The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-06-22
COVENTRY.



The Register is on sale at the post ONCE each
Miss Lizzie Tooley of Thompsonville is
visiting at VIM. Wellwood's.
Mrs. VIM. Phelps Of Wallingford 10
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. J. Tracy.
Mrs. G. E. Hoxie went last Saturday to
Monson where she remained over Sum-
day.
Dwight Clark Is entertaining Samuel
Brown and family of Bennington, VT, for
few days.
E. A. Tracy and Miss Mabel Tracy
spent Sunday with Mr.. Tracy's father in
Providence.
Next week on Wednesday afternoon
the Ladies' whist club will meet with
E. A. Tracy.
Yesterday Mrs. s. H. Barrett left town
for few weeks stay at her home in
Sharon, Conn.
A large number from this town expect
to attend Buffalo Bill's show In Whitman
tic next Saturday. Some of the mills and
shops are to be closed for the occasion.
Last Saturday evening the annual
school meeting was held with choice of
officers as follows Committeeman, VIM.
Armstrong; clerk and treasurer, F. ].
Tracy auditor, E. B Kingsbury.
| There are from ten to fifteen of the
pupils who attended the grammar school
here last term, who expect to enter the
Willimantic high school next fall. That
will leave small percentage of scholars
to attend here.
Miss Fannie H. White spent last Friday
and Saturday with school-friend in New
London. She goes to Hartford next week
to attend the graduation Of her cousin,
Raymond Yeomans, who is to be gradua-
ted from Trinity college.
| Last week the election of G. E. officers
was held and the following were elected:
President, Deacon II. P. Topliff vice.
president, Olaf Frederickson secretary,
Mrs. s. H. Barrett correspondent secre-
tary, Mrs. l.. A. Kingsbury; treasurer,
Charlotte Albertine.
Rev. s. H. Barrett preached very in
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text from John III: 2 "Beloved now are
we the sons of God, and it doth not yet
appear what we shall be: but we know
that, when he shall appear, we shall be
like him for we shall see him as he is"
In the evening he spoke very plainly upon
Temperance.
Last week Frank Sears met with quite
an accident, which ought to be lesson
for other boys; he with some others
during school recess were playing tag up
in tree, and he slipped and fell about
twenty feet striking on his back; he was
picked up insensible and taken to his
home. He was quite bruised and famed
up but was not seriously affected. He Is
now able to be out again.
Last Monday evening the A. o. U. W.
had grand rally at their hall. An invi-
tation was issued to all of the members to
be present and bring eligible candidates
with them. There were three out-of-town
speakers present too who spoke very elo-
quently and forcibly upon the merits of
the order. During the evening four ap-
plications were received. After the meet
ing refreshments were served.
Yesterday morning at ten O'Clock Ernest
Woodwork and Miss Margaret Wildwood
were united in marriage at the Catholic
parsonage by Rev. R. j. Carroll. The
bride was gowned in suit of light tan
trimmed with white and wore white hat.
The bridesmaid was Miss Lizzie Tooley
of Thompsonville and the best man was
Thomas Foley of of Willimantic. Direct
ly after the ceremony the young couple
were carried to Willimantic where they
| From another correspondent
| Willie Prince came to town some time
since.
The ladies' association met with Mrs.
Oscar Collins, Wednesday. Strawberries
in abundance were served.
Presiding Elder Bates preached at the
Methodist church Sunday in the absence
of the pastor, who has gone to Missouri.
Mrs. A. 8. Parker expects to start for
Detroit, Mich, Monday July 8, to visit
her brother, E. s. Hubbard, who resides
there, and to attend the annual meeting
| Of the Y. P. s. G. E.
| At the adjourned annual meeting held
in district No. 2, F. w. Edgerton was
elected district committee and P. HI.
Peterson clerk, an office which he has
held eight years. When the school-house
floor was laid, some twenty years since,
no repairs were made in the entry, the
floor of which is unsafe. Some years
since debt was incurred in the payment
of w. H. Wallis salary. This debt has
been increased by insurance bills and
interest till it amounts to over $40. To
pay this note, held by W. II. Potter, fix
the entry, single and buy stove, it was
voted to borrow 800.
Friday, June 90, the writer completes
a service as teacher for eight years, with
the exception of the fall of '93, In the
Nathan Hale district and retires. When
in September 1891, the writer commenced
the school there were broken walls and
windows, plastering blackened by smoke,
black boards defacei so that crayon mark
was not legible, and the school furnishings
and apparatus consisted of one table,
one chair. some torn wall maps, one una
bridged dictionary, two or three reading
books and a large geography. The dis
trict committee and the writer, at their
own expense, set window glass, mended
the walls, whitewashed and cleaned the
school-room each year and slated the
boards twice. The writer, by solicitation
and her gifts, lately by appropriation of
town and state, has obtained for the
school, a set Of Camps wall maps, map of
Connecticut, globe with zodiac, an inter-
national dictionary, library of seventy
five volumns for reference and select
reading, amelodeon, dlssected maps, cube