The Press., 1922-03-23
UNION

The schools close Friday for yaca- tion of one week.
 John Rizner and little son, of West Dudley, were visitors at the RiZner home, last Sunday.
 Mrs. H. G. Horton is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. J. Barrett at Sturbridge.
 Miss Mary Coolidge of Northf1eld | seminary came home la3t Thursday for tho spring vacation.
 4 pleasant Grange meeting was held last Friday evening" The date for the next regular meeting is April '. Charles Gage, accompanied by Ray mond Hathaway, attended the funeral of his father, Foster Gage, in South bridge last Thursday.
 ! The thunder shower, Monday night, called to mind the old saying that thunder in March is a sign of good corn year. We surely had a copious , shower that must have helped to take out the frost and settle the roads, as we'll as wash them.
 Town Fire Warden H. R. Howard has the following deputies for the sea- son: c. A. Proulx, east side; Wal lace Goodhall, Kinney Hollow; Ray mond Hathaway, Mashapaug; Samuel Heck, Rock Meadow and north west: Raymond Barrows, south west and center.
 The article by H. R.. Howard, in the issue of March 2, was not Over-drawn and has been mentioned with hearty approval throughout the town. Proba- b1y snow-storms, which might intimi- date; are happily past and the mud season will also soon be over, yet there are some features of the R. F. D. to be considered even now. The peO- pie of Union are not unreasonable T-they do not kick without reason; in fact, they have been patient, as we'll as lQng-suffering. They do not expect | perfection, but they want, and have right to expect, a mail service where mistakes in distributing are: the ex- | ception and not the rule. If mail is l lost and the carriers attention is call ed to the fact, the patrons would like to feel that there is, at least, smalF degree of regret and desire to try to l locate the lost article-not a feeling of personal resentment and an uncOn- trolled desire to insult and atuse the inquirer. They would like to feel that schOol-children, as well as men and women, on the route will always te treated with courtesy and a reason able degree of consideration. To sum the whole matter up, the people of Union merely want square dea1-a carrier who loves and respects his work, always performing the service as faithfully as he is able. In justice to the Postmaster at the distributing office-the man who really has to take the responsibility for the manner in which R. F. D. mail is distributed from his ofiice-we are glad to note that when his attention was called, by telephone, to two recent fragrant neglects of service, in each instance, he treated the matter with entire courtesy and showed an earnest de- sire to obviate any future trouble of the kind. His telephone call is 142-23.
 MRS. B. c. BARROWS.
 =. Rock Meadow
 Mrs. George Heck continues to gain slowly from her long and painful ill- ness and has been able to walk few steps.
 Sorry to hear that Edwin Heck of Mt Hermon is ill with measles, but doubtless will receive good care in the school hospital.
 Wayland Heck, who has been in ThompsOnville for a part of the win ter, returned home this week, after visiting friends in Southbridge.