The Press., 1917-10-25
UNION.

John Gage, IT,, of Westville was a guest of relatives in town the first of the week.
 No pains will be spared to make it profitable and interesting feature of the church work.
 Raymond Burnham and family of Southbridge recently spent few days at the Inn on Marcy Hill.
 MT. and Mrs. Newton Wallace of Amherst, Mass, and Mrs. Jarvis Hall of West Woodstock were recent guests at l.. M. Reeds.
 County Agent John E. Clifford of Rockville, Prof. Sims of Storrs college, and Miss Costello of Storrs college were in town Wednesday.
 Theodore Brand and Lewis Scranton of Norwich, who are at his fathers on a hunting trip, have secured 20 grays, 10 birds and 4 ooons.
 Ebert Kinney and Miss Emma Kinney of Putnam, Mrs. Edward Chamberlin of Woodstock, Miss Addie Paul and Carl Chamberlain of GeneseO, H., were guests at the bungalow last week. Miss Paul is a daughter of the late Bruce Paul and spent several years of her childhood here.
 The beautiful autumn foliage and sunny days of the past few weeks have drawn a large number of autoists to Mt. Ochepetuck. There were more than forty visitors during one week. Among them were A. W. Bedding and MT. and Mrs. W. J. Austin of Rock vile, MT. and Mrs. O. M. Jordan of Webster, Mass. MT. and Mrs. A. P. French of Woonsooket, R. |. MT. and l Mrs. G. L. Yelling of Union Village, R. l., and Mrs. Arthur G. Randall of Providence, R. l., J. H. Hurlly of Willimantio.
 Arrangements have been made with Rev. Dr. I. P. Booth, who has occupied the pulpit since the termi- nation of the pastorate of the Rev. Mir. Williams, whereby he will con- tinue to supply the pulpit until the settlement of a regular pastor, which the society expects to make in the early spring, if not sooner. Efforts are being made to observe the first Sunday in November as Rally day. On that day special efforts will be made to revive the Sunday school which has been dormant for some weeks
 The Hartford Times of October has a very readable article that has been of unusual interest to local readers. It is a description of Con- neoticut's largest preserve and bird sanctuary (looated at Amston) and on the professional work of Herbert K. Job in the more than 20OO acres devoted to interests of both familiar and rare bird life. It is predicted that the National association of Audubon societies may establish summer school for bird study at Amston, which is located about ten miles from Willimantio
 Mashapaug.
 Mrs. Clara Moore of Springfield is the guest of her brother, L. E. Ferry.
 Mrs. Harrison G. Royce of Spring. field is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Lyman Moore.
 Ferry's inn is closed for the season and L. E. Ferry and family are occupy ing the Kinney homestead for the winter.
 Among the visitors at Ferry's inn on Sunday wero MT and Mrs. Austin Boss, MT. and Mrs O. J. Alpaugh, all of Willimantic.
 Mrs. H. R. Howard visited Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, last Friday, making the trip by motor with MT. and Mrs. H. E. Palmer of Hartford.
 John Thompson spent few days in Springfield last week, where he visited his sister, Mrs George Curry, and his brother, Daniel Thompson, Jr.
 The evening session of the Masha- paug school was we'll attended. Supervisor W. H. Bliss was dresent and made remarks. Miss Mae Lathrop < taught class in spelling and abbrevi- ations. Mrs. H. R. Howard explained the work that is being done in the knitting class
 Work on the construction of a new dam at the south end of Mashapaug Lake is progressing slowly on account of the inaocessibility with teams or auto, At present a soow is taking sand and gravel from the Haskell shore" to a point about 600 feet I from the dam, there it is dumped and t teams cart it over 8 road built for the s purpose to the dam. Two Ford ngines have been dismantled from the Ford F ,ars and one is in use on the scow, q 'he other to be installed in a motor n boat for quick service up and down d he lake. .l The annual fair of the Mashapaug t, Lake grange was held at the town 2 nall on Saturday. Although the g weather in the morning was discourag- ng for the success of the fair, there was large assembly in the after loon, and the children's exhibits were nearly up to normal in value. A lC great many adults did not get their produce to the fair this year, and In while the number of exhibits was less T. ihe quality was of unusual excellence. County Agent Clifford and the lady Miss Costello, of Rockville, " were present and both gave very in- "' eresting talks. As soon as the prize istg are completed a copy will be sent bl n for publication. fl
 Rock Meadow.