The Press., 1896-04-02
South Coventry.

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 Mrs. Ellen Martin was called to New Jersey last week by the serious illness of relatives residing there.
 The Seagraves road is washed so badly that it has been fenced up to pre- vent travel in that direction.
 Piping frogs March 3Oth, but the bluebirds and robins, in grand chorus, have been the one great delight of our gray, as we'll as the sunshiny mornings, for many days.
 Miss Grace Stanley, teacher at Ando- yer, Conn.,, is having vacation.
 The Ladies' Association met with Mrs. Stanley yesterday.
 There will be no preaching service in the Methodist church Sunday. Sunday school will be held as usual.
 Miss A. Katherine Perkins, of Smiths college, and Master Earl Perkins, from Andover, Mass, are home for the Easter vacation.
 The committee to arrange the flowers in the Congregational church is to meet at the church next Saturday afternoon, at o'clock. Those having nice potted plants or flowers, suitable, and willing to loan them for the purpose of decoration, would confer favor by bringing them to the church at that hour.
 Prof. A. B. Peebles, of Sto1rs college, preached in the Congregational church Sunday.
 In reply to question, we answer: : According to our record, there was one cloudy and one stormy Sunday the first quarter of 1895; two cloudy, one misty and four stormy Sundays the first quarter of this year.
 Owing to illness in the family of Dea- con Addison Kingsbury, superintendent of the Congregational Sunday school, the Easter concert will be a simple service of song and recitation.
 Notwithstanding the condition of the roads, forty-three persons were present at the giving of the third and fourth degrees to class of eleven, by Wangumbaug Grange, Tuesday evening. The work was very interesting. Visitors from five granges were present. Dr. and Mrs. Havens, of Coventry grange, assisted greatly by both vocal and instrumental music. The next meeting will be held next Tuesday evening, subject-"Good Roads,"
 Mrs Mabel Ledoyt and Gladys are visiting in town.
 -Olin Beebe, who married the adopted daughter of Mrs. Lucinda Hutchinson, has returned from Hartford to take charge of the Hutchinson farm. ELLINGTON.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.) Preaching next Sunday at II a. m. A subject of special interest will be pre- sented.
 E. H. and M. H. Dimock of this place took an active part in the concert at West Stafford last week.
 The spring term of Crystal Lake dis trict school began on Monday, with Per lin L. Charter teacher.
 It is pleasant to state that Orson Richardson, who was 82 years of age last Thursday, has somewhat improved in health.
 Two of our aged men, both over eighty, were callers at Denison Bakers one day last week.
 We are sorry to record failure thus far of the incubator. Out of a hundred eggs one poultry man got six little chicks another none! Let the motherly hens try next time.
 Mrs. Kibbe and Mrs. Leach are on the sick list with the grip.
 We learn that man from New York whose brother is a blacksmith at Filing ton Street, is arranging to put up shop here to engage in the same business, leas- ing the land, where shop stood in the former days, of Denison Baker.
 John Lutz, of Rockville, has been spending several days with his son Ion the hill."
 | The news comes to us that Miss Lot tie Eastwood, who taught the fall term of our school, is married.
 Guests of Mrs. Jennie Neff this week were Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Fuller of TOl- land, and Mrs. Holmes of West Stafford. l SOMERS. | (COrrespondence) | Daniel Inman died suddenly Sunday morning att the home of his brother, I (NI Al. 4oS-o 1