The Press., 1894-12-06
COVENTRY.
A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man. ager of Coventry Local Register.
 South Coventry.

| COVENTRY.
 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man. | ager Of Coventry Local Register. l South Coventry. l MT. Clarence Hoxie has removed to his new house on Pinafore street. I -~F. E. Hull and family spent Thanks giving in town. Itis supposed that owing to the delicate condition of his little son, Mir. Hull has sold out his business in Providence and will engage in business elsewhere.
 Walter Payne and family visited with his father, Sumner Payne, last week. -Alanson Washburn's son and grand daughter, from Bedding, Mich, recently spent some days here.
 The burning of the uninsured barn of James Kirkpatrick, Saturday morning, will furnish good text for insurance men. MT. Kirkpatrick kept few horses to let, and had about eighteen tons of haystored. The fire originated from a stove in room occupied by MT. Ks brother, and was discovered about 3 8. m. The horses and other live stock were saved. The loss is eSGlmaGoQ at aOOuG $SOO. E. (From another correspondent9 -Dr. Mary Christiancy, lady physi- | cian from India, will address the congre- lgation at the Methodist church next Sun- day morning. She comes under the aus I pices of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
 ] Rev. and Mrs. Martin were the guests 9gpf Rockville friends Thanksgiving day.
 A new supply of excellent books has been added to the Methodist Sunday School library.
 The W. c. T. U. meets this week Friday with Mrs. Charlotte Hodgson.
 The W. F. M. s. met Wednesday of this week with Mrs. J. D. Wilson. At the annual meeting of this society recently held the following officers were elected :: President, Mrs. Leroy Perkins; vice-pres- ident, Mrs. l.. Smith recording secreta- ry, Mrs. Chas. Lathrop; corresponding secretary, Mrs. s. E. Wolfe; treasurer, Mrs. Chas. KOlb; managers, Mrs. Ii. IL. Martin, Miss Addie Hyde, Miss Nellie l Wolfe. This missionary society has been l successful in raising between thirty and forty dollars during the past year, which l was the first year of it's organization in South Coventry.
 | Contributed too late for last weekly l At Mir. Bottoms silk mill, also at Tom Woods, wages have been raised from 90 cents to $1.OO day. | Willie Nobles, who has been danger ously sick with typhoid fever is slowly recovering.
 Charlie Wilbur has left the position as teamster for Wm. Latimer ,and Dwight LeDoyt now fills the place.
 Mir. Fisk of South street, lately sold to MT. Lewis of Willimantic, sixty bush- els of apples for canning purposes. | Mrs. Patrick Branigan has again re- turned home after a long absence in the village.
 | John Curley has left the employ of MT. Armstrong and is clerking for Albert Day.
 Frank Edgerton is having new lum- Der wagon built at Albert Potteras. Frank Masters has bought new Concord buggy which is a beauty. | On Saturday evening, Nov. 24th, Frank s. Aldrich and Frank Masters of South Coventry, by invitation, attended the grand entertainment and social given by the order of the Golden Cross at the home of MT. Goss, 299 Main street, Will limantic, where a bountiful supper was served to a large number of members and l izgited guests. ~ North Coventry.
 The adjourned town meeting held last Monday rescinded the vote passed at a previous meeting, to buy the old church in the south parish, and voted to indefi- nitely postpone further action. This leaves the matter as it was previous to the first special meeting. Probably hall will be rented for the. meetings in the south part of the town, one being availa- ble at $10 per day.
 A MT. Murray, from Columbia, has rented part of the Pomeroy place and will open blacksmith shop as soon as one can be fitted up.
 70. K. Hall is teaching in District No. 7, and Miss M. E. Lee in No. 8.
 Mrs. Chas. Hodgson and family oi Stafford Springs, and w. F. Pitkin oi Providence, were guests of l.. P. Gage1 and family at Thanksgiving.