The Press., 1912-10-02

officers and the usual articles in the warning, there are many matters to como before the voters, nineteen arti- cles in all. The most important are school supervision, furnishing and care of the new library building, new road scraper, discontinuing of roads.
 The result of the auction of the standing timber on the Lawson place was as follows: Lots 2 and 3 (com- bined sold to Orlo B. Carpenter for $aOOO; lots 4, 5 and 6 also sold to him for $5925; lot to Ansonia Water Go. for $11OO; lot to H. M. Lawson for $S5O; lot 9 to Turner Bros. for $196O, and lot II to Turner Bros. also for $235O, amounting in |'aI1 to $15, 185. The sale was dis appointment to the heirs, as the amount did not nearly come up to the appraisal value. Harvey M. Lawson retains the home farm and expects to occupy it, and: Mrs. O. B. Carpenter will go to Eastford to reside with her husband.
 The meeting of the Connecticut Forestry association at the Lawson homestead last Wednedsay was great success. About hundered were pres- ent, many coming from distance. The extent to which the automobile is now used is shown by the fact that twenty two of them were present, making it easy for people to reach what was formerly considered a re- mote and inaccessible locality. People began gathering at half-past nine, and soon parties were formed to make a tour of the woods and inspect the fine old forest. Thus the time passed un- til noon, when all gathered at the house to eat lunches, coffee being served by the family in the front yard. At one the company went down to the pine grove, where seats had been prepared for the meeting. It was remarked by many that a more appropriate place could not be found. The gathering was called to order by
  Stradtmueller, who, after some pre- liminary remarks, introduced as the first speaker, Prof. Chapman of the Yale forest school, who gave a very instructive and interesting talk on ''The care of a pine forest. '' In the absence of State Forester Spring, who was just leaving to assume his new duties as instructor in the Cornell school of forestry, Assistant Forester Filley read MT. Springs paper on
 Forest taxation. This was some thing in the nature of report of the state commission appointed to investi gate the subject. This will doubtless be printed, so no report is given here except to say that it showed the pres ent unsatisfactory methods of forest taxation, and advocated as a solution but once and that at the time of cut ting. The discussion was opened by c. E. Kellogg of West Stafford, who gave very interesting talk on the general subject. Further discussion and questions followed and then, after a vote of thanks to Dr. Lawson and the rest of the family for their hos pitality, the meeting adjourned. An invitation was extended by the D. A. R. chapter of Putnam to hold the next meeting at the Putnam's wolf den V Rock Meadow. MT. and Mrs. David Russ of Mount Hope spent Monday with Mrs. David Mathews
 Mrs. George Heck was in South bridge last Saturday visiting Mrs. Waldo Heck.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Webster and daughter of Monson were guests over Sunday of his brother, Charles Web l ster.
 Mrs. Matt Heck, who has been two week in Southbridge taking care of l her sons wife, Mrs. Waldo Heck, has | returned home.
 MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Willis of 1 South Manchester and Mrs. Joel Reed | of Stafford Springs recently visited their sister, Mrs. David Mathews.
 A quite bad accident happened to one of Frank Ballou's horses last week Thursday night. The horse got loose from the stall and got severe cut on the thigh. It was necessary to call Dr. Finley of Rockville, and eight double stitches were taken to close the wound.