The Press., 1911-08-23
THE PRESS.
AUGUST ss, 1911.
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.

MT. and Mrs. May of West Rindge, Mass, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. H. Horton, returned home last week. .....- -. Several telephones in this vicinity were put out of business during the shower last Friday, l.. M. Reed g among the number.
 Leander Roberts went to Worcester last week, and has employment in the institution which his brother, Dorius, has been with for some time. Ebert Kinney and sister, Miss Kin ney of Putnam, with his sister and family, Mrs. Beard of Mount Vernon, N. Y., called on friends in town last Wednesday.
 A heavy thunder shower last Friday afternoon freshened vegetation won derfully and furnished 8 liberal supply of rain water, but did not help de- pleted wells. James M. Neville of Westford has been in demand here this summer He has finished work at the Center and Is at work on the interior of George Towne's house this week.
 "Old home day" week was ushered in by a perfect Sunday, cool and sunny, and the service at the church was entirely appropriate to the day. Miss Elsie Horton presided at the organ, while both old and young joined heartily in the familiar hymns. The pastor, Rev. A. F. Graham, took his text from 2d Samuel 23 :15, "And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate !'' The sermon was helpful and impressive, dwelling not only upon Told home day." but also upon Thew home day." that the good things of the past are most helpful when they are used to build better future. Rev. Harvey M. Lawson gave an interest ing address, the trend of which was a long somewhat the same line of thought-that we ought not to live in the past too much, but look, hope and work for a better future. Mashapaug.
 J. o. Marcy and George Crawford have captured two wild swarms of bees.
 Rev. W. Y. Brown is adding an at- tractive porch to his cottage at the lake.
 J. Van Camp of New York has been guest of H R. Howard for 8 few days.
 Mrs. H. R. Howard is entertaining her sister, Miss Blanche Soule, of Stafford.
 Mrs. A Hayden and daughter, Ethel, of Providence are spending a few weeks vacation with Mrs. O. Walker.
 mM H Kinney was in town for a few days last week, and expects to bring Mrs Kinney out some time dur. ing September.
 Mrs Homer Taylor of Granby, Mrs Luman Turner of Charlton and Harry Royce of Springfield are guests at Lyman Moore's.
 O. W. Morrow, c. W. Crawford, E.. 10. Walker, MT. Beeching and MT. Doolbear made a business trip to Brookfield Monday to secure five cans of white perch, the same to be placed in Mashapaug lake.
 The death of Samuel Rockwell in Stafford brings to mind that men of his character are few in this part of the county. Few men of wealth have had the faith in the seemingly natural and manufacturing development of Stafford that MT. Rockwell had. MT. Rockwell saw the borough of Stafford Springs grow from almost grist mill privilege to its present pleasant bor- ough of homes. He had many friends in Union, and in time past was inter- ested in numbering in Union.
 Everett Ryder discovered bush fire in Cat rock'' district Sunday after noon, and Warden Walker and H. R. Howard extinguished the blaze. An investigation of the cause of the fire was traced to a sightseeing party who had visited the "Oa5 rocks" in the later afternoon. Among the party were several smokers, and while 1t cannot be proven in court that cigar, or . match used in lighting a pipe or cigar, was the cause of this fire, 1t re- mains a fact that carelessness and though tlessness, from otherwise blame less people, has caused more of a financial loss through fire in Union to date than from any other sou rec. Warden Walker has especially in mind the investigation of any fire as . means of prevention as to future fires, as we'll as the lookout system for careless garden brush fires. George Towne in the south part of town, is a thorough believer in removing the cause, believing 1t possible to work to better advantage along that line than any other. Some day the care- less party, the cause of a fire here, will be caught In the aot and the evidence strong enough to hold in court, and 1t won't matter who the party Is, general public jump will be made on every hand to give him the limit, to start, if possible, some good gray matter working in a sleepy