The Press., 1897-09-16
COVENTRY. South Coventry.

COVENTRY. South Coventry. Mrs. Erwin and family leave town soon. Mrs. Lydia Muson returned home Fri. day.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dewitt Kingebury spent Sunday in Lynn. Wellee and Inez Wilcox have entered the normal school. Geo. Lathrop recently visited his brother, Wm. Lathrop.
 A little son of MT. Brice, ex-oonsul to Cuba, is at his aunt, Mrs. Alburt Wright's. F. A. Spaulding has harvester which cuts and binds corn. He has recently cut a field near Willimantic. Mrs. P. H. Peterson recently entertain ed her grand niece and husband who were married last week at the brides home, Rochester, N. Y. H. c. Parker, formerly of Rockville has been feeble for some time, recently took a carriage drive to Mansfield, thence to Chaplin, being absent from home several days.
 At meeting of the school-board, held Saturday, arrangement was made by which those wishing to attend high school could obtain the necessary certificates of the secretary of the board.
 Nathan Hale Memorial Day will be observed next Wednesday by the public schools of this town; former pupils of our schools and those in sympathy with the endeavor to bring. before the children the value of the sacrifice of a noble life, in noble cause, and those who like to recall their own school-days are invited | to be present. An invitation has been ex- tended to the public school in Andover, as portion of that town was formrly | included within our boundaries. If the weather Is suitable the place of meeting will be on the green near the site of the old church, south parish. If unpleasant the place of assembly will be the First Congregational church, at 10 a. m. Curtis Dean will give an address on the life ot Nathan Hale. Speakers from abroad former pupils in our schools, have been in- vited to assist in making the occasion interesting. A basket lunch will be served | at noon.
 | [From another correspondent) | Dr. H. S. Dean is sick in bed.
 
 Mrs. A. K. Avery is on the sick list. Arthur Lathrop of Hartford is in town. Ernest Noble is at the hospital in Hart ford.
 Mrs. J. Isham is visiting in Provi dence.
 Mrs. Ella Loomis is out of town spend ing her vacation.
 Some of the farms in town are yielding some very nice peaches.
 MT. Hall of Haverhill, Mass, has beer visiting at James Kirk's. | Herbert Loomis.. and wife of East Hart ford are at Dwight Clark's.
 Louis L. Phillips of this place is entered in the Stafford Fair bicycle-races.
 The Junior Endeavor society had 6 picnic up by the lake last Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Tracy returned home Saturday from a visit in Maine.
 Miss Sadie Wood, accompanied by three friends, spent Sundayin Rockville | Mrs. s. A. Bottum has had a very unique sounding whistle added to tht mill.
 Mrs. Baughan and son, of New Jersey who have been visiting at Mrs.G. Phillips returned Tuesday.
 Miss Addie Hyde has one of the lovelis beds of asters in town. It contains som very choice varieties.
 Miss Edith Erwin returns to Wellsele. college Saturday. This is her senio year Mrs. Erwin returns to her hom in Yonkers, N. Y.
 Miss DellaWhitman severed her connec tion with the Linen company of Will mantle on Monday, and is going to worh for Mrs. $. A. Bottum.
 At a. meeting of the parish committe at the Congregational church on Monda evening, 1t was voted to extend call t Rev. MT. Barrett of Brooklyn, N. Y., t. the pastorate of the church. Mir. Barret comes highly recommended by Dr. Mere dith