The Press., 1912-01-10
UNION.

l.. M. Reed Is In Bridgeport this week attending the state grange.
 Lillian Munda recently returned to her home in New York. She was &C., companied by Miss Grace Tyler.
 Ceres carried out an enjoyable pro. gram at the last grange meeting and much interest was shown In corn cul. ture.
 Miss Sarah Moore has closed her home and is planning to spend the re. mainder of the winter with Mrs. George Towne.
 This zero weather, with the wind blowing "biR guns," isn't exactly pleasant, but it's what we must expect at this season. ?
 Fred A. Moore's teams are drawing chestnut slabs to the ''New City" mill, besides taking some lumber to Stafford Springs.
 The snow that came Monday night looks little like sleighing. The school children found enough for coasting last week.
 Regular meeting of MashapauR Lake Grange next Wednesday evening. The newly elected officers are to bs installed, after which refreshments will be served.
 Rev. H. F. Graham had for the topic at the morning service last Sun. day "The ways in which God reveals Himself to individuals," taken from Matthew 9: and 2.
 . Mashapaug. .-
 The severe winds of the past few weeks have started many chimney fires about us, but luck has saved the houses from catching aflre.
 The assessors met on Monday at the town clerks office and completed the abstract on the lists of 1911. The totals to be turned over to the board of relief amount to $193,O25:
 The town safes were moved into new quarters on Thursday and Friday last, one safe being two hours and twenty minutes on the way from E. M. Horton's until 1t was set in place in Mir Towards house on permanent foundation.
 Harry Ryder, Mrs. Lyman Moore, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Hollinsworth, Ev- erett Ryder and Mrs Kostur who have been laid by for few days with the prevailing colds are recovering. A majority of the people in Mashapaug have had the colds, the above list being up to date. -a
 At the monthly meeting of the seleotmen Jan. 2d an order of business was started, such as any body of men of like character follow. The reason, principally, was to place our select mems meeting on business basis, Necessarily so, for this fact: During the past three months, or during the administration of the present board, some $500 or $7OO of bills for work authorized by the preceding board has been presented for payment, which should have. been included in the re- port of 1911 at the October meeting No record of the work or bills for which the town was liable appeared For this reason the town clerk will in the future keep minute of the meet ings and all business brought in or disposed of at those meetings, and a record kepf of all authorized work or business tFansRcted, for the informa- tion of the seleotmen from time to time, as the verbal record may be for gotten or overlooked. MT. Walker, MT. Proulx and MT. Booth are de. sirous of running clean business ad- ministration for the town, and in a form so simple a child can understand the why's and wherefores. The mat ter of copying some one else or some other town does not enter into the matter, it is what applies to the needs of Union;, and have it so that anoyne can pick It up and know just where we are at any month. Iu this way the many little things that foot large in the end are kept down, so far as expense goes. The item of the schools does not come under the direction of the seleotnen, the appropriation of $500 per year being really separate from the seleotmen's s duties in every way. For the benefit of the public, town wise, that the officers may get all monthly bills into shape and prop erly auditeds 1t is asked that bills for authorized work or material be pre-. scented few days before the first Mon. day of the month. All bills ordered paid by She selectmen will be paid at the town hall the first Monday of each month, or in the absence of the party in person the check mailed the follow ing day.