The Press., 1900-06-21
COVENTRY.

Mrs. John M. Wilson is very i'll at her
home.
Mrs. Ellen Rogers Of Noank has been
visiting friends In town.
Olaf Frederickson spent Sunday with
his sister In Hartford.
Mics Maria Maynard Of Lyme Is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Garcilla Phillips.
Mrs. JosephineWise will sell her house.
hold goods at auction next Tuesday, at 1
p. m.
Miss Louisa Rosebrooks of South street
entertained friend at her home over
Sunday.
Miss Kate Sweetman of Shelton is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Flaherty,
of North Side.
The Congregational church will soon
be much improved In looks, as 1t is now
being painted on the outside.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Congregational church met with Mrs.
Oscar Collins yesterday afternoon.
Miss Sarah I. Boynton returned to her
home In this town, from her school duties
in Branford, last Tuesday afternoon.
John M. Wilson, who was quite sick all
last week, being threatened with bron.
chial pneumonia, Is much improved.
Arthur E. Lathrop of Hartford has
been spending few days with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Lathrop.
DIR. Louis Mason recently went to
Hartford to take the practice for few
months of a doctor who has gone abroad.
There are about ten of the young PEG.
pie who go to Willimantic to morrow and
take entrance examinations for the high
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Murray of Wilt
mantle have engaged passage on one OF
the White Star liners, and sail for Europe
on the 4th of July.
Last Saturday afternoon Miss Ethel
Hull entertained about ten of her young
friends, by giving them a picnic up by
the lake. All had delightful time.
Mrs. Daniels returned home last Satur.
day from Somers, where she has been
caring for her son, William, who was
quite sick with inflammatory rheumatism.
Yesterday morning there was quite q
little excitement on Main street, as Sau.
telle's circus teams passed through the
village on their way to Wfllimantic
They had quite large number of very
noble looking horses.
Last week Thursday Hubbard Parker
Of this town and Miss Edna Mason Of
Gurleyville were united In marriage by
Rev. MIR. Hibbard of Woodstock, who il
uncle to the groom. They have taken ul
residence at the Parker farm In this town
Next Monday evening there will be hello
school meeting In the school building
for the purpose of electing officers. also
action will be taken to see IL the district
Is in favor of connecting the school with
the town water supply, to see If they will
repair the building, and If they will pur
chase some fire hose, and such other bust
ness as Is proper to be transacted.
Last Tuesday ey ening the grange had
very interesting meeting. The program
consisted Of readings by several of thu
| members, solo by Mrs. Amy Perkin.
| and debate-"R Resolved, that the intel
lect of woman Is inferior to that Of man.
Those on the affirmative side were d.
Witt Kingsbury, VIM. Wolfe and Charles
Rood; on the negative, Mrs. Amy Per
kins, Mrs. Frank Spaulding and Eugene
Hutchinson. The judges decided in favo
Of the negative. The next meeting, com
ing the Sd of July, the subjects are all o
| patriotic nature.
The ball game last Saturday between
the Willimantics and South Coventrys re
suited In defeat for the home team, tn,
score being Is to 8. In the last half o
the eighth inning Louis Phillips met will
| quite a serious accident. He attempted
| to catch a batted ball and it struck hin
full force on the end of the third finge
on his right hand, thus pushing the john
out through the flesh. Sunday he wen
to DR.. Hills and had some stitches takel
and the finger put in splints and band
aged. He will be obliged to wear tn
splint for six weeks. This Is the secon,
accident that has happened to him, b.
having about three years ago got hit IL
| the jaw with swift ball.