The Press., 1909-06-09
UNION.

UNION.
 Mrs. Joseph Szabo started for West Virginia last Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Knight
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert E. Webster and daughter of Monson recently visited friends in town.
 A dance will be held at Towns grove Saturday evening, with music by Blanohard's orchestra of South bridge.
 George Towne was in Hartford last week to speak in the interests oi forestry at hearing before a legis. lative committee.
 Mir. Meyers is having the road, which leads to his summer home, re- paired and put into shape for his auto. Quite a toboggan slide it seems to those who are familiar with the hill.
 The Ladies Benevolent association will hold a social in the town hall next Monday evening from to 10 o'clock. Ladies are requested to COD tribute 8 cake, as light refreshments will be served. If Monday evening should be stormy the social will be postponed to Tuesday evening The socials, which were so much enjoyed during the past winter. have been dropped, for time, because of pres sure of work for both the people and the horses. Perhaps we can take time for a little social enjoyment before having is upon us. Everybody re- members that true, if not poetical, saying about ''all work and no play. !" No doubt all who can will attend this gathering, as it is the first opportunity to meet our new pastor, Rev. H. F. Graham, in this social way, and a cordial invitation is extended to all the townspeople.
 Rock Meadow.
 Sam Heck was called last Monday to attend the funeral of his cousin, Mrs. Brooks, in Springfield.
 Mrs. Mary Mathews and Edith Mat hews entertained MT. and Mrs. David Russ of Mt. Hope last week Thurs day.
 Friday of last week Mrs. Gilbert Willis of South Manchester, Mrs. Alice Walker and her son and daugh- ter, Reed and Helen, and Mrs Lydia Reed spent the day with Mrs Mary Mathews.
 Mrs. Charles Webster went about a week ago to the nursing home at Staffordville to receive medical treat ment and care with Mrs. Browning, who has established a home for the sick to come and receive medical treat ment.
 Mashapaug.
 With as little expenditure of money this spring First Selectman Morgan Reed deserves all due credit for our unusual good roads through the main 
 Real estate items have it that F. J. Aldrich has sold his wood lots in town to George Myers; also Arthur Bliss has purchased of J. M. Leach the residential property opposite the Capt. Paul corner.
 Dr. and Mrs. s. M. Lindsay arrived at their summer cottage on Saturday. Miss Flora Lindsay has been recover ing from a serious illness, and phys1- cians advised Union air and hills as a help to her complete recovery.
 MT. and Mrs. Everett Ryder have 8 little daughter born Sunday after noon. Everett has ordered 8 box of extra dry cigars. Ed. Belcher comes in for his share of congratulations, it being his 24th living grandchild.
 E Labreok looked for the moon Thursday, to judge just when his early peas would be ready to pick. Failing to find that sphere complete he retired, but not before smelling of some of his empty soda bottles to assure himself there was not over one- fifth of one per cent of alcohol in the Jersey Cream. The report of the eclipse enlightened matters.
 We are looked up to outside as an town free from bonded in- debtedness, free from paupers, and each man feeling his personal interest for the general good and welfare for all AS an object lesson to towns where town meeting means a fight, an invitation should be extended to attend Union town meeting and note the clean and clear manner of doing husiness.