The Press., 1895-05-09

COVENTRY. A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man
 ager of Coventry Local Register. Copies of the Local Register for sale at the | post Of1ce, South Coventry.
 South Coventry.
 Mrs. Caroline Howard, wife of H. F. Parker, died Monday noon after an ill- ness of nearly nine weeks from acute heart and bowel diseases, from which causes she had suffered at times for sev eral years. Mrs. Parker was born in New York city March 17th, 1943. When about five years of age she became the ward of Mrs. Harrison, to whom she was as an own child, and whose death few years since she greatly mourned. Mrs. Parker was educated at Rochester, N. Y., and for twenty years was teacher in public schools, teaching six years inC Charter Oak district and ten years in northeast dis trict, Hartford. She was married to IL. F. Parker Sept. 2, 1885, and her home in this village was made beautiful by it's tasteful arrangement and prOfusiOn of choice flowers at all seasons. Mrs. Par ker was a charter member of Wangum- baug grange, it's fist lecturer, and until the present year held office, but on &C., count of her condition she declined re- election, her last grange work being Feb. 18th, when she assisted at an open meet | ing. She was member of the First Con- gregational church of this place, taking an active interest in all church work and her passing from among us is a great loss to the community. She leaves no near kindred. Funeral, Thursday, at 1 p. m. Burial in the Nathan Hale ceme- | tery.
 SThe w. c. T.U. is to meet with Mrs. A. A. Perkins at the Congregational par sonage tomorrow afternoon. The Vernon Brothers entertainment Friday evening was we'll attended, and their coming to this place proved mu- tual pleasure. The family was enter tained by Messrs. Dewitt and Louis Kingsbury, and Saturday was red letter day to the child musicians, who expressed themselves charmed by the kind atten- tion of their entertainers and the loveli- ness of our village.
 The distance from the switchboard at Queen Corner to the post office is ex- actly two miles, as measured last Satur- day by Dr. w. L. Higgins by means of a. cyclometer.
 UNION. (CorrespOndence.)
 Members of the Improvement Club turned out arbor day and did considerable work, besides holding a meeting prepara- tory to doing more in the near future.
 The house in which Lewis Lataille lived, formerly owned by J. B. Hatch, was burned about noon on Monday, the fire starting from the burning out of the chimney. The barn was saved by the the adjoining farm.
 E. Y. Fisk and wife of Stafford at tended the Congregational church last week, and met some of their friends and relatives, who are always glad to greet them.
 Cherry and peach trees are blooming profusely. We need rain for grass and rye, which are looking well now. Farm CTS are busy this fine weather planting and working on the roads.
 Hens are laying well, eggs are 15c. per doz., and many chickens are being raised.
 ELLINGTON.
 Crystal Lake Correspondenee.)
 -TaylOr's stereopticon and musical combination was exhibited in our school house one evening last week.
 Quite recently Daniel Curtis lost valuable COW.
 Fred, son of Frank Charter form CT resident at Crystal Lake, has been vis- iting friends in this vicinity. He will soon open an office in Rockville as vet erinary surgeon.
 Edwin Baker and family visited at his fathers here last Sunday. Also MT. and Mrs. Edwards were guests at Wm. Kibbe's.
 70. o. Smith of South Windsor called on friends hereabouts few days ago.
 The writer much enjoyed attending church, accompanied by Perlin Charter, at Ellington Street, both afternoon and evening, last Sunday. Sixteen united with the church on that day, lady 84 years of age being one of the number. The Christian Endeavor Society has many active and effectual workers. The church has now thirty-six new members.
 Guy Collins and wife still remain ill, neither being yet able to return home.
 Mrs. Mary Aborn was at her fathers, Lemuel Slater, Sunday.
 Leon Leach and Harry Charter, hav- ing become partners as poultrymen, have built, with their own hands, a fine large poultry house.
 MT. and Mrs. Green, accompanied by Mrs. Benton, from the borough, spent Sunday at Crystal Lake as guests of MT. and Mrs. Baker. MT. Green and MT. Baker are members of Winter Post, G. A. R.
 Mrs. Mary Taft visited friends in Rockville last week.
 Mrs. Murray is spending a few days with friends here.
 WALES.
 tCorrespondence.)
 F. M. Royce is building an addition to his barn. B. s. Baker has the con- tract.
 F. c. Converse has moved into one of H. P. Smiths houses by the lake.
 W. Eugene Needham is appointed road supervisor, and will begin work this week.
 MT. and Mrs. c. A. Harwood went to