The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-03-16
COVENTRY.

ford.
VIM. Smith spent Sunday with his
parents In Yantic.
Miss Emily Hall is In town visiting.
She has been out of town all winter.
The Ladies' missionary society met with
Miss Lucy Perkins yesterday afternoon.
Miss Addie Hyde spent the day in Stat
ford last Friday She went to attend an
auction.
MIR. and Mrs r. w. Barber of Monson
are spending few days with MIR. and
Mrs. j. M. Wood.
John Curley Of Hudson. Mass, who has
been visiting his uncle, Patrick Curley,
returned to his home the first part of this
week.
George Stanley has purchased farm
in Andover containing large woodlot.
He and his family are soon to move into
the house.
| People will be glad to learn that Mrs.
Addison Kingsbury is very much more
comfortable than she has been before for
some time.
While chopping, last Thursday, Olin
Woodwork cut his instep quite badly by
letting the axe slip. Doctor Ross dress
ed the cut.
There was a public address in A. O. U.
w., hall last Monday evening under the
auspices of the n E. 0. p The speaker
was F. ID. Grinwell of New Haven.
One of the town officers has very kind
ly posted the lake so that no one can
catch few fish through the ice. The
boys say "never mind, there are other
places"
There will be measuring" social in
the vestry of the Congregational church
next Wednesday evening, the proceeds Of
which go toward the fund for decorating
the interior of the church.
The members of the A. o. U. W., have
purchased large lantern which they hang
down by the road In front of their hall,
this adding convenience and pleasantness
to people who attend meetings in the
building.
A letter was read in the Congregation
81 church last Sunday, signed by the ex-
lecutive committee. The substance of the
letter was that they hoped to raise money
enough to re-decorate the auditorium of
the church before the twentieth of June
when the fiftieth anniversary of the church
would be appropriately observed.
A number of the members of the A. O..
U. w., attended the funeral of their
brother, Geo. Clark of Morrow, at two
O'Clock last Monday afternoon. Rev. c.
A. Purdy accompanied the widow as fal
as Albany with the remains. AT that
place she was met by relatives. Mr.
Clark had been member of the Coventry
lodge but eight years.
Some time ago the members of the
Congregational Sunday school subscrit &c
the sum of twenty five dollars to establish
Sunday school in the west. Last Sun
day the superintendent, II. p. Topliff
lead very interesting letter from Rev
Francis Marsh, stating where the none!
had been invested. 1t was used to star
Sunday school in Trenton, Minnesota
with membership of thirty-five.
(From another correspondent
F. w. Edgerton Is building an addition
!. to barn.
The w. G. T. U. meets with Mis-. Saral
q Cogswell tomorrow afternoon.
There are about thirty widows in distric
No. 1, the majority of whom are tax pay
ers.
) Theron e. Durham has purchased o
h his step-mother the house and land of hi
J. deceased father.
It Jas. Bessey, South-st, who probabl
makes more maple syrup than any othe
producer,is now at work at that business
The creamery at Millington, Mass
70 where Louis Beebe is employed, t ,ok tn
first prize for butter at the recent stat
exhibit.
Mrs. Lydia Mason attended the tw
10 days womans SUFFRAGE convention hel
In Hartford last week and reports yer
o interesting gathering.
The ladies' association met with Mis-
y Perkins, Wednesday. Miss Perkins stay
% ed two weeks in Willimantic at the tim
of her uncle, Mr.. Moulton's death.
81 Mr.. and Mrs. Rensselaer, Barber of MOI
u son, Mass, spent Sunday with friends
j. town. Mr.. Barber formerly had chare
of the wooden mill Of G. s. Keynon in tn
y place.
IL II. P. Topliff and Miss Eva Newe
3 teachers in district No. / and Mrs. Parl
'n or In district No. 2, attended the lectur
given at Normal school building, Will
D. mantle, Saturday.
y The year 1900 will be the two hundredt
~ anniversary of the first settlement in tn
~ town. According to the historical recor(
10 Of Connecticut, Daniel Rust was the fir
es settler and the site of his home was ju
If across the street from the present resi-
ence of John Phillips on the Hop Riv,
road as the writer was told by the la
Mrs. Diantha LOOMS, whose father. J OF
or Dow knew the first settlers. The site
the house is beautiful and commands
view Of the hills and valleys for mile
cd Mrs. Loomis also said that Mr.. Robi
son formerly owned all the land fro
10 South street to Hop River. This anr
versary ought to be celebrated by Il
coming together of Coventry's sons 81
ng daughters In 1900. A. S. PARKER.