The Press., 1914-09-09
UNION.


 w. Marcy will attend the Hartford fair this week.
 M. A. Marcy is spending a few days i'll Hartford.
 William Horsman is treating his house to coat of paint
 Mrs G. l.. Baker and daughter, May, visited relatives in Wales Fri day.
 MT. and Mrs. John Sedlak are re- ceiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter.
 Miss Florence Barrows returned to her duties in tn West Haven high school this week.
 The republican caucus for the nomi- nation of town officers will be held at town hall on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
 Joseph Su3heck of Westford has had more than the customary amount of oats to thresh in Rock Meadow and other parts of Union. War time prices may cause large acreage next year.
 Mashapaug lake is very low, the water being drawn down for manu- featuring purposes as usual at this season. The dry sandy shores can be seen even from the road east of Bigelow Valley.
 The berry season is nearly over only a few black kberries here and there to harvest now. Many bushels of Union berries of various kinds have found their way to the South. bridge housewives this year.
 A very pleasant meeting of the members of the Ladies' Benevolent association was held at the home o1 Mrs. T. Olin Newell, last week, and a considerable amount of business was transacted, after which the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. G. Raymond Towne; presidents, Mrs. Willard Richards and Mrs.. Willis G. Howard secretary and treasurer, Hiss Elsie l.. Horton. At the close of the meeting the ladies were delightfully."- enter tained by Mrs. Newell.
 The following delegates were elected to the various conventions by the republicans of Union on Aug. 31 State, H. R. Howard, B. G. Walker, Fred A. Moore, Fred V. Horsman congressional, John Buckley, O. A. Proulx, T. Harmon, w. s. Horsman senatorial, John Buckley, Peter Thompson, P. E. Tyler, Thos. liar mon; county, George Kostur, R. o. Barrows, John Buckley, G. w. Thayer; probate, T. o. Newell, O. A. Proulx, P. E. Tyler, F. H. Ballou. H. R. Howard, T. O. Newell anG w.. s. Horsman were elected towr committed for two years.
 The schools throughout town opened yesterday. Mrs. Raymond G. Towne teaches the center school, William P Beeching the Mashapaug school, Miss Matila Mclean of Situate, Mass. th' Rock Meadow school, Miss Rose Gil lingham of Stafford, the school il district No. 8, and Miss Helen Holder of Royalston, Mass. the east school Miss Ruth Bosworth, who has taugh the east school so acceptably for some six years, resigned her position a the close of the last school year. Mis- Holden, who takes her place, has hat two years of experience in the school of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
 Rock Meadow.
 Samuel Heck was at home ove Sunday and Labor day. Mrs. Adelbert Agard and daughter Mary, spent a few days last weel with relatives in Shuttleville, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. H. A. Bosworth ant children of Staffordville visited he mother, Mrs. F. H. Ballou, over Sun , day.
 Leon Booth has taken the contrac to carry the children from the mort district to the Rock Meadow schoc this year.
 The Helpful circle met with Mrs Geo. Heck last Thursday afternoo and pieced 125 bed quilt blocks. Tn circle will meet Thursday afternoon 3 the 17th, with Mrs. G. W. Miller a Staffordville.