Jacksonville

Regular readers will recall that a few months ago there was some discussion in this column about the origin of the name "Unionville." John M., a very kind history-minded Unionville resident, struck up a conversation with me at Hood's one day at lunchtime and subsequently mailed me a 1947 monograph called "Old Jacksonville, Now Unionville: An Historical Sketch of a Small Country Town," by Joanna R. Bucknell. I have been so busy with work and garden clean-up the past few weeks that I haven't had time to read it, but I promise I'll give you a full report when I get a chance. It looks fascinating.