The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-08

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 down trees in several sections, whine in some places large limbs were torn from trees like so much paper. The trolley service is completely tied up as a result of the storm, not car having been over the tracks since late Friday evening. Several cars are stalled about town, where it is expected they will remain for sever al days yet. Trains were several hours behind schedule Saturday morning and only those who walked into the city reached their places Of business Saturday morning. Yester- day several jitneys came to the res cue and transported passengers to Bridgeport. Along the water front the storm also did considerable dam age and early Friday evening much fear was expressed of the river breaking up. This, however, did not happen, owing to the thermome~ ter dropping far below freezing which strength ened the ice.
 At the recent meeting of the mem bers of the Argus club the meeting voted to purchase the property for merly used by the St. James church on Broadbridge avenue It is the intention of the members of the club to remodel the building into suitable club rooms for the organization which is now one of the largest clubs in town. Work will begin on the alterations in the near future.
 At the meeting of Okenuck tribe which will be held this evening the adoption degree will be conferred on a class of 30 candidates by the degree team of the local organization.
 A special meeting of St. Johns lodge will be held in the lodge rooms tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock to attend the funeral of their late brother, Herbert W. Doolittle.
 George Cuzner of Broadbridge ave nue, has returned from a business trip at Worcester and Boston.
 The High school basketball team lost their first home game Friday evening when the fast team repre- senting the GuiIford High school de- feated them for the second time this season, the final score being 31 to 22 The locals never worked harder for victory than they did all during the game but the breaks all favored the visitors who were a much heavier , team. Basket after basket was miss ed by members of the Stratford team who were at a loss even themselves for their inability to make baskets which heretofore were considered easy shots. However, the locals prov ed their sportsmanship at the end of | the game when they gave three rous- l ing cheers for the winners. The sum-
 mary follows:
 S.H.S. (22) CHS. (31) i Bedell ...-- RF .- DeMoude Anderson -. c . Norton i smith -..- ---.----.--
 Luce ..... LG .-..-. Potter ! Filmer ...... RG ....... Sullivan i Goals from field. Thompson 8, Luce l 2, Norton 4, Howarth 8. DeMoude 6, i Potter 2. Goals from fouls, Thomp- 1 son 3. Howarth 3. Referee, Flood. According to reports from several 1 of the local business men the mer- | chants of Stratford are encountering
 many difficulties in doing business these days. Aside from the hardships 1 which confront them in their deHv-
 cries around town because of the un-
 usual bad condition of the roads, es- 1 pecia1Iy on streets not heavily travel
 ed there appears to be still more
 embarrassing situation of affairs ir
 the way of obtaining supplies. The
 recent heavy storm, which caused
 many embargoes, strikes of freigh
 handlers makes it almost impossible
 for the merchants to secure much O
 their goods which have been ordered for some time.
 The Rev William H. Nicho11, pasto of the Stratford Bethany church ha- , just returned from New York wher
 he went to meet Mrs. Nichon, wh' } has just returned from Rochester N. Y. where she has been attendin, her sons wife. who has been seriousl. i'll with the influenza and who at thi . writing has so far recovered as to b : : consfde tered out of danger.
 , People in this viciinty will be some what surprised to learn of the sudde death of Frank Lathrop at his hom 7 in Wallingford. MT. Lathrop was we known in Bridgeport and stratfor6
 having spent the earlier part of hi |, | life in this section. About a year az t' t1 he was taken sick with heart troubl . and received treatment ip the Ne7 u Haven hospital, later going to Ne 5 York where he was greatly improve Il by the treatment. He had been abl to attend to his business duties tn greater part of the year and on las - Tuesday he was around as usual whe 1T he was suddenly attacked by tF l. trouble which vaused his sudde Il death.
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 Mrs. Frank Bacon of East Broat r. way. who for some time has been SUI 7'- ferine with what she supposed was d rheumatic difficulty of the right shou le der, learned to her great suprise tn; m the affected member was dislocate le when she was to receive an electr
 treatment this week. The should
 was set in p'-oe and she is now ab