The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-12-08
COVENTRY.

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The Ladies' Missionary society meet
with Mrs. Frank E. Hull this afternoon.
There was Christian Endeavor social
and supper In the vestry of the Congrega-
tlonal church last evening.
Percy Barrett Of Brooklyn, N. a.,
came last Monday to spend few days
with his brother, Rev. P. H. Barrett, of
this place.
The members of the grange postponed
their supper last week, owing to the bad
going. They will have the social on Sat-
urday evening of this week.
The Sunday school of the Congrega-
tional church are to have concert on
Christmas night, and supper on the
Monday night after Christmas
Miss Fannie Rose went to Wallingford,
the first of this week, to attend the we'd
ding of her cousin, Miss Rose Manning
which took place yesterday.
Mrs. j. M. Wood met with serious
accident last Saturday evening. She
slipped and fell on the sidewalk, and
broke two bones in the ankle. The side
walks for the past week have been in a
very dangerous condition. A good many
people prefer the city in such times as
these.
Resolutions of respect on the decease
of Brother Martin Parker:
Whereas, Our Heavenly Father, In his
Infinite wisdom and love, has in the full
NR io Id l.
Martin Parker, who. as member of our
order and as the holder of various offices,
has been associated with US in advancing
the interest and welfare of our grange !;
and whereas, his departure leaves not
only vacancy in our ranks, but II has
also taken from an earthly home loving
husband and fond father, and has left
aching hearts, hearts which are only sus-
tanned by the knowledge that the great
God ever doeth all things we'll
Resolved, That we hereby testify our
appreciation of his years of faithful SER
vice in behalf of our orders interests,
and our testimony to the earnestness and
devotion with which he gave himself to
every plan that gave promise of elevating
and promoting the good of our order.
Resolved, That we, the members of
Wangumbaug grange, No. 50, P of H..
in brotherhood and sisterhood assembled,
extend to our sister, the widow of our de-
ceased brother, and her family, our fra.
ternal and heartfelt sympathy in these
sad hours.
Resolved, That our charter be draped
in loving memory of our beloved brother
for a period of thirty days.
Resolved, That copy of these resolu.
tiOns be transmitted to our late brothers
family, another to the Coventry Local
Register, and copy be inscribed on the
records of our order
P. H. PETERSON, on
FRANK SPAULDING, Resolutions.
(From another correspondent.)
Fisk & Small is the name of the new
firm of butchers.
Up to Monday the road leading to An
dover was broken out only little dis
lance beyond George Parker's, all travel
going over Bunker Hill.
G. G. Them, whose shoulder was dis
located by an accident some weeks since,
went to Hartford Monday to have the
bone replaced by DR.. Sweet.
Miss Ednah Newhall, teacher of the in
termediate department in district 1, was
unable to reach the village from her home
in Flanders until Tuesday o. nj.
Owing to the condition of the roads
last week, there was no school in the
Nathan Hale district, except Wednesday
a. M, when one scholar only was present.
The cream gatherer did not go on his
rounds till Saturday, then his outfit con-
sisted of four horses, sled, barrels for
the cream which had not been gathered
for week, with two men in charge.
1t is said that the cause of so large a
surface of ice in Main street, at the foot
Of school house hill, was that the bridge
between Woods and Tracy's mills was
ohoked, and occasioned the overflow of
Mill brook
The mother of Elliott Chadwick, who
resides on South street, and who enter
aimed her children Thanksgiving day at
ler homein Andover, was taken iii Fri
lay and died Sunday. Owing to the con-
lition of the roads Mr.. C. did not hear of
his mothers death until Tuesday p. m.
Mrs. Chadwick was very kind woman.
IN sickness she was always ready to do
Ill that she was able to alleviate su fer
ng, and those who know her mourn their
oss. A. S. PARKER.