The Press., 1894-10-25
COVENTRY

COVENTRY. A. $. PARKER. Local Editor and Business Man.
 ager of Coventry Local Register
 South Coventry.
 The Ladies' Association met with Mrs. B. F. Perkins Wednesday.
 Those who attended the conference of churches at Bolton last week report pleasant ani profitable meeting.
 -Traveling photographers are taking views about town.
 Nelson Aver is sending many chick ems to market.
 --G. N. Marcy recently went to Nor wich to consult a physician.
 Mrs. Julia w. Coleman, lecturer of Wangumbaug Grange, 85, was unable, on account of illness, to be present at the meeting Monday evening.
 Fishing along the lake shore by the light of fires seems to be the sport of par ties these moonless nights.
 Miss Laura Lord is soon to leave town.
 The recovery of John Isham, station agent, is not so rapid as could be desired.
 pr. Louis Mason recently visited rel atives in the village.
 HI. P. Topllff is occupying his former position as principal of the night school at Rockville.
 Deputy Reed of Rockville inspected Wangumbaug Grange, 85, Monday eve- ming.
 Three hundred and sixty-five bushels of potatoes from one and one-fourth acres is the report given by H. F. Dimock's foreman.
 HI. c. Parker of Rockville recently visited his brother, Geo. Parker. Found purse containing valuables. Inquire of Martin Parker.
 It is evident to all who have seen the work of improvement around the Nathan Hale monument that mistake was made in not transferring to the state of Conn. the entire front of the cemetery.
 At special meeting of the Epworth League, Sidney Perkins, Harlan Wood worth, Miss Wolfe and Miss Hartley were elected delegates to the annual district League convention held in South Man chester Tuesday, Oct. 23...".The annual meeting of the Womans' Foreign Mission ary Society of the Methodist church, held at the house of Mrs. Charles Lathrop, last week Wednesday, was unusually inter esting ......M MT. and Mrs. Martin have been entertaining friends from Newark, N. J. ......The annual collection for foreign mis- sions, taken in the M. E. church last Sab bath, was in amount largely in advance of former years.
 Many friends are shocked to hear of the sudden death in Hartford, Monday evening, Oct. 10th, of Henry F. Payne, son of John Payne. He was born in this town May 20, 1849. He received pub- lie school education and went to Hartford when IS years old and learned the ma- chinists trade at Colts patent fire arms factory, remaining there eighteen years. He then entered the employ of the Thorne Type Setting Machine Company, and was at his death foreman of the assembling room. It was while taking the cylinder of one of the type setting machines from the Post building two weeks ago that his leg was broken by the heavy mass of iron falling upon it. He was taken to the hospital, where blood poisoning occurring from the wound caused his death sudden ly and unexpectedly. He married Ella M. Brown, daughter of George M. Brown, of South Coventry, in the year 1878. Her mother, Mrs. Maria M. Brown, resides on Chapel street, Hartford. He leaves two children, Stella May and Florence Alice. Brigham D. Payne of New Haven, a broth CT, also survives him. MT. Payne has long been prominent in Odd Fellowship 1 He was grand marshal of the grand lodge of this state, I. O. O. F., in 1890, and in 1886 he was noble grand of Hartford lodge. He was a member of Midian Encampment and master workman of Nathan Hale Lodge, A. o. U. w. Rev. E. P. Parker of the South Congregational church, Hart ford, of1ciated at the funeral on Wednes- day, and the remains were brought to South Coventry for interment by Hart ford Lodge, l. o. o. F., Rev. H. H. Mar tin officiating at the grave. | ELLINGTON.
 The Ellington Village Improvement Society has elected these officers Presi- dent, F. M. Charter; vice-president, H. w. Kibbe secretary and treasurer, Mrs. H. w. Kibbe; directors, Mary J. Kim ball, Mrs. M. H. Aborn. Mrs. H. w. Kibbe and Mrs. s. T. Kimball were ap- pointed committee to solicit funds. The society has been of great benefit to the village of Ellington, having made many improvements of much benefit to all of the residents.
 | Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 Quite number went from Crystal Lake last Sunday to Somers to hear FL del Dudley. The delightful day, as well as the sermon, was much enjoyed.
 Congressman Sperry and State Sen- ator Foster made short tarry at Crystal Lake one day last week, taking dinners at the lake hotel.
 Mrs. Mary Taft is visiting friends in Rockville and Ellington.
 Mir. and Mrs. M. H. Dimock visited friends in North Somers last Saturday.
 The writer was especially pleased to