concerning roads and their improvement, Dr. Ripley has na- tional reputation.
 North Coventry. At town meeting held last Thurs day, May 26th, the selectmen were in- struoted to offer $1 ,OO0 reward for evil dence that would lead to the apprehen- sion and conviction of the person or per sons who poisoned s. L. French's cattle.
 A very pleasant wedding took place at the church last Saturday (May 27th9, when Benjamin Taylor and Miss Annie Mussmann were united in marriage by Rev. H. R. Hoisington.