The Press., 1886-01-21


 Graham, general secretary of the churcl
 temperance union, was & most vigorous
 argument, and many of those who heard
 the speaker would like to hear him again He believed in doing the most effective work possible for temperance, aiming al
 ultimate sobriety and prohibition, but as
 steps ill that direction using the strongest restraint attaInable upon the traffic .l Thus license was better than no restraint, high license than low license local option
 was another advancing step, and so on. He also argued, that where prohibition was not to be enforced, it was not wise to attempt 1t, but to be content with measures short of this, meanwhile as fast as possi- ble educating the people to desire and
 sustain the more stringent law. In the Ecisy of New York it seemed to him that
 nigh license was the best remedy for I drunkenness, putting the business in the hands of number who could be under
 police surveillance, and held strictly to
 conformity to judicious restraints. There was a broad mlsslon field in the slums of our cities, and great work rested upon
 the schools and missions there. The vast
 armies of recruits coming into the country
 needed to be Americanfzed and assimi-
 lated with the great body of American
 people, aud to do this was an important
 branch of temperance work. The address
 was replete with original ideas, and how ever hls auditors may have differed from
 his theories they must have found them
 we'll backed by argument, and underlying all sturdy love of the cause he advocates, and an earnest wish to further it. He be- lleves that temperance is making great progress, and cited many facts in proof of this. 1t Is hoped that he may be heard in Stafford again.
 | The A. o. U. W. had very pleasant 1 time in Connection with the installation of officers last Friday evening. The installing officers were Dr. Flint and J. Franklin of South Coventry. Following the work of the evening the brethren with invited friends partook of an excellent banquet bespoken for the occasion.
 --The sons of G. Fl. Baker of this vil- lage have bought out the long established wholesale harness and Raddlery supply business of their cousin, Henry K Baker, in Springfield, with which business I. G. Baker, the eldest of the brothers, has for some time been connected. This change will in no wise affect the conduct of the furniture business here, as this will con- tinue to have the sole attention of Frank, the second of the brothers, but the energy of these young men will, 1t is safe to say, continue to develop both of these import ant lines of business, The furniture busl- ness firm will remain G. Fl. Baker & Co.,, while the style of the Springfield firm iR Baker & Go. l.. B. Baker, the younger of the three brothers, will divide his time between Stafford Springs and Springfield. The furniture business was first establish ed here by G. H. Bakers father in 1908, and it is rare that business is found 80 long continued by the descendants of it's founder. H. K. Baker, who relinquishes the Springfield business, is treasurer of the Charleston, Cincinnati < Chicago rail road company, an office which will heresf ter require all his time.
 There will be gospel temperance meeting at the Woman's Christian Fem perance Union room, Dorman Block, Sum- day p. na., at haif-past three.
 Frank E. Fiske, we'll known citizen of Staffordville was on Monday arrested by detectives from New Haven, on charge of embedding, but was discharged, costs falling upon the blundering complainants, there being DO basis for the charges. The amount at issue was S120, which Fiske had stood ready at any time to make good. l He had as broker invested $12O for Seth l Cruttenden of New Haven, and had sold 1 at ] per cent advance, the profit just pay l ing his commission. Cruttenden refused to accept his $120 back, claiming $480, l profit and kept the proceeds. The com plainant's attorney, on investigation, was satisfied that he had been misinformed and that iniustipe had been done Mr. 1 Fiska Fiske was epresented in the case by Lawyer King off Stafford Springs and Hon. Lynde Harrison of New Haven, and the latter, after examination of the case, l stood ready to himself supply bonds to any extent.
 "A ladies' soeiable will be held ct the Congregational church parlors next Tues day evening, Mrs. J. V. Squier aud Mrs. | W. Fl. Smith being hostesses. Adialogue 1 by six young ladies and singing by male quartette era on the program. Also by 8 quartette composed of the Misses Williams and Messrs. Desper and Williams.
 The next lecture of tho course at the M. D. phpreh will be delivered on Friday evening of next week-29th. Aeot4rer- Rev. 0. P, Pitblado of Providence sub- iect-"Men for the Times" This, we have been assured from the start by, those iR whose judgment we oonhde, Is to be the lecture of the course, We feel safe in giv- ing assurance, based on those given us, that 8 literary treat is in store for MT. P's. audience.
 -J. E. Findeisen, superintendent at tue Orcuttville mill of Ellis, Converse & Co.,, died quite suddenly early Sunday morning. The immediate cause of death was inflammation of the bowels, though evidently kidney trouble was the remote cause. MT. Findeisen was valued cit1- I zen, and had been for some years 8 resident of the town. His burial was in charge of Wolcott Lodge of Masons on Tuesday, Rev. E. M. Taylor preaching the sermon.
 List of letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, Jan. 21st: F. R. Conklin, Wells Carpenter, Miss Emma Carpenter, Jedson Carpenter, Lemuel Holmes, Lena Morancy.
 --The services at Grace Episcopal church on Tuesday were we'll attended and interesting Among prominent clergymen were Rev. Francis Goodwin of Hartford and Rev. Robert Graham of New York; the latter the temperance speaker mentioned in another item. Mrs. Stephen Terry and Mrs. Sybil Garter also made ad- dresses of interest.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW,
 The supper of the Busy Bees at the Universalist ladies' hall last week Wednes- day evening, though the weather was in- tensely cold, drew many guests. To those of us especially who had skipped our din- ,1o,-u Sr, ho1onr of &Ik rsooooi<r, opl Rop