The Press., 1900-11-01
UNION.

UNION.
Collector r. B. Horton will be at the
town hall all day next Tuesday to received
the school tax for district No. l.
Mashapaug.
Walter Blair, who Is studying at Brim-
field, spent Sunday at home with his pa
rents.
A little daughter has recently been born
into the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank La
Taille.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Gochia, aged one year, died last Thurs
day. The child was buried from the
Catholic church at Southbridge last Fri
day.
Wesley Winch Is moving his family to
this village this week from Loudville,
Mass. He will take up the management,
from this time, of the grocery business
established by his father, j. w. Winch.
Amos Keefe has returned from his trip
to Maine. Mrs. Keefe, however, and their
two children will not return till next
week. In Mrs. Keefe's absence on Sum-
day Mrs. r. E. Webster and Miss Huldah
Smith off1ciated at the organ of the M. E.
church, respectively, at the morning and
evening services.
Rev. Charles B. Bromley, minister Of
the "Pentecostal Churches OF America"
and an earnest Christion worker, will be
guest at the Methodist parsonage this
week. The mid-week prayer meeting Of
the church Is held Friday evening Cinstead
of Thursday, as usual, y this week and he
will speak, relating portion of his Chris
tian experience at that time. 1t is also
hoped that he will remain over the Sab
bath and preach. He Is the father of the
local Methodist pastor, Rev. Clinton E.
Bromley.
Mrs. A. III. Butterwocth, an old lady
who lives alone about mile and quarter
from this village, in Holland, met with
serious accident last week Saturday
night. She attempted to go to her kitch-
en- without light, and by mistake opened
the cellar door and fell into the cellar,
where she lay most of the night. She
managed by extreme effort to get back
upstairs Sunday morning, and was found
by neighbors Sunday In her injured condi-
ton. Medical aid was summoned, and 1t
was found that the large bone In the leg
above the knee was broken and the knee
bone badly shattered. She Is SO years
old, and member of the M. E. church OF
this village. She has persisted in living
alone at the old homestead, except during
the severe cold weather. Her relatives
and friends are doing all they can for her,
but her condition Is critical.
Rock Meadow.
Mrs. Carrie Webster is on the sick list
with bad cold and throat trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Matthews visited
friends al Warrenville and Mount Hope
last week Thursday.
The school In the little red school
house will be closed for a few weeks, or
account of the teachers son being sick
with the diphtheria.
| Mrs. Anna House Brown of Palmer
formerly of this place, buried her
months old baby last week Wednesday
She has the sympathy of all her neigh
bors.
! VIM. House from Palmer was at Abel
bert Agard's last week Thursday, bringing
with him Mrs. Alvira Snow who has beer
visiting at his home for a few weeks
Mrs. Snow returned to her home in West
ford the same day.
A harvest supper will be given at thu
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Ballou Fri
day evening Nov. 9th, for the benefit o
the Moose Meadow NJ. E. church. I
stormy it will be next evening. All in
terested are cordially invited. Supper
will be served from to Top. m. Suppe
Is cents, children under 10 years 10 cents
The secretary's quarterly report wa
read last Sunday in the Rock Meadow
Sunday school. 1t Is as follows: Thu
school was organized June 18th, 1900
with officers as follows: Henry Bootl
! superintendent Adelbert Agard, vice-su
perintendent Mrs. s. A. Ballou, secre
tary and treasurer teachers, primary
Miss Philena Agard intermediate, Mrs
s. A. Ballou; senior. Henry Booth. Thu
school Is under the over sight of Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fogg of the Union Con
gregational church. The school has helC
a session every Sunday but one. Their
has been an average attendance of abou
twenty. From time to time since thu
school has been organized 80 visitors
we're present. The collections since schoo
has been organized amount to $5.72. Thu
expense of the school amount to 1914;
cents. The school has purchased 90 new
song books 1.-The Finest of Wheat" TIL,
Union church presented the school witt