The Press., 1898-12-08

week,
 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. r., 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 wed- ding of her cousin, Miss Rose Manning. which took place yesterday. Mrs. J. NJ. Wood met with 8 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 ness of his years called home our brother, Martin Parker, who. as a 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 i; and whereas, his departure leaves not only vacancy in our ranks, but 1t has also taken from an earthly home a loving husband and fond father, and has left aching hearts, hearts which are only sus- tained 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. 85, P. of H. in brotherhood and sisterhood assembled, | CAbcuu lO OuI SlSJCEp buC WI0OW OL OuE uc- | 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 8 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.
 SIDNEY M. BARRET,l Committee
 FRANK sPAUIDINe, 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 tance beyond George Psrker's, all trave going over Bunker Hill.
 c. c. Thiem, whose shoulder was dis located by an accident some weeks since went to Hartford Monday to have in, bone replaced by Dr. Sweet.
 Miss Ednah Newhall, teacher of the in termedlate department in district 1, wal unable to reach the village from her hom, in Flanders until Tuesday D. m.
 Owing to the condition of the roadi last week, there was no school in tn, Nathan Hale district, except Wednesda, a. m.. when one scholar only was present
 The cream gatherer did not go on hi rounds till Saturday, then his outfit con sisted of four horses, a sled, barrels fo the cream which had not been gathere' for a week. with two men in charge.
 It Is said that the cause of so large surface of ice in Main street, at the foo of school house hill, was that the bridg between Woods and Tracy's mills wa choked, and occasioned the overflow O Mill brook.
 The mother of Elliott Chadwick, wh resides on South street, and who enter tained her children Thanksgiving day a her home in Andover, was taken i'll Fri day and died Sunday. Owing to the con dition of the roads MT. c. did not hear o his mothers death until Tuesday p. m Mrs. Chadwick was 8 very kind woman In sickness she was always ready to d all that she was able to alleviate su fer ing, and those who know her mourn thei loss. A. s. PARKER.