The Press., 1899-02-02
COVENTRY.
south Coventry.

spending few days In Town.
FraLk E. Hull went to New York last
Tuesday, and will remain there all the
week.
Fred Snyder has been having bad
abscess on his jaw, but Is now able to be
out again.
Curtis Dean, spent few days last
week in Yonkers, N. Y, being the guest
of Mrs Irwin.
Miss Ella Daily OF Willimantic is the
guest of her cousin, Mics Julia Hines, of
this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Tracy aud family
have left Atlanta, Ga and gone to Florida
for the remainder of the winter.
The infant daughter, Lottie, of Mr..
and Mrs Chas. Henderson, died with
whooping cough yesterday morning
Dennis Lynch of this town and Miss
Maggie Deegan of Trenton, N. j., we've
married in Brooklyn, N. Y, last we. k on
Wednesday,. Miss Deegan for a few
years had been employed by Mrs. }. V.
B. Prince.
Last evening the Library Association
gave a social and oyster supper in the
vestry of the Congregational church.
During the evening there was an adver-
tizement guessing co test: a bundle catch
and guess cake.
The members of the M. E. church held
a cottage prayer meeting last week Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs. Edwin
Smith, in the lower part of the town.
There were eighteen present, and had
very helpful meeting.
Little Willie Wildwood son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Wellwo cd died yesterday
morning. He had been sick with bron-
chial pneumonia for two weeks, and that
together with the whooping cough caused
his death. He was a bright, active and
lovable little boy, and will be missed by
all his little playmates. He was six
years Of age, and the only son.
At the annual meeting o. the members
of the Congregational church last week
Thursday evening, the same officers were
elected for the coming year. They are:
Clerk, Deacon Addison Kingsbury:; treas
urer, Deacon James s. Morgan ushers,
Louis A. Kingsbury and Ernest L. Noble.
A vote Of thanks was extended to them
for their faithfulness in the past year.
Rev. CA. Purdy gave out cards last
Sunday. announcing the subjects OF the
Sunday evening meetings in the Methodist
church, for the month of February. They
were as follows: Feb. 9th, Missionary
concert Feb. 18th, Crankiness; Feb
10Th, Gospel temperance meeting, Feb
Goth, The Positivism of Christianity.
cordial invitation and hearty welcome L
all. .
(From another correspondent
The wife of Maj Bessey is visiting al
his brothers. on South-st.
Thirty of the neighbors and friends o
F. W. Edgerton visited at his house Sat
urday evening.
The first bicycle of the season seen OF
South-st, was rode by gentleman from
district /, Jan. "A.
/ d. W. Fisk, who has been i'll since tn
death Of his father, is reported better
though slowly recovering.
. Rev. J. P. Harvey of Columbia viii
occupy the pulpit of the Congregations
| ohnrch navt Sunday
Fayette Goss, a former pi esident OF tn
Y. P. S. c. #. union, addressed the G. Z
society here Sunday evening.
Rev. S. Fl. Barrett is planning to ope
Sunday school on South-st.. II those /
; the vicinity assent to the arrangement.
Mrs. Mary Lathrop, a regular attendan
on church service, was present Sunday
after an absence Of five weeks, caused b
, the grip and other illness.
Several Sundays since George Topliff,
member Of the Congregational Sunda
school, who has been i'll for two years
sent a liberal contribution toward es
tablishing a Sunday school under tn
direction Of the Congregational Sunda
school union. The pathos OF the gil
touched the hearts of other members c
the school, and Sunday, as a token G
love to the sufferer, they sent to Georg
many beautiful flowers, English violets
primroses. carnations, lilies and potte
plants.
Thomas Bryant, an Octogenarian, die
Sunday morning at his home on Main-st
, after a short illness from the prevailin
distemper. Mr.. Bryant and his wife cam
from England many years ago. Thei
home was pleasant one, both delighte
in making their surroundings beautiful
Mrs. B. once laughingly remarked
speaking of her husband, 'He sets OF
. an apple-tree, under that a peach tres
and under the peach-tree, dahlia.
Passers-by used to remark on the beaut
Of their yard. They had no children, bt
: two nieces lived there until marriet
Since the death of Mrs. Bryant, whic
Z occurred several years since, one of hi
neices, Mrs. Rogers, has lived with hi
i uncle. Mr.. Bryant was wool worker
y profession. Since the Washington mi
: burned he has had no regular business
but, being skilful in the use Of tools,
has done cabinet work which would q
u credit to younger man. MIR. Bryal
y was a good citizen, and his death
mourned by his many friends.
T. A. S. PARKE
z DANGERS OF THE GRIP.-The create
8 danger from La Grippe is Of its resultir
in pneumonia. II reasonable care is use
however, and Chamberlain's Cough Rer
u edy taken, all danger will be avoide
!. Among the tens of thousands who ha'
q used this remedy for Ia grippe we ha
yet to learn OF a single case having resul
;. ed in pneumonia, which shows concl
IL sively that this remedy Is certain pr
e ventive of that dangerous disease.