The Press., 1899-09-14

Herbert Bowers, Andrew Bowers and
Ernest Durkee.
COVENTRY.
South Coventry.
cine Register is on sale at the post once each
weekly
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Barber of Monson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Wood.
Mrs. William G. Latlmer went yester-
day to Norwich to spend few days with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kingsbury of New
London remained over Sunday at E. B.
Kingsbury's.
Mr.. Patrick Carroll of Winsted, Conn. !,
is visiting his brother, Rev. r. J. Car
roll, of this town.
The Ladies' Missionary society met
yesterday afternoon in the vestry Of the
Congregational church.
Arthur E. Lathrop Of Hartford spent
last Sunday with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Lathrop.
Miss Mary Curley returned home the
first of this week after spending a week
with friends In Hartford and Springfield,
Mass.
The members of the Epworth League
and their invited guests are to have a
melon feast this evening at Nathan Hodg-
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Pierce of Pawtuck-
ct, r. l., are visiting MIR. and Mrs. e. B.
Foster. Mrs. Pierce is sister of Mrs.
Fosters.
Edwin Noble was at home last week !,
having given up his position in Norfolk,
and left Saturday for Sabattus, Mainel
where he has secured work In a mill.
The Willimantic fair Is to take pl
the 9th, 28th and Goth of this M
Many people In this town are intera
In this fair, and make it a point to
tend.
Mrs. r. B. Wilson and daughter, Mrs.
Henry Brainard left town this week for
Hartford. Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard are
going to keep house in that city and Mrs.
Wilson is to reside with them.
William Smith has severed his connec-
ton with J. b. Cannon, and his place has
been taken by Dwight M. LIE Doyt. Mr..
Smith has accepted position with Mr..
Frank Larrabee on Church street, Will
| mantle.
Edwin B. Foster has newly painted his
grain house near the station. Mr. Foster
| eli loft III
into the grain business about a year ago
and has been vrry successful, his business
increasing sll the time.
Last week Wednesday Isaac M. Brown
Of Village Hill, Lebanon, died very sud-
denly. He had gone into the garden to
pick tomatoes and while there dropped
dead. He was 66 years of age and leaves
q wife, three daughters and son. Two
OF the daughters, Mrs. Edwin Smith and
Mrs. VIM. Weaver, reside In this town.
Last Sunday evening Rev. W. g. Pud-
dyfoot, d. D., spoke in behalf of the
Home Missionary society in the vestry of
the Congregational church. He preached
with vigor from the text which was "The
wilderness and the solitary place shall be
glad for them and the desert shall re-
joice, and blossom as the rose" Mr.. Pud-
dyfoot Ia very able speaker.
Last Saturday afternoon the local ball
nine played q game on the home grounds
with the Willimantlc team and defeated
them by the score Of II to 6. The bat
terry for the Coventry's was Paul Fraser,
pitcher, and Ned Fuller, catcher, and both
did we'll. The Willimantics changed
their battery three times, but to no pur-
pose, as they were destined to be defeated.
WALES.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Metcalf Stebbins at Wales was thronged
with relatives and friends on Tuesday
evening to celebrate their 25th wedding
anniversary. Mr.. Stebbins Is an old resi-
dent of Wales and learned his trade In
the shop of the old Shaw manufacturing
company. for whom he was machinist for
a number Of years. Mrs. Stebbins came
to Wales from England with her father
and sister to take positions with the
Wales ribbon company, all being expert
silk weavers. Mr.. Stebbins took POSI-
ton with the Mineral Springs manufac-
turing company at Stafford Springs, about
10 years ago, having charge of their re-
pairs and improvements, and remained
with that concern until their plant was
closed down. He returned to Wales dur
ing the summer of 1898. taking a similar
position with the Berkeley wooden mills.
The celebration Tuesday evening was a
very enjoyable occasion. The Wales
cornet band, of which Walter Stebbins,
their only child, is leader and instructor,
rendered q serenade upon the lawn, and
inside vocal selections were rendered by
q quartet, which sang much together
when Mr.. and Mrs. Stebbins lived In
Wales 90 years ago, and was composed
of Mrs. j. G. Burnley, Mrs. Elijah Shaw,
Rev. q. p. Smith and 81. A. Mcfarland.
An orchestra furnished music while the
refreshments were being served after In
vocation by Rev. Walter 8. Percy, pastor
Of the Wales Baptist church. Many APP
propriate gifts of silver and many silver