The Press., 1920-09-16
UNION

UNION Miss Mary Sedlak returned to Staff fordville this week. Paul Putek is threshing in Wood stock Valley this week. A son was born to MT. and Mrs. John Sedlak this week. Fairman Howard has returned to his studies at Dean academy. MT. Joslyn and son from Wales called on friends in town Saturday Representative l.. M Reid and H.
 R. Howard attended a special session of the legislature on Tuesday.
 Harry Ryder and family moved to West Dudley, Mass, last week. Mr.
 Ryder is employed in the paper mill.
 G. H. Meyers and family, who have
 been summering at Watch Hill, are at
 their cottage on Meyers Hill for a few days.
 Miss Louise Burnham of South
 bridge entertained a party of young
 people at the Burnham cottage the first of the week.
 The selectmen and town clerk will
 be in session at the town hall on Sat
 urday from a. m. to p. m., for the
 purpose of making voters.
 MT. Edwin D. Whipple Fl, of Chica-
 go, H., died of heart trouble, Septem-
 Der 9. He was buried with Masonic
 honors, Sunday, at Rutland, H., where he lived many years He was the son of Samuel A. Whipple of Union and spent his boyhood days in hi son, one brother, J. N Whipple of
 Cold Water, Kansas, and sister, Mrs. Addie Merrill of St. Louis, Mo. All
 member MT. Whipple. Rock Meadow. MT. and Mrs. Walter Robertson and daughter, Helen, of Monson, are visit ing at Matt Hecks | School began last Wednesday with Miss Abbie Hewlett as teacher, who drives from her home in Holland. Lillie, Albert and Charlie Wesley, of StaffOrdville, with their mother, visit ed their grandfather, MT. Kunhardt, the weekend. William Kunhardt of New York has been spending a few days with his father. Schools opened September 9. Mrs
 Hubbell of Sturbridge returned to Mashapaug, and Miss Abbie Hewlett
 of Holland to Rock Meadow. The East School has new teacher, Miss Ruth DennisOn of GrOton, who grad uated from New London Vocational
 school last June. The Red school also has change from last year. The present teacher is Mrs Nellie M Lit tie of Webster, N H., graduate of Salem Normal school with ten years experience in teaching. ASHFORD. Frank H. Bennette will sell his per sonal property at Ashford Center at auction on Friday at 10 a. m The next meeting of the Ashford Welfare association will be held in Bakers hall, Warrenville, Saturday September 25th, at 7.3O D. m Discus sion of local problems will be con- tinued with speakers from out of
 town. There will also he local pro-
 gram of singing and other exercises. WestfOrd Hill. Miss Abbie Amidon went to West Hartford last week to resume teaching in the Seymour school Clarence T. Mclean, who lived here flor many years, died at his home in
 Mansfield last week. Burial was in
 the family lot here.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Chism and
 daughter, Lois, and Mr. and Mrs. Nal
 lory of Springfield, visited relatives here over Labor day.
 Labor day company of men met
 for work at the cemetery. They moved over a considerable part of the yard and strengthened some of the stones; improving the looks of the yard. More work is to be done later
 Warrenville.
 William WhitehOuse is boarding in the village at present.
 Miss Hazel Reynolds is attending model school at Eastford with teach
 ing in view.
 Mrs. Hannah Church of Hartford
 made short visit to her summer
 home here recently. o. D. Baker and daughter, Miss Julia, were at their Westbrook cot tage over the weekend. Harlow Scott has bought another horse to take the place of the one which he had killed, recently. MT. and Mrs. Ariel Green of East ford are temporarily occupying rooms in the home of Mrs. Ellen D. Mathew son.
 Miss Minnie Powell, teacher in this l district, and Miss Grace Davoll of the West Ashford school are boarding this year at G. O. Balchs. The Ladies of the Aid society met at the hall on Wednesday afternoon
 of last week. Mrs. w. c. Brown was
 chosen president to fill the place made 1 vacant by Mrs. David Russ.
 o. D. Baker is having some needed repairs made on the old hotel property l in this village. These large buildings l in dilapidated condition here are an l undesirable sight, but put in good re- pair, they add attractiveness to the place.
 With this month, Rev. B. c. Bugbee begins the twelvth year of his pastor | ate in Ashford churches. A review Ot these years show that they have been IIldl hCu Oy q AduISo1 Clnu6C III IIAS | town 'spOpulatiOn as a very large per
 cent of our people now are of foreign birth. Yet, in face of this shift of population, the local church has pros pered in it's ministry of service to the community.
 ELLINGTON Crystal Lake. Leonard Holden of Holyoke spent few days recently with his aunt,