The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-26

i The Stratford post office closed its ! doors yesterday at noon for a half . holiday after the biggest Christmas s 1 business known in the history of the l office. The complete force of the of 1 flee were kept busy beginning early l last week, the rush increasing until 1 Wednesday night when all records i had been broken. The carriers were | loaded down with parcels until their 1 load became burdenSome each tinfa l they left the office during the pas; week and so heavy was the mail it be- 1 come necessary to secure small boys i with express wagons to assist them. ] Notwithstanding all of the extra bus:
 ness that was thrown upon the er1> 1 ployes of the office, Postmaster W. B ! Bristol and his ass E7tants handled the 1 rush without delay either to the i sender or the recipient and when the l office closed yesterday aN mail h., ; 1 been distributed.
 1 The Christmas holiday was quietly i observed in Stratford vest erday, there , b~ing no public events of importance 1 and most of the residents either re l naining at home where they enter 1 tairped relatives or friends or visited l in nearby towns. Everybody who was 1 upon the streets seem ed to have the l right Christmas spirit, all wiEhir 2 1 those they met a Merry Christmas l The town offices were closed all day and the members of the police depart | ulent were treated with shorter hours to be on duty for the day. The snow 1 of the night before made it's appear l ance just in time to relieve the super stfttous and everybody in Stratford seemed to have had a Merry Christ
 mas.
 The annual Christmas tree enter ] tainrnent was given the Sunday schoo' 1 of Christ church in the church par | lors Wednesday evening when all l the pupils of the Sunday school wer, l given presents of fruit and candy ] The entertainment consisted of the singing of Christmas carols, specia7 music being provided for the event. l After an illness extending over 2 number of years Mrs. Meta c. Dahl widow of the late Hans P. Dahl die at the home of her daughter, Mrs | Jeremiah Dahl. Huntington road, on 1 "Wednesday. Mrs. Dahl, who was St 1 years of age, had lived in Stratford for a long number of years and was well known in town. She is survived l by four daughters, Mrs. Jeremiai 1 Dahl of Stratford, Mrs. A. Peterson
 and Mrs. R. FTits, both of Bridgeport and Mrs. Augusta Peterson of Perth 1 Amboy, N. J. One son, R. BertheiSeG
 also survives her. The funeral Ser vices were held from the home of he daughter this afternoon at o'cloG i the Rev. R. C. Whitehead, pastor C- ! ohIlT-1Tf conducting the services at the housa i and at Park cemetery, Bridgeport. where the burial took place. 1 An important meeting of Or 1 onOuue lodge of Odd Fellows will be i held in Odd Fellows hall, this even 1 ing, at which time the election ot 1 officers for the ensuing term will i take place. Plans for the coming
 term will also be discussed and Q
 ! full attendance is desired.
 i Tavlor Greenblat and family who
 have been living in the Jewell block,
 i North Main street, have moved u 1 the Sheenhan residence, Broad and
 Main streets.
 The Stratford High school athletic association dance will be given in i the auditorium of the school on the i evening of January 2. All Strat l ford High school alumni have been l invited to attend.
 MT. and Mrs. Cyril Shaw of P-ooa | bridge avenue, entertain ! shaw's parents, MT. ar C.. i Shaw of Bridgeport, ov ne hoi- i day.
 MT. and Mrs. William Lockwood i and family, who have been living in i the Whiting house on Booth street for the past five years, have moved l to Norman street, Bridgeport.
 i Joseph semrowe of Bridgeport, was i a recent visitor with friends in town. 1 The Stratford public schools closed 1 Wednesday afternoon for the an i nual vacation. They will reopen 1 again on Monday, January 5. Mir. and Mrs. William AppIeyard l entertained Mrs. Appleyard's parents yesterday afternoon at their home on 1 Main street,
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar Peterson en- tertained relatives over the Christ l mas holiday.
 1 Mrs, A. L. Hotchkiss of Stratfora 1 avenue, spent yesterday as the guest l of her sister, Mrs. Chester Buntin at 1 Fairfield.
 1 A large Christmas tree decorated 1 the roof of the Stratford Trust Co. l over the holiday. At night the tree i was lighted with red, white and blue l lights, making 8. very pretty effect. i FOR SAIlE7 room, 1-family house, lot 1o0x10o; price, s4,soo. Apply Pe- ter Gleason, Stratford. Conn. i CORTEZ C. ROCKWELL. plumbing l and heating: jobbing a speciality. Corner Main and Hillside avenue, Stratford. D 10 U" SHE KNEW. Margaret lived in a gossipy neigh borhood, and, being an observant child had & number of ideas slowed