The Press., 1909-06-30

Mrs. John Stewart of Hartford visited friends in town the past week.
 R. B. Horton visited his brother, Wm. H. Horton. in Monson last week.
 MT. and Mrs. George Towne at- tended the graduation exercises at Monaon academy.
 R. B. Horton has a fine field of straw Wberries, and is marketing some delicious specimens.
 On the 22d Ralph Towne graduated from Monson academy, and has re- turned to Union for the summer.
 Raymond Barrows of Massachusetts Agricultural college returned home last Thursday for the summer vaoa tion.
 A clam bake, dancing and a ball game in the afternoon between MonsOn and Wales will be the attraction at Towns grove on Saturday. Mrs. E. O. Barrows was in Hart ford last Saturday to consult special. ist about her eyes, which have been troubling her for about two weeks. The nerves of the eye are seriously affected, but it is hoped that rest and treatment will effect a cure.
 The Sunday school has just organ ized new class for the young people Several joined the class last Sunday and extend a cordial invitation to their friends, both young ladies and young gentlemen, to join the class and 1 stnd with tbem an interesting and inspiring hour any Sunday when it m4y be possible for them to attend. Possibly the young people may some. times have felt that they had no class of their own, but happily this is no longer true, and they can now feel perfectly at home and free to invite their friends and visitors to come to their own class.
 At the o'clock meeting last Sun- day afternoon the subject was "Vaca- very unique method of conducting these meetings, which makes them extremely practical as we'll as inten- sely interesting. With the arduous work for teams during the approach ing having season and the long dis. tances to travel, it is often incon- venient and sometimes impossi ble to attend all these Sunday services. However, we can at least show our loyalty to the old church, which has for so many years been the center for the religious and social life of the town, by attending these services whenever possible. knowing that our presence is always a help and in. spiration to pastor and people.
 These rare June days are beautiful with a profusion of laurel and roses. The laurel season is delightfully."- long this year. It seemed as though these flowers had reached their per lection when they were used for the beautiful decoration at the church on ohildren's day, but last Sunday the church was again decorated with laurel and roses. Many drives about the town are still beautiful with a wealth of these pink and white blossoms. George Towne has a won- derful display, almost a solid bank of bloom. which might we'll be named Laurel Hillside. When looking at ta4se flowers we are reminded of a little poem written some years ago by Rev. H. M Lawson. We take the liberty of quoting the first stanza:-
 ITO THE LAUREL. o, thou prettiest and best of the
 flowers of old Union,
 More delicate, handsome and bright
 than them all, Than the buttercup, daisy or little
 blue violet,
 Or cen than the golden-rod bright
 in the fall.
 Mashapaug.
 F. J. Aldrich is in Uxbridge during having season. gu.
 Arthur Bliss is moving into his re. gently purchased residence
 Miss Bessie Moore of Lakeville, is home for the summer vacation
 Miss Frances Walker attended the graduation exercises at Southbridge last week.
 Miss Minerva Crawford of Boston is the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs G. w. Crawford.
 Miss Vida Labreok has returned from a visit at her uncle, Joseph Valliere's, in Sandersville.
 0. R. Newton and Charles Meyers, Jr.. accompanied by their wives, were at the Ferry Hotel over Sunday.
 E Ryder has a large amount of ground already cut over on the Paul place, and the hay harvest we'll started on the Wells farms.
 At the school meeting Friday even- ing H R Howard was elected com mittee for the year ensuing, F. A. Moore clerk and treasurer and Thomas A. Hudson collector.
 Mt. Ochepetuck Notes.
 More work is being done to improve the driveway on the south side of the mountain this week, M. P. J. Walker taking the lead in the undertaking. The purpose is to make this road as good as any in town.
 Visitors at the mountain the past week. have been Mrs E. K. Kemp of Springfield, MT and Mrs Frank Moley of Westford. Forest B. Gray of Willimantic, Amasa Morse, Nathan Morse, MT. and Mrs M P J. Walker, Miss Mabel Pease, Walter Pease. George H. Beard, J. w. Robinson and brother of Stafford.
 As announced last week, the first