The Press., 1898-09-08
COVENTRY.
south Coventry.


 cTne Register is on sale at the post ofaoe each
 Rev. John Pierce of Attawaugan was in town this week.
 Mrs. Lydia Mason Is visiting Mrs. Mary Mason in New York.
 Jack O'BrIen of Go. K was home last week on furlough of 24 hours.
 Meesrs. Foster and McPherson of Rock vile spent Sunday with friends in town.
 Miss Jessie watrous of Stafford spent Sunday with relatives and friends in town.
 wm. Kingsbury of New London spent Sunday with his father, E. B. KIngsbury.
 k. A. Tracy and family returned last Friday from a two months outing in Maine.
 Arthur T. Olmstead of East Hartford visited at D. H. Clark's, with his family, over Saturday and Sunday.
 Quite party from this place went on the excursion to Saratoga Tuesday to witness the floral parade, etc.
 Arthur Albro, who has been spending the summer here, will return to his home In Brooklyn, N. r., next Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Olcott of Water bury have been staying for few days with MT. and Mrs. Wm. c. Latimer.
 At the grange picnic last Saturday, in Marcy's grove, there were about forty present. All those who were there had a very enjoyable time.
 Rev. $. H. Barrett announced last Sun- day evening that during the month oi October he should take for his subject, "Our English Bible, and how we got 1t. '
 Last Monday night was the annual meeting for election of trustees for the NJ. K. church, and H. N. Newell and J. H. Freeman were elected for term of three years.
 Miss Lottie Hodgson, daughter of T. G. Hodgson, formerly of this place, has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Charlotte Hodgson. She left for Idaho, where her home now Is, yesterday.
 George l.. Storrs has removed the fence in front of his house and built new fence, which extends from the end of his house down as far as the school ground. His property Is greatly improved by so doing.
 There will be public meeting at the Methodist church Sunday morning, under the auspices of the Womans' Foreign Mis- sionary society. Miss Palmer, formerly a teacher in South Africa, will speak and exhibit some curlos brought from Africa.
 The members of Wangumbaug grange are going to appropriately observe the 10th anniversary of the organization on the evening of Oct. 18th. Some of the state officers are expected to be present. The members of the grange are to fur nish supper and an entertainment.
 Mrs. E. s. Loomis gave party at hor home last Tuesday evening. There were about forty present, and all had a very enjoyable time. Whist was the feature of the evening. Prizes were awarded to the lady and gentleman scoring the high est, cancellations were given to those get ting the smallest number of points.
 From another correspondent.)
 George Gardner's little daughter died Monday morning.
 Sylvester Robinson visited at Mrs. George Parker's the first of the week.
 A new water barrel Is to be placed across the street from the one in front of the old Washington mill boarding house.
 Owing to the illness of his father, Mar tin Parker, his son, Lucian E., came from Torrington Saturday and returned Mon- day.
 George StorIs Is to remove his front fence, thus allowing the s. c. I. s. to lay the sidewalk nearer hIs dwelling, thus widening the street.
 The correspondent was In church when the announcement was made from the pulpit that several persons were to be received Into the Congregational church last Sunday. Later, upon inquiry as to the names of candidates, those were given which were noted in items of last week but the writer has been informed that for some reason the rite has been postponed. Mss Grace Stanley, who taught in Durham last year, Is now principal of a school in Danielson. Miss Julia White returns to Andover, Miss Fannie H. White to Scantlc and Mss Bessie A. Parker to Torrington. A. s. PARKER.