The Press., 1900-12-27
COVENTRY. South Coventry.

Miss Ada Ross is entertaining friend from New York.
 J. Edwin Stanley spent Christmas day with friends out of town.
 Miss Margaret Clark of Baltic recently visited at her home in this town.
 Miss Fannie Parker is spending her va cation with her mother in Boston.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Hines, Jr, of Worcester are visiting at Robert Hines'.
 MT. and Mrs. James Brown of Baltic spent Christmas at Mrs. Browns father, James Donahue's.
 MT. and Mrs. De Witt Kingsbury spent a few days at Christmas time with Mrs. Kingsbury's parents in Lyme.
 MT. and Mrs. Cullen Potter of An dover spent Christmas day with MT. and Mrs. Albert Potter of this town.
 Miss Lucy M. Perkins went last Fri day to Jersey City, N. J., to visit few weeks with her brother and family.
 Frank E. Hull of Torrington spent Christmas with his family in this town, returning to his business on Wednesday.
 The members of the A. O. U. w. band will give agdance next Monday evening at the United Workmen's hall on Wall street. The tickets will cost the gentle men 50 cents.
 Mrs. Gal cilla Phillips received word last Saturday stating the death of her cousin, Miss Lena Maynard, of Lyme, who was but 2S years of age. She left here for that place last Monday to attend the funeral.
 At the regular meeting of the grange next Tuesday evening the subject. Is to be Thoughts for the New Year." There will be 8 roll call, and every one will be expected to respond. Beside this there are four candidates who will be instruct. ed in the first and second degrees. 1 MT. and Mrs. Frank Bradbury anC Miss Grace Bradbury of Naugatuck spen Christmas at Mrs. Wm. Bradbury's; also Mrs. Barker and Miss Stella of Provi dence, Mir. and Mrs. W. F. Phelps o Wallingford and MT. and Mrs. Robert McChristie of Rockville at F. J. Tracy's
 Those who attended the concert at tho Congregational church last Sunday even ing undoubtedly appreciated the efforts of those who contributed toward it's sue cess. There were readings by Miss Ethe Hull and Miss Hannah Potter, and mum Der of the younger members of the schoo spoke pieces in a very creditable manner The music by the choir was exceptional, good. A duet by Misses Charlotte ant Rose Albertin was particularly we'll ren dered.
 Last week Wednesday the remains o Mics Carrie Robertson were brough here from Worcester, Mass, for burial A number of years ago she was resi- dent of this town and very active work CT in the Methodist church. She conse quently has number of friends here wh will mourn her sudden death. In tn evening she was apparently as well as us ual, except for slight headache, and be fore morning she was dead, the caus being apoplexy. She was 45 years of age
 We feel sad to note the death of Joh Payne, which occurred at his home this town last Saturday night The caue of his death was gangrene, disease wit which he has been suffering for severt months. He had for many years been resident of this town. He had been twit married, the second time was to hi brothers W dow. He run the Bidwell h, tel for number of years, but at the tim of his death and for five years previor he had been occupying his home on Wa : street. He was near eighty years of az The funeral was attended yesterday noon.