The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-07
UNION.

Raymond.
George Roger of Brookfield spent a
few days the past week with his
friend. John Buckley.
Mashapaug Lake grange is expect
ing to celebrate it's twentieth ami
versary next Monday evening.
Rev. Fl. M. Lawson of Brookfield
spent few days the past week at the
bungalow on Mount Oohepetuck.
Raymond Barrows returned to Mas
sachusetts Agricultural college Mon
day after a vacation of one week.
Miss Florence Barrows returned to
Smith college to-day, having spent
vacation of two weeks in New Bed
ford, Providence and Union.
There was no preaching service at
the church last Sunday, but several
met for Sunday school. The commit
tee announced that candidate is ex-
peoted to preach next Sunday, service
to begin at II O'Clock and Sunday
school following. AS the condition
of the roads is improving, probably
a good number will be able to attend.
Fishermen were out after trout
April 1, one enthusiastic disciple OF
Isaac Walton bringing home string
of 16, not counting the little fellows
that he felt constrained to return to
their natural element. It is reported
that two of his friends fished the same
steam the following day and caught
only-Well, perhaps it may have been
those little chaps that got taste of
bait the day before.
Notwithstanding the muddy roads,
quite company took advantage of
the fine moonlight evening and at
tended the social at the hall last
Wednesday. The evening passed
quickly and pleasantly, with read
ings. games and music. Nelson Hor-
toms recitation about our friend, the
crow, was especially interesting.
The ladies are planning to have one
of the popular daytime sooials in the
near future.
Rev H. NJ. Lawson spent a few
days at the bungalow last week, and
reports that everything withstood the
winter storms in good condition. He
has been stocking his barn with hay
for the coming season Mrs. Lawson
is now in New Haven, for a short
time, with her mother, who is having
serious trouble with her eyes. Friends
of Miss Evangeline Baldwin will be
reioiced to hear that her health is
much improved and she is able to
resume, to some extent, her duties
as nurse.
The following is from the Norwich
Bulletin: A subscriber in the town
of Union sends to the Hartford Cour-
ant, of recent date, the following
communication: IT saw in your
valuable paper statement that the
town of Bolton did not have any town
poor for two years. I will say that
the town of Union has not had any
town poor for over two years and
has not any at present, and we do not
owe any one q cent. When We settled
up last September we had over three
thousand dollars in our treasury. I"
The town of Union is in the gilt
edged class and has right to point
with pride at its excellent record
There are not great many towns in
New England in the class with Boil
ton and Union with respect to
paupe1s, or with Union sitting among
the hills, free from debt, and with a
handsome balance in the treasury.
1t has been again demonstrated that
"In Union there is strength ''-she
has two represe natives and is just as
good as the best of them.
Mashapaug.
Mrs. M. H. Soule visited her
daughter, Mrs. Fl. R. Howard, this
week.
Miss Bessie Moore returned to Lake
Vile, where she is teaching, Saturday
last to comm ence the spring term of
school. Miss Moore stands very high
as a teacher, having mads reputa-
tion of high order while engaged in
teaching in Porto Rico.
The pair of Hungarian pheasants,
loosed by J. M. Leach in the woods
near the lake, seem to be doing we'll
and are seen quite often by persons
passing along the highway. If not
disturbed by vandal hunters, they
will prove fine addition to the game
birds of eastern Connecticut. 1t may
be we'll for any one disposed to dis
turb the birds to bear in mind that
if they are found out, their experience
will prove about as interesting as
anything they ever ran up against.
Last year at this date several thous-
and pine trees had been planted out
on the A. B. Wells land in this
vicinity. So far there has been no
favorable to planting this
season. However, many thousand
trees are on the way here, and with
a little more such weather as has pre-
vailed the past few days conditions
will materially change, and work will
begin on this years forestry settings
From all indications it will not be
many years before Union will take
fl ont rank in the towns in this state
in the matter of scientific and ex-
tended forestry. A few years it was
talked among a certain few prominent
men that state preserve should be
made out of the town of Union, with
q part of eastern Stafford, northern
Wilmington and western part of Wood.
stock and a small portion of Ashford. |
Had the matter materialized, it
would have proved, rightly handled,
one of the wisest and most profitable
acts ever done by the state. Looks
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