The Press., 1893-09-07
COVENTRY.
A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man
 ager of Coventry Local Register.

ager of Coventry Local Register.
 An incendiary fire, last week Wednes- day night, burned down the barn of Ed win Dimock, on the Coventry side of the Willimantic river, and opposite to and about half a mile from Mansfield Depot. It was within about a mile of most of the incendiary fires that have so alarmed the people of Mansfield. In MT. Dimock's barn were three horses, all of which were burned to death-one of them belonging to Henry Pollard; four carriages, includ- ing two new ones; several wagons; sev- eral tons of hay agricultural implements etc. It was not known that Mr. D1mock ! had an enemy i'll the world. His loss L. ast be $4, ,OOO or more. We do not learn as to insurance. The utmost effort was necessary to save the house. South Coventry. Miss Ella Boynton, of this place, and Mrs. Edward Parker, of Springfield, have gone to the White city.
 School at Highland Park, Mrs. A.. s. Parker, teacher, opened Tuesday with forty -One scholars.
 A veranda on John Woods house is great improvement.
 Some of the trees on Main-st. were so broken by the gales of previous weeks as to require considerable trimming.
 Mrs. Watt ous is spending some time with Mrs. Norman Stanley and other friends.
 Saturday the South Manchester play ed with the South Coventry B. B. o., and the score was-S. M., 6; s. O., 40.
 -South-st. school opened Tuesday. Ernest Perkins, teacher.
 School in Dist. opens next Monday.
 Miss Grace Stanley expects to start for Oberlin Sept 18th, where she will at tend college.
 The burning of the barn of Dimock Bros. last week was undoubtedly incen- diary, "Is the incendiary carpenter p for in nearly every instance the property destroyed by fire is owned by persons who are able to rebuild, or who must have the buildings replaced in order to carry on their business.
 Contributed Iocals.) ....
 Mrs. Ella Mason and Miss Edna, of Hartford, called upon old neighbors in town this week Monday. Mrs. Joseph Stewart is entertaining friends from Bos- ton...... Mrs. Walter Abbey, of Andover, was the guest of Mrs. Henry Cady last week......Sunday, Sd inst, a boy came to stay with MT. and Mrs. Wm. Wellwood, Jr.,-a pretty bright boy... Mrs. D. W. Fisk is in Vernon for few days...... Some of the wells on South-st. that were never known to run dry have failed... Miss Edith Irwin is off soon to temple of learning There are great mauy peo- pie who aren't dreading the prophesied storm. It is the unprophesied storm that carries destruction with it. ELLINGTON. Daniel A. Peck, of Ellington, died Thursday, August 31, at the advanced age of 87. He was during his life active in town affairs, and held many local of fees. In 1887 and 1838, over half a century ago, he represented Ellington in the gen. eral assembly. He was one of the oldest surviving ex-legislators. Only two other members of the house of 1887 are now living, Speaker Wightman, who was last reported living in New York city, and the venerable Henry Barnard, of Hartford, who also served in 1888. Of the senate and house of 1888 there are only two sur vivors. MT. Barnard and New Haven county member. There are only three or four survivors, other than those named, who served earlier in the legislature than Mr. Peck did
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 -Wm. Slater has raised potato that lacks but one ounce of weighing two pounds.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Lewis of Hart ford spent last week in Holland and at Crystal Lake. They greatly enjoyed camp ing at the lake over night, together with MT. LIS sister, Mrs. Chapman, and her daughters, and also Mrs. Neff and Howard Foster.
 Miss Anna Belle Palmer, of Norwich, and Miss Bertha Ellithorpe, of Stafford have been guests of Mrs. Eugene Neff the past week.
 Mrs. Norris Kibbe has been. visiting at Crystal Lake, spending Sunday with Mrs. Sterry Taft, and attending church here
 pnr.1iY hnv v%o hoe rnf ,o6 n visit to Chicago and the fair.
 Mrs. Ella Martin entertained hel brother, Leonard Holden, and his wife, al her home here over Sunday, going with them on Monday to visit her parents and other friends in Mass.
 The Crystal Lake district school be. gan on Monday. The teacher this term is Miss Laura Fryer of Rockville, a grad uate of the high school in that city, class of '92. She has our best wishes for 8 very successful term. She taught hel first term in Windsorville last fall
 Unless especial notice is given in The Press, no meetings will be held in the Methodist church here just at present No meeting in either church next Sunday
 Your correspondent expects to preach | in Somers next Sunday.
 Jack Frost has tried his hands in tho | lower lands around the lake.
 70. o. Smith, with his daughter Grace was here last Sunday attending church. UNION. A teachers meeting will be held al | the Congregational church on Friday af ternoon and evening, Sept. 15. The or der of exercises is: 3 p. m., rt ealing Secretary Charles D. Hine, of New Brit tain; 2.40, physiology, G. H. Phenix l |