The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
.STRATFORD MOURNS.
 VEN ERABLE WOMAN IN MRS. WILC0XSON
Death of Octagenarian Comes After Years of Patient Suf- fering st. James Report.
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< L y Stratford. Jan 1S.-In the death Of Ann. widow of Alfred Wi1coxson, which occurred at the family resi- dences Paradise Green Saturday even ing, Stratford loses one of its most widely known, respected and oldest residents Death came after years of patient suffering with neuritis.s The
 deceased was in her eightieth year. She was born in Monroe and came to settle in Stratford when a young girl. She had resided here ever since. She. is survived by six children. two sons. Harry WiIcoxson and four daughters, Mrs Samuel Beardsley, AIbertina. Georgianna and Alice May Wilcox son.
 At both masses yesterday Rev. Michael J. O. Connor, pastor of St James R. c. church read the annual report of the parish. The pastor was elated over the hourishing con dition of the parish. The figures las announeed yesterday show that the actual receipts for 1914 amounted to $20, ,368.72. Of this amount $1O;991- - 86 was received in voluntary dona- tions. The cost Of the furnishings of the new church tota1ed $15,5S2, and this has been paid with the exception Of $1s868. Besides this, all salaries. Interest, insurance and running ex penses of the parish have been paid
 
 in Stratford for seven years He has built a handsome new sediflce to re- place the old wooden church. There are about 800 souls mi the parish
 Rev c. c. Kennedy pastor or Christ Church, who was among the first to be stricken in the scarlet fever epi- EdeInfc in town, was reported as rest ing comfortably to-day His condi- ton is not regarded as critical. The ls same is true of Mrs sherwood Day Of 1596 Main street Among the oth- er victims of the dread disease are Mrs Days two sons and Rev. MT. lKenuedyss four year old son.. also Dor is, the daughter nf R. B. Turneg of Elm street. These patients are re- ported as improved The health of- hcer, Dr. Lewis, believes the patients contracted the disease through con a party at the Kennedy rectory. The homes where the illness exists have been put under quarantine
 The Cupheag Club will start it's third annual billiard tournament with the Milford Wheel club in it's rooms l this evening. There will be two l games each, one of billiards and one I of pocket billiards on nine evenings
 The Cupheag club has now in it's possession the handsome solid silver cup to which it won the title in the last two seasons and if it is again
 
 perma nent property of the Stratford ] organization. The arrangements for the tournament are in charge of a committee Of (which the Stratford l members are Judge Charles H. Peck, F. L. Hanson and Edward Leeds. will take part in the tournament, both i in straight and pocket billiards This tevening Frank L. Curtis is scheduled l to play against L. Lockwood of Mil
 ford in straight billiards and Allen 1 Wilson against H. Platt of Milford, in will be at Milford on Saturday, Jan uary 23, and the clubs will play week Iy thereafter in Stratford and Milford
 alternatly up to March 1st. I On Saturday evening at the sStrat- ford M E. church Miss Evelyn N. l AsasIey of Bridgeport was married to l George Hale, son of Br. and Mrs. J. l D. Hale of Broad street by Rev. B. c. lCarpenter, the pastor. The bride and I groom are well known in Stratford ] and Bridgeport MT. Hale is employed at the Indian Refining Go, at the
 Bridgeport offices Of the concern. Af- l ter short honeymoon the newly | married couple will reside in one of | the MoIyneaux houses at 3057 Main
 St.
 A sacred concert is to be given in l St. James, R. c. church under tEe df-
 rection of Organist J. Francis Quinn I on Monday evening, Feb. 1 at 8 Il o'clock. Many Bridgeport and Strat- ford singers will participate the af- I fair, the first of it's kind to be held I in the new church
 The Copper, Range Consolidated | Mines. TIou ghton, Mich, resumed op-
 erations in full About 2.5eo men are affected.
 JOHN RICK & SON