The Press., 1896-07-02

bury, Miss Grace Stanley; Sunday-school Misses M. E. White, M. R. Perkins, s. I Boynton; temperance, Mrs. M. E. Will Hams, Misses J. M. White, Rose Albertin Alice Coombs, Lottie A1bertin; floral Mrs. Dell Kingsbury, Misses Bessie Cole man, Hattie Coombs; music, Misses Bes sic Peterson, Ella c. Boynton, Mrs Mary Williams.
 The Fourth of July celebration, under the auspices of the South Coventry I'm. provement Society, will commence with a parade of antiques and horribles, through Main-st., at 7.30 8. m., sack race at 1O.3O. Three bicycle races for the championship of South Coventry will take place-one- fourth mile scratch at il o'clock; one- half mile scratch at 11.2O; One-half mile handicap at HAS. 1st and 2d prize given in each race. Dinner will be served on the green from 12 to 9, by the improve ment society for 15 cts. Lemonade and ice-cream will be served all day. The literary program will begin at 9 o'clock, and will consist of music, recitation by Miss Julia White, oration by Rev. s. R. Free, of Willimantic, and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (illustrated). Base ball game at 3.3O. If the day is stormy the literary exercises will be held in the Congregational church, the dinner will be served in the vestry, and the sports will be postponed one week. All are cordial ly invited.
 WELLINGTON.
 Rev. MT. Mcleod of Stafford Springs will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Communion service after the sermon.
 (CoTespondence.) | "DOn't crowd the mOurners."
 Miss Emma l.. Brown is at Hull, Mass for an outing.
 William Reynolds of Mansfield was in town last week.
 No clew whatever, as yet, in regard to the disappearance of J. H. Morrison.
 Gilbert c. Brown, Jr., and wife, of Boston, were at the Baptist parsonage over Sunday.
 Miss Nellie Morrison, now of Williman- tic, has been home for few days.
 Clayton Morse, who is in business in New York, has been visiting at his faith CT, A. A. Morse's He returned Saturday night, taking his little sister, Oracle, with him for months visit.
 "If we could change our coat and pants and vest for Mother Hubbard and the hot office for the back porch at home, we wouldn't care who did the voting"
 Charles T. Preston and F. Wayland Pratt have been appointed by Judge Hol- man appraisers on the estate of the late Rosetta Sparks.
 The commencement honors at Brown university were duly announced. The Gaston medal for excellence in oratory was awarded to Sumner R. Vinton, a grandson of Rev. J. H. Vinton, formerly of this town, a missionary to Burma. His mother and brothers are now mis- sionaries in Rangoon.
 ''It is singular fact that men and wo- men of the utmost probity in all the other affairs of life, have no compunction in cheating each other about themselves, even although they are aware that the de- ceit must be ultimately detected"
 The barn on the Gilbert Ide farm, now owned by MT. Needham of Springfield, a quantity of hay, two horses, one owned by Warren Pease, the other by Dwight Bramble, farming tools and other prop erty were destroyed by fire last Wednes- Aday%norning. Probably 8 case of incen- diaEt Ism. The barn was insured. Through the exertions of Mrs. Bramble the dwell ing house was saved from the flames, MT. Bramble being at his steam saw mill in Holland.
 Andrew Bosworth had his leg broken last Friday in two places by tree falling upon him, while at work on Bramble's timber lot in Holland.
 Communion in Baptist church next Sun. day forenoon, the covenant meeting pre-. ceding.
 ' A neighborhood tea party will be held on Charles T. Preston's lawn on the 4th , Any one wishing to bring his or her lunch and eat it under the trees will be welcome
 The Moose Meadow, Hollow and centre schools closed last week. The very sat ) isfactory examinations will be duly no ticed in the forthcoming school report , The examination of Mrs. Brownlee'S school (Glass Factory) will be tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.
 Center school, H. F. Starkweather teacher, closed the school year Saturday : June 27th. The following scholars re ceived prize books: Martha E. Lyon Rhoda B. Lyon, Gertie F. Davis, for no ) being absent or tardy; Martha E. Lyon } Nettie M. Shaffer, Grace M. Taylor, Evt L. Gibson, Alice V. Cosgrove, Gertie F l Davis, for not whispering during the term Martha Lyon has not been absent during the year. Registration, summer term 32 scholars; average attendance, 2O.5 . average attendance for the school year , 2O.3.
 South Wilmington Correspondence. r Irving Sholes and wife are visiting Mrs t Sholes' sister at Providence, R. I.
 Miss Ida Smith of Willimantic, former l ly of this place, spent Sunday with Mis- . Lillian Scott.
 Mrs. Wm. Brownlee spent Sunday witt her sister in Hartford.
 5 The company have a large force of mel at work on village improvements. Be sides grading the grounds around W. H . HalYs residence, they are extending tn, road in the sO-called NaU Villaoa to +h,