The Press., 1896-07-02

brought yesterday against IN. .. blake, OI the Stafford drug company, for illegal liquor selling May 31 and June 1. The cases were secured by spotter evidence. The case was called shortly after 10 o'clock, and all the available seats in the court loom were taken by spectators. State Attorney Reed appeared for the prosecution, and Lawyer Fitzgerald for the defense. The first witness for the prosecution was Shadrach McClair, a cler- ical looking man with spectacles. He said that he was an agent of the State Law and Order League, and that it was his business to report violations of the , game, liquor and chastity laws. Also testified that on Sunday, May 31, he went to the Stafford drug company's store and bought half pint of whiskey of Howard i North, for which he paid 25 cents, with out prescription. Further, that on Mon day, June 1, he bought half pint of whiskey of N. S. Blake, for which he ten dered $5 bill, and received $4.75 in change. During the time that the second purchase was made he testified that M. w. Wishart was present. The next wit ness was M. ". Wishart. He claimed to be an off and on detective, and said that on June i he saw MT. McClair buy the liquor, and went with him to the passen- ger station, where he tasted it, and knew it was whiskey. At this point an adjourn ment was made until 1 o'clock, when the | J r1 tiffed that he was at the store at both times when the alleged sales were made, and swore that neither of the men had ever been in the store, or had ever pur- chased liquor there. James McCrOhan came next. He was in the store Sunday cleaning up, and again Monday morning finishing the job. He was equally posi- tive that neither of the men were in the store at the specified time either day. The trial was quite interesting at various times, and there were some warm tilts between the lawyers. The court was obliged to reprove the spectators for their mirth at one time, and threatened to clear the room If it happened again. The clos ing arguments on both sides were listened to with attention, and were ably rendered. The verdict was for the prosecution, with fine of $50 and costs. An appeal to the superior court was taken, with bonds at $2OO.
 Stafford.
 Mrs. E. E. Warren's ice cream pom will be open all day next Saturday.
 The engagement of Will Batchelder, of Boston, and Miss Ella Walbridge,' of Springfield, Mass, has been announced.
 Surveyor E. Y. Fisk has begun the pre- liminary surveying for the section of mac adam road to be built this summer
 The following is the program for the concert to be given by the Stafford cornet band this evening:
 Messenger March. Farmhouse. Magnum Qu1CkStep. Petee. enthusiastically Marie. c. E. Bray. l OVerture-HOt Stuff. BOOS. GratulatiOn Waltz. Thomas. Overture-Around the Metropolis. Beyer. Wind Up Qutckstep. l.. L. COn1n.
 (Correspondence.)
 Mrs. Lucinda H. Cook, of Beatrice, Nebraska, is visiting at Mrs. Ellen Wes- } tons.
 Users of coal will be interested in E. S.. } Sullivan's advertisement i'll another col umn.
 The Baptist Sunday School held their annual picnic yesterday (without rain) at Evergreen Park.
 A sermon appropriate to the Fourth of July will be preached at the Universalist church next Sunday morning.
 The Ladies' Aid Society will meet next Wednesday afternoon for work, and will serve supper as usual from 5.30 until '. List of unclaimed letters in the Stafford post office: Mrs. Harriet Peavey, Mrs. Henry Junivei, Mrs. Winnie A. Ray, Miss s. E. Webb, B. H. Bugbee, Robert Elem ming, John Powers, Esq, David Gardner, D. s. Gamble, Esq, Fredric Wightman, Master John Ritchie. Al Signor Reopoldo Carbono.
 f Regular grange meeting next Tuesday evening. The lecturers hour is to be given by the children, and as they can be more easily accommodated in numbers it will be held at the town hall. Ladies are requested to furnish cake and lemonade. Each patron has the privilege of inviting , their family.
 At the annual meeting of School dis trict No. 1, held last Saturday evening, w. H. Black was chosen moderator. B. H. Pinney reported his receipts and ex- penditures Received from the town, $1, ,098. 51 received from collector, $2,- 713.91; received from E. c. Pinney, $4,- 655.O5; total receipts, $8, ,467.67. Expen- ses of the school, $1,O98.51; various ex- penses of the new building, $7,112.60 balance on hand, $256.56. The election for school committee resulted in the cleo tion of J. G. Wightman for one year; w. A. Durham, two years; B. c. Pinney, three years. E. H. Pinney was elected clerk and treasurer, w. P. Lasbury col lector, and Jacob Glover agent to transfer the real estate sold at auction. The build ing committee, through it's chairman, B. c. Pinney, made a partial report, some work not being yet done, and some bills not yet presented, 8 full report could not be made. We defer summary until 8 full report is made. MT. Pinney stated that the building would cost about ST., 700 when finally completed. The follow. preamble and resolutions were presented and unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS, School district, No. 1, East Parish, in the town of Stafford, has 8 been especially benefited by the gifts
 and gratuitous services of some of its public spirited citizens, and desiring to express to them our sense of the obli-
 gations under which they have placed q us, therefore be it
 ReSOEOed, That our thanks are hereby rendered to the building committee fol , their faithful and efficient labors, and fo1 the results, as seen in this well built and | woll annOinfad cchnOl h0nSa