The Press., 1908-08-26

"AuS' PEOuaOo, M. J. bEOWnD U. E. Proulx. H. F. Corbin, W. s. Hors. man. .-.
 THE UNION OLD HOME 1 SUNDAY. i~
 A good audience gathered last Sun. day for the old home service at the church, including a number of former residents. In the opening service Miss Ethel Cooper of New Haven sang tine special song written for the oc- oasion, which follows:- My Own Dear Native Town. | {May be sung to the tune "My own United States or "Auld Lang Syne." Of all the places in the world,
 There's one that's dear to me, i 1t is my own, my native town,- Old Union, fair to see.
 love her rocks and forest trees, The streamlets that flow down
 The pine. e.clad hills and vales of this My own dear native town. Chorus. Hove every inch of her wooded land, Each stone on her mountain s side; love every drop of the water clear In her brooks and lakes so wide; I love every tree, every blade of grass Within old Unions bound; a The Queen of the earth is the place of
 my birth, My own dear native town. ..- The deep ravine of Bigelow, . Fair Mashapaug's hilly shores, -Ochepetuck' expansive view. The laurel's glorious flowers;- These beauties all are dear to me, And tho far may roam, I never shall forget the place That was my ohildhood's home love her for her noble past, The people, good and mild,
 Who here have lived, -the eager youth Gone forth to serve the world. I love the humble little church, And that for which it strives. For all the good that it has done, 10 UpIl1G nuluHu 11V0b. O Union, may your future still Be fraught with good, to bless Mankind. by raising children up For lives of usefulness. -. Hong to see each resident .s. Unselfish, kind and true, -.. Progressive. brave, intelligent, ,...., A good, life- e-work to do. ..--......e.,.. ,.
 HARVEY M. LAWSON. ; Rev. Harvey M Lawson preached the sermon from the text Fool. q: 10, 1 fSay not then, what Is the cause that the former days were better than tFese? For thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.'' The sermon was hopeful and encouraging one, showing the many signs that the world is growing better and the king dom of God advancing. Even in Union. with its changing and dimin. ishing population. there are many adH vantages and Improvements, and the opportunity to live on high plane. What is needed is new life, interest, corporation and effort to improve the church and the town generally. At the close of the service at the church the audience went to the hill top south, where, during the week, had been set up large granite rock quarried on the Prosper Smith place, bearing the inscription, "Site of the first meeting house in Union, 1741 1845. .'' Here the hymn H. w firm a foundation" was sune, and then Rev. Fl. M. Lawson spoke about the history of the first meeting house. and gave some description of 1t and the kind of worship that was carried on there Hethen called on his father. Dea. K. IN. Lawson. to give his rem iniscences of the building. and what he had heard the old people say about it. E. M. Horton, Henry Corbin and Milton Kinney, who remembered the building, also spoke about it. These "reminiscences were very inter / esting, and it is hoped to get an ac- count of them in The Press next week. Rev. Dr. Brown offered an appro- priate dedicatory prayer. and the exercises closed by singing 'The Old Time Religion ''
 Mashapaug.
 Mary Thompson is suffering with hip disease. '".
 Charles Gage returned Monday morning from short vacation.
 Alfred siswick has been employed at Turner Bros. mill for few days. ]. Miss Alma Anderson has been stop ping at Luman Turner'a for a short visit. -.. s~~%es :, Dr. W. Y. Brown is building a new and larger porch on his cottage at the "Island.''
 George Baker drove through Masha- paug on his way to his cottage at the Center last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Luman Turner took in the excursion from Southbridge to Nantasket last week.
 Mashapaug: was deserted on Tues day, many people from here attending the old home day at "Ochepetuck. ''
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