The Press., 1906-05-23
The staffordville stage tipped over

. near the upper 0uu OI GHo IOuOo yosOoA t day forenoon. The horses wer' frightened by a yoke of oxen ant shied. to the. ditch. There were sever passengers, besides the driver. Al were more or less shaken and bruised but no bones were broken and there were no serious injuries. ,I West Stafford.
 MT. Charles Pease of Somers called on relatives last Tuesday. F. Wayland Preston has placed telephone in his residence.
 Charles Andrews of New London visited at J. R. Washburn's last week.
 Miss Mary Smith of New Haven has been the guest of relatives in this village.
 Mrs. E. N. Munro and Mrs. F. Z. Fairfield have been chosen by the Sun- day school as committee to arrange for children's day concert.
 Mrs. Franoelia Gold and Mrs. Ella Lovett, with their sister, Mrs. Henry Luf1er, of New London visited at O.. 0. Eaton's in Ellington last Friday.
 The following pupils of the primary room of the Center school were neither absent nor tardy during the past month: Doris Glazier, Dimock Glazier, Henry Hansen, Hattie Pease, Agnes Roberts, Johnnie Serafn, Arthur Young end Eddie Young. UNION.
 Mrs. Fred Rowe is visiting this week in Boston.
 Lot Dennis spent Saturday with friends in Orange, Mass.
 Jessie Horton of Southbridge called on friends in town the first of the week.
 Mrs. F. L. Upham of Stafford visit ed her sister, Mrs. L. M. Reed, last Saturday.
 Miss Jennie Bennett of West Will. lington visited friends in town the last of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Brown of Brimfield spent the Sabbath with their uncle, E. W. Upham.
 Rev. MT. Roger will preach Me- morial sermon at the Congregational church next Sunday morning.
 John Roger of Windham, Vt., spent few days the past week with his parents, MT. and Mrs. George Roger, at the parsonage.
 George L. Baker and family of Hartford and Mrs. E. Phillips of Southb bridge are spending few days at the Marcy homestead.
 The program for Memorial day will be as follows: The graves in the East cemetery will be decorated at 9 a. m., and at the Center at II 8. m. The exercises at the Congregational church will be held at about 1 o'clock There will be recitations by the chill dren, singing and an address by H. A, Booth of Springfed, Mass, followed by others. All comrades, Sons of Veterans and those of Spanish war
  in the exercises of the day. Flowers are to be left at E. w. Upham's. Let the citizens turn out in good numbers and thus cheer the veterans in their memorial services, each to furnish their own refreshments.
 Mashapaug.
 R. Back lost his family driving horse Saturday. MT. Back had own ed the horse over 20 years, and it was about 24 or 25 years old.
 A small forest fire started in the woods on the old Walker property, northwest of Keefe's old box shop Monday noon. George Crawford gave the alarm and very little damage was done.
 Turner Bros. missed one of their best team horses last week and thought it had been stolen, but an in- vestigation of the premises at the Bugbee place disclosed the animal in the cellar of an old house, the horse evidently getting out of the barn and wandering into this old house and fell through into the cellar. Aside from being scratched somewhat the horse seems to be all right.
 F. H. Walker, Jospeh Valliere and Edmerson Labrek were before Justice l.. M. Reed at Union Thursday, charged with selling intoxicating liquors without a license. Walker plead guilty to seven counts and was fined $125 and costs. Valliere plead guilty and was fined $40 and costs on four counts. Labreck plead not guilty to four counts, and hearing was set for May 23. He was released under $20O bonds. Later he decided not to fight the charges and settled for $40 and costs.
 Monson officers were in town Sun day looking up supposed clue to the team stolen from there Saturday morn ing Sheriffs Helm and Howard covered the territory in and about Union and found no foundation of any possible clue that the team came through Union. H.C. Fisk of Staf- ford, assisted by J. B Fisk of Rock vile, did good work in H. 0. s auto, covering many miles and running down several supposed clues. H. o. Fisk, however, believed the good people of Union asleep, and bright and early Monday morning was racing through town, hot on the supposed horse thief's trail. The trail led straight from Union Center to George Crawford's, but alas it proved to be Dave" Newell making his uncle, D. M. Newell, @ morning call.
 Rock Meadow.
 John B. Agard is staying for a while with Adelbert Agard.