The Press., 1898-09-22
COVENTRY.


weekly
Miss Annie Barber of Monsoon is visiting
friends In town.
Edwin Noble went to Wales last Mon
day for short stay.
Mrs. Norman Stanley entertained the
Ladies' Whist club yesterday afternoon.
Richard Brainard has been spending
a few days with his brother, Henry Brain
ard.
Miss Lord, a representative of the
Connecticut Sunday school association
spoke in the Congregational church last
Sunday.
Miss Ida Smith of Palmer, Mass, re-
turned to her home in that place Monday,
after spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Tracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lord are visiting Mrs.
Lords mother, Mrs. Killey. Mr.. Lord
is member of 1st Conn. Regiment and
is off on furlough.
Jesse Tiff died at his home in this place
last Friday at the advanced age of eighty
three. His daughter, Mrs. Wilcox had
been caring for him for the past few years.
The funeral was held last Monday after
noon at his home.
Andrew Ely went to Hartford on Mon
day to have an operation performed. He
had a tumor In the upper part Of his
mouth. Tuesday his father received a
dispatch stating that he was dead. He
was about II years OF age and son of
John Ely of this place. He died before
the operation had been performed Of
paralysis of the heart.
The death of Miss Ella Latimer occur
red in Hartford last Saturday. Her sick
ness had been of long duration, but her
death came suddenly, causing great
blow to her many friends. She was SO
years of age, woman of amiable DISPOSE
ton and Christian character. She was
for many years member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church in Montville, where
she had always lived. She leaves a sister
in Hartford and brother, w. G. Latimer
of this place.
[From another correspondent.)
The parents of DIR. w. L. Higgins are
visiting at the DOCTORS home this week.
Owing to the illness in the family Of
the wife of Rev. Mr.. Thomas of Ludlow,
Mass, there is an uncertainty about his
occupying the Cong regational pulpit next
Sunday.
If all who pledged themselves to tenn
perance reform last Sunday evening con-
slider their promises binding this town
will soon be a town where liquor selling
and drinking is memory only.
Mrs. Geo. Coleman of Branfo1d and
her little daughter visited at Frank Hulls
last week, Mrs. Hull gave "baby party
in honor of her guests.
There has been no school in the Nathan
Hale" 2, district since last W eek We'd
nesday on account of the continued illness
of Martin Parker.
The season has suited melons, growers
on Bunker hill road have furnished many
for sale. Eugene F. Hutchinson carried
eighty nice melons 10 market Tuesday
Mrs. Dewilda Hutchinson has not yet
returned; her daughter continues to Inn.
prove but will not come home until she
isstronger.
In the marriage records of this town
we read, 'Jesse Tiff of Hartford and AL.
mira Robinson of Coventry, Jan. 1887. ;
Mr.. Tiff was a fine mechanic and worked
at his trade in Hartford until quite re-
Gently, but his home has been in this towI
home surrounded with every thing tc
delight the eye and every fruit good for
food. Mr.. Tiff died Friday after few
hours Illness from pneumonia and was
buried Monday. His wife survives, also
two daughters, Mrs. Wilcox, who has
lived with and cared for her parents for
two years and the wife of Howard DIR own
and several grandchildren and great
grand children. A. s. PARKER.