The Press., 1896-01-16
COVENTRY.

COVENTRY.
 South Coventry. A. $. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man.
 ager of Coventry Local Register.
 Copies of the Local Register for sale at the post ofIice, South Coventry.
 Miss M, Roella Warren has been en- gagged 10 teach school in district 4.
 Union services, afternoon and even ing, are held this week in the Congrega- tional and Methodist churches.
 Nice blocks of ice, nine inches in thickness, are being cut from the lake.
 According to custom the next grange meeting will be the evening fol installa- tion.
 Walter A. OImsted of East Hartford Is visiting at k. L. HutchinsOn's.
 There is to be dance, under the di- rection. of 8 number of young men, who have hired the A. O. U. w. hall, to-mor- row evening.
 At St. Mary's church, the morning of Jan. 18th, Edward Navin and Anne, youngest daughter of Wm. Wildwood, were married, Rev. Father May off1ciat- ing. Dinner was served at the brides home after which the bridal party left for Westerly, R. l.. where they will re- side.
 The day of the annual meeting of the Congregational church was perfect. Fifty eight members were present during the afternoon, and larger number came later. There are one hundred and thirty five, In the Sunday school, inclL ding the home department, two hundred. Roll call, fffty-four responded personally, thir- ty by letter. Officers elected: Clerk, Dea. Addison Kingsbury; treasurer, Dea- J. s, Morgan; executive committee, De Witt Kingsbury, Dr. w. l.. Higgins; ; ushers, Louis Kingsbury, Ernest Noble i; Sunday school superintendent, Dea. Ad- dison Kingsbury; 1st assistant, superin- tendent, Mrs. Agnes Avery 2d assist ant, Mrs. Jennie Isham; secretary, Miss Ruth Perkins; treasurer, Mrs. Lula Col man; librarian, De Witt Kingsbury.
 Mir. and Mrs. Marvin Colman attend ed the state grange.
 The first Congregational church so- clal held for many years Is appointed next Wednesday evening, In the church vestry.
 TOLL4AND.
 Mise Sadie Willard has been elected treasurer of the Mansfield creamery.
 The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. Wilbur Waldo, Wednesday.
 The Old Social Club will hold a se- lect dance at the town hall, Friday even- ing.
 (COrTespondence) Mir. Chas. Meacham died on Saturday afternoon, after an illness of a few weeks, with pneumonia. He was 58 years of age and leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters. The funeral was held from his late residence on Wednesday after noon at o'clock, Rev. A. H. Post off1ci- atlng. The interment was in the North cemetery. The Holland Grange attended the funeral in a body, wearing their badg- es, and held the regular grange burial ser vice at the grave. A quartette, consisting of Mr. Stebbins, MT. Agard, Mrs. Sum. ner and Mrs, Price, sang very sweetly ''Nearer My God To Thee," and Jesus Lover of My Soul" by his request.
 Geo. D. Neff has entered into partner ship with Geo. H. Hulett, in the black smith business.
 Mrs. Sybil Cole left on Monday tC spend the rest of the winter with he daughter, Mrs. Edward Bryan, in West field, Mass. 1 Rev. A. J. Brown, a missionary iron Harpoot, Turkey, gave very interesting and instructive address on the condition of the people in that country, at the Con gregational church, Monday evening.
 The week of prayer was observed b, special services in both churches las week.
 The post office inspector was in towl | early last week to investigate the pos office accounts of A. R. Patten, the OK postmaster, and found deficiency of $5( In his accounts. On Wednesday he wa! dIIoSGcu Oy " O' b. hA1AoI0I du" UohOu C' Hartford for hearing before U. s. Com missioner E. E. Marvin. The hearing was adjourned to Jan. 18th. James Pat ten gave bonds for his brothers appear ance at that time
 A meeting was held in the jail Ol Sunday afternoon. FLORA. remedy for crOup. Safe for children an adults. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs