The Press., 1913-04-23
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9s, 1918.
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN. PUBLISHER.
UNION.

Lewis Scranton is here for few days.
 Mrs. Theodore Brand is visiting friends in Norwich.
 Oliver Hewlett of Holland was at E. M. Horton's Monday.
 Herbert Newell from Springfield visited friends in town Saturday.
 Mrs. F. l.. Upham of Stafford Hol- low was the guest of friends here yes terday.
 Ralph V. Towne took a trip to Springfield last Saturday and returned with a new driving horse.
 Stephen Viegaska's daughter, Miss Mary, was married to Philip Hery last Sunday at Stafford Springs.
 Arbor day was remembered by teachers and children, and some trees were planted and school gardens started.
 When the cold wave struck us a few days since, some one remarked grimly: "'Well, perhaps now folks will be able to put up what ice they want. ''
 A very enjoyable social was held last Friday evening at the town hall. Miss Horton and Miss Walker, as hostesses, catered to the pleasure of young and old. but the younger people were more in evidence and attend ance, and their elders entered into the spirit of their younger days, so that all participated in frolic and fun.
 Lewis Roberts and William Hors- man, with helpers, are repairing the roads in the south part of the town this week. Messrs. Matt and Myron Heck are to work this week on the roads near the Center. There are many different opinions expressed as to the best way to care for country roads how the best results can be ob- tained for the money expended each year. Some believe in the periodical tearing up with the road machine ot good, bad and indifferent sections o1 road from one end of the town to the other, followed by weeks of jolting and shaking while the periodical "packing'' of leaves, sticks, turfs and small stones is going on. Others be- lieve that certain portions of the road are much improved by scraping, but that certain other portions are better let alone, except for digging stones, carting gravel and opening water courses. The larger towns are fortu- nate in being able to maintain stone crusher, and thus build some road each year that is much more satisfac- tory than our dirt roads. How could the state of Connecticut do more for her small towns than to furnish them with a stone crusher? We have plenty of good material to feed the crusher r-more than enough. Some are enthusiastic over the use of drain tile, in place of the old wooden sluiceway, while others, who have noted the tiles which have been smashed by heavy teams, or which have become clogged with leaves while the water flows merrily down the wheel tracks, are inclined to ques- tion the wisdom of buying tile unless it is buried deeply and cleaned proper ly. Some, also, are wondering if it would not be cheaper in the "long run'' if, when old stone bridges cave in, these same bridges should be re- placed by concrete, letting the job out to a reliable contractor. However, the fact remains that, notwithstand- ing the many different ideas about what is the best method of road re- pairing, the subject is one of great in- terest, not only to tax payers, but to all who use the roads, and every one is honestly anxious to obtain the very best results for the money expended.
 Mashapaug.
 William Pickles attended the I. O. o. F. convention in Worcester last Saturday.