The Press., 1912-09-11
UNION.

J. Turner called on friends in Stur- bridge recently.
 Miss Florence Marcy returned to Hartford last week.
 Frank Zigmund has been having his barn reshingled.
 MT. and Mrs. G. Raymond Towne are ill Union this week.
 Miss Esther Nelson of Woodstock is teaching the Center school.
 Miss Florence l.. Barro WIS is teach ing in the West Haven high school.
 Several from this place attended the state fair at Hartford last week.
 Wm. P. Marcy of Hartford is spend ing few days at the Marcy home stead.
 Miss Irene Marcy is spending a few days with her friends at the Marcy cottage.
 Mrs. H. F. Graham and little soo, Harold, are spending a few weeks with friends in Woodstock.
 Mrs. H. G. Horton visited her daughter, Mrs. J. Barrett, at Stur- bridge, the first of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Horton of Monson were guests of friends here last week, returing to their home Sat urday.
 Miss Winnifred Lemro, who has been working at the Johnson Memo rial hospital, has returned home to at tend school
 Miss Sarah Moore, who has been with Mrs. George Towne for several months, has returned to her home ill l.. M. Reeds cottage.
 There is about a third of a crop of peaches on several farms about town this year, and much of the fruit is rotti1g before it ripens.
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange next Wednesday evening. The postponed debate is to come then and lively. time is expected.
 The fine lot of standing timber on the E. N. Lawson place will be sold at auction on Thursday, the 18th, at 1 p. m., as per advertisement i', another colCmn. '7 Mrs. l.. M. Reed has been i'll since returning from Willimantic and, in the hope of more speedy recovery, she was carried to the Johnson hos pital last Saturday.
 Rev. H. F. Graham spoke at the Sunday morning service on the life and work of the late General Will liam Booth. An Interesting 4 o'clock meeting was held at the Red school 1ouse. as usual.
 The "periodical picture man'' has been "doing the town, and has ap- parentlyi reaped bopntiful harvest in some localities. Tastes differ, but some have sentiment against having their household photographs displayed by stranger from door to door as bait to prospective custom ers., @
 Congratulations to Raymond Towne The following is from the Norfolk news in the Daily Courant of yester- day: Announcement has been re- ceived here of the marriage of Miss Janet Lefingwell of Sheffield and George R. Towne of Norfolk, the cere- mony taking place Sept. 4 at the brides home in Sheffield. MT. and Mrs. Towne will make their home this fall and winter in Stafford Springs. 7" a
 As part of last weeks news failed to reach presss, it may not be too late to mention the interesting addresses which were given before the Sunday school by Roscius Newell of Three Rivers, Mass. and his son, H. o. Newell, of Demorest, Ga. The form CT spoke of his interest in and love for Union, and of some of his early ex- periences here: H. o. Newell gave a very interesting sketch of his work under the A. M. A. in Piedmont col lege, Demorest, Ga. He spoke of the good work that is being accomplished in the southern mountain homes through the circulating library. If any wish to help this work, by con tributing books or magazines, send to Miss B. Louise Patten, librarian, Piedmont college, Demorest, Ga.
 Rock Meadow.
 Wesley and George Bradway are filling their silos this week.
 Marion Webster was in Holland last week Friday visiting friends.
 Miss Ida Heck is with her sister, Mrs. Edwin Oliver, in Enfield.
 Mrs. Charles Webster is entertain ing her mother, Mrs. Blodgett, of Holland.
 Mrs. Matt Heck and daughter, Della, are visiting friends in East Douglas and Sutton, Mass.
 Mrs. G. W. Miller of Staffordville spent few days last week with her sister-in-law, Mrs. F. H. Ballou.
 Mrs. David Mathews is gaining. She rode out last Sunday, calling on 8 neighbor. It is hoped by her many friends that she will regain her full