The Press., 1898-11-03
COVENTRY.
SThe Register is on sale at the post onioe each uwp0k


 Miss Hattie Rogers is visiting friends and relatives in Noank.
 The A. o. U. w., held a special meet ing last Saturday evening.
 Miss Mary Hines, daughter of Robert Hines, is at home from East Hampton for a week.
 The pulpit of the Congregational church Sunday was occupied by Rev MT. Stimp- son of Storrs.
 The Ladies Missionary society of the with Mrs. Wm. Weaver.
 Mrs. L. B. Hicks returned from Provi- dence the first of this week, where she had been called on account of the illness of her daughter.
 Louis Bradbury of Boston, whose home is in this place, was in town last week. He was on his way to Willimantic to visit his brother.
 Last Thursday morning Mrs. P. H. Edwards went to visit her parents near Newburg, N. Y. She expects to remain for some time.
 Joseph Richards returned last week from a trip to Montreal and Nicolet. His wife went with him, but win remain in Nicolet some time for her health. Mir. and Mrs. Wm. F. Wood and their daughter, Miss Helen, went to Newport, Maine, last Friday to visit Mir. Woods sister. They expect to remain about two weeks. A number from this place attended the dance at Hillside hall last Friday evening. One young lady had a good jacket taken, and would be very grateful if the one who has it would kindly return the same. There was husking party at the home of Mrs. Sarah Wolfe last Friday night. Quite a number from the Village attended. The party husked no bushels of corn, after which refreshments were served The members of the Storrs Grange came over to South Coventry and furnished a program for the members of the Grange here. They gave a very fine entertain ment, the principal feature being an illus trated lecture by one of the professors.
 Miss Hattie Rosebrooks of this place attended the Halloween social at the town hall fin Willimantic last Friday evening It was given by the senior class of the high school. The Beeman and Hatch orches- tra of Hartford furnished the music for the evening.
 (From another correspondent.)
 Miss Clara Lloyd Is again out of health, f, and has gone to the hospital. Eugene F. Hutchinson has been quite sick of inflammation of the bowels.
 Henry Squlres went to Ashford Thurs day to attend the funeral of his mother.
 H. F. Dimock's family have left town for the season. MT. Dimock went Tues day.
 Eels are running well. Ernest Squires caught one last week which weighed over six pounds.
 Mrs. Almira Tifft continues very feeble. Mrs. Brown, daughter, has been with her for some time.
 The burial of Mrs. Riley, who died of the dysentery, so fatal in Columbia. was buried in St. Mary's cemetery last Thurs day. A. S. PARKER.
 M. Parker.
 | Martin Parker, second son of the late Philo F. and Huldah Frost Parker, was born in South Coventry, April 8, 1889 the late E. B. Hubbard of Eagleville, Nov 23, 1884, and died Thursday, Oct. 27th 1898, after many months of acute suffer. ing caused by gastric ulcers. With the exception of sixteen months after his marriage, when he lived in Mansfield, his home has been in this town. He com menced teaching in 1858, and taught win. ters until his hearing became somewhat impaired, his last term being taught 1T 1888 in Hop River village. He was al ways interested in educational matters and attended teachers institutes unti failing health prevented. He regarded the grange as an educational factor, anC . probably did more than any other perso1 = toward the organization of Wangumbaue grange, inviting J. H. Hale, O. S. Wood 1 and other prominent patrons to address 1 meetings, and otherwise forwarding tn, work. MT. Parker was a member of the V Congregational church and a constant at n tendant on its service. His wife survives also two daughters, Orra A., wife of C s. Phelps of Storrs Bessie A., teacher l at Torrington; two sons, M. Hubbard who has been at home since June; Lueiar E., who Is learning a business in Torring ton, four grandchildren and one sister f Mrs. Stearns, of Andover. The funera was attended at the house Sunday at p , m., Rev. A. G. Hubbard of Woodstocl conducting the service. The A. O. U e W. sent an anchor of beautiful flower and attended in body, twenty-six mem bers marching at the head of the proces sion under a grey sky, through whicl came a gleam of golden light as the las words of the burial service of the orde were spoken by the open grave.