The Press., 1910-03-02
UNION.

UNION.
 R. 0. Barrows was at home from college for Saturday and Sunday.
 Michael Bram han of South bridge called on friends in town last Thurs day.
 Mrs. R. B. Horton visited her friend, Mrs. R Back, at Southbridge last Thursday
 T. O. Newell is surveying lumber for F. J. Aldrioh of Unebridge at West Brimfield.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Howard of West Woodstock attended the Oongre- gational church last Sunday.
 The Tyler family have been i'll the past week, but two members of the family were able to attend church as usual.
 R. B. Horton has not been as we'll as usual for a few weeks, and his friends were sorry to see his place vacant at church last Sunday.
 L. M. Read was taken suddenly ill nearly two weeks ago and was COL. fined to the house for several days. His friends hear that he is improving and hope to see him out soon.
 February went out in mist and rain. It does seem rather good, though, to see Mother Earth" again, even if she is wet and muddy and brown. It isn't pleasant to have ice and snow all the year, but we have had some fine sleighing and much beautiful ice scenery the rast winter.
 The social last week was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday evening because of the snow storm. The severe wind on Wednesday evening, also illness and absence from town, prevented 8 large gathering at the hall, but those who attended passed a pleasant evening and had a calm moonlight ride or walk to their homes The exhibition of ancient articles was interesting. and those who took part in the program had made careful preparation. The three young ladies who came in full cos. tune of Eye olden time" added much to the pleasure of the evening.
 In the Stafford items of Feb. 18th mention was made of the death of Mrs. Lucinda Wells of Southbridge. This item. no doubt, has reference to Mrs. Celinda Weld, who died in Fall River at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Pierce. Mrs. Weld's death was caused by rheumatic fever. Prob. ably, later, the burial will be at Union, where her husband, Albert E. Weld, and their two little children were laid away. Mrs. Weld's girl hood and much of her married life having been spent in Union, there are many in this vicinity who remember her as an old friend. She was genial hostess, a good neighbor, kind friend and we have pleasaut memories of many happy hours passed in her hospitable home
 The article on 'Union Seventy Years Ago." published in last weeks Press, must be interesting to all na tives of Union, and especially to those who remember many of the men and women mentioned therein. Someone has suggested that 1t would be nice nI~w sR a1,oh wo,-a uianamooa 0c khio article, and the one which Deacon Lawson recently had published in the Observer, could be made into a col lection and preserved in the Union library. On reading these interesting memories of Seventy Years Ago" a few thoughts came to us that relate more to the present than to the past. Time, like distance, lends enohant- ment to the view" It is natural, and perhaps fortunate, that the aged should forget the hard, disagreeable things of their youth, and remember most vividly all that was most de. lightfnl. But, in making a Utopia of the past, is there not some danger of casting an unfair d1sparagement upon the present? Most of us are living in the present, Lot the past, and if the conditions around us are not all that we desire, it seems as though the question of greatest inn portauce to each one of us should be: "What am l doing, here and now, to improve these conditions?" There are few residents of Union who are SO young, and none who are so old or so poor or so inefficient that they cannot do something to help their town. Some can give money, some can give time. some can help in one way, and some in another way. All can try to see the bright side" and give cheerful, hopeful words of sym pathy and encouragement.
 TO MOTHERS IN THIS TOWN.