The Press., 1903-05-28
COVENTRY.
South Coventry.

Mr6. V. E. ItO4l0 naS E0turu0us CO HeE home here for the summer.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Ms. Frank Palmer May 13.
 The South Coventry band will furnish music for the Memorial day exercises.
 MT. and Mrs. J. V. B. Prince have ar- rived at their home here for the season.
 Marvin Hutchinson, son of MT. and Mrs. Albert Hutchinson, Is seriously i'll. There was a union memorial service at the M. E. church last Sunday. Rev. s. F. Maine delivered the sermon. New, large windows have been put in the front of Wm. Weaver's restaurant, which makes great improvement.
 There will be the usual Memorial day exercises next Saturday in the M. E. church. Rev. Nestor Light will deliver the address.
 During the thunder storm of last week Wednesday lightning struck the cottage on Underwood's Island, doing considera- ble damage. Miss Bessie Beard and Arthur Carpen- ter were married at the parsonage in Gov entry Tuesday evening, May 19, by Rev. Park Bradford.
 There was quite heavy frost on all low lands Monday night, and farmers who had beans and other tender vegeta- bles up lost them.
 Cullen l.. Potter has moved here with his family from East Canaan and will live in one of Mrs. Albert Woods tenements. He will work for his father, A. E. Potter in his blacksmith shop.
 Lee Brothers circus arrived in town Sunday, and Monday noon their band pa. raded Main street In a wagon drawn by four horses. A large crowd attended the show in the evening, but were not es. pecially pleased with 1t. As 8 whole they had some very good specialties.
 Peter Tatro, small boy, who was as. sisting w. l.. Wellwood in delivering groceries last Saturday, was attacked by large St. Bernard dog and quite badly bitten on the arm while leaving goods al the residence of H. F. Dimock. The wound was dressed by Dr. Higgins. The same dog has bitten several people be- fore.
 E. ID. BarrOws gave social dance in A. 0. U. W. hall last Friday evening There was large attendance. Breen's orchestra furnished music-Miss Eliza beth Breen, violin; Miss Kate Young piano; Joseph Plpen, cornet. It was the first appearance of the orchestra to play for dancing, and the music was we'll ap preciated by all and received many com pliments.
 There was large attendance at tht meeting of the Holland county missionary societies. held here at the Congregations church last Thursday. The order of ex ercises were as follows: Morning devo tlonal service at 1O.3O, greetings, minutes and business, report of treasurer, repor of auxilialies, singing, greetings iron Hartford branch, prayer, missionary ad dress by Mrs. L. s. Crawford, singing collation.. The afternoon session. opened with prayer and promise service at1. .15 followed by paper on reasons for tho united study of missions by Mrs. E. B Derby, singing, missionary address b! Miss Alice, s. Browne, collection, saging closing remarks and prayer. Miss Browns was from Harpoot, Turkey, and hez tall was upon that country. She had severa of the children dressed in the native cos tune of that country, which made It very interesting to all. .'
 Nathan c. White, who was strickel with cerebial hemorrhage on Friday May 15, and, as was written last week was thought to be improving until Wed nesday, when he suffered another hem orrhage and died Thursday morning at o'clock, aged 71 years. He leaves fou daughters and two sons, Miss Julia, who Is employed in Boston, Miss Fannie, { teacher in Torringford, Misses Mary ant Sarah, who live at home, Fred, who is a college in Boston, and Montgomery, who lives at home. MT. White had been en gagged in the lumber business here fol many years, and was a man of integrity honest, upright, and of sound judgment He was member of the Congregational church and a teacher in the Sunday school. He was quiet man, yet took 6 keen interest in town and business affairs The funeral was held from his late home Saturday afternoon at o'clock, Rev Nestor Light officiating. There were numerous floral tributes, among them be- ing beautiful floral pillow from his em. ployes. The burial was in Nathan Hale cemetery.
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 HOLLAND.
 Fred Meacham of Waterbury was 1T town on Sunday. MT. Bartlett of New York has beer stopping at the Holland house. ii. Mrs. Baldwin has returned from a two weeks visit with her daughter in Orange N. J.
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