The Press., 1912-04-24
UNION.

| 4O1 d T 4oAACA OA OHA "e@o N recent visitor in town.
 Miss Edna White of New Haven has returned to William Horsman's
 Ralph V. Towne returned to his studies at Clark college this week.
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange next Wednesday evening,
 The high wind and snow squalls of Tuesday reminded us that April is a l tickle month.
 Mrs. H. G. Horton visited her daughter, Mrs. J. Barrett, at Stur- bridge recently.
 The recent purchasers of Joseph Szabo's farm took possession last week. T..e family consists of four adults.
 E. G. Walker, Charles Proulx, R. B. Horton and H. F. Corbin attended the state convention at New Haven last week. .. ...
 Rev. H: F. Graham returned from New Haven last Friday and reports an interesting and helpful course l of lectures.
 Tax Collector T. o. Newell will be at the town hall next Wednesday from l to p. m., for the purpose of meet ing taxpayers. 4., . ;,
 The beautiful weather last Sunday enabled several who have long dis 1 tance to walk to attend the church service Rev. H. F. Graha1n's text was from Matthew 9th, verses 37 and 38.
 Pupils of Miss Anna Hynes' school in district No. have started quite a flower list this spring and daily. find the beautiful flower arbutus, which has blossomed earlier than usual, but some roots are thought to be win ter killed.
 The body of John Roger was brought from Brookield, Mass last Tuesday and laid in the Center ceme tery beside that of his father, the late Rev. George Roger The mother, brothers and Miss Alice came, but Miss Isabella was unable to leave her school duties at Haddonfeld.
 Joseph Sazbo went to Pittsburgh last week. MT. and Mrs. Joseph Bendy and Mary Manr are stopping with friends in Stafford for a few days. Later, little Mary will return to West Virginia, and MT. and Mrs. Bendy may return to Hungary. Those who have become acquainted with this family have found them kind friends and good neighbors and regret to have them leave town.
 Children's day will be observed by Mashapaug Lake grange at the town hall next Saturday afternoon. The program will be quite similar to that of last year. The exercises are to open at half past one, each school l filling period of twenty minutes. After the literary program there will be a chance for games and a social time. This meeting is open to the public and cordial invitation is ex- tended to all who are interested in the children of Union.
 Mashapaug.
 Danny Thompson has purchased a new bicycle.
 Mrs. P. 0. Holinsworth has re- turned from an extended visit to Providence and Fall River.
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 H. E. Back, MT. and Mrs. Roeius Back and Samuel and Harry. Jr., were in town Sunday looking for May flowers.
 E. G. Walker reports receiving 40, 900 Scotch pine for state lands, to be set this spring. To those who have never examined a Scotch pine closely, there is a decided resemblance to our native yellow pine. Many people have called the Scotch pine planted on the Newell corner yellow pine. The needles are different, also bark and general growth of the tree. Unlike the yellow pine, the Scotch pine lives to grand old age and is in shape when matured, more like a Eswhite pine. The lumber for com mercial purposes is mores desirable than the yellow pine. There are three known plantations of Scotch pine in Union, one at the state land, one at Newell corner and one back l of the Cleveland house, Very likely lover 100, 900 of these trees have.been set out in, Union during the past four or five years. At the state nursery in Rainbow the Scotch pine few years 1 ago outstripped the white pine in