The Press., 1917-07-05
UNION.


 CARD OF THANKs.-We wish to thanl the friends and neighbOrs who by thei sympathy and kindness helped us during the recent illness and death of our daugh ter and sister, Mrs. Theodore Brand, ana to express our appreciation for the many beautiful flowers.
 Mas. MARY DODGE.
 MRS. EDITH BoGUE-
 Peter Yeigaska has gone to New Jersey to work.
 Paul Baldwin of Bates college is with his grandmother at the Chateau.
 Miss Evangeline Lawson of Bates college is at home for the summer vacation.
 Mrs. Mike Puatek, who has been employed in the button shop al StaffOrdyills, has returned home.
 Mrs. Harvey M. Lawson, who has been seriously i'll, was more comfort able at last report. Her sister, Miss Eyangeline Baldwin, is caring for her.
 A force of men under Seleotman HarmAn's supervision have been al work on the main road and have done some permanent good work with dynamite and oarting.
 June roses are July roses this year and are just in their prime this week. The laurel which is usually passed At this date is now in it's full glory, and where can you find mure beauti- ful display than in some of our Union woods?
 Marcy S5 Harman's steam sawmill was among the New England saw mills that were recently shipped to England. Fred and Russ Harman have gone over to ''do their bit'' as sawmill workers.
 Miss Flora Lindsay will speak in the church next Sunday and will say a word to the women and their rela- tive interest in the present crisis. Miss Lindsay is a graduate of Wellesley and is we'll qualified to speak. It is an opportunity of much interest to hear her. Let the women take notice and make a special effort to be present.
 Monday evening 8 social and good time was much enjoyed by the young people at the town hall. 1t was held as ''send off'' to ohe of the boys, Andy Rizner, who with his brothers, Paul and John E. Sellers, have joined she oolors. This makes the third number to join the army from Union. After partaking of cake and lemonade the Rev. T. A. Williams, H. R. Howard and Mir. Knowles made few remarks of appreciation and cheer for Andy who is to leave this Thursday for Hartford. Andy is only young, but he had already made good both here and in Stafford Springs. We believe he is going to continue toI make good as he now enters the army.
 A serious accident occurred at the Lawson place where the timber isl being cut last Saturday morning. The mill had shut down for lack of logs and RurOharl Black mar, who had been marking, went to work with the other men cutting trees. As two of them were about to fall 8 tree they gave him warning repeatedly to get out of the way and he started to do sol but seemed dazsd and came back where the tree struck him as it fell, a broken branch making & bad wound in his back. He was taken in MT. LawsOn's auto truck to his home lat Woodstock Valley where Dr. Pike examined him and had him removed to the Putnam hospital. An operation was performed but he remains in 8 critical condition. He has a wife and five small children.
 Mrs. Theodore Brand passed away Wednesday night, June p. She had been in poor health and a sufferer for several years. but this spring had seemed to be feeling better than usual. She was confined to her bed only a few days and the end came quietly and peacefully at last. Mrs Brand leaves her husband, hor mother, Mrs. Mary Dodge, three sisters, Mrs. Charles Scranton and Mrs. Edith Rogue, of this town and Mrs. Carrie Biokford of WoOdbury, besides two brothers, Frank and Fred Dodge of Oakland, R. I. Mrs. Brand spent a part of her childhood in this town and later, when her health failed, had been much of the time at her
 nNa- A.- held at the house last Saturday after noon, Rev. T. A. Williams officiating. The hymns, Abide With Me- and ''Nearer, My God, to Thee" were sung by a choir of six voices. The masses of beautiful flowers bore silent witness to the love and esteem of relatives and friends. The burial