The Press., 1919-09-11
HOLLAND

Miss Alice Allison left Monday for her school in Bloomfield.
 Rev. and Mrs. William Barber are moving into the Lee M. B. parsonage.
 Miss Edith Baker of Hyannis, Mass, arrived in town Tuesday as the guest of her aunt Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
 George A. Hicks and family from Providence, R. l., arrived last week and are occupying Meadow Crest for few weeks.
 Mr. and Mrs. Paul and John Jacob cic of Youngstown, Ohio have bought Rev. William Barbers farm and have taken possession.
 Mir and Mrs. Walter Crittenden and family returned to their home in New Haven Tuesday after spending the summer in Holland.
 Mrs. Stirrett and son, James, and Miss Palmer of New York returned home Wednesday after spending the summer in the M. B. parsonage.
 The republican caucus for the pur- pose of nominating candidates for the town election will be held in the town hall this Thursday evening.
 Communion will be observed in the Congregational church next Sunday morning. The c. E. will hold their regular meeting Sunday evening as usual.
 MT. and Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow and children, accompanied by MT. and Mrs. Fred Midland and children and MT. and Mrs. Fred Olds spent Sunday at Ocean Beach.
 Communion was observed in the Lee M. E. church last Sunday. Next Sun day there will be no services on ac- count of the pastor taking his last week of vacation.
 The thank offering meeting of the Foreign Missionary society of the Congregational church will be held next Tuesday with Mrs Simpson,. The address of the afternoon will be given by Mrs. c. H. Daniels of Boston.
 William F. Horner and Miss Char lotte Mellon of Chambersburg, Pa, Mrs. l.. Gilmore of Philadelphia and John l.. Diehl of Marion, Pa., returned home Monday after spending week with Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
 At the business meeting of the Li- trary association last week the fol- lowing officers were elected: Presi- dent, Mrs. Edwin s. Agard; vice-presi dents, Mrs. James H. Clough and Mrs Chas. H. Sterry; secretary, Mrs. L. Ernest Hall; treasurer, Mrs. M. J. Baldwin; directors, Mrs. Hamilton F. Downing and Mrs. Marian Baker; li rary committee, Mrs. Samuel Simp- son: ways and means committee, Mrs. William B. Ludlow; book committee Mrs. Samuel Simpson, Miss Lucille Aga d, Miss Bertha Place.
 UNION
 Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Miss Marion Williams of Norwich and Miss Dotis Barrows of Providence were recent callers at R. c. Barrows's.
 Mrs. F. l.. Upham, Mrs. Marion Goodell, Mrs, l.. M. Reed, "the Colburn girls" and Miss Nellie T. Burleson held their annual picnic Saturday at the Colburn place.
 The registrars will be in session for receiving names of voters to be made next Thursday. The selectmen will meet to make voters on Friday, the 19th from 9 to 5.
 The Wells Brothers of Southbridge have purchased the Ferry Inn prop erty at Lake Mashapaug and will de- velop the property for a summer re- sort for their friends.
 There will be a caucus of republi- can voters at the Union public library building on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of nominating officers to the town for the ensuing year and terms.
 Schools opened Wednesday with the following teachers: Center district, A. Olin Griggs; Mashapaug, Mrs. Amanda Hubbell; Rock Meadow, Miss Abbie Hewlett; Red school, Mrs. Agnes Vickery; East Side, Miss Pick cit. Supervisor Strong held a teach CTS meeting at the Center school on Tuesday.
 A children's concert was held at the church last Sunday afternoon in place of the regular preaching service. The church was decorated in purple, gold and green, frightened by gladioli and nasturtiums. Music was furnished by choir and congregation. The follow ing children took part: Jennie, Edith Alice and Charlie Gage, Elsie bio Anna Kaleta, Randolph Barrows, Emi- ly Rider, Bernice Young, Johnnie Andy and Mikie Sedlack, Irene Moore Dorothy and Edward Knowles, Mary Hurd, Charlie Thompson and Miss Eleanor Lindsay. Mrs. Lindsay and Rev. MT. Hurd gave interesting and helpful addresses.