The Press., 1911-10-04
UNION.

Anson Reed of Worcester Is the guest of his brother, L. M. Reed.
 Mrs. F. L. Upham of Stafford spent last Tuesday with friends in town.
 Fred Johnson of Holland visited friends in town the first of the week.
 J. Began of Stafford visited his brothers. William and Michael. the first of the week.
 Mrs. c. L. Baker has closed hel summer cottage and with her daugh- ter returned to Hartford.
 Miss Florence Marcy and her friend, Charlotte Wiley. are spending a few days at the Marcy homestead.
 Rev. H. M. Lawson returned from Coventry Monday, and was: among those who were delayed by the acci- dent on the Central Vermont.
 A local farmer was surprised this week to have three ambitious "bid- dies" present him with. 37 lively chicks. He calls them his "rcwen crop.'' ---
 Tuesday was one of the most beauti. ful days of the season, and the few farmers who have not suffered a visi- tation from Jack Frost could still find "green things growing"
 Rev. Hugh F. Graham preached a strong and helpful sermon last Sun day. taking his text from Daniel 6:1O. Nearly all present at the morning service remained to enjoy the interesting Sunday school lesson.
 As H. R. Howard takes up the i'm pnrtant office of town clerk and treas urer he has the good wishes of many friends. MT. Towards work as manager of MT. Wells large interests here in Union shows that he Is a ca pablo and responsible. man. To be sure he is a busy man, but it is pro- verbal that the busy worker is the one who can always find time to do more.
 William Scranton is again saddened by the covetousness of the human heart, and Is mourning the loss of some choice fruit Doubtless owners of poultry, fruit and vegeta bIes in various parts of the town who are similarly afflicted from year to year will deeply sympathize with MT. Scranton, and would be willing to CO., operate with him in his efforts to detect the guilty parties.
 The republicans elested their ticket on Monday by a vote of about Al to Is. H. M. Lawson was moderator. At the business meeting a Is mill tax was laid. It was voted to take ad- vantage of the state highway appro- priation and expend $8OOO oH good roads, and $25 was appropriated for the observance of Memorial day. NoI action was taken in regard to tchool supervisor on account of lack of bal l lots. Both of the constitutionall amendments were strongly endorsed. Only one ballot was thrown out. The following officers were elected: As sessors, Charles Webster,r; seleotmen, E. G. Walker, r, O. A. Proulx, r, H | B. Booth, d; board of relief. Geurge l Towne, r, T. O. Newell, r, Myron Heck, d.; town clerk and treasurer, H. R. Howard, r; agent town de- posit fund, Willard Richards, r;I registrars, M. J. Brown, r, Leon Booth, d; grand jurors. M. J. Brown, r, Oscar Willis, d; tax collector, T. o. Newell, r; school visitors, M. J. Brown. T, Amos Allen, d; auditors. R. Horton, r, L. B Booth, d; c c1nstables, F. A. Moore. r, Roy Por- ter, d; library directors, E. M Hor- ton, r, L. M. Reed, T.; tree warden. T. A. Hudson, r.
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 MT. and Mrs. Charles Fogg of Roy. alston, Mass. visited Mrs. F. H. Ballou yesterday. .....z....
 Mrs Mary Mathews. with her sis. tsr. Mrs Joel Reed of Stafford Springs were guetts of Mrs Clarence Walker 1t Needham, Mass., over Sunday.
 Edwin Willis. wife and child of Burnside, also Mrs Curry and three children of Philadelphia were guests 1t Oscar Willis and Mrs Mary Mathews last week.
 Mr and Mrs. Waldo Heck and ,hild of Southbridge have been visit- ng his parents Mr. and Mrs. Matt Heck, for a week, Mrs. Heck and