The Press., 1897-10-21
COVENTRY. South Coventry,

Mrs. r4oxie is entertaining her cousin, Mrs. Merwin.
 Mrs. Sarah Bottom recently bought a fine St. Bernard puppy.
 Miss Mollie Olmstead of East Hartford is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
 Miss Bessie A. Parker, teacher in Torrington, spent Sunday at her home.
 The Ladies' association is to meet this afternoon in the Congregational vestry.
 Dea. H. P. Topliff was speaker at the convention held at Chaplin, Satur- day.
 Lucian E. Parker came from Wood stock, Friday evening, and returned Mon day morning.
 The Wangumbaug grange cleared near ly nine dollars at the bean supper, Satur- day evening.
 Several ladies from this place attende ] the W. c. T. U. convention at New London last week.
 If rightly informed, there is to be a service of unusual interest at the M. E. church next Sunday evening.
 The fare for the round trip to the Epworth League convention at New London next Tuesday is $1.05. It was announced that Miss Mary Lord Sunday y-school organizer, would speak in the Congregational church next Sunday. Mettia M. Edgerton is working in Washburn's silk mill. There has been a great call for hands In the sever Il silk | mills in the village. The sermon of Rev. Mir. Thomas, Sun. day, was very interesting. Some of the hearers thinking 1t even better than that of the previous Sunday. David Tillinghast has purchased a organ of A. 0. Andrew. The young people will occupy a tenement in the house wiih MT. Tillinghast's grandmother on Wall street. | Miss Sarah Boynton, teacher in Bran. ford, attended the State teachers insti tute at Hartford Friday. She spent Saturday at her home and returned to school-work Sunday evening. | Frank Lawton and his bride will arrive at E. l.. Hutchinson's, Friday. MT. Law ton formerly resided with his uncle, the late Charles Lawton, and every fall has 1 oPone ooLAo lAiuo at tue Olu nOn0SGo&Q hunting.
 (From another correspondent.)
 George N. Phillips took bicycle ride to Pomfret, and spent Sunday.
 Rev.Mr Perkins, formerly of this place is located in a town in Massachusetts. Rev. MT. Barrett is to be ordained ir the Congregational church of this place | nn Nnuo,,ohor Ao, that Dr. Meredith of New York will b, present and take part in the ordination.
 Rev. c. A. Purdy of the Methodis church has been attending preacher, meeting in Rockville this week Monday and Tuesday.
 Edwin P. Barber of Dover, Maine, ii in town visiting old friends.
 The social in the A. O. U. W. hall las Saturday evening was a decided success The Grange netted about nine dollars. A number of the granges from thii place attended the meeting of Eas Central Pomona at Vernon on Wednes day.
 The Congregational parsonage has un dergone great change inside, being new ! Ay PdPSIcu anu pdAuIoO, dllu udNlDS ucN carpet laid in the dining-room. Miss Mollie Olmstead of East IIartfor, has been visiting at Ed. Hutchins on's.
 The Ladies Missionary society meet today.
 The wedding of Miss Ruth Chapman formerly of this place, to Louis Weaver 0 Willimantic, occurs at her home in tha place today. , Mrs. Mervin of New Haven is visiting Mrs. c. E. Hcxie.
 It is reported that we are to have an other doctor locate here. | John P. Curly and Ed. Noble returne from their trip to Maine, last Saturday , They report the hunting as being yer good.
 MANSFIELD. Mrs. Charles FentOn had A slipht shoc