The Press., 1909-02-10
S. CONN WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1o 1909 Vol 51 No 4o
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

HOME NEWS.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Waasecn lodge will hold au T n meeting for invited guests next Tuts, day evening. The grand master the state aad other notables will be present, also delegation from Risi' 2 Star lodge of Rockville. Reguls lodge work will commence at z 30. to be followed by social at 93O..
 The Gu rent Events club will meet Monday evening with the following program: Roll call; governors tf Connecticut inventions and indus tries; colleges and schools Mre. Lewis Mclaughlin will give a report of the meeting of the State Fedora tion; music-Miss Jessie Keefe, vocal solo, The Seeds Song Commit tee, Mrs. A. Jacobsen and, Mrs. N F. Pease. Hostesses, Mrs. H. A. Blake aud Mrs. O E Butte1f1eld.
 Arrangements are nearly complete d for the German masquerade ball to be held Friday evening. Some unique costumes have been prepared for the occasion, and the event will draw a large attendance, as usual. Lynch's orchestra will present the following ,onoert program: March. "soott's Special, " Losey; waltzes, "Blne Danube. " Strauss; selection "SunnH sones," Rossittea; sand dance, Der finger; two-step. "The Gun Fire, ," sousa; childhood waltz, Bell Solo," Harris; "Hits of 19O9," medley, Van Tilzer; Negro Oddity," MT. Blackman, Pryor; march, "Lanky Yankee Boys," Morse.
 All the tickets for the Business Mems banquet, to be held at the Springs House this evening have been sold. The sale of tickets had to be limited to one hundred ano holders of tickets must present them at the ban quet, as there can be no admission to the dining room without tickets. As there are still quite few applications for tickets, the committee wishes to announce to all those who hold tickets and do not intend to be present at the banquet, that such tickets be brought back in order to accommodate those on the waiting list. Attorney M. D O'Connell will act as toast master and will introduce for out of town speakers Hon. Joseph L. Barbour of Hartford, Lieut. Gov. Frank P. Weeks and Speaker Elmore s. Banks of the house of representatives.
 An attractive program has been ar ranged for the union memorial Lincoln service, to be presented at the Metho- dist church next Sunday evening. The program follows: Organ pre-. Jude, Be Not Afraid,'' from Elijah, Mendelssohn; hymn, America - scripture selections, Rev. R. M.zD.a Adams; prayer. Rev. R. M. D. Adams; anthem, gro Thee, o Country" recitation, Gettysburg Address," Gilbert Wagner; address, Laying the Foundations. :" Rev. H. A. Blake; hymn, ''star spangled Banner;" address, "Lincoln, the Man, Liberator, Martyr" Rev Thom- as lyric; solo and chorus. ''Tenting Tonight" recitation, 70 Captain, My Captain, Miss Blanche G. Bar low; solo and chorus, "Battle Hymn of the Republio;" benediction, Rev. R. M. D. Adams; postlude, patriotic airs.
 DaDAlt Brothers appeared in court at the hearing held Thursday, Febru ary 4th, before Judge Heald, on the oondem nation of the liquor seized at their store some days previous, and it as theirs, but not kept for illegal purposes They were repre-. sented by Attorney Fisk. The prose- outing agent had been informed that the DsDalts were delivering liquor from their oil wagon, but his inform ant did not produce the evidence when necessary and the court ordered the
 
 was seized, and no criminal complaint was made. DaDalt Brothers claim they ordered two cans of grappa, a liquor made from the skin of the grape, about three weeks before the raid, and as it did not arrive, they put in another order for a like amount. The first order arrived the first of the week in which the raid was made, and when taken from the freight depot it was found the box in which the goods were shipped had been broken open and the cans were leaking. The liquor was turned into some jugs, which were those seized by the officers A few days after the receipt of the first shipment the second shipment arrived in the cans seized by the officers. It has been reported that the liquors were in oil cans, but such was not the case. The cans were the original package in which this brand of liquor is put up The DaDalts claim the liquor was bought by them personally for theil own use, and not as reported by number who clnbbed together. They also deny having sold, or delivered, any liquor illegally. They also claim their business has been injured by reason of the false stories oircu- lated about the matter, and that many of their oil customers refuse to trade with them, believing they are engaged in an illegal business. The people in the vicinity Of their store say they have seen no evidence of any liquor selling at that place. and there seems to have been no evidence of any sale The DaDalts are of the opinion that some personal grudge prompted the informer to make false charges to the authorities aOnonrninO tha1n whickt