The Press., 1898-11-24
UNION.

ocnool Tn dtstr1c6 No. $, clos ed last Friday. after a term of twelve weeks Whole number of scholars registered 15 average attendance 13.6. Pupil perfect in attendance: Floren',e Bsrrows. Pupils absent only one day: Raymond G. Towne Ralph V. Towne, Oscar H. Burrill. Elmer E. Burrlll, and Leandre J. Roberts.
 On Saturday Nov. 18th, the golder wedding of MT. and Mrs. Edwin w. Upham was celebrated at their home. Francis Upham, one of our newly elected repre-. sentatives, and his sister, Mrs. w. Rich. ards, gave reception to their relatives in the morning, and to their neighbors and friends in the afternoon and evening. About fifty of their relatives gathered, and after the usual exchange of courtesies the following program was rendered with touching effect: Prayer, MT. Upham's nephew, Rev. Geo. A. Furness; remarks George Colburn; song, Mrs. Arthur Brown; "reminiscences, M. H. Corbin; letters of regret, Mrs. W. Richards; poem Mrs. Arthur Brown. Mrs. Richards pre- sided at the organ. Then Mir. and Mrs. Upham's children, followed by the rest of the gathering, congratulated them upon the happy event and expressed loving wishes for the future. In the library a table and a lounge were covered with valuable presents and tokens of esteem and affection. Mrs. Richards then pre- sented to each guest pink as 8 souvenir. In the afternoon and evening a delightful social time was enjoyed by over eighty people. Refreshments were served and the following program was rendered in a praiseworthy manner: Prayer by the pas- tor; singing, Mrs. R. Back, presiding at the organ; remarks, Geo. Colburn; song, E. s. Bivard; poem, Clarence: Brown ; song Miss Hopkins; poem, read by Mrs. Ella Barrows; remarks, Commander Broadway of D. P. Corbin post song, Mrs. Miller and E. M. Horton. Pre- sentatiou of two gold coins to MT. and Mrs. Upham by members of the post, by R. B. Horton song, Joseph Winch :; poem, R. B. Horton; Joel Reed of Staf- ford Springs in a neat little speech con- graduated the hosts and voiced the senti- ments of all present in wishing them god speed; song, "God be with you" and re. marks by MT. Johnson ended the even- fng's entertainment. Congratulations fol. lowed and cards were presented to all the guests
 Rock Meadow. Congratulations are due Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jerome in the birth of a son, the l 14th.
 The fall term of the Rockmeadow school closed last Friday. Mrs. Zids Young the teacher Is to teach next term. The school in the little red school house. known as the Foster town schoo closed last Friday. There were 13 visitors present. Very appropriate exercises were rendered by the children. Mrs. Barrows has kept we'll ordered school for 1S terms and is to teach the next term. ELLINGTON.
 The county commissioners met at Tol w. c. Weibel of Ellington.
 | Crystal Lake CorreSpon0ence.)
 Mif Neff will spend ThaLksgiv ing ~ ia Stafford, ,,,.. Stafford keF in town Monday. Eugene Neff is shingling his house a the south end, and expects to move ther' in the spring. Mrs. Dennison Baker has been enter taining her sister, Mrs. Green, from Hampton, a few days.
 Ira H. Lewis has returned from a fev Chapman, of Rockville.
 Mi. and Mrs. Lucius Kibbe of Somerl and grand daughter, Gladys, attended church at the Lake, Sunday.
 The next meeting of the Ladies' Aid so ciety will be held at Mrs. Nettie Curtts' next week Thursday afternoon and even ing. Social and supper as usual.
 The many friends of Everett A. Aborl in this place will be pained to know he i very sick with typhoid fever at his hom in Chicago. At last accounts he was n, better.
 | The fall term of school closed Tuesda, for two-weeks' vacation. Bernioe, Lena Elna and Gland Dimock, also Allie an' 1 Ora Charter have been neither absent no tardy during the term.
 The work of shingling the Adven church has begun and is nearly completed It is expected other repairs will be mad in the near future which will add much t, the looks of the place.
 | There will be a business meeting o the society held at the close of the c. E meeting next Sunday night, for the pur pose of electing officers and transactinl any other business that may be brough before said meeting. A full attendanc is desired.