The Press., 1894-11-01
COVENTRY.

COVENTRY.
 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man. ager of Coventry Local Register
 South Coventry.
 The republicans nominated Nathan White for representative, and Geo. Col man for judge of probate.
 The Methodist church was elaborate ly decorated for the harvest concert Sun- day evening, and large audience listen ed to the exercises.
 Stephen Beebe has removed his fam fly to South Manchester.
 From the attending physician of Bert Lewis we learn that broken leg is the only injury MT. Lewis sustained when moving telegraph poles at Mansfield De- pot, and that he is making good recovery.
 Mrs. Agnes Avery, who broke one bone in the leg just above the ankle by falling from 8 bicycle at New London some weeks since, attended church Sum- day.
 There is to be a football game be- tween Storrs and Kingston next Satur- day, commencing at 10 a. m. -Chas. Robinson has moved into the house recently owned by Louisa Lord. If the Nathan Hale monument only stood on foundation two feet higher the general effect would be better when ap- preaching the grounds from either way. Just now our farmers are questioning the profit in manipulating apples to sell for canning, with no immediate prospect of receiving pay for fruit so delivered.
 Contributed Locals.)
 Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Martin, Sidney Perkins, Miss Wolfe and Miss Corbit at tended the Epworth League convention last week at South Manchester. The presidents report showed grand improve ment during the year past..... Mrs. Sarah Wolfe, president of the local W. c. T. U., and Miss Ada Lester were in attendance at the annual state convention held at Waterbury Tuesday and Wednesday of last week...... Everett Scott of Hartford lectures in the M. E. church on Wednes- day of this week...... Miss Experience OdEUucI HbS UO0H COnuuOO u uOI OCo HUI four or five weeks by sickness. full house was in attendance at the harvest concert at the Methodist church last Sun day evening. The church had been taste fully decorated with autumn leaves, chrys- anthemums, grain and fruits, upder the supervision of the pastor, Mrs. Wolfe and Miss Hartley, assisted by Mrs. Kolb, Miss GraceW oodworth and MT. Albertine. The the words Harvest Home, !" was the work of Miss Chamberlin and Miss Hyde. The children had been drilled in singing and speaking by Miss Newell, and the singing by the church choir was excellent. H. F. Topliff, superintendent of the Congrega- tionalist Sunday School, was present and followed the pastor, H. H. Martin, with few appropriate remarks. All the exer- cises of the evening were interesting...... The ladies' prayer meeting of the M. E. church is held this week at the home of Mrs. Charles Lathrop.. Monday evening of this week the regular meeting of the Epworth League was held in the church vestry. ......Mrs. Charlotte Hodgson enter tained at her home one afternoon recent ly, Rev. H. H. Martin and wife and their guests, J. B. Metcalf( who is over ninety years of age) of Holland, and Miss Rich ardson of Newark, N. J., and also Mrs. Abby Arnold, widow of the sainted preach CT, H. H. Arnold. Mrs. Charles Kolb entertained 4'The Cleaners at her hohse one evening this week, the occasion the celebration of Halloween.
 North Coventry.
 (Correspondence.)
 T. B. Corfey and family have moved to Colchester. ,n..
 Rev. W. J. JennfngA spent most of last week in town. He pfached Sunday from the words "Let not Eour heart be troubled" John 14:1.
 Mir. and Mrs. o. c. Hall are the happy parents of another boy since Sunday. Miss Hattie Grant has gone to live with a nephew near Boston. ss
 Ralph F. Dresser is building a. new barn with 8 cellar under 1t. 1
 HI. R. Hoisington, Jr:, and Andrew Kingsbury are the delegates to- the Sun- day school convention to be held at New London next month.
 Mrs. Emma Talcott and daughter have been visiting friends here. Mrs. Talcott is sister of Mrs. H. F. West. She has resided in Elmwood for number of years.