The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-03-23
COVENTRY.

SOuGn coventry
weekly
Frank A. Stanley is in town, after being
away some weeks.
Miss Hattie b. Rogers Is visiting with
friends and relatives In Noank.
The A. o. U. W., OF this town added
two members to their list last Monday
night.
Nathan Fuller and Lacon Robertson
went to Stafford last Tuesday to look at
horses.
Mrs. VIM. Noble and son, Ernest, of
Dayville are visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. HI.
Mobiles.
Mics Fannie Parker went to Boston
last Monday where she expects to remain
two weeks.
Miss Alice Washburn and Miss Hattie
Smith went to Lebanon last Tuesday to
spend week.
The measuring party was not held
place next week.
Arthur Topliff went to Willimantic last
Monday, where he has accepted position
as book keeper In store.
AT the grange meeting last Tuesday
evening two new members were voted in
| thus making a total of about fifty mem:
bers.
Quite number from this town attend.
ed the dance given at Hillside hall last
Friday evening, and report very good
time.
Dwight Clark entertained Henry T.
Clark and Miss Nina Clark of Norwich
last Saturday, and George G. Martin OF
Willimantic on Monday.
| Last evening there was an illustrated
lecture on the Spanish American war In
the A. o. U. w. hall. 1t was conducted
by Smith & Co. The Mr.. Smith was a
brother of Edwin Smith of this town.
The members of the A. o. U. W.. are
circulatinga petition requesting that Rev.
G. A. Purdy shall retain the pastorate OF
the Methodist church for the next year.
This act shows that Mr.. Purdy's work
| among us has been appreciated.
J. " B. Prince and wife who spend
their summers here. are now in Rock
ledge, Fla. Mr.. Prince reports that they
are having very enjoyable time and he
is having large catches of fish, some days
catching about one hundred pounds Of
sea-trout.
The social committee of the Ladies'
Missionary society of the Congregational
| church are going to have a social In the
vestry of the church on the first Wednes-
day evening in April. There is going to
be an entertainment consisting of dia-
logue, readings and music.
The Junior Eudeavor society expect to
hold their fair two nights, giving liter
ally program on one evening. Every
person who is interested In their work is
invited to contribute some small articles
for the fair The proceeds are to be given
| to the fund that Is being raised to paint
the auditorium of the church.
The Bird Conn. regiment was mustered
out at Camp Onward, Savannah last Mon
day and arrived in Willimantic yesterday
where they were royalty entertained by
the people OF that city. Wells Wilcox.
John F. O'Brien, Paul Fraser and George
Lacy arrived yesterday at their respective
homes in this town.
Mill and Shop Inspector Sibley, of
Danielson, was in town last Saturday
looking over the mills and shops here.
People will be interested to learn what
he said regarding the recent accident at
E. A. Tracy's Wooden Extract mill. He
said that the machinery was in every way
all right and that no possible blame could
be attached to Mr.. Tracy.
(From another correspondent
II the bargain for the sale of Charles
Lincoln's place to Mr.. Trask Is concluded
Mr.. Lincoln will remove his family to the
village or to Willimantic.
Arthur j. Squires celebrated his four
teenth birthday by going TO Columbia
reservoir, where he caught pickerel
weighing four and one-quarter pounds.
Arnold Warren has engaged Charles
Kennison to work on his farm next year.
and the family will move there next
week.
Cordilia, wife of Horace Lawton died
at the home other daughter, Mrs. Dewilda
Hutchinson, Friday evening. Funeral
services were attended Sunday at .. M,
Rev. s. FL. Barrett officiating. Monday
the remains were taken to Mansfield,
Mass, where she is to be buried by the
side of her little son, who died several
years ago. Mrs. Lawton was born in
Edgartown, Mass. in 1928. Her father
died In Philadelphia two years since aud
her stepmother now resides in that city,
One sister and a brother. teacher of
physical culture, who resides in Chelsea,
Mass. survive. She was the second wife
of Mr.. Lawton. who is now eighty three
years of age, and ss mother TO his child
rem and to her own five in all, she gave
the most loving care. Last May Mr. and
Mrs. T.awton came from their home In
Mansfield to Mr.. Hutchinson's, as Mrs
Lawton was suffering from a heart disease,
which made it unsafe for her to be alone,
but which did not incapacitate her other
wise. She loved her old home and had
planned to visit it in April, considering
her condition as causing unnecessary
anxiety to her friends. A. S. PARKER.