The Press., 1894-07-05
COVENTRY.


 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man
 ager of Coventry Local Register.
 Luther P. Gager and Henry F. Par ker of Coventry attended the annual re- union of the Connecticut Masonic Veter- an Association at New London Wednes- day. They reported large and very en- joyable gathering. One hundred and twenty-five were present, fifty-four of which were new members. This annual gathering is looked forward to with happy anticipations, and this years accessions testify to the growing popularity of this society.
 -Arunah Judd of Hartford is visiting friends in town.
 The fourth windmill for pumping water for stock belonging to H. F. Dim- ock, was put up last week in the Lord pasture.
 The work of improvement of sur roundings of the Nathan Hale monument was begun this week.
 Rowing and sailing on the lake are in order.
 -Catalpa trees at the at the "Martin box" are in blossom.
 Carleton Washburn of Michigan is spending the summer with his aunt, Mrs. J. M. Wood.
 Arnold Warren is making many sales of moving machines, horse rakes, &c.
 (Contributed)
 Church Wedding.
 MT. Thomas L. Connor and Miss Lizzie J. Garvey were married at St. Mary's church, South Coventry, by Father Law Ter of Putnam, at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, June 18th. Miss Dollie Garvey, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and MT. Murphy best man. The bride was attired in white India silk trimmed in lace and ribbons the maid of honor in pink crepe and carried a bouquet of pink roses. A reception followed at the brides home at Mansfield Depot, about 100 guests being present at the wedding breakfast. The floral decorations were very pretty. MT. and Mrs. Connor left at o'clock amid a shower of rice, for Willimantic, where they took the train for Boston. The brides bouquet of roses, to one of the buds of which was attached a ring, was captured by Miss Connor, a circumstance supposedly prophetic that she will be the next to get married. Guests were present from Rockville, Moo dus, East Hampton, South Wilmington, Putnam, Coventry Willimantic and Mans field. The wedding presents were many and very useful. MT. Peter Garvey, fath- CT of the bride, gave the bride $150. She also received easy chairs, hall rack, side- board, two French clocks, silver cake basket, bed spread, silver knives and forks, China dinner set, silver salt sha- kers, rugs, table linen and many other things too numerous to mention.
 Carrie Prudence, daughter of Rev. Alpheus Winter of Middlefield. formerly of South Coventry, was married Saturday to Charles Atwood Kofoid of Normal, Ill. The bride is graduate of the Hartford public high school and of Oberlin college. For three years she was teacher in the Sandwich Islands, and during the interest consequent upon the dethronement ot Queen Liliuokalani and the establishment of the Dole provisional government wrote several graphic, descriptive letters about the change for "The Courant." The bride groom, MT. Kofoid, has just completed a course at Harvard college, where he re- ceived the degree of Ph. D. and con- mendation for original work ill the de- partment of zoology. In the fall he will begin his work as instructor in the Uni. versity of Michigan.