The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-01
STAMFORD
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(Specail to the Times.) St(ratford, Jan. 1.-The old year, 1919, with all its joys and sorrows was ! watched depart and the dawn of a new era was welcomed by the residents oi Stratford last evening in a fitting man.
 ner, watchnight services being held at l the churches, many parties taking place at the residences while gather | ings assembled at the clubs to see the 1 old year pass into history and the l new one ushered in.
 At the Stratford Methodist church
 union services were held. the members
 of the Congregation and Methodist
 uniting in watching the old year de- part Appropriate services were held | during the evening.
 1 At the First Baptist church watch 1 night services were also held with ap- propriate services. At the Cupheas 1 club a social evening was spent by 1 many of the members who departed for their homes after seeing the new 1 year ushered in.. The members of the Ding Bat club held a special musical
 entertainment in their rooms during l tn evening under the direction of Leon Osborne. Talks were made by | the members and a very pleasant l evening passed, much credit being l 1 of the affair.
 The Stratford Republican clubs l headquarters had its gathering of 1 members also eager to see the dawn of | the new year. At this club a smoker l took place and stories were told until 1 the old year had passed into history. l At the fire department headquar- ters merry gathering took advantage of a pool contest as a pastime until
 the dawn of the new year.
 A very pleasant New Years party | was given at the home of MT. and Mrs.
 Harry Griffin on Sutton avenue last evening when MT. and Mrs. Griffin ] entertained a number of their friends and relatives. Guests were present | from New Haven, Ansonia, Derby,
 Bridgeport and Stratford. Refresh | ments were served during the even- l ing which was passed with singing and l instrumental selections.
 A party of Stratford young people ] enjoyed an automobile trip to New l Haven last evening where they at tended Shubert's theatre, this being followed by dinner at the Far East
 were: Miss Vera Knapp, Miss Irene
 " trude Klecning, Miss McNamara, Miss
 Doty and the Messers Ernest Leach,
 Stanley Smith. James Henry, John
 Nettleton, Joseph O'Connell. Walter
 Harris and Frank Knapp.
 A large crowd was present at the | Stratford alleys last evening, several interesting games being rolled. A match game between the teams rep resenting the local alleys and Kel- ley's alleys of Bridgeport, was the center of attraction, the honors go-
 ing to the Strait team. Allan Wilson of Main street, was 8 : visitor with friends in Milford last evening.
 Ice at the Peck's Mill pond has al. ready reached a thickness of 1( inches and G. w. Webb & Sons vii
 start harvesting the commodity or Monday.
 F. O. Rhoades, who has been con fined to his home on King street fo the past few days, was out yesterda!
 l for the first time.
 Bessie Wesley is spending the holi e days at the home of Charles Lane = ] Linden avenue.
 l. Louise, the young daughter of MI - and Mrs. Harry Baldwin is seriousl l. i'll at the home of her parents. 7. Allison Blatchley spent last even ing as the guest of friends at Mil - ford.
 n Miss Gladys Sleeves of Prospec is spending the holidays with he e sister, Mrs. Edgar H. Beers of Strat
 ford avenue.
 Mrs. Ella J. Peck of Waterbury l. has returned to her home afte y spending a few days with her sor Il Louis E. Peck of Main street. d A very attractive church weddin a took place this morning at St. ,James 1t church when Miss Josephine Albregh l. daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Nicho1a ,e Afbreght of Nichols avenue, becam ,- the bride of Lieutenant Charles Cop ,e ley of Bridgeport. The bride, who if one of the we'll known young ladies c .d Stratford, having lived here all he ,, life, was dressed in a. gown of whit n crepe de chene and carried a shove if bouquet of white roses The brides . >, in a gown of light blue and carried ,t pink bouquet.
 e- The groom was a member of the fs . nous Y. D. outfit and served nearl ,o two years overseas, having been on . of the first to go across. He WE oe wounded several times and was in tn - hospitals seven times. He also ha aa seven bullets lodged in his body, th last of which was removed last Ma, Ir1- hot he VIE = ;. awarded a distinguished service meda IL Croix de Guerre, besides several othe
 citations. The best man was ATbe
 Albreght. The wedding was performe
 at o'clock fby Father O'Connor, pa: he tor of St. James church, the churc he being filleld to it's capacity with rels g. lives and friends. Following the ce- h. enony a wedding breakfast W. be served at the home of the brides p; ve rents after which the happy coup
 left town on honeymoon trip whic IF. will be spent at Boston and places