The Press., 1911-05-17
UNION.

UNION.
 Apple, plum and pear trees are blooming quite full.
 Frost was reported in some places last Monday morning.
 O. T. Newell visited friends in Hartford the past week.
 ". P. Marcy of Hartford is spend- ing few days at the Marcy home stead, which is open for the summer.
 The continued dry weather has given q fine chance for planting, but the need of rain for the grass is quite apparent.
 The warm wave of the past week haa made fruit trees blossom Tapidly, and leaves of different trees ara near- ly full size.
 z willard Richards recently purchased a new horse of Haddad, the pedlar, and. as usual, has been in great de- ms nd to do blowing, narrowing, etc |, for those who do not keep heavy teams.
 Andro Nagg and family started fer West Virginia last Thnrsday MT. Nagg Is returning to his former work in coal mine. By the removal ot this family the town loses an honest, industrious couple and ,school No. 3 loass two bright little girls.
 Mir Weldon was out last Monday making an extended survey of the north, or Rock Meadow, division oi ssates road There is an over supply lof material that would other wise l have to be carted away as waste, st lkgfs improvement is to be extendet 1 Efarther west than was at first intend led
 Memorial day will be observed Inearly on the same plan as in former Evears. Graves of comrades will b' < 4an0rated in East cemetery at 9 Q. ID. 4CSnfre yards at II q m nionumen l at 12 m. Dinner on basket picni plan. Exercises In church oommeno I inp st i 30 D. m. All veterans. son
 of veterans, Spanish war veterans an' all citizens are invited to help in tn sEobservance of the day. Ladies ar ilrequested to bring flowers and leav EIthem at Mrs. W. Richards. Blanoh ards band has been hired for the day l As was annuonced last week, Dr II P. Booth preached Sunday mornin during the absence of MT. Graham IThe subject of Dr. Booths disoours TEwas "Prayer, the texts being Lux l11:2 and Ephesians 6:1S The sut lject of ohildren's day was mentione lin Sunday school The superintend 1 ents are to fix the date and arrang ,i iother details, which will be al ,l nounced later. The annual conver jtion of the North Holland Sunda 1 School association, to be held
 Grace Episcopal church, Staffol Il Springs, next Friday, was announced ' There is an interesting program ft the afternoon and evening. II Rock Meadow. T Mrs. Mary Witherall of Boston 8 5 tended the funeral of her aunt, Mir sI Wales.
 II Fred Pinard of Wales visited tn last end of the week with Fran
 Ballou.
 Mrs. Abiel Town celebrated h. 73d birthday last week Thursday
 having a number of callers frol | zlfrisnds and a post card slower. :. MT. and Mrs Adelbert Agard al , 9fchildren went to North Woodstock la , Saturday. Mrs Agard and chilir' g remained for weeks visit with rel tives
 Mrs. Oyntha Snow of Springfield visiting her cousin, Mrs. Myron Hec , Mrs. Matt Heck visited two days ls s week with her mother in-law, MI
 Mary Heck, at Staffordville : Mrs. Roxanna Wales, 83, died IL Thursday, after long illness of co
 sumption. She bore her sicknt with great patience. She had t : power of great endurance and clu to life with great for titude. She W great lover of hone and frien' , The excellent care that her grar !. daughter, Leila Willis, gave her . last few months was much appreoiat = by her. Her hubsand died numl :. 7 of years ago and since she has liV ~ with her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Will N, She leaves four daughters, Mrs. Ll inda Hoar of Windsor Locks, M
 Anna Richardson of Worcester, M = George Nobel of New London a 'H Mrs. Viola Willis. with whom [ ID lived, and one brother, George Mo 9n of Staffordville. The funeral V
 held Saturday afternoon, Rev. Isl Booth officiating. Mrs Minnie - Oarty sang very sweetly "Good Mig
 Good Night The burial was