The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-10-02
COVENTRY.


COVENTRY.
South Coventry.
Miss Glare Quinlan OF Tariffville is vis-
iting Miss Annie Day.
Mrs. James Lacey and little son are
visiting relatives In town.
Rally day was observed by the Sum
day schools here on Sunday.
Walter Rosebrooks, from Midway,
Mass, was at his home here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kolb attended
the monument dedication in Hartford on
Thursday. $3.50.
Mrs. F. P. Williams, from Terryville,
was with her parents here Wednesday Of
last week and attended the Willimantio
fair.
The South Coventry Water Supply
onpany has filed with the secretary of
the state a certificate of increase In Its
capital stock from 1850 to $5, 900.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney. assisted by
eight priests, administered the rites Of
confirmation to about seventy at st.
Mary's church on Monday at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Bonney, who has been in the
blacksmith business here for some time
past, has given up the business and gone
near Boston, where he will engage In
some other work.
AL. Martz Speciality company played In
the A. o. U. w. opera house on Monday
evening. They gave street parade al
noontime and concert In front of the
opera In the evening preceding the play
They played to quite large audience.
The st. Mary's parish fair was well at
tended on Friday and Saturday evenings
but no doubt had the weather been gooG
1t would have drawn much larger mum
Der. An orchestra, called the Catholic
Boys orchestra, from Willimantic, gave
a concert on Friday evening. The fail
closed Tuesday evening.
The body of William Coleman, wht
went to the Willimantic fair last weel
Wednesday and had been missing eve
since, was found In the canal near the fail
grounds early Wednesday morning. Thu
body had evidently been In the wate
about week, and he probably accidentl!
fell into the water. He was 80 years old
unmarried and was the only con Of VIII
liam e. Coleman, with whom he made hi
home.
Wednesday of last week was to b.
South Coventry day at the Willimanti
fair, and it surely was. The town team
and the band, and most of the peopl
were there. South Coventry band tool
on the spirit of the day and association
and played we'll; and when Prof. A. G
Wheeler and his three bands played to
gether 1t was music to be heard, even q.
a distance, and drew out a hearty ap
plause. Wangumbaug Grange was tn
only one exhibiting, so Of course tool
first premium. Nevertheless, 1t woul'
have dared stand beside others. TIL
people decided that Willimantic coul'
have a fair and good one this year, 81
next year there will be more ready to fal
into line and help make it still larger, AM
it is hoped there will not be two fairs Of
the same dates.
TOLLAND.
at the Tolland House.
Miss Lila s. Agard has entered SmX
college at Northampton, Mass.
Frank Neweomb will sell at al
on Saturday, about fifty head of cattl
i Rev. Alexander Hall OF New Ha7O
supplied the Congregational church her
last Sunday.
Mrs. William Ayers and Miss Gertrud
Ladd have left this week for visits t
their former homes In Vermont.
The town clerk and the board of selec
men were In session at the town hall o
Saturday, for the purpose of maxim
voters.
Mics Kathrine Agard left Monday Il
Marion, Alabama, where she will resum
her duties as teacher In the Lincoln No
NAL school in that place. Miss Agar
will visit New York, Washington Chat
nooga, Lauray Chasms in Virginia, ar
other points of interest on the way soutl
The county convention came togeth'
at the court house here, on Monday at
O'Clock. W. F. Fay of Rockville called IL
convention to order and was made chat
man. After the report of the commit,
on credentials a ballot was taken Fl
sheriff. A. p. Dickinson of Rockvil
was nominated on the first ballot.
The annual meeting of the Woman
Foreign Missionary society was held {
Friday of last week at the home of Mr.
i w. A. Agard. The officers elected wer
President, Mrs. John Edgerton vic
3 president, Mrs. Sterry; secretary ar
treasurer, Mrs. Agard. Miss Ma
Palmer was elected as delegate to re-
resent the society at the annual meetir
of the Woman's Board to be held
II Washington, Nov. 9th and 9th.
sOMERs.
: Miss Marion Lee has been vlsitil
! friends in Holyoke, Mass.