"new boston
We are still on the map and the
village is fast assuming its old time
appearance. The mill wheels are
turning all the time and the village
is fairly prosperous. Pay day comes
once a week and brings the usual de
gree of happiness. The buildings
have been repaired to some extent—
and we hear rumors of a change of
| color as spring approaches. Not but
what spring is all ready here but is
. hidden under a winter cover. If you
; look at the fancy calendars you will
I find that this should be the second
i month of spring. Of course you have
■ all heard of the new dam built Just
| above the bridge across the Qulne
! bang. We would not be surprised to
! see a very much enlarged plant
I sometime in the near future, as the
Faibian Woolen Co., are hustlers. We
are still lacking a Post office. Why
we cannot understand. With popula
tion of 300 or more who are obliged
to go more than a mile for mail. We
want a post office and want It bad.
We do not want an R. F. D. route we
want a post office with a post master
and assistant. Mail order system and
the whole business. Of course we
realize that the post office depart
ment must make an economical rec
ord for Itseiw even thiug.h the people
suffer. Socially New Boston has en
joyed itself this winter. First how.
ever we wish to speak of the religons
services that are held in the chapel
between New Boston and Quinebaug
every Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at which
the Rev. St. John Filmer of the Bap
tist church at Webster officiates.
