The Press., 1916-09-28
UNION.

W. P. Marcy is spending a few days at his home in Hartford.
 Mrs. Mary Horton will spend few days with relatives in Monson this week.
 Mrs. Willis Howard of West Wood stock was a guest of Mrs G. R. Towne recently.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Horton visited relatives in town the first of the week.
 It has been decided to have an ex. hibit of antique articles at the grange fair. Those wishing to exhibit such articles may be assured that they will receive proper care when in the hands of the fair committee.
 The matter of importance to come before the voters at the town election next Monday besides the usual articles in regard to schools, highways, public library and Memorial day are the following: To see what action the town will take in regard to snow break on Marcy hill, the matter of discon- tinuing the road known as the John Howard road, the selling of the old school building in district No. 6.
 The annual fair of the Mashapaug Lake grange will be held on Saturday at the town hall. There will be ax- hibits of vegetables, fruit, sewing, etc. by children under 16 years of age for cash prizes. The adults are also invited to bring exhibits, but no prizes will be given except to the children. Exhibits will be received at the hall Friday afternoon and Saturday morning before II o'clock. The admission to the hall will be free. The Connecticut agricultural college will send one or more speakers who will give addresses. There will young men. Refreshments will be on sale in a tent. The superintendents of hall and grounds are l.. M. Reed and G. R. Towne. If it is stormy on
 
 to the following Saturday.
 The annual town report is in the hands of the printer. The following items of expenditures as compiled by the selsctmen will give a brief sketch of department totals: Highways, $1, ,174.74; schools, $2. .421. 97; town officers, $390.73; paupers, $1O4.7l; printing. $43. 16; dog licenses, $59.- 60; forest fires, $7.6O; Memorial day, $35. co; library, $50.00; general ex- penses, including $1O5 for a road soraper, $462. 76 and $49. 67 for state and county tax and military tax with miscellaneous items, $755. 10; snow account, S293. ST; Loans paid, $56S : IS; election expenses, SIS. interest, $131.S7; with cash on hand, $4Ss. 72; total expenditures, $6, ,6O3.. S6. The total receipts were: Cash on hand Sept 27, 1915, $1,471 %; from collector. $3, 12S. SS; from state of Connecticut and miscellaneous items, $2, ,O03 98; total, $6,6O3. S6. The selectmen elected in 1915 were Fred V. Horsman. Charles A. Proulx and Myron Heck. With & reduced tax rate voted at the annual meeting each man on the board gave special efforts to keep town expenses down to rock bottom items. The above totals speak for themselves, as regards ex- nandikuraa The ifam of inoome from the state in the matter of average at tendance grant of schools has for a few years past gradually decreased, but there is every indication that under the present system of school supervision by the state we have increased tre- intentionally this revenue from the state. In 1915 the grant amounted to $831.- 92, but unoffioially we learn this year it is liable to amount to over $1, 200. One of the claims made by the state officials as regards school supervision, in the matter of revenue, is that the grant from the state is of vital inn portance to the small town and results in an increase. It has so proven with Union.
 Mashapaug.
 Dr. s. M. Lindsay has been making extensive improvements on his cottage at Mayland Park, enlarging the kitchen and adding sleeping porch. They have also built cement boat landing.