The Press., 1901-08-29
COVENTRY.


0OubM OOV0M6Eys
Miss Lucinda Davis Is visiting at N. O..
Whites.
A large number attended camp meeting
on Sunday.
Miss Mabel Tracy and brother, William,
are In Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Lathrop spent
Sunday In auckland.
James Hull of Haverhill, Mass, is
guest at James Kinks.
Miss Amy Peet OF Clinton Is visiting at
Mrs. Charlotte Stanley's.
Miss Rose Dimock of Wellington is Wis
iting Miss Edith Coleman.
Miss Ethel Tracy is the happy possess
or of new McPhail piano.
Mrs. Ella Loomis left Friday for Buff
falo and the Pan-American.
Miss Angie Elliott of Ellington is Wis.,
iting at Mrs. Sarah Wolfe's.
The Ladies' Whist club met with Mrs.
De Witt Kingsbury Friday afternoon.
The roads and walks were much dam
aged by the heavy rains Saturday night.
Edward Noble has returned to Maine
after spending several days with his
mother. Mrs. Hannah Noble.
There was a social dance at A. o. u.
w. hall Friday evening, given by w. I'm
derwood and F. Lewis Of Tolland.
Miss Ella Walden has returned after
spending some time at the Pan-American
exposition, also visiting In Plumer, Pa. !,
and at her home in Lebanon. s-eE
John Thompson and Miss Nora Morley
of Eagleville were united in marriage at
the Methodist parsonage Saturday after
noon by Rev. VIM. Robinson.
Miss Alice Wadsworth, who has spent
several weeks at A. E. Potter's, returned
to her home in Glastonbury on Saturday,
accompanied by Miss Charlotte AlbertinB
who will spend week with her.
A party of young men from Wellington
have been spending few days on the up
per shores of the lake. Some of them
are members of the South Wellington
Tigers, but they say they are not going
to play ball with the South Coventrys
till they get "decent team; % so, locals,
you had better get together and give them
a little more than they got last year, SO
as to please them.
Daniel O'Brien, an aged resident of this
town, who, 1t will be remembered, fell
and broke his hip several weeks ago,
died at his home Sunday afternoon. Mr..
O'Brien was the first Irish resident of this
town and was about 80 years of age. He
leaves one daughter, Maggie. and three
sons, Dennis and Patrick of this place
and James, who lives in California. The
funeral was held Tuesday morning at 9
O'Clock.
Miss Sadie White entertained party
of friends on Friday evening. The time
was passed in playing games and with
music. The guests were Miss Amy Peet
of Clinton, the Misses Charlotte and Rose
Albertin, Misses Hattie and Alice Coombs,
Miss Ethel Hull, Miss Alice Washburn,
Miss Lizzie Armstrong, and Messrs. Ray
mond Yeomans of Andover and Arm
strong, Tisdale, Light, Washburn and
Topliff. ,,fs.,st,
The employees OF the box shop and in
vited friends were prepared to have a
boating party on the lake Saturday even
i0n oil 5s,,I,,
the rain came in such torrents that they
concluded the lake was overhead, and
upside down at that, consequently those
who were near and could, about fifteen,
gathered at Miss Hettie Tisdale's and en-
joyed the evening and helped to dispose
of the ice cream.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable wealth.
or, good number attended the Pomona
grange picnic at Clark's grove last Wed.
nesday. Coventry grange furnished lem.
onade and bananas and food enough fol
all present, though 1t had been announced
to be basket lunch, and nearly everyone
carried their own. After dinner Master
Orson Wood Of Ellington called the meet
ing to order In the pavilion, and asked
the members to think over and talk or
the current topic-Connecticut agricultu
raj college, but time was limited and Al
was decided to think over the subject anG
be able to discuss it at the next meeting
in Columbia. Mr.. French of Coventry
sang two songs. Rev. Mr.. Bradford
of the Coventry Congregational church
spoke we'll on the good morals of thu
farm, holding up the farm as a place fol
the boys to stay, where they could study
Natures grand lessons. DIR. and Mrs
Ravens rendered duet from the grangt
hymn book. Andrew Kingsbury, master
of the Coventry grange, made some re
marks and the meeting closed.
WILMINGTON. '3
Try the Ginger Ale made by the Stat
ford Springs Mineral Water Co. 1t is al
right. For sale at Charles Nichols
West Willington. a..
1 Rack of tho lnaf ia tho snowx, f5o,,r .