The Press., 1908-11-18
UNION,

Mrs. George ToWne IS IA wish jaundice.
 MT. and Mrs. A. T. Allen have re- turned from visits in Maine and New Hampshire.
 Mss Alice J. Carpenter of Eastford spent Saturday and Sunday with rela' tives in town.
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange this evening, with a Thanksgiving program appropriate to the approaching holiday. New mem bers have been added to the grange. and all are looking forward to a pleasant and profitable winter.
 W. G. Howard has moved into his Woodstock home. MT. Howard has built new barn, added bay window and piazza to the house, besides many interior improvements, and has trans formed the neglected farm he pur- chased last spring into one of the most attractive places in the vicinity.
 At the Congregational church Sun. day afternoon Rev Francis Child preached a most interesting and help full sermon upon ''Seed sowing. Y May the seed which He has soWn, with such a patient, kindly spirit, here in Union, fall into good ground" May it spring up and bear the fruit of more charitable and use- ful lives. It was announced that Rev. MT. Child will preach again next Sunday at 2 p. m Sunday school as i m. It seems necessary, at pres ent, to hold Sunday school at this somew hat inoonvenient hour and it is earnestly hoped that all, both old and young; who feel an interest in the sohcol and in the principles for which it stands, will make an effort to be present.
 At the social held at the town hall Nov 10 pleasant time was enjoyed and & very substantial sum added to the treasury. After dinner a busi- ness meeting was held Three new members were added to the sssoci' ation and the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Presi' dent, Mrs. E, o. Barrows; 1st vice. president, Mrs. Willard Richards; 2d vice president, Mrs. ". G Howard; secretary and treasurer. Mrs. O. B. Carpenter. An appropriation was voted for repairs on the interior of the parsonage. This work is to be done by William Webber of Brimfleld, who is now engaged in painting the church and parsonage buildings. Mrs Willard Richards and Mrs. R. B. Horton were appointed a committee to select paper and paint for the par sonage and to attend to any other necessary details.
 Residents of Union and Westford are wondering if their good neighbors and friends of Stafford are not going to start the much needed and long debated repairs on Walton hill before winter sets in. We refer to that section of road known all the year as Walton hill, or Orcutt hill, but dur ing the mud season (and long after nearly every other road is settled") ) designated as the ''Slough of De. spond, the "Bottomless Pitt" or other titles such as the fate and fancy of the luckless traveller may suggest. It is an innocent looking piece of highway now, but the mild remedies applied each year have not ourea q deep. seated chronic trouble If the selectman of Stafford are entertaining doubts as to the treaoherous nature of this notorious roadway, they might consult our mail carrier, Eugene Charter.
 The Ladies' Benevolent association of Union was organized in 1846. Of the many members at that time only six are now living. Miss Alkaline Pauland Mrs. Ann Kinney Paul of Geneseo, Al. Mrs. Mary Oorbin Agard and Mrs. Rebecca Oorbin Agard of Brimfield, Mass, Mrs. Lovisa Corbin of Westford and Mrs. Lovisa Lawson Oorbin of Springfield, Mass. It seems almost pathetic now to read in the early records of this society how the women met to ''bind shoes at two cents pair," braid palm leaf hats. knit stockings and quilt bedquilts to add 8 few dollars to the pastors salary. The industry and unselfshuess of these grandmoth- CTS of ours should be an incentive to the present day women to do more for the church. The ladies would like to publicly express their appreciation of the faithful services of Mrs. Rosoius Back, who served the society as secre- tary and treasurer for 35 years, until she removed to Southbridge last sum. mer. Mrs. Baok was always untiring in her lahors for the society and her place will be hard to fill,
 Mashapaug.
 Merriok Vinton is drawing a large quantity of lumber to Southbrldge for Charles Hyde.
 Miss Lizzie Moore has this week re. turned from a several weeks outing in Leicester. Mass.
 Miss M. E. Holoomb has just re. turned from a visit in Boston, SGmer- vile and Grafton, Mass.
 F. A. Moore is in Stafford with teams handling a large contract, drawing logs for MT. Bramble.
 Edmonson Labreok has sold his market in Fiskdale and will soon re. turn and occupy his place, formerly the John Winch homestead.
 MT. and Mrs. George W. Crawford made a trip to Hartford last week, going and returning by way of the Stafford Springs street railway.
 The second snow storm of the season came Saturday night and left