The Press., 1900-11-29
COVENTRY.

COVENTRY.
South Coventry.
John P Curley spent Sunday with
friends In Sufield.
Mrs. Lydia Mason, who has been Ill for
several days, is now convalescing.
Miss Jennie Mitchell of Willimantio
visited this week at Addison Kingsbury's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Albro of Brook
Ign, N. Y, spent Sunday at Henry Al
bros.
The annual union Thanksgiving service
is to be held this year at the Congrega-
tional church on Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barber, Jr., of
Hebron visited their father, George Bar
Der, last Monday.
A number from here expect to attend
the dance to be held held at Hillside hall,
Mansfield, this evening.
There is no session of school at the
lower village school house this week, and
the other schools have a vacation from
Wednesday night until Monday morning.
We are very sorry not to be able to
send a column of news this week, but it
has rained so constantly for the past few
days that people have just stayed at
home.
The members of the Ladies' Missionary
society of the Congregational church sent
this week barrel to Rev. and Mrs. II. A.
Depfer, who are doing missionary work
In Blossburg, Penn The barrel contains
wearing apparel for the family, also books
and eatables, and was valued at $50.
Last Saturday afternoon the school
teachers and school visitors of the town
met at the town clerks office to decide
whether they would make a change in the
grammars used in the schools. They did
not come to any definite decision as to
what grammar to use, but concluded that
change would be beneficial, and ad-
journed for few weeks to give the nat.
ter more serious thought.
TOLLAND.
Miss Flora Charter entertain ed party
of young friends last Thursday evening.
There, will be a union Thanksgiving
service In the Methodist church Thurs.
day morning.
Rev. A. H. Post attended the state con.
ference of Congregational churches in
Meriden last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger M. Clough gave a
party for their Oldest daughter, Stella
last Friday evening in honor of her twenty
first birthday.
Notwithstanding the unpleasant wealth.
or, there was good attendance from this
and surrounding towns at the dairy insti-
tute held by the Connecticut dairymen's
association in the town hall last Wednes-
day. The morning was devoted to an
examination and scoring of Frank T.
Newcomb's herd of COWS. At noon q
lunch was served by the Tolland grange
and In the afternoon addresses were made
by Geo. E. Manchester, secretary Of the
state association, Mr.. Stanley of New
Britain, Prof. Mayo of the Connecticut
agricultural college, and subjects of inter.
est to dairymen were discussed.
The entertainment given by the public
schools last Friday evening at the town
hall drew crowded house, and every.
thing passed off nicely. The teachers had
been preparing for this entertainment fol
some time, and the results attained show
evidence of this work. The program con.
sisted of singing, Rotations and dia.
logues, and all parts were we'll taken,
The work of the schools in. the Street and
of the Grants Hill school Is particularly
worthy of mention, although some of the
others were not far behind. The enter.
tainment given last year showed what the
schools could, do and this year there was
additional interest on the part of botf
teachers and scholars. The entertainment
was given under the auspices and for thu
benefit Of the library association, which
will realize about $12 from 1t, land, consid
ering the fact that the school children
were admitted free, this is considered yer,
good. The public library is being appre
ciated more and more, and any effort t.
aid in its support always meets read,
response. FLORA.