The Press., 1900-07-19
COVENTRY.
South Coventry.

COVENTRY.
South Coventry.
George N. Phillips spent the day in
Hartford yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. HenryJ. Luyder are visit
ing at Fred Luyder's.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Olcott of Norwich
are visiting at VIM. G. Latimer's.
Miss Emma L. Hull of Willimantic
spent Sunday at her brother, Frank E.
Hull's.
Mrs. Belle Riggleman of Wlllimantic
Is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. @. +.
Simonds.
The Ladies' whist club was entertain
ed yesterday afternoon by Mrs. G. E.
Simonds.
Frank A. Tillinghast OF Providence
visited this week at his brother, David
Tillinghast's.
Rev. and Mrs. Nestor Light entertain
ed the formers sister and husband of
Manchester last Monday.
Last Monday morning a son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Curran, who are at
Mis-. Tisdale's in this town.
Mrs. Garcilla Phillips left last Tuesday
for Mystic and Watch Hill where she will
spend the remainder of this month.
Last week Wednesday, Miss Helen
j enkins entertained a party of young
friends, at Mrs. Charlotte Stanley's.
Mrs. F. ]. Tracy and daughter, Edith,
returned home this week after spending a
week at Robert McC hristies in Rockvil
The ball game last Saturday, played
between the South Coventry's and Talcott-
villes resulted in victory for the home
| team, the score being 16 to 4.
The butchers of Williman:ic are enjoy
ing an outing at Lake Wangumbaug to-
day; also the families of Vino. Latimer,
A. E. Hartman and F. P. Williams.
Last Saturday, E. B. Kingsbury and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kingsbury
went to Chaplin to attend the annual re-
union of the Kingsbury family which was
held at the home of George Kingsbury.
Word has been received of the death oil
John J. Franklin in Beloit, Wis, in one
of the city hospitals of gastric catarrh.
Mr.. Franklin was veteran of the civil
War and after returning from the war did
an extensive business here as a builder
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Coventry Lodge, A. o. U. w., until few
months previous to his death, when he
served his connection with the order by
personal request. Mr.. Franklin mysteri
ously disappeared several years ago. II
was generally supposed that he had met
with foul play and was dead, when news
came from Beloit that he was there. He
was a widower when he left town, but was
engaged to be married to one of Coventry's
young ladies'. He married In Beloit and
was divorced. He was of a genial dis
position and had m any friends In town.
On Saturday last, William Hartman
died after long and painful illness. HI
| was 90 yours VI dSo duu uP W dUouC wv
years ago was apparently we'll and strong
and took charge of his farm. The dlseas,
which caused his death was very uncom
mon. At first his face and hands begal
to swell and turn dark red color, ant
this continued and he continually grew
worse and the doctors could not reall,
decide what was his disease. About 81:
months ago he was taken to the Backu
hospital when his case was diagnosise
by ten physicians who finally agreed tina
he had what is caused by the Thyroid
gland in the throat becoming diseased
At this time 1t was too late to cure hin
and for several months he has suffere
intense pain. The funeral was held fror
his late home in this town, at 1 o'cloc
Tuesday, and the interment was In tn
Willimantic cemetery. A mother an
three sisters survive him.