The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-20
MlORKMEN AT NEW BRIDGE
 ARE LAID OFF
Have Struggle ATesting
 Man Who Shot Brothers Dog.
cspeefaa to The T1rnes.,

Jay took Stra trord unawares coming as it did rather suddenly after the bright sunshine during the early morn Ing hours, The storm was at its worst uurins the early hours of the evening and many found 1t very difficult in ar .riv1ng at their homes from the places of business in Bridgeport and other places The trolley service was greatly Handicapped because of the storm and most of the cars werc way behind scheduled time. the snow covering the tracks faster than it could 0e cleaned off by the regular trolley service. All or the trains arriving and departing from the town were considerably late caused from the bnnding storm which made 1t hard to locate signal running at the usual rate of speed.
 Yesterdays storm and the recent cold weather has made it impossible Tor operations to continue for the present at least on the New Washing ton bridge and as result nearly all Of the workmen employed on building the bridge were laid off yesterday for an indefinite period. About 50 men were involved in the layoff. It Is re- ported that ice has frozen clear across the river at the place where the new bridge is being built to a thickness of
 
 laying of the concrete piers inpossf- ble> Navigation on the river is also tied up, the river being sondly frozen over from Sniffen's Point to Derby.
 Michael SekelsaSy of Huntington road who was arrested by Officer Bigelow and Constable Manchester Sunday for shooting a dog belonging to his brother, John Sekelsky, also of Hunt .,-5 court yesterday morning and fined SIG by Judge Howard Curtis. Sekeisky. who refused to be taken to the police station, gave the officers quite @ strug- gle in placing him in the patrol, but while he was engaged in attempting to tear the uniform off of Officer Big slow, Constable Manchester landed the man in the wagon,
 George Benway of Bridgeport, who was also before Judge Curtis on a charge of driving an automobile with out g hcen"@, was fined g.
 District Deputy Wesley Morehouse accompanied by number of the past chief haymakers and members of the Okenuck Haymakers' association will journey to Milford this evening where they will be the guests of Ackenash association and install the officers of the Milford lodge, Rumor has 1t that the local members of the order will be given a surprise by their Milford friends in the way of an entertain ment. Deputy Moreh house's staff will comprise Everett Sweetland, Clinton Coe, Howard Wilcoxson, Harry Bald win and James Vans.
 Despite the bad weather of last evening the meeting of Okenuck tribe was well attended and many matters of importance discussed. among oth- CTS being the new club room of the tribe which is now fitted up with pool and billiard tables which are at tracing much interest among the tribes members, Plans were also dis cuss- l for the additions which will be built on the wigwam in the spring when it is expected that another story will be added to the present building. The members of the tribe are being solicited to buy certificates to assist iii the project, John Graham and George A. FairchiId being the committee in charge of selling the certificates
 The annual meeting of the Strat- ford Body Company was held in the office of the concern on Main street last evening when the reports for the past year which showed a most sue cessfu1 year were read The meni- berS of the concern are c0ntemplat- t. ing building Ia~ge addition onto their present fac,o-y in order tha the large orders on the books may be filed on scheduled time The officers elected al the meeting for the com ing year were Frederick w. Kettle ion, president; Walter J Hanford vice president; Walter A Hubbell secretary and treasurer. The board of directors comprise Frederick " Nettleton, Walter I. Hanford, Walte1 A Hubbell, Ralph c. Sherwood ant Edwin c. Hawley
 Marcus Garer, one of the wei known young men of Stratford wh< has been emp Jyed for the past thre, years by the American Steel & Wirt Company with headquarters at Eas Haven has severed his connection. with that concern to accept a more lucrative position with the Auto Sig nal Company of Sullivan, Ill MT Carey, who has been appointed gen eraI salesman for Fairfield county will nave his headquarters for the present at 1 1 White street
 The members of Christ chu-cI, vii entertain at the church parish hous on Thursday evening of this weei when an old fashoined supper will b served between the hours of 6 an, 7:30 D. m- Mrs. A IT. Trur1buTl president Of the guild, is in charge O hhe entertainment
 The new club rooms of the Strat ford post, American Legion. wer formally opened in the Christensen building last evening when an enter tainment and smoker was giver Several vocal and instrumental SC lections together with a buffet lup cheon being served, made up tn evening program which was greatI enjoyed by the large number present Charles Woods was chairman of tn committee of arrangements
 Yesterdays fire at the want of tn Bridgeport Steel Co. proved that
 large truck which will carry nor hose was badly needed by the locs fire department. The present Vii truck is loaded with 1000 feet h ose which, owing to a hydrant be