The Press., 1897-08-19
COVENTRY. South Coventry.

Frank s. Aldrich recently entertained his cousin, Geo. Ide, of Ashton, R. l.,
 Friday evening surprise party of friends and neighbors visit ed F. s. Aldrich. Music, singing and plays were enjoyed by all
 Saturday evening invited guests as sembled at Oscar Collins to celebrate the birthday of the host. A fine supper was served, dancing and other amusments followed.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas. Lathrop drove to Lebanon, Saturday, to visit Mrs. Lathrop's mother.
 The son and daughter of Howard Brown, who have been visiting thcir grandmother, Mrs. Almira Tifft, have re- turned home.
 Mrs. Wilcox has very beautiful flower garden.
 Wells Wilcox and Curtis Brown rode on bikes to Comstock Bridge, a distance of twenty-three miles, Saturday night
 L. E. Hicks, Fouth st, has guest from New York. ......... ..
 Mrs. Hattie Wood is recovering from a severe attack of grip.
 Mrs. Lydia Mason has been suffering from bronchitis but is now better.
 Samuel Hall has bought building lot of Henry Washburn, near the Town Clerks office, Main St.. and will locate his carpenters shop there. E. A. Tracy is about to build three story high building of stone taken from his lot on Wall St., on tho lot where MT. Halls shop now stands. .....
 Tho Congregational picnic in Clark s grove, Tuesday, was attended by com paratively small number of people but was very enjoyable. The only exciting event being the taking of a boat by three small boys, Fraser, McFarlane and Wood worth, who rowei the boat with boards beyond calling distance before the es- capade was known.
 The Wamgumbaug tennis club meets Thursday and Saturday afternoons. Its officers as reported are President, Pres ton Briggs; vice-president, Julia White secretary, ,ArthurTopliff; members, Misses Sadie Wood, Mary Whito, Bessie Peter son, LOttie Hutchinson, Ella BoyntOn, Edw. Stanley, Louis Phillips, George N. Phillips, l.. A. Kingsbury, Paul Frazer Willie Prince, LIE. Parker, Burton Wood.
 The thunder-shower, powerful to drive not only timid woman but brave mar from his bed visited this village Monday morning about four o'clock. Lightning struck John M. Woods mill, but the only damage done was tearing off tho steel ends of some shuttles. The houses oi John Isham in the village proper, Lacon Robinson at the lower village and Thos Flaherty in district, 4, were struck but no serious damage was done in either dwelling. A bar post near the Hunting ton barn was splintered. | (From another Correspondent.)
 The kMisses Martha and Helen Starr are boarding at MT. John Payne's for { few weeks.
 MT. George N. Phillips is at Block Is land for few days.
 Miss Edith Erwin is entertaining one O her Wellesly college friends. '.s
 Mr. and Mrs. J. V. B. Prince are enter taining relatives.
 There area number, of summer boarders from New York at the hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. De Wit Kingsbury were at New London over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Brainard are al Mrs. Brainard's mothers for visit.
 There was very odd attendant at tho Methodist church on Sunday in the shape of man who was dead drunk. The question is, where did he obtain the drug, as our town is supposed to be strict ly no-license?
 Friday of this week is temperance day at the camp-ground, and Saturday is Sun day-school day.
 Last Friday the ladies' whist club wal entertained by Mrs. N. w. Stanley.
 The shower in our vicinity was very severe Sunday night. The lightning struck three shuttles in different looms il J. M. Woods mill also struck the hous' occupied by Lacon Robertson. Yer, little serious damage was done in eithe case.
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 James H. Macdonald, state highwa, commissioner, says that the money calleC for by the GA towns which have voted tC part of the $1OO,O0O authorized to be ex pended by the state uncalled for, says tn Hartford Times. As to this, he says 70