The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-04-26
COVENTRY.

S0oSSeS 49, N~--~o~t
bury over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kingsbury of
Northampton, Mass are visiting at Adj
Olson Kingsbury's.
Miss Ellen Daily OF Willimantic has
been spending several days with her
cousin, Miss Julia Hines.
The entertainment to be given for the
benefit OF the band will take place at the
A. o. U. W. hall on Saturday, instead Of
Friday evening, as stated last week.
Mrs. Garcilla Phillips went last Satur-
day to visit relatives In Sprague and Nor
witch, but was suddenly called to Lyme
owing to the death of cousin, Mrs. May
nard, who died very suddenly, death re-
sulting from shock.
Last Friday morning Mrs. Hannah No
BILE, widow of the late Henry Noble, was
operated upon for appendicitis by Drs. w.
l.. and 81. e. Higgins. DIR. johnson Of
Mansfield administered the ether. Mrs.
Noble had similar operation last Aug
ust, but at that time it was impossible to
remove the appendix, which was done at
this last operation. She is getting along
very nicely.
Samuel Talcott, who died recently in
Norwalk at the age of eighty-two years,
was native of Coventry. Thirty five
years ago he was very prominent in local
and business life in New Haven, he hav-
ing for years been vice-president of the
former Home Life Insurance company.
He retired from business to spend the
closing years of his life in Norwalk. He
Is survived by wife and grandson.
The case of Coventry vs. Andover was
on trial last week at Rockville. Gov.
entry claims $3.50 from Andover for the
care of a pauper, Theron Brown. The
defense put on a number of witnesses,
who tried to prove that Lyman was an
imbecile, and while in Andover was not
in his right mind. My. Lyman himself
appeared on the witness stand, and SEEM
ed by his answers to have some mind af-
ter all.
The Tolland county conference of Con-
gregational churches will meet in the
Congregational church In Andover Wed
nesday, May 9th. The order of exercises
will be as follows: Morning devo-
tional service, leader Rev. II. Davis,
Storrs; 1915, welcome, Rev. o. Brown,
Andover; 10. 80, paper, "sunday School,"
Deacon Andrew Kingsbury, Coventry !;
Ills, paper, "Pulpit," Rev. Nestor Light,
South Coventry; 1915, intermission.
Afternoon-1.3O, praise service, leader
Prof. A. B. PEBBLES, Storrs; $50, paper,
prayer Meeting," Rev. r. J. Kyle, Gill
cad $40, paper, "Home," Deacon W.
A. Collins, Columbia.
MANSFIELD.
Mrs. Elizabeth Paine of Mansfield
Center died Monday night after a short
illness.
Mrs. Southwick, mother of g. o. South
wick, died last Thursday with grippe and
pneumonia. She was ninety years Of age
The funeral was held Sunday, Rev. G.. W.
Crabb officiated.
The republicans on Saturday evening
elected Martin Atwood, L. J. Storrs, F.
0. Vinton and Matthew Willard delegates
to the state convention. The delegates
are said to be equally divided between
Fyler and Fessenden.
Adolphus Smead, who has been in poor
health for a long time, died in his chair
last Thursday night. The funeral was
hn11 OF hn ut nj
Rev. G. W. Crabb oficiated. Interment
was in the Atwoodville cemetery. He
leaves wife, three daughters and one
son, all of whom are married.
Mrs. Henry Crane OF Atwoodville died
very suddenly last Thursday night. She
had been to Willimantic and on her arri-
val home was stricken with appoplexy
and died soon after. The funeral was
held at the house last Sunday, Rev. Clar-
ence Pike off1ciated. She leaves a hus-
band, two daughters and five sons. She
will be sadly missed by her family.
Gurleyville.
Mrs. NJ. A. Royce Is still quite sick.
Mrs. Abbie Conant has been visiting
her brother, Post Master General Charles
Emery Smith, at Washington, D. q.
Mrs. s. D. Yeomans and Mrs. Olive
Parker attended the funeral Of their
brother, David Conant, at Newton, Mass. ,
last week.
Mrs. II. E. Simonds went to see her
brother-in-law, Arnold Potter, at Will
mantle last Monday, who has been very
sick with blood poison, but is now better.