The Press., 1894-05-03
] COVENTRY.

COVENTRY.
 South Coventry. A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man.
 ager of Coventry Local Register.
 Miss Anna Barber recently visited friends in this place.
 Miss Dorothea McTaggert sang Mon day evening at dramatic entertainment given by the Spiritualists in Excelsior hall, Willimantic.
 Willie H. Small has new bicycle. .
 What shall be done with dogs which attack ladies who are quietly passing along the streets of our village?
 Work is progressing on the founda- tions for the house which is to be built for Charles Rood.
 No one would suspect by the general appearance of buildings in this parish that '.hard times'' were prevailing. Both car penters and painters have all the work they can do, and as 8 result the general neatness of houses.
 Fifteen of Coxey's army passed thro' this place Saturday.
 The constant attendance by those having charge of the mails is appreciated by all patrons of the post office.
 If report is correct, three barns in which to store the immense amount of hay grown on H. F. Dimock's farm are to be built the coming season.
 -Dr.W. L. Higgins brother is in town, and if the long drives do not discourage the younger man there will be Dr. Harry Higgins, he having attended a course of medical lectures in New York the past winter, and is continuing his studies with his brother.
 Miss Emma Hull, who was obliged to leave her school last fall on account of illness from typhoid fever, from which she has not yet recovered, was in town Sunday.
 The Coventry and Storrs base ball teams had trial of skill on Nathan Whites ball ground Saturday. Score : Coventry, 19; Storrs, 12. North Coventry. (Correspondence.)
 
 MT. Skillton and has removed to Hart ford.
 The post office is moved this week to MT. Ralph Dresser's, Mrs. Dresser having been appointed postmistress. Miss Callie E. Hopkins is teaching in district No. 7, and Miss Mary M. Me- loney in the North district. HOLLAND. (COrrespondence) The auction of Arthur Patten oc- cured on Saturday, consisting of horses, wagons, harness, &c., also groceries and articles in the store, to make room for the post-office, which will be located here as soon as the room can be got ready for it.
 ! John Young had a lively runaway in Rockville last week. A pair of horses attached to heavy truck wagon were left standing in front of 8 store on Main street, when the watering cart came along and frightened them, and they ran at 8 furious rate up past MT. Buffers store, when the wagon was caught in the iron fence belonging to the American mill, which held the horses until the own- CT came up. Fortunately no great dam- age was done.
 | The iadies' foreign missionary socie- ty of the Congregational churce met with Mrs. E. c. Underwood on Friday after noon. i.' MT. and Mrs. l.. B. Price attended the entertainment and dance given by the Rockville wheel club recently. MT. and Mrs. c. F. Underwood are rejoicing over the accession to their fam fly of 10 lb. baby girl.
 The junior society of the Y. P. S. c. E. will give donkey social on Friday evening, May 4th. l Hon. Lucius Fuller of Putnam, and MT. and Mrs. Litchfield of Willimantic, were the guests of Mrs. l.. s. Fuller over Sunday. | MT. and Mrs. 0. B. Stearns, of An dover, visited at Calvin Whiton's OF Sat urday.
 l It is reported that Albert Aborn is a heavy loser by the recent fire which was started in Ellington, burning oyer large tract of land, including several cords ot wood and ties. FLORA. | %-E