The Press., 1902-05-01
COVENTRY.

Mrs. Albert Hutchinson is quite Ill with
pneumonia.
Miss Mary Kelley spent few days last
week In Rockville.
Mrs. R. B Wilson was at ]. D.Wilson's
a few days last week.
Mrs. Walter Howe has been spending
few days at Mr.. Wolfram's.
Mrs. VIM. Howe and Mrs. Geo. Hating
were In town one day last week.
Mrs. J. e. Stanley has been spending
few days at her home in Danielson.
Arthur Brainerd and family spent sat
urday and Sunday at Charles Kelb's.
Mrs. A. Kingsbury entertained the La
dies whist club on Friday afternoon.
The Senior and Junior Endeavor socie-
ties held a union service last Sunday
evening.
Prof. A. q. Gulley from G. A. G. is ex-
pected to speak at the grange meeting
May 9th.
There was meeting of the N. e. o. f.
on Monday evening. One candidate was
initiated.
Mrs. E. 8. Ledoyt has returned to her
home here for the summer. Mr.. Ledoyt
spent Sunday here.
Miss Wakefield from London, England,
and Miss Ida Holbrook from Columbia |
are guests at DIR. G. e. Simonds'.
The farming tools and household goods
belonging to Miss Mary Huntington are
to be sold at auction Saturday, May Sd.
Rev. Mr.. Hayes OF Andover occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational church
last Sabbath, as the pastor, MIR. Light,
was out Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lu B. Cake, the well
known entertainers of New York city,
will give an entertainment in the Congre-
gational church Friday evening, May ID,
at O'Clock. Doors open at 80 Ad-
mission IS and Is cents. For the benefit
Of the Y. P. S. G. e.
The friends of Miss Alice Stanley, who
heard last week of her illness, were sur
prised on Sunday to hear of her death,
not expecting to hear of 1t as soon. She
was young lady of excellent character
and was held In high esteem by all those
who knew her, and they feel sad to know
of her death at the age Of ~ years. The
funeral was held at the home of her broth
er, George Stanley, In Andover, on We'd
nesday. The burial was In Nathan Hale
cemetery In this place.
The funeral Of Laurilla A. Wilson, wife
of John D. Wilson, was held from the
family residence on Saturday afternoon
at o'clock, and was largely attended by
relatives and friends, which attested to
the love and esteem In which the de-
ceased was held In the community. The
services were conducted by Rev. 3. F.
Maine of the M. E. church. Mrs. Wilson
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Smith, and was born In Stafford In No
vember, 1888. Her parents came to this
place when she was young woman, and
she had lived In the house where she died
for many years, both before and after mar
riage. Besides her husband she leaves
one sister, Miss Lemyra Smith, who has
always resided with her. Mr.. Wilson and
Miss Smith have the sympathy OF the
community in this time of their great loss.
The M. e. church choir rendered three
appropriate selections. The floral trib-
utes from friends and relatives were nu-
merous, among them being a beautiful
pillow of roses from the church and Sum-
day school. The bearers were B. A. Sea-
lgraves, 81. N. Newell, Albert Woodwork
Of this place and John Freeman of Will
mantle. Interment was In the family lot
In the Nathan Hale cemetery
MANSFIELD.
Colds seem to be raging at this writing.
i William Day is i'll with typhoid pneu.
monia.
William Baxter has sold his trotter tc
George Knight.
Marshall Benson of Bolton, called or
friends at Gurleyville last Sunday.
William Staples is riding new Whee
which he purchased of A. Lincoln.
Some of the young people in this vicin
ity attended the dance at Ashford las
: week.
John Costello Is making general repairs
dows, etc.
Miss Sue Beam of Canton and Georg,
Hanks of Willimantic are visiting a
Hanks Hill.
George W. Morrow lost valuable COW
r the last week. She proved to have the
tuberculosis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bowers are tn,
3 happy parents Of another daughter, borl
last week Tuesday night.
Miss Hattie Morrow had her cows test
: ed last week. One Of them proved t,
have the tuberculosis and was killed.
A. F. Turner of Vernon, who has beel
visiting relatives and friends In thi
neighborhood, returned home last Sun
day.
e. Ell. Royce has returned from his for
etgn trip on account of illness, not walt
ing to return with the regular party o.
8 the Celtic.
: A reception was given to Rev. and Mrs
r. G. Jacobs last Wednesday evening
8 Refreshments were served.
The Stranger brothers are removing
the body Of their mother, who died som
9 three years ago, from the old Gurleyvill
i cemetery to more suitable place a
Storrs cemetery.
4 A painful accident happened to VII
y liam Turner's fine road horse last Tues
day night. The horse had rolled on hi
/ side and kicked a hole through the sid
!. of the stall, and while trying to extricat