The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-09-11
COVENTRY.


Hines.
! The Improvement society have had the
cemetery moved.
There seems to be an epidemic Of hard
colds about town.
Frank Potter has been granted an orig
inal pension of 90.
Miss Grace Tisdale has returned from
a visit In New York.
Mrs. Garcilla Phillips is visiting her
son, George, in New London.
Mrs. Mary Clark and daughter, Lena,
visited in Hopewell last week.
Miss Sarah Hawkins of Hartford was
with Miss Ella Lloyd over Sunday.
Mrs. Nestor Light and children have
returned from their visit In New York
state.
Clayton Rood and friend, VIM. Atwood,
of Baltic were calling on friends here
Sunday.
Miss Rose Albertin and Miss Alice
Coombs have returned from q weeks Wis.,
it in Woodstock.
Mrs. Maria Colburn has left the employ
of Curtis Dean, and Is occupying her
home which she purchased Of G. L. Rood.
| Mrs. VIM. Noad and her son, Henry,
with his daughter, Frances, Of Rockville
attended the funeral of Miss Clara Lloyd
on Sunday.
Presiding Elder Bartholomew was at
the M. E. church last Sunday morning
and evening, and delivered two very ex-
cellent sermons.
Mrs Annette Bailey, who was injured
by fall, has been removed to the home
of her niece, Mrs. Ralph Hazen, and is
gradually improving.
The band gave social dance in A. o.
wv. hall on Wednesday evening. There
was not as large crowd present as the
boys would have liked to see.
| Mrs. E. L. Chadwick has been enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. Waghorn, and
her sister, Miss Daisy Waghorn, and Mrs.
Griswold, all of Hartford.
Mrs. L. J. Waters and grandson from
Norwich were guests of Mrs. J. B. Car
man at the time of Miss Lloyds death.
They returned home Sunday afternoon.
There were to have been about 20 con-
firmed In st. Mary's church on Monday
at o'clock, but owing to the sudden ILL.,
ness of Bishop Tierney of Hartford 1t has
been indefinitely postponed.
| VIM. Weaver held another of his popu-
lar Ice cream sales on his lawn last Sat-
urday evening, giving banana with ev-
cry 1Oc plate of cream. The night was
rather chilly, but he made fairly good
sale.
| The town selectmen have posted no.
tees Offering standing reward of 300
for information which will lead to the
conviction of any one who Injuries any
property in the cemeteries, also forbids
all persons loating in the cemeteries; and
Walter Briggs, In connection with the
above, offers reward of $25 for the con-
viction of parties who broke the stones
in the Manning yard.
u The fair to be given for st. Mary's
church will open in A. o. U. w. hall, and
will hold on the evenings of the following
dates, Sept. 20, 90, 26, 81, 80 There will
be dancing each evening. They have some
very useful and handsome gifts, which
will be on exhibition and will be given
to those holding the lucky number on the
last evening. All those who buy season
tickets are entitled to chance on several
different articles. The society has not
held fair for several years, and are
striving to make this one a success.
j The whole community was surprised
and saddened to learn on Friday morning
that Miss Clara E. Lloyd had committed
suicide by drowning. For over twenty
years she has at times been mentally de-
ranged, and has been to the hospital for
insane at MiddletOwn for treatment sew
eral times. She returned from there about
three months ago, not we'll, but harmless,
and allowed to go about home as she
pleased She resided with sister, Miss
Ella Lloyd; sister, Mrs. j. B. Carman,
lives next door to them, and another sis
ter, Mrs. w. III. Potter, resides on South
street. Miss Ella and Mrs. Potter both
are employed by the Kingsbury Box Co.,
and che was In the habit of visiting them
and helping them at their work. On
Thursday evening she left the house after
supper, and 1t was thought she was about
the yard or with Mrs. Carman, but later
1t was found that she was not there, so
the home premises were searched, and
later, on going to the lake, her spectacles
, and apron were found on the platform
near the gate house. About 1890 VIM.
O'Brien discovered her rubbers on the
! ground near the ditch leading from the
lake to the gateway, and then discovered
her body in the ditch, where the water
was about eight feet deep. Medical Elk
, aminer Higgins was called and gave per-
mission for the removal of the body. The
funeral was held on Sunday at 2 O'Clock.
Rev. Nestor Light officiated. A quartet
sang "Abide With Me- and "Asleep In
Jesus" Miss Lloyd was an estimable
|, lady and had many friends. She had al
, ways resided here and was A years old.
The floral pieces were numerous and beau.
, tiful. Among them were pillow with
the name ''Clara" and wreath from the
, sisters, beautiful floral cushion and
bouquet of asters from the Kingsbury Co.
and its employees, pillow from Mrs. T.
FL. Wood and Mrs. W. E. Lathrop, asters
from Mrs. Mary Hall, bouquet from Mrs.
Henry Armstrong, cross from Miss L:
Perkins and Mrs. Seagraves, and many
cut flowers from friends. The burial was
in the family lot in the Nathan Hale Gem.
etery.
. Stops the Cough and works off the
i, Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay
Price % cents.
The Horseshoe Park Agricultural as
ISOLATION, the newly organized Whitman
!; tic fair society, will hold its first fair al
Willimantic, September %, "a and IS
The new society starts out with board
of officers composed of men filled with 6
determination to make the new associa
ton success from the start. The cattle
dono rtuoonf thio uour will ho q opooio