The Press., 1899-07-06
COVENTRY.
South Coventry.

South Coventry.
CThe Register is on sale at the post once each
weekly
Mrs. G. E. Hoxie Is out of town visiting.
Miss Nellie Shannon of Waterbury is.
visiting at John Hines
Miss Linda Trip of Danielson Is visit
ing at Mrs. A. P. Hutchinson's.
The dance at Clark's pavilion last Mon
day evening was quite well attended.
Miss Alice Rogers OF New London is
spending week with Mrs. Frank r. Will
liams.
John Hines, Jr, went to Hartford yes
terday, where he has position in a ma
chine shop.
Mrs. o. II. Martin expects to start to-
day for her home In Canador, N. Y, to
make visit.
Rev. George Lamson Of East Hampton
called on friends In town last week Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant and family of Wilt
mantle spent the Fourth at Mr.. and Mrs.
Theron Dunham's.
Mrs. s. A. Bottum, and Miss Ada Ross
left yesterday to spend the summer at
Bushy Point, R. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Armstrong OF
Bridgeport spent the fourth with Mr..
Armstrong; parents In this place.
Hermon Albro of Brooklyn, N. Y. is
spending few days with his father,
Henry Albro, who still remains about the
same, being unable to sit up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Simonds and
little son of Pottsville, Pa, are visiting at
Mr.. J. M. Woods. Mrs. Simonds was
formerly Miss Marian Quick.
Last Friday afternoon Miss Addle Hyde
entertained the Junior Epworth League
in the lot back of William Viewers. The
children had merry time and were served
with ice cream and cake.
Quite number of people from out OF
town spent the Fourth here. Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Kingsbury were at E. B. Kings
bury's Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kingsbury
and son were at Louis Kingsbury's. Miss
Alice Stanley was at her home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mason of Hartford. Miss Eveline
Prudy called on friends in town. Miss
Eugene Hanks and Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Phillips were at Mrs. Garcilla Phillips.
Marvin Smith of New London spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Williams.
Announcements have been received OF
the marriage of Miss Hattie B. Rogers to
Arthur Woodwork last Monday in West
erly, r. I. They are to reside in Noank.
The Fourth passed very pleasantly In
this place. The picnic on the Green,
given by the Village Improvement society
was success. There were sack races, a
slow bicycle race and speaking by the
Revs. 8. III. Barrett and o. FL. Martin,
also reading by Miss Julia White. The
society cleared about $75. In the morn
ing the bicycle races, under the charge Of
John Curley, were very interesting. The
first race was quarter-mile scratch race
The prizes, which were secured by Louis
Phillips, Clarence Foster and George
Phillips, were a crash suit, two shirts and
pair of bicycle shoes. The second race
was road race of about ten miles. The
prizes in this race were pair of $500
patent leather shoes, pair of bicycle
pants and solar lamp. They were wor
by Louis Phillips, Jim Small and William
Small In this race Clarence Foster haC
bad fall and injured his knee.
From another correspondent.)
Stephen Lynch of Torrington is visiting
at the Martin Box.
Sylvester Robinson of Bridgeport ha'
been visiting in town.
Geo. Grant Is employed by the s. G. 1
S., to remove vegetable growths from thu
walk near the cemetery.
The scarlet running rose at Ed. Ledoyt'i
and the clematis Jackmanii at Mrs
Tracy's are particularly fine.
DIR. Simmonds, who is to take DIR. P
H. Edwards practice, accompanied thu
doctor on his rounds last week.
Elliott Chadwick was severely injul CT
last week Thursday by falling from a hay
cart, injuring his shoulder. This is thu
second serious accident to Mr.. G. thii
summer.
Thirty seven hundred dollars have beer
Subscribed toward bringing water from
the lake to the village. The pipes eigh
inches in diameter for part and si1
inches the remainder of the distance arr
to be laid on Main street to Bradbury
store and branch pipe on School street
A. s. PARKER