The Press., 1896-02-27
COVENTRY.

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 We hear the report of lack of work from those formerly employed in the manufactures of this village.
 Preparatory lectures, both i'll the af- ternoon and evening of to-day, in the Congregational vestry.
 At the last reports no letters of ad- ministration had been taken out on the estates of the late MT. and Mrs. Watson Rider. Said estates consist of household property.
 Mrs. Emil Loudon, the laundress, is lnl.
 The open meeting of Wangumbaug Grange, S5, held Friday evening in the A. o. U. w. hall was we'll attended. State Master s. o. Bowen, of Eastford, Rev. J. P. Hawley, of New Hartford, Deputy John Larned, of Stafford, and Ezra Hempsted, of New London, master of New London Pomona were the speak CTS from out of town.
 The opera chairs in the 40. U. w. hall furnish more comfortable sittings than do the seats provided in other rooms for public assembly in rooms previously used as halls. The room in which are held the regular grange meetings was highly commended for it's neatness and I convenience for therpurpose for which it is arranged.
 Rev. Mr. Earle, of the Connecticut Sunday School Association, gave an illus trated lecture on the life of Christ" in the Methodist church vestry yesterday. l Reports of the serious illness, from pneumonia, of Fred Sweet, who went to Colorado some years since on account of bronchial trouble, reached town last week. l HOLLAND. l (Correspondence.)
 e. F. Kibbe and wife are visiting friends in Springfield this week.
 Miss Katharine Agard was home from Mt. Holyoke college over Sunday. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Ray, of Des Moines, Iowa, were the guests of w. A. Agard's family over Sunday.
 Raymond Neff, of New London, is spending several days in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Holman, of Bridgeport, were in town few days last week.
 Senator Edward E. Fuller was out of town early in the week.
 -Chas. T. Preston and Mrs. Preston, of WiIlington, were in town on Monday.
 The c. E. social held at Judge Hol- mans on Friday evening was one of the pleasantest the societs has ever held. The entertainment consisted of singing by Miss Ida Hall, of South Willington, piano playing by Mrs. w. H. Hall, also several recitations by Miss Clara Hall, all of which were much enjoyed by those present. A nice collation. was served by MT. and Mrs. Holman, and the evening passed very pleasantly. FLORA. I ASHFORD.
 The death of Mrs. Elisha Pearl oc- cured at Merton, Wis, Feb. 3d The Waukesha Freeman. published at Wau-# kesha, Wis, of Feb. 9th, says:
 Mrs. Elisha Pearl, for half century one of the most prominent residents of Merton, died at her home there Monday evening after long illness She was 75; years of age and was born in Ashford, Conn. Her maiden name was Sarah sTrow- bridge. In 1844 she married Mr. Pearl, who two years before had settled in what is now Waukesha county, and all their married life was passed on the present homestead. They had four sons, two of whom are living, Edward s. and Eugene. MT pooTs1 c11pvivoc hia vvifn The family has always been among the most hOnored and worthy of the pioneers of that part of the country.
 The death of Mrs. Pearl brings to mind the death of her lifelong friend and neigh bor, Mrs. Thompson Richmond, which oe- cured last June. Mrs. Richmond was the second daughter of Captain Samuel Dean and sister of Hon. John s. Dean. The following notice is from the Wau- kesha Freeman and was printed at the time of her death:
 Mrs. Thompson Richmond, an old and highly respected resident of the town of Merton, died on Thursday, aged 80 years. Death was caused by a stroke of paralysis suffered some days before. Mrs. Rich- mond's maiden name was Hannah P. Dean and she was born in Connecticut. She married Chauncey Palmer of that state, who died few years ago. In 1850 she married Thompson Richmond and came to Merton, this county, where, with her husband, she has since resided, and where they have been for forty years most use- full, honorable and esteemed citizens. Mir. Richmond survives bis wife and she leaves. two foster daughters, to whom for years she gave mothers loving care-Mrs. H. M. Frame of this village and Mrs. James RingrOse of Alma Center, Wis. Both of these estimable women were of the good old New England stock, and their husbands, Thompson Richmond and Elisha Pearl, are also natives of Ashford. Thompson Richmond is a son of the late Hon. Michael Richmond, and Elisha Pearl is son of the late Rufus Pearl Both went west in 1842 and have been very successful