The Press., 1897-08-19
COVENTRY. South Coventry.
Wm. Potter Is convalescent.

Frank s. Aldrich recently entertained his cousin, Geo. Ide, of Ashton, R. l.,
 Friday evening a surprise party of friends and neighbors visit cd 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 their grandmother, Mrs. Almira Tifft, have re- turned home.
 Mrs. Wilcox has a very beautiful flower garden.
 Wells Wilcox and Curtis Brown rode on bikes to Comstock Bridge, distance of twenty three miles, Saturday night. L. K. Hicks, Fouth st, has a guest from New York.
 Mrs. Hattie Wood is recovering from 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.
 K. A. Tracy is about to build a 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 con- paratively small number of people but was very enjoyable. The only exciting event hcing the taking of a boat ny three small boys, Fraser, ,McFarlane and Wood worth, who rowe1 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 :; l SCOLObdlJ Al bIuA AOpAlhS IoOOO Sadie Wood, Mary White, Bessie Peter son, Lottie Hutchinson, Ella Boynton, Edw. Stanley, Louis Phillips, George N. Phillips, l.. A. Kingsbury, Paul Frazer, l Willie Prince, l.. k. Parker, Burton Wood. The thunder-shower, powerful to drive not only timid woman but brave man 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 of 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 tMisses Martha and Helen Starr are boarding at MT. John Payne's for g few weeks.
 MT. George N. Phillips is at Block Is- land for a few days.
 
 her Wellesly college friends.
 MT. and Mrs. J. V. B. Prince are enter. taining relatives.
 There are a number''o of summer boardere 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 a very odd attendant at the Methodist church on Sunday in the shape of a man who was dead drunk. The question Is, where did he obtain the drug, as our town is supposed to be strict ly no-license2
 Friday of this week Is temperance day at the camp aground, and Saturday Is Sun day-schoOl day.
 Last Friday the ladies' whist club was entertained by Mrs. N. w. Stanley.
 The shower in our vicinity was very severe Sunday night. The lightning struck three shuttles in different looms 1T
 
 occupied by Lacon Robertson. Yer, little serious damage was done in either case.
 James H. Macdonald, state highwa, commissioner, says that the money calleC for by the GA towns which have voted tC macadamize highways will leave a smal part Of the $10O, 900 authorized to be ex pended by the state uncalled for, says thu Hartford Times. As to this, he says 70 the balance left over will place small amounts at the disposal of poor country towns which cannot afford to do any ma cadamizing yet, and will apply the none. to reducing grades. Every town appro priating $500 towards the elimination 0 steep hills can have $500 from the stat. Appropriation until the money is all gone believe that the spirit of the good road law permits me to make that use of tn money, and am of the opinion. that tn reduction of grades Is quite as importan a feature of road improvement as th hardening of the surfaces"
 Don't nauseate your stomach with tea and bitter herbs, but regulate your live and sick headache by using those famou little pills known as De Witt's Little Ear ly Risers. w. D. Heald.
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