The Press., 1891-03-05

Will close them out at bargain at E l.. .Burr's
 Stationery of all kinds at 1be Press office
 Fresh premium butter from the Filing ton creamery, at Ellis.
 A few barrels of choice hickory nuts al Ellis.'
 Roquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis
 Extra choice Northern Apples at E lis Read ad.,
 STAFFORD.
 The next social dance at Ionic Hall and under management of Ionic Lodge will be held next week Thursday. These dances have been well attended.
 Prosecutor Eaton has bought reputa ton cases against Walt r Rammart, W. A. Segar, Robert Hamston, aud Mike Mo Carthy.
 Nearly two weeks since blue birds ane robins were first heard iu Stafford (vintagt of 189l), but there must have been aching toes among the first corners.
 Very interesting and profitable was the W. 0. T. U. meeting held last Friday afternoon in the Congregational church the occasion being the annual 'free vii offering" for the state organization. There was presented carefully prepared pro gram setting forth various phases of W. @. T. U. work. The president of the lo cal society, Mrs. W. 0. Miner, presided For the benefit of those who could not at tend the program is printed: Reading oi scripture responsively, followed by the doxology prayer by Rev. MT. Dickinson reading, Scientific temperance instruction, Mrs. Alden; paper upon the laying o1 the cornerstone of the W. O. T. U. tenn pie at Chicago, Mrs. I. N. Gardner; read ing of Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop's poem tsWhat Means this Stone ?" Miss Myrnie Washburn singing of Conn. W. c. T. U. hymn a paper upon the Boys Club o1 Stafford Springs, Mrs. J. J. Clark; sketch of Frances Willard, Mrs. 0. F. Hodgson' The envelopes containing the s'free will offering" were opened, and the accompanying temperance sentiments were read A reading on the w. c. T. U course of reading, Mrs. Hodgson Bible reading, Mrs. A. N. Nichols. In conclu sion the ssfree will offering" hymn was sung, and the w.. O. T. U. benedictior read in concert. A vote of thanks was ex tended to Mrs. Miner and Mrs. Clark fol thelr special efforts in behalf of the "Boys Club" Thanks were also given to Mrs A. N. Nichols for her gift of 8 beantifu picture of Miss Willard, which will bs placed in the W. 0. T. U. room.
 Ionic Hall is being nicely tittel witt new decorations and furnishings suited te the work of the order. ..
 Agent 0. M. Joslyn of Hartford or Saturday closed out at auction quantity o remaining assets of the Stafford Spring' National Bank. It consisted of stocks bonds and notes having little present value and not very likely ever to have. and yer. small sums were obtained. An exception was $30, ,000 Far value of Stafford Springs Aqueduct Go. stock which brought $1 200 bidders conceding it's greater value, bu doubtful as to the purpose of parties knowl to hold a controlling amount of the stock The papers sold consisted of the assets re karded IS having least value. There art other papers yet awaiting disposal or ad justmenf by interested parties, also som matters in process of adjustment in tn courts. It is understood that dividend of 5 per cent. will soon be paid to tn stockholders of the bank, also that sec ond dividend of about the same amount i pfobable in the near future.
 Ionic Lodge. F. A. M, holds state Communication next Tuesday evening.
 A O.. Comins is at home again, havin graduated last week at the Philadelphi dental college. Lucius F. Eaton, stu dent at the same college, is at home on vacation.
 Josiah Converse, wife and daughter started Tuesday for Tallapoosa, Ga, wher they will remain for several weeks.
 In behalf of the ahductor of the Mou ton child it has been published that h showed adoption papers proving that h was the legal guardian of the child, an that he used strategy only because of bein unable to be away from home long enoug to compass his purpose by lawful means The girls mother however, denies in tot that he has any legal claim whatever, say he had threatened her because she refuse to live with him longer. The child's fathe to whom she was married, cares nothin for child or mother, and neither know whether he is living or dead. The mothe had lived with Pease who keeps shootin gallery in the Bowery designated by th woman as disreputable place and resol of thieves. She alleges that she left Peas because of his cruelty to her and that al ter vainly trying to induce her to return b threatened to wiring her heart through th child. We have seen letters from th mother to her parents charging them o no account to let the child go out of thei sight and recounting instances of Pease threats and cruelty to her, and that afte notifying her that she could take her clotl ing away he locked her in the room whe she went for them and she only got he liberty by pretending to sccede to his d, sire that she remain with him. Peas goes under an alias and gave the woma two names under either of which letter would reach him. He has mailed to MT Moulton, the child's grand mother, g eli ping from 8 New York paper where the r porter describes an interview with him which Pease is made to deny ''emphatica ly that he had been implicated in the a fair" lthe abduction), this in face of Il fact that he was the known abductor. had nothing to do with taking Emma" also says, 'I know who took her, and know also that everything was done a eording to law" Accompanying this cli ping was letter of threats of what wou be done to show up the record of Il Moulton family if the matter was presse
 It is fair to Lawyer Sage, who was co suited by Pease last Wednesday, to say tn Pease brought letter of introduction fro New York attorney, and submitted p pe,s which appeared to be all straight, bea ing the seal and signature of the surroga of New York county and of notary, al of the genuineness of which he had I doubt, making B. W. Pease and wife Il legal guardians of the child whose custot was sought. Lawyer Sage told Pease u nror,ar lnfyal sker,a fo fake and sUpn0sa6