The Press., 1903-06-18
COVENTRY.

NOrIn6mpCOn, MaSs., Sp0u6Dunuay n6r0. Mrs. 0. H. Bakefsof Andover Is spend- ing several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Cullen Potter.
 Mrs. Thomas Everett and Miss J . Lynch of Natick, Mass., are visiting .iheir pc
 rents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Lynch.
 Mrs. l., man Cogswell is in a, critical
 condition, and her death Is daily expected. Her children were with her over Sunday,
 coming from their various homes.
 This town did not escape the gale and
 rain of last Friday. No damage has been
 reported except to trees which were badly
 broken and the streets were strewn with
 leaves and branches .,gs~ 'a1 Wangumbaug grange will hold their
 childrans' day picnic on the green Satur-
 day afternoon, June 90, at o'clock. All
 children in town are invited if stormy
 they will meet at A. o. U. W. hall. .i Childrens' day was observed in all the churches about as usual. At St. Mary's
 church the usual 40 hours devotion being observed; at the M. E church the chil-
 dren's concert was held in the place of the
 morning service. The church was very
 prettily decorated for the occasion with
 laurel, daisies, roses, ferns, etc., the chil
 dren taking part in singing, recitations
 and other exercises very nicely. The rain interfered somewhat, yet there was large gathering in all the churches. At six o'clock there was vesper service In the M. E church. At the Congregational church in the morning Rev. Nester Light preached sermon for the children and 4
 member of the Junior Endeavor society
 were baptised preparatory to uniting with several others with the church the first
 Sabbath in July. In the evening at six
 o'clock there was the usual endeavor ser
 vices and at 7 o'clock the children took their parts nicely and there were several exercises which were very nice. The chill
 dren united with the choir In the singing. Much credit is due the commftt6S in charge, who spent so much time in drill- l ing the children. The church was deco rated for the occasion with laurel, palms, roses and other flowers. The superior court was in session at Rockville on Tuesday. Judge G. w. Wheeler ordered the following cases stricken from the docket Charles Le- nowski vs. Trumbull Burnham, Charles s. Cummings vs John F. McNeill, Tim othy M. Granger vs. Alfred M. Hubbard, ;,
 it ux. Samuel Rockwell vs. E. Alofsin, J. Carl Converse vs. Myra l.. Converse. Ja- son A. Palmer vs. William s. Ellis. Lou
 lse Boisot vs.- Myra l.. Converse. Lucius D Post vs. Everett Washburn, Emma l.. Coe vs. Charles M. Coe, George Keeney vs. William c. Latimer, ct al, J. M. Shee- han, ct al, vs. J. Carl Converse, James
 R. Jewett vs. David H. Snow, A. M. Bar rows vs Edward E Pitney, Willis E.
 Belcher vs. Edward E. Cove, Herbert l.
 Palmer's appeal from commissioners. The
 following were ordered stricken from the docket unless disposed of by December 30, 1903: Eugenia O. Matthews appeal from probate, Willard A. Tucker vs. Will
 liam Costello, state vs. Alvarado Howard ct al, state vs. Myra l. Converse. The following cases, unless disposed of at this term, will be striken from the docket
 Edward D. Barrows vs. Jeesle M. Bar rows, H O. Keeney vs. American Enam- el Paper company, W. A. Maynard vs. same, Charles Fl. Lewis vs same. As only one july case, Anna Hoffman ct al vs. William Hoffher, suit for 900 dam- ages, was ready for trial, Judge Wheeler announced that he did not feel warranted in calling jury at this session. The case therefore goes over to the September
 term. A short calendar session was held in the afternoon. In the case of John B. Carman vs. Lydia A. Payne, motion to expunge portions of answer was denied. Judgment was granted in the case of As IL, hearing in foreclosure, for $7O8.86, and the first Tuesday in July named as the limit for redemption. There was hear Ing in foreclosure in the case of the Saw ings Bank of Holland vs. Joseph Richard, ct al, judgment being rendered for $335 30, and the second Tuesday of July fixed as the date for redeeming. In the case of the Peoples Savings Bank of Rockville vs. William l.. Ellis. ct al, judgment was rendered for $1 ,284 38, the limit for re- demption being the first Tuesday of Octo- Der. Judgment for $157 95 was rendered
 in the foreclosure proceedings of the Saw ings Bank of Stafford Springs vs. Alonzo
 F. Roswell, the first Tuesday in August
 being the date for redemption. The case of the Savings Bank of Stafford Springs
 vs. the Stafford Springs Electric Light and Gas company was continued. The report of the committee appointed to hear evidence in the case of Henry Beebe vs. the town of Ellington was accepted. The committee found no excess of betterments or damages. The case of Edward o. Smith vs. the Listman Mills company of
 Lacrosse, Wis.,, was then taken up. MI.
 Smith sues to recover $2, 500 damages for the failure of the defendant company to deliver 1 ,5O0 barrels of four ordered by
 him. Tester day the court continued with the four case. The case will be conclud
 ed on Friday, June 26, to which date the court adjourned. On that date, Judge Wheeler announced, he would hear mo- tions to restore cases to the docket. At the opening of yesterdays court States Attorney Reed asked that the bonds of $15O given by Alfred Harvey of Bolton be called in the case of the state against William Maher. Maher was charged with fho aoaanlf nD Affornou 1oorOo al logg of Hartford, referee in bankIupty. He appealed the case to the superior court, and few weeks later left town. He left some money due him for labor, which he supposed would settle the case.
 sOMEKs.
 George Oakley was taken to the Hart ford hospital Monday. #... Miss Bell, former teacher of the Cen. | ter school, Is guest of Mrs. Fannie ! Kibbe.
 B. H. Tiffany and Mir. Young of Willi- ! mantle have been spending a week at the ! Elmwood. ,...
 Somers baseball team was defeated one | run by the Windsor Locks team Satur- ! day afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. J. U. Eaton have retgrn- | ed from several days visit with friends ! in Northampton, Mass. sla
 The entrance examinations for high school will be given in the high school room Saturday at 9 8. m. .. .r s
 Mrs. Julius Parsons, who suffered 8 ! shock few days since, is improving and it is hoped she will recover.
 The Junior societies of the Rockville ! O. E. Union will hold rally with the ! Somers Junior society Wednes lay, June | 24 . .... .......s ... -
 Children's night was observed in Somers grange Wednesday evening with appro- | priate exercises by the children. Ice cream was served.
 About 30 friends of Mir. and Mrs. W.H. Daniels spent pleasant evening at their |