The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
COVENTRY.
south Coventry.

south Coventry.
Tne Register is on sale at the post once each
Miss Addie Hyde spent last Thursday
with frien Is In Stafford.
Miss Kate Hopper of Willimantic spent
Sunday with Mrs. McCan.
Mrs. Arthur Olmstead returned to her
home 10 East Hartford last Saturday.
The Ladies' Whist club meet at tie
home Of Mrs. FL. Tracy tomorrow after
noon.
The Village Improvement society Ds
arranging for fair to be held sometime
next month.
The Ladies' Missionary society meet
with Mrs. VIM F. Wood next Wednes-
day afternoon.
E. A. Tracy and family are now in
Winter Haven, Fla, and have been there
for about three weeks. Mr.. Tracy writes
that the climate there is perfect.
Last Saturday while returning from
Willimantic, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nawin got
tipped out of sleigh down this side of
Leroy Perkins. The horse ran as far as
Mr.. Prouty's whore it was stopped.
Neither of the oc ,upants of the sleigh
were hurt but the sleigh was completely
demolished.
Mrs. George Stanley had her face bad
ly burned about a week ago, with hot
molasses. She had placed the jug on the
stove so as to warm the fluid and when
she thought it was heated enough, she
went to remove it from the stove, the
cork flew out and the hot molasses rush
ed up and all over her face. The burns
are now much better.
Congratulations are due VIM. Reever,
superintendent of the silk mill. He was
married at Putnam to Annie NJ. Conner,
at vt. Mary's church on Monday morn
Ing, Feb. 18th, at o'clock. Rev. Father
Vendmord was the officiating clergyman.
The brides maid was Mrs. Eugene Reeves
and the best man, Mr.. Eugene Reeves.
Monday afternoon they arrived in town
and took up their residence with John
Payne.
Last Saturday morning very serious
accident occurred at E. A. Tracy's mill,
one of the worst that has ever occurred in
this town. Elisha Edwards, man about
fifty years of age, was killed. He was
reaching over the shafting after some-
thing, and his coat caught in the shaft
and he was whirled around. His arms,
legs and neck were broken. All his
clothes were torn from his body. He
leaves wife, but no children, to mourn
the loss. The funeral was held on Mon
day at o'clock at the Methodist church.
tFrom another correspondent
A surprise party at Frank Aldrich's is
worthy OF chr onicle.
Wheels instead OF runners are preferred
on the Main street leading to Willimantic
But few places for sale compared with
previous years, and we hear of no trans
fers of real estate.
| Fishing through the Ice, Sunday proved
quite successful, fish ranging from two to
four pounds being reported.
The Mondays of this month seem to
have been days of burial. Feb 6, g .orye
Topliff Feb. 10, Irving w right Feb. 90
Elisha Edwards.
Only short time since He lry Edwards
lost his wife and last Saturday morning
the terrible accident at Tracy's mil caused
the death of his only bro'h her
Henry Alhro was reported comfortable
at last accounts. Since his illness he has
shown the same cheerfulness wi i n hal
character 2 d his pr .vious life.
Miss Kate Lynch, who ha, b,en at h.
fathers house on South street sine"
Christmas, returned to her place of bu-i-
ness last week. A. S. PARKER
(From another correspondent
Mr.. Fisk OF South street is slowly or
the gain.
Howard Brown of Comstock Bridg :,
sp mt the Sabbath at Mrs. Almira Tiff, s.
Mr.. Mann of Boston and Mrs Mary
Dean of Mansfield are guests OF Mrs. Al
mira Tiff for few days
Quite a large gang Of men have beer
lemployed shoveling snow on the high
ways the past week. Some of the roads
are In bud shape, owing to the thaw.
Ernest Fuller has moved TO the depot
from the Elijah Robinson 'rm, where he
has been employed the past year. 1t Is
rnmored that a man from Mass. will carr,
on the farm the coming year.
Last Saturday evening a large Pr rty o
friends and neishbors give Frank Adrict
a surprise, bringing refreshments. Aftt
pleasant evening sp'nt in music, sing
ing and games the guests departed at
late hour, having had Il pleasant time.
| A Re,"edy for the Grippe.
A remedy recommended for patients Athlete,
. with the Grippe is Kemps Balsam, viii h is es
pecially adapted to diseases OF the thro 1t an'
lungs. TO not wait for the first symptoms O
the disease, but get bottle to-day and keep /
on hand for use the moment it is needed
neglectet the grippe has tendency TO bring Of
innaumOnia The RalSam nrovents this nv keen