The Press., 1895-05-16
COVENTRY.

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.
 Mrs. A. A. Perkins was called to Andover, Mass, last week by the illness of her mother.
 The rain of Sunday was greatly need ed as oats and gardens were suffering from the extreme heat of last week.
 The frost of Monday was severe. Ice one-sixteenth of an inch formed.
 The number of intoxicated men seems to indicate that those persons whose duty it is to enforce the no-license laws are ''Off for a vacation.''
 Rev. B. F. Perkins officiated at the funeral of Mrs. H. F. Parker, last week Thursday. Miss Dorothy McTaggert and Mrs. Edith Hoxie sang. Asa Fitch of Hartford, M. P. Yeomans, E. D. White and c. B. Stearns of Andover, and Mar tin Parker of this town, were bearers o. A. Sessions of Willimantic, manager. On the casket were fifty-two white roses to number her years; the grange lined the grave and covered the pile of earth with evergreen, and placed pillow made of white phlox, lettered P. of H., with purple vinca at the head of the open grave.
 Miss Julia White was quite recently graduated from the Emerson school of oratory, Boston. Pasture to let-"the Larrabee." In- quire of Martin Parker. Contributed Locals)
 MT. Charles Lathrop is painting, pa pering and fixing up his new home on South street. Mrs. Chamberlin, Mrs. Lathrop's mother, also Miss Albie Basset are living with him.
 Frank Mastern will move into and occupy Charles Kingsbury's house, near Armstrong's.
 It is rumored that parties are about buying the Barbour mill property and will start it on weaving.
 Frank Aldrich has sold his team tC parties in Willimantic. His house is be- ing painted inside and he is also building picket door-yard fence.
 Mrs. Brown, daughter of Mrs. Tifft was at her mothers last week.
 Work on the road is stopped for one week for planting.
 Mrs. Long's house, vacated by Martin Hughes.
 Part of the extract works of E. Tracy are shut down. The shoddy department is rushing.
 E. A. Tracy is building another store house. It will be of stone. John Wood contractor.
 James Swan, while running the saw at Armstrong's, caught his hand, sever ing two of his fingers. He is sick al present with inflammation of bowels.
 sOMERS.
 Invitations are issued for the mar. riage of Lillian M., daughter of Colone Amos Pease, and Benjamin s. Gager O Brooklyn, which will take place at hel home May 23, at p. m. (CorrespOndence.)
 Mrs. Maude Pomeroy Kimball of Ell lington has been visiting her parents, MT and Mrs. c. Newton Pomeroy.
 Mrs. Etta Allen of Springfield is wis iting friends in town.
 Miss Laura Kibbe of New Britain il at home for short vacation.
 Misses Lucinda and Harriet Pomeroy who have been spending the winter il Springfield, returned to their home on thu mountain last Saturday.
 By special invitation, Worthy Mastel E. D. Avery and wife, Chaplain A. D Noble and wife, Lecturer Mrs. Ellen Shel don, MT. Sheldon, Miss Gilbert, Mrs. Wm Kibbe, MT. and Mrs. Geo. West attended the banquet given by Ellington Grange Wednesday evening, May 9th, the nintl anniversary of it's organization, and were right royalty entertained.
 Arthur Gager of Philadelphia is il town
 The body of Mrs. Cora A. Frost, wifi of Willis E. Frost of New York, ant daughter of Mrs. J. c. Gowdy, formerl. of Somers, was brought to town Thursda, and inferred in the West cemetery
 The entertainment given last Frida evening under the auspices of the Christ ian Endeavor society was well attended The vocal music rendered by the Templ Quartette of Springfield was richly enjoy ed, as was also the instrumental with A w Kibbe, Organist, and Miss L. A. Root pianist. The proceeds were about $12. State Agent E. c. Andrews of Hart ford has been in town this week doing much needed work the looking into tn condition of our district school house and obtaining school statistics for tn state board of education. , A severe frost occurred Monday night the mercury falling to 28. Ice forme and early planted gardens were destroyed It is feared the prospects for large appl yield, which were very promising, ar blighted.
 Miss Mattie o. Billings has entere the employ of w. G. Baker & Co.,, Spring field, as book-keeper, beginning her du ties Tuesday.
 ASHFORD. WestfOrd Correspondence. : J. Benjamin Gray recently came fror l North Wilton, where he is employed i the store of R. W. Keeler, and spent ,