The Press., 1900-10-25

COVENTRY.


ford visited this week at dwight Clark's.
Miss Mary Bingham of Springfield Wis
tied friends and relatives In town last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kingsbury of New
London were guests of E. B. Kingsbury
over Sunday.
Rehearsals are now being held for a
dialogue to be presented for the benefit of
the A. O. U. W. band.
e. A. Tracy left last Thursday for West
Buckston, Maine, to attend the annual
meeting of the club of which he is men,
Der.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Congregational church met at the home
of Miss Lucy M. Perkins yesterday after
noon.
The members Of the grange are ar1ang-
ing to go to Columbia November 7th, and
will furnish the program for the grange
there on that evening.
Last Sunday evening. by invitation, the
Y. P. 8. G. e. met with the Epworth
League in the vestry of the Methodist
church and held very interesting meet
ing.
A number from this town attended the
republican rally In the Loomer opera
house at Willimantic last night and lis
tened to an address made by Postmaster
General Smith.
At the republican caucus held last
Monday evening Addison Kingsbury re-
ceived the nomination for representative,
John Isham for judge of probate, and the
justices Of the peace nominated were Mr..
Ripley, F. J. Tracey and Arnold Warren.
Friday evening the members of the
Christian Endeavor society will hold
social In the vestry of the Congregational
church. A short entertainment has also
been prepared. 1t Is hoped that large
number will be present to enjoy them
selves.
Mrs. John M. Wood and Mrs. William
F. Wood went to East Hartford last Fri
day to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ham
mond, who for number Of years was a
resident of this place, living in the house
next to the cemetery. She and her hus-
band, when they became too aged to keep
house, went to live with their son in
East Hartford, where she died. She was
about ninety years old, and had been
practically helpless for number of years.
This town has had one more sensation.
Last week Mr.. Matthews, or rather. the
man who goes by that name, appeared in
town again, and on Friday went to the
home of Carlos Edgerton, where he
threatened to shoot Mrs. Edgerton If she
refused to go back and live with him.
She consented to meet him at the three
O'Clock train in Willimantic the next day,
but instead of doing so she notified the
officers of his threats, who met him in
stead, and consequently he spent Sunday
in the lookup. Monday morning he was
brought to this place and tried before
Justice Ripley. He was found guilty,
fined one dollar and costs, amounting to
twelve dollars, and ordered to leave the
state.
We feel very sad to note the death of
one Of our esteemed young people, Miss
Bessie Colman, who passed away at her
home last Saturday afternoon. She was
but twenty years of age, and had been
sick with consumption not quite a year.
She was bright young lady, possessing
lovely character, and will be greatly
missed In the community, especially by
the members of those organizations to
which she belonged. She was very ac-
tive member of the Christian Endeavor
society, also the grange, and was always
found In those meetings ready to respond.
The funeral was held from her late home
Monday afternoon at two O'Clock, Rev.
Nestor Light officiating. There were a
number of floral tributes, including a
large wreath from the Patrons of Hus-
bandry and basket of flowers from the
Sunday school. The family have the
sympathy of many friends in this place.
MANSFIELD.
Mrs. G. E. Comstock of New Rochelle,
N. Y, visited her mother, Mrs. E. A.
Kelly last week.
The sessions of the Tolland county
conference, held here last week, were
we'll attended, and of much interest.
Sunday services are held in the college
chapel pending the Introduction of fur
mace in the Second Congregational chu1c oh
ediflce.
A concert to include many single selec-
tions and Roots cantata, "Pillar of Fire
will be given at the Gurleyville Methodist
Episcopal church, Friday evening, Nov.
| 2.
The ladies of the Second Congrega-
tional church will hold fair during the
first week In November. The proceeds
are to go toward the expenses of the new
lecture room.
A large number attended the republi.
can rally at Willimantic last evening and
listened to the address by Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith, who is a
native of this town.
Next Sunday completes the two years
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