The Press., 1912-01-24
UNION.

UNION.
 Michael Lanning of Southbridge Is visiting friends in town this week
 Willard Richards visited his niece. Mrs. J. F. Gage, at Westville Mon. day.
 Rev. H. F. Graham's text last Sun- day was from John 40, Al and 42 (The finding of the Messiah).
 Miss Florence Barrows commenced her duties this week as teacher in the high school at Port Leyden. N Y
 John Sellers has been at work on Charles Webster's mighty w1odpile- about twenty cords The machine Is reported to be working fine."
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, with their grandmother, Mrs. A L. Laval. ly of South Worcester, are the guests of friends in town for few days
 The attendancs was smaller than usual at the grange meeting last week because of the sDow storm, but the following officers were installed |: Master. L. M Reed; treasurer, O. B Horton: chaplain, Mrs R. B. Ho1- ton; assistant steward, John Lellers l. A. s., Miss Elsie Horton.
 The ladies' society will hold a so- cial In the town hall next Tuesday evening Mrs. R B Horton and Mrs. H.F. Graham are to be hesteeses. As usual, ladies are invited to contrib ute cake. II Tuesday evening should be stormy, the social will be post poned till Wednesday evening.
 At the annual meeting of the Con- gregational Ecclesiastical society, held at the church last Saturday, thesr fol lowing fiji 1ers were stl c:ed for the ensuing year: Society committee, George Towne, R B. Horton and T. O. Newell; solicitor and co'lst tor, R B Horton; clerk ani treasurer, R O. Barrows.
 At the special town meeting called last Friday it was voted to reconsider the former vote appropriatinR $8OOO for state highway work this year. in view of the lat k of funds to fulfi the town propol tion of 5000 The mat ter of road woik did not enter into the vote, as nearly every voter presert is in favor of the plan of this present state aid on Highways The select mep, taking into considera tiou the financial condition of the town at present, called the meeting ftr pu bl!c consideration of the matter of the former vote, and gave the fellow ing statemeat of the availail4 iutome for 1912: From taxes on list of 1911 (estimated), $3O88 40; from bat k taxes, balance, $289. 43; cash on hand Jan 19, 1912, $l53 87, a total of $3531.7O. Fixed charges to meet till Got. 1st, 1912: Schools, $751. 80; !; balance due state on state road, $25O; interest on borrowed money, $lOO; authorized loan to meet town expenses to May 1st, 1912, 5000; short time loan, $7OO, 8 total of $2SO1 80, leaving a balance of $729 90 for re- pair of roads in spring of 1912, pauper bills, town off ,ers salaries .misoel- laneous items. In 1909 the item of highways was $978 65; town officers, $4O8 67; misoe llaneous items. $83G 30, a total of $2223 62 In 1911 these three items totaled $3479 71.
 Mashapaug.
 Lyman Moore. GeolRe Kosyur and Wm. Pic kles attended the Chas les'' auction at East Brimfield last week
 Peter Thompson left Monday morn ing for West Dudley. where he .is to superintend the moving of a large amount of cord wood for A. B. Wells.
 E. 0. Walker, Eugene Young and Everett Ryder hays filled their ice houses George Crawford, A Bouvia and Lyman Moore are cutting ice this week. . ..
 The annual pruning of bearing apple trees at the Cleveland and Paul farms is in progress. The present pruning is cutting the trees down in height, all fall fruit trees to be cut back to stumps and gIafts placed in the spring. The new storehouse in use this winter has so far withetdod the cold weather, and the fruit stored is in good condition. c. w Crawford has been doing extensive pruning in his orchard, and Mr Walker Is plan ming to remove more than half the high apple trees from his orchard near his barn.
 Miss Marie Morrow. daughter of O. w. Morrow, who has been a summer resident in Union for nearly fifteen years, was married in New York dur. ing the holidays to R s. Maddox. Mr. and Mrs. Maddox were we'll known here, and have the best wishes for. pleasant voyage through life from all their Union friends Mir. Maddox declined two years ago a chair in forestry at Amherst college, feeling at the time that he needed more practical experience before taking up such responsible position. At pres ent he is stationed in the government service as assistant forester in the state of California.
 ASHFORD.
 Westford
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