The Press., 1904-11-16
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remain there for eighteen months be-
fore he was picked mp. by another
whaler. He settled in the town Of
Coventry about twelve years ago, and
since that time he has been active in
town affairs and represented Coventry
De republican in the general assem-
bly, Of 1897. He is survived by wife
and six children. The children are !:
Mrs. Fl. O. Lathrop Of Windham, Miss
Josie Keeney, who resides at home;
the four sons are. Leo of New Britain,
Charles Of New London, Marion, who
Ia away as school, and Arthur, who
resides ut home. III,
soash Coventry.
Clarence A. Bowen of Willimantic
was in town Monday.
Frank Mastin and family are to
move to Willimantic this week.
Efforts have been made to. start a
singing sohool, bat without success.
Charles Wilbur of Monson was in
town Saturday looking after his: real
estate. -; .."s.. -" :
Mrs. Edwin 8. LeDoyt went to
Hartford Saturday to remain for the
winter. - 49, - -.
Miss Eva Franklin of Burnside was
q guest at Mrs. Lucy r. Franklin's
the past week. :,
A COW raised and owned. by F. 3.
Toplif has had twin calves each year
for four successive years.
Henry F. Dimock and family, left
for their winter home in New York
Wednesday of last week. .s
The box shop went ON to full time
last week. It has not run Saturdays
through the summer and fall j.:
Miss Grace Tisdale entertained a
few of her. friends Friday evening, the
occasion being q birthday anniversary.
Prof. Berard of Willimantic has
opened o dancing school in A. o. u.
W. hall. There are about thirty in
the class. -. -
Frederick Aver has so much conf:
dence in the growing popularity of
Wangumbaug lake as o summer resort
that he has built another cottage ON
his land at the head Of the lake.
Thursday afternoon the W. @. T.
U. will meet with Mrs. Ida Smith.
Friday afternoon the Woman's Home
Missionary society will meet with
Mrs. 3. F. Maine at the parsonage4H
Saturday. Nov. 3d. there wasftried
before Justice Edward g. Ripley the
case Of the state against John Oaks,
for assault abusive language, etc.
The state was represented by Henry
E. Parker. grand juror, while the de-
PENDANT had no.counsel. The defend
amt is %; married man, twenty four
years Of age, while the complaining
witness, Fred Bellware, is seventeen
years Of age: In point of size and
bodily strength there was little to
choose, EACH being rather short Sand
small OF stature Il appears that the
trouble began. in L. W. Daniels store,
where some friction arose between the
parties Oaks and Bellware, and some
rather high and acfimonious words
passed between then1. The latter,
soon after, started for pme, accom-
panied bysa boy nainedU ncles, and
had not gone far when Sks overlook
them and demanded oftsellwsre to
take back what he hatI aid. which
being refused, land, as:sks testified,
Bellware having decliH request
to slap Oaks. as ned, Oaks
struck Bellwase face and
knocked him down, dlIng very
little "first blood. =, was the
end Of the controversy d d which the
complaint was founded. ind SO far. as
the assauitswas concerned he pleaded
guilty, bat denied the: abusive Lam
guage. Witnesses were called who
proved Oaks to be a man of good
character, and it further developed
that Oaks and aged Mr.. Edwards and
others have bean annoyed by stone
throwing. and that many BUILDINGS IN
town (nnoccnpied) had been used es
targets, and windows smashed alld
other serious injuries done by q. gang
of boys, who for several months have
infested the streets and rendered
travel. and property unsafe. While
there was NO direct evidence that Bell.
ware and his witness were of the
gang, there was enough to cast sus.
picion upon them, and MIR. Parker, in
summing up, clearly indicated that
his mind was not free from suspicion,
and asked the justice to impose q
nominal fine. Under defendants plea
Of guilty, the Justice fined him 81
and costs, and gave warning, that il
any OF these vandals were brought
before him with proof sufficient, to
incriminate them. something more
than Q fine would be imposed. Evi.
IDENTIFY the spectators and some OF the
officials thought that Bellware got nc
more than he deserved, as Dewitt
Kingsbury, Sheriff Hutchingon7 and
others Clipped in and ,helped defend
amt pay the costs.
.ts.c OcesH fahsibals. ,4-..z
Such aerce carnivorous fishes as ex-
list in the depths or fi.eI dtem are s,ih-I
known ut the surface. There is "a
.'black swallower'' which deyours other
inny creatures ten times7as big as it,