The Press., 1895-06-13
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 COVENTRY. A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man
 ager of Coventry Local Register. Copies of the Local Register for sale at the post office, South Coventry.
 South Coventry.
 For several years on arbor day the pupils of South-st. school have set out shade trees, to relieve the intensity of the sunlight in the school-room. In every instance when the trees are growing nice-. ly they have been cut off close to the roots or pulled up and carried off. Those set this spring were destroyed this week. A paper has been circulated for the benefit of James Swan, who was unfortu- nate in losing his finger while at work at Armstrong & Sons.
 Albert Wood has built on an addi- tion on his house, and Albert Coer is painting his residence.
 Miss Alice Stanley, at Northfield, and Miss Ruth Perkins, at Andover, Mass, will be graduated from their respective schools dext week. Mrs. A. F. A. Perkins is at Andover, Msss., caring for her mother, who is very feeble. Mrs. Fred Washburn, of Belden, Mich, is in town.
 Annual school meeting in Dist. ? Saturday night.
 Joseph Colman, an aged but active man, fell from the stone steps near Il. F. Parker's, Saturday, and broke one bone of his arm below the elbow. Dr. Dean reduced the fracture.
 If one wishes to draw crowds he has but to initiate the style of the Sagwa dealers now encamped near Stanley's mill. The people do not seem to tire of the entertainment given.
 Mrs. Sarah Bottom and Mrs. Matilda Green go to Pleasure Beach, where Mrs. Bottom has cottage, next Saturday. -Children's day is to be observed Sun day evening by concert at the Congre- tional church.
 The ''golden gate" at the Methodist church last Sunday evening was much ad- mired.
 MT. and Mrs. Casper Isham are at her fathers, Chas. Kingsbury, on &C., count of Mrs. Isham's i'll health.
 Joseph Fretwell Parker has pur- chased two houses near the lower end of the lake of MT. Long and his daughter, as they are to remove to Maine.
 e. P. Boynton and Ernest Ledoyt are in Hartford MT. Boynton has been en- gagged to repair the Isabelle Beecher Hooker house, lately. purchased by Mrs. Morrow, of Mansfield.
 Henry c. Robinson, of Hartford, John l.. Hunter, of Willimantic, and George l.. Phillips, of South Coventry, commissioners to improve the Hale mon- nment, have made inspection of the im- provements recently completed by Flynt & Co.,, of Monson, Mass, around the Hale monument in South Coventry, and form ally accepted the work. The expense will come inside the state appropriation of $2,5OO.
 -SamI Hall, with a number of men, is at work on the lower barn on the New comb Dow place. Newly silled, covered and painted, it will be as good as if built this year.
 Mrs. Clarissa James died in Chaplin at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Reed, Monday, and was buried in the Ma than Hale cemetery Wednesday; funeral in the Methodist church, Rev. H.H. Mar tin officiating. Mrs.James was the daugh- ter of the late Cyril Parker, and 8 native of this place. Hel first husband, Fred erick Morton, died more than thirty years since, leaving two sons and one daughter. Charles, the younger son, died some years since at Torrington, leaving large family. For many years she lived in Rockville, both before and after her sec- ond marriage, but since she became feeble she has been in her daughters home.
 RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT Whereas the messenger of death has entered the home of Brother H. F. Parker of Wan gumbaug Grange, and taken therefrom his beloved wife, we, banded together in the fraternal tie of brother and sister hood, extend to him our heartfelt sympa- thy in his bereavement, knowing that Ou1 loss is her gain; therefore, be it
 Resolved-That the kindness of spirit, the patience and fidelity in the discharge of the many duties of life will be held i1 grateful remembrance.
 Resolved-That the removal by death of such a woman from our order leaves g vacancy that will be deeply felt by the members of the grange.
 Resolved-That the charter be drapeC in mourning for period of thirty days. Resolved-That copy of these resolu tions be put on our records, and a copy sent to Brother Parker.
 JULIA w. CoLMAN,
 A. s. PARKER,
 M A. GREENE.