The Press., 1910-05-18
UNION.

last Saturday.
 E. M. Horton visited friends ir Holland last week.
 Mrs. Mary Dodge was a guest o friends in southbridge last week.
 Forest Marcy of West WoodstoOl called on friends in town last Thurs day.
 Mrs. l.. Miller spent few days thc past week with friends in Stafford Springs
 Mir. and Mrs. Orlo B. Carpenter are receiving congratulations on the birth of daughter.
 Mrs. Marion Goodell Is caring foI her sister, Mrs. l.. M. Reed, who has been sick for several days.
 Mr. and Mrs. o. B. Carpenter are receiving congratulations on the birth of daughter last Friday.
 Mrs Myers and daughter, Grace, with a niece from West Woodstock, visited sat the parsonage the first of the week
 Mrs. F. L Upham of Stafford spent last Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. l.. M. Reed. who has been qnite III for few days. 4, The Began brothers are finding quantities of lead on their land. and are contemplating opening mine in the near future.
 With . frost nearly every morning, fruit growers who live on low land are fearing that their harvest may not be abundsnt this year.
 The apple trees ara covered with a wealth of bloom. and the continued cool weather gives us long period to enjoy their beauty and fragrance.
 The Wilmington correspondent re- quests the ''points of difference be-. tween our native sparrows and the English visitors, that the boys may knowlwhich it ia their privilege to antagonize. I" It seems unnecessary to enter into minute descriptions City and village children are we'll acquainted with she little scavengers shat swarm, like flies, upon the filth of the street. grudgingly moving out of the way of teams and pedestrians. Their dirty, bulky nests are very un- like the. dainty nests of our native sparrows .and their noise, which is neither song nor chirp, is familiar to would-be morning slumbere So far aS we know, the visits of the English sparrows to Union have bee D made only during the winter months Unlike our native sparroWs. they come in Hooks. taking unceremOnious posse1sion of poultry houses, to the surps se and oonsternation of the in- mate; They also make themselves obnoxious by lodging upon farm im- plements and vehicles that are stored in open sheds. To "antagonize" even English sparrows is not Q pleas ant thought for contemplation, but, in somek localities. 1t is doubtless neces. sary resort to severe, measures in. orG protect the far more useful aN rable song birds-our natural nd helpers. The "antago-
 should never be done for pruelty, and 1t would seem
 opriate task for the fathers
 boys. The bulletin on
 W hich can easily be ob.
 @ Department of Agri-
 full directions along the
 6oing She population of
 rroWs.
 Mashapaug.
 Kaloeta has bought the Mary ok property.
 Olin Humphrey visited in Ox Mass, last Thursday.
 M and Mrs. Lambert Ferry have beengentertaining their cousin, George Mills. of Chicago.
 George R. Harris of southbridge is planning to put a motor boat on the lake this summer.
 Judge W. H. Heald of Stafford sprihgs-was the guest of relatives in towu$sunday afternoon.
 Charles w Hall of SoUthbridge has rented the Stroud cottage for the summer, and will occupy 1t early in June.
 Peter Girard and family have movsd to North Ashford. where he will be in the employ of Ohaffee Bros.
 Thomas A. Hudson spent the great CT part of last week at Union Center, assisting R. B. Horton with his spring work. z4
 o. N. Turner's saw mill, woods teams. etc, passed through Masha- paug late Saturday evening, en route for the Brown lot
 An automobile party from Worces- ter took dinner at Ferry's Inn last Sunday. Among the party were rep. resentatives of The Worcester Tele. gram. The drive from the main road to "The Inn'' has been thoroughly OV0EuOuIGu 0uU EOP@AE0us
 Rock Meadow.
 Leila Willis spent few days las week with her aunt, Mrs. J H. Reed. at the Springs
 George Bradway recently sold 8 we'll matched pair of steers to Mir. Stanton of Brimfield. 
 Charles Snow entertained his broth CT. Harvey Snow. and wife of Filing ton last week Friday.
 5. Mrs! Everett Mathews and Mrs. David Mathews called on friends at Moose Meadow last week.
 Mrs F. H. Ballou entertained, the first of the week Rev. Miss Jones and Mr. and Mrs. O. w. Miller of Staf- st'.