The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14
UNION,

Raymond Fr0lm0F or SOuGn DrlORe
is visiting friends in town.
Elsie Scranton and Nellie Lynn
have been i'll with the chicken pox
the past week.
T. W. Newell, who has been spend
ing the winter with his son, Herbert,
returned home last week.
Representative T. o. Newell has
been i'll the past week at the home of
his brother, Herbert, in Springfield.
An unusually brilliant meteor was
observed by those who were out in
the early part of Monday evening.
Some even thought that they might
have been able, if their watches had
been at hand, to tell the time by the
illumination.
Mr. Hunt of Revere, Mass :,
preached at the Congregational church
last Sunday, giving a sermon apprO-
pirate to Easter It is expected that
Rev Hugh Graham will preach here
next Sunday. Service at IL O'Clock,
and Sunday school Immediately fol-
lowing.
". s. Webster has been spending
some time at the old farm and has
been carting hay to Stafford Springs.
It would be interesting to know how
many tons of hay are carted out of
town each year. If forestry is pro-
gressing, there is still some good
grass land hereabouts.
Patrons of Somers creamery, in this
vicinity. sincerely regret that Louis
Roberts, the former collector of cream,
did not have the contract this year.
! Mr.. Roberts has been faithful, efficient
and accommodating. has a good team
for the work and lives convenient to
the route. Observers might comment
that "the cheapest help is not always
the most satisfactory in the long
run"
The recent destructive fire, which
started at a steam saw -mill in Ash
ford, called out several helpers from
Union. We cannot be too careful
about setting fires during this dry.
windy season of the year. The pro-
posed bill, before the committee on
agriculture last week, providing a
penalty for persons setting fires in or
near any woodland without permission
from the Ere wardens, between March
1 and Sept. of any year." if passed.
ought to be something of preventive
can ounce of prevention is worth far
more than a pound of cure" in most
cases of runaway fires.
The Ladies Benevolent association
will hold a social in the town hall
next Wednesday. Mrs. Towne and Mrs.
Tyler hOstesses. Dinner will be
served at noon and a social time en-
joyed afterwards. Ladies are invited
to contribute pies, cake, or anything
most convenient, for the dinner. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
Babies and little children who are not
in school, as we'll as gentlemen and
ladies who find it impossible or in.
convenient to get out in the evening,
may consider that they have a special
invitation to these day time socials
If Wednesday should be stormy, the
social will be postponed to the follow
ing day.
MashapauR Lake grange celebrated
it's twentieth anniversary last Monday
evening, and a very pleasant time
was enjoyed. Mr.. and Mrs. John M.
Larned of Stafford grange were present
as guests. Mr.. Larned has taken an
interest in Mashapaug Lake grange
from the time that it was founded
twenty years ago, and he is always
gladly welcomed here. Reminis-
cences Of Mr.. Larned's early trips to
Union, and recollections by some of
the charter members of their first
years in the grange. made the leo
turer's hour particularly interesting
The ladies attended to the refresh
ments, and surely there was no need
that any should go hungry. Past
Master Wood had intended to be
present, and it waaa matter of much
regret that illness In his family for
bade his coming to Union at this
time.