The Press., 1900-08-16
COVENTRY.
South Coventry.

Miss Kate Day is visiting In Taftville.
Theron E. Durham has bought out Carl
Edgerton's meat business.
Miss Mary McGorty has gone to Nash
Vile, r. l., where she has work.
Misses Kate Young and Jane Kelley
are visiting friends In Rockville.
Miss Matilda Kirk of this town Is visit
ing at Mr.. Gaghan's in Providence, R. l.
Mrs. Micheal O'Brien and son are visit
ing at her fathers home In Montville this
week.
Eugene W. Latimer has been visiting
with his aunt and uncle In Hartford the
past week.
Mrs. John Maxwell and two children of
Brooklyn, NY, are spending few weeks
at VIM. G. Latimer's.
Miss Fannie III. White returned to her
home In this town last week, after visit
ing friends in Shelton. #
VIM. Wildwood, Jr., Is very sick with
rheumatism. He was taken with 1t
suddenly last Saturday evening.
Miss Sadie White of Pomfret and Miss
Corrime Phillips of Providence have been
spending a week with Mrs. Garcilla
Phillips.
Rev. Nestor Light is spending part of
his vacation by attending the very interest
ing meetings which are being held at
Mortified, Mass.
Last Saturday evening Miss Sadie White
entertained a boating party of about
twenty of her young friends. They rowed
up to Ayers grove, where they played
games and had refreshments served them.
Last week seemed to be week of acci-
dents, Clarence Foster and Cullen Potter
catch met with severe bicycle accidents.
horses, with collie, and VIM. Wallen of
South street also lost a horse with the
same disease.
Last Saturday afternoon the South
Coventry ball nine played their second
game, with the South Willington's and
were defeated, the score being 10 to Z In
favor of the Willington's. l would like
to state for the benefit of my brother cor
respondent that instead of being ''Bill
Nye" Or ''Mark TWAIN" am Josiah
Aliens wife. This knowledge may be of
future benefit to him.
A very pretty home wedding took place
at the residence of Mrs. s. A. Bottum last
week Wednesday at high noon. The con-
tracing parties were George A. Phillips
of this town and Miss Eugenia Hanks of
Spring Hill. Before the ceremony the
curtains were drawn and the house was
lighted, this giving the effect of evening.
The couple, attended by Miss Bradford of
Boston and Louis M. Phillips of this
place, entered the sitting room at the
strains of Lohegrins wedding march which
was played by Edwin Dimock, and stood
in the bay window which was handsome
ly decorated with smilax and roses. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Nestor
Light, pastor of the Congregational church.
The bride was gowned in white muslin de
sole over white taffeta, and carried large
bouquet of fine white flowers, and the
dress of the maid of honor was pink
organdie, with trimmings of black velvet,
and she carried bouquet of pink flowers.
The house was very handsomely decora-
| ted, the decorations being In charge OF
Mrs. Clarity of Willimantic. After the
ceremony, the lights were put out, and
daylight admitted. Refreshments were
served. They consisted of sandwiches,
coffee, two fiavors of ice-cream, cake
macaroons and lady fingers. They were
the recipients of many beautiful and use.
full presents. The couple left in the after
noon to spend their honey moon at New.
port and Block Island. Guests were pres
ent from New York, Boston, Providence
| Baltic, Pomfret and a number of Other
places.