The Press., 1908-12-02
uNION.

Miss Ruth L. Kendall is spending the week visiting friends in Eastford and Brooklyn.
 MT. Myers and MT. Ohickering ot Lancaster are spending few days at their summer home.
 T. Olin Newell commenced work survey ing in the steam saw mill of F. J. Aldrioh this week.
 Timothy w. Newell has been spending few weeks with his son. Herbert Newell, in Springfield
 Rev. Samuel H. Secoombe of Bos- ton will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday, as a candidate. The service will be at II o'clock. and it is hoped there will be good attendance.
 The Ladies' Benevolent association will have a social at the town hall next Wednesday, with dinner at noon. All are cordially invited, and the elderly and those who have little children and find it inoonvenient to be out in the evening will find this day time social particularly enjoy able. If Wednesday is stormy, the social will be held Thursday.
 Thanksgiving guests were as fol- lows: E. M. Horton and his broth CT, R. B. Horton, and family with their brother, Wm. H Horton of Monson; Arthur and Ida La Pearl with Leon Johnson; Lillian Stephens of Oxford and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rice of Charlton with MT and Mrs. W. Richards; Mrs. Marian Goodell and son. Harry, with MT. and Mrs. l. M Reed; Arthur Barrows of Provi- dence and son, Raymond, of Massa- chusetts Agricultural college, also Ms Lovica Cummings of Westford with H. F. Cnrbin and family.
 In the Home Missionary for Novem- Der, Secretary J s. Ives in all article on "The rural church in the land of steady habits'' has this to say of Union: Connecticut reveals a marked tenaoity of community life Union was SO small hundred years ago that it required missionary aid, yet the fourth generation of these pioneers need aid to-day, while the money expended abundantly justif1es itself in the record of it's noble sons and daughters in the various walks of the worlds life. - The quotation with which he begins his article seems especially applicable to the Union church :-
 ''How beautiful they stand Those ancient altars of our native
 land,
 Amid the pasture fields and dark
 green woods,
 Amid the mountains cloudy solitude, Each in it's little plot of ground, How beautiful they stand, Those old white churches of our na.
 tive land"
 Mashapaug,
 Nearly all the wells in the village are dry. and no prospect of relief in sight
 Miss Frances Walker was at home over Thanksgiving from Northfeld seminary. -.
 Luman Turner and family and Charlie Gage spent Thanksgiving at Oxford, Mass.
 Miss Foley. teacher of the local school. is at her home in Coventry, as her school has a vacation this week.
 Mr. Labreck and daughter were in Whitinsville, Mass Sunday. Mrs. Valliere, mother of Mrs Labreck, is very sick at her daughter's home here.
 Should the weather prove propiUious, services will be held at the church next Sunday, 9th inst. Sunday school at .2.15 D. m Preaching ser vice 45 minutes later.
 Mrs. George W. Crawford has re- turned from a weeks visit in Boston Mrs. Crawford's sister is a physician of prominence in Boston and holds high position in the city, and is medical examiner for one of the largest life insurance companies in the United States.
 Mashapaug lake is low. but no lower than at other seasons when heavy draughts have been made upon its supply. The flow from the lake varies very little and verifies what has been claimed, that the lake is fed by large springs from the high grounds all about it's border.
 MT. and Mrs. Roscius Back called on friends in this place this week. Mrs. Back enjoyed her trip and visit on the Pacific coast very much, but thinks that, until the western country gets little more finish on it's sur roundings, she prefers New England for home life. The climate was all that could be desired and a good model for New England.
 Rock Meadow.
 Lucy Kemp of Staffordville is mak- ing a weeks visit at Mrs. F. H. Bal lou's.
 Freddie Pinard of Easthampton, Mass, called on friends here last Saturday.
 Rock Meadow school began it's win- ter term last Monday, with Miss Mae Keating of Springfield as teacher. = Nearly 50 children and grandohil- dren of MT. and Mrs Estern Belcher met with them last Sunday to enjoy Thanksgiving festivities, as is their annual custom.
 There were several family gather ings in this neighborhood Thanks giving day. Mryon Heck and family were at Matt Heck E. where there was