The Press., 1895-09-26

with men whose sole business IS 10 ,oea out liquor unhindered. The open sGIOO9 Gs gone, and with it has gone it's tremen dous power of temptation. The sneakine methods by which liquor is now obtained by men already under the power of the dreadful appetite, has no allurements fol self-Eespeoting young men. Keep Nse sG loon out. J. l. BARTHOLOMEW.
 COVENTRY.
 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man
 ager of Coventry Local Register. :, Copies Of the Local Register for sale at the post Off1ce, South Coventry.
 South Coventry.
 The infant child of Geo. Loveland Pqcker-st., died, Saturday, after a long illness.
 Mrs. H. c. Parker entertained 8 number of her former Sunday school scholars from Rockville. F..
 Some idea of the rapid growth of for est trees may be had if the logs two feet or more in diameter now being hauled to really grew on land cleared by Erwin Hutchinson less than seven years ago. ..-
 -WolcOtt Ayers, of Ripley Hill, ex- poets to market one hundred and fifty baskets of peaches.
 Mir. and Mrs. e. L.. Phillips have re- turned from their outing at Fishers Island. They were fortunate in seeing war-ships belonging to the white squadron.
 The w. c. T. U. is to meet with Mrs. Perkins at the COngregational parsonage tomorrow afternoon.
 A public hall, with stage, &c., is be- ing fitted up in the lower story of the A. o. U. w. building. We prophecy that in ten years property on Wall-st. and vicin- ity will be more profitable to own than that on Main-st., unless something shall occur to cause boom on Main-st.
 W. H. Potter's peach trees are load ed with nice fruit.
 Martin Parker's peach orchard has been an objective point for persons wish ing a supply of fruit to can, and at the same time keep the contents of their pocketbOoks intact. ...
 Nathan White, Cooper Lane, and Ar hold Warren, Flanders, have good crops of peaches. .
 John Payne is having an addition built to his house on Wall-st., and will soon remove thither, where he will en- certain transients and boarders for long periods with the same hospitality which has characterised him at Bidwell's hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. Thos. Sears went to BrattlebOro, Vt., last week to attend the funeral of the mother of MT. Scars. ,
 Milk thieves are about. Creameries are visited in the night, and in some in- stances women who were alone were bad ly frightened.
 Grange meeting next Tuesday even- ing. A very enjoyable meeting is antici, pated, as the brothers are to have charge. M. P. Colman, leader.
 POLAND.
 The personal property of Midas La bonta, on the Dr. Jacobs farm, Buff Cap, consisting of stock, hay, household furni. ture, etc., will be sold at auction next Thursday, at 10 a. m.
 -Bugbee Post, c. A. R., has surrend- cred it's charter. Most of its members took demits and will become members oi Burpee Post of Rockville. It has been evident fl pr some years that it would moi be possible to continue the organization any length of time as many members had died and the few remaining were so scat tered. To c. w. Marsh, and few oth- CTS, is due the credit of maintaining the until the present time. The post voted before disbanding to devote the money in the hands of the treasurer to the buying of flowers for Memorial Day and decorating the graves of dead members.
 (Correspondence.)
 Frank T. Newcomb sold his lot oi colts and COWS at auction Saturday after. noon.
 Robert c. Hawkins of West Roxbury, Mass, was in town early in the week..
 70. F. UnderwoOd's family have re. moved to Newton, Mass.4 ....
 J. E. Underwood's family have left town for the winter, which they will spend in Auburndale, Mass. ..,
 MT. and Mrs. William Sumner will go to New York on Saturday to meet their daughter, Miss Edith, who sailed from England Sunday. She has been travelling abroad for seven months. Mir. and Mrs. Henry Steele and daugh- ter from Wales, Mass. have been visiting at John H. Steele's for few days.
 Mrs. Charles Ryder, near the Vernon line, died on Saturday, leaving an infant two days old. ':
 Rev. A. H. Post exchanged pulpits with Rev. James Dingwell on Sunday.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. will hold ''pen- ny" social in the parlors of the Congrega- tional church on Friday evening.
 Henry B. Agard left on Monday to enter upon his second year at Oberlin college.
 Professor Edward Casswell, who has become famous as temperance lecturer, will give an address in the town hall, Fri day evening, October 4th. He has spok- en here before, and all who have heard him have been delighted with his good arguments and easy delivery.
 Mir. Dwight Sattelee of Norwich is at his daughters, Mrs. Austin Edgerton.
 The Ladies' Foreign Missionary So- ciety of the Congregational church will hold it's annual meeting in the parlors ot the church Friday afternoon. A mission ary tea will be served in connection with the meeting.
 The ladies of the churches are filling a home missionary barrel to be sent soon;
 Mrs. Louise Baker has gone to Hy- annis, Mass, to visit friends. FLORA.
 SOMERS.
 [COrrespOndence.)
 Charles D. Hine, secretary of the State Board of Education, will address a meeting in the interest of public H. brary, to be held in the town hall Tues- day evening, Oct. 1st, at 2 o'clock. Sub F1uoaA1aro h11% h0 r