The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-03
MANY HONOR
 F Q. RHODES
Much Interest Shown in Tournament at Cupheag
 Club.
Especial to The Times.)


 from his late home this afternoon, being largely attended. MT. Rhoades who was one of the best known Stratford residents, had always taken an active interest in the affairs of the 1 town and his advice which has been | sought on many occasions will be | missed by many. Politically, he was a Republican and was one of the ac- | tive workers of the party in Strat- | ford, having served as a. member of the Republican town committee at l various times. He was a member Of | the Masonic fraternity, of Okenuck l tribe of Red Men and was a, past president of the Cupheag club. He was also a member of Christ church and had been an active worker in the church for many years. For the past four years Mir Rhoades had been en- ployed at the Remington Arms Co.,, part of the time being engaged by the company as an expert accountant and at the time of his death was working for the government at the factory in a similar capacity. Burial took place in Union cemetery this afternoon, the Rev c. c. Kennedy conducting the services.
 Surprises may come and surprises may go, but the surprise Leon Nate Osborne sprung on his friends when it was announced that Nate will soon leave the bunch to settle down in a neat little home of his own mak- ing, with a. life partner, none other than one of the well known young ladies of the town, will finger for a long, long time.
 The surprise that Nate sprung On fho hI7r hoT +ay than the surprise the bunch sprung on Nate April Fools Day when they rendered him a tin shower R the rooms of the Ding Bat club in honor of the coming event. Nate was the recipient of many useful aticles which he at first could not see the use of until Walter Park thoroughly explain ed their value to complete a. home. MT. Parks presentation speech being so thoroughly explanatory brought teas to the eyes of the happy Nate who was unable to reply in his usual witty manner but he will undoubte d1y rem member the bunch as he calls them when the wedding breakfast is served.
 Those who took part in the surprise shower included Walter Park, Charles
 Chick Lane, Charles Wheeler, Harry Hull, Moses Hyde, George Webb, IT, wing Webb Herbert Buck, Joseph
 Yates, Henry Wells, James La1ly, Olaf Unlbehagen, Fred Palmer and Charles Miller.
 Good Friday services were held from 12 o'clock noon to 5 D. m. in the auditorium of the Congregational church. The time was divided into six half hour services with a five min ute interrnission between services. At l each service there was singing, medi- tation of the last words of Christ The speakers were Dr. Herbert s. Brown Rev. James E. Rees, Rev. Morris Dunk1ee, Rev. G. Herbert Ekins of Bridgeport, Rev. William c. H. Moe of Westport, Rev, A. F. Chamberlain of Stratford and Rev R. C.. White head, pastor of the Congregational church
 Two of the most interesting and closest games of the tournaments now going on at the Cupheag club were played Thursday evening when s. S. Beardsley defeated F. L. Hanson at billiards by the score of 100 to 96. In 1 the pool game A. H. Ball defeated
 William H. Dart by the same score Both of the. games were close throughout and at no time did any ] of the players have more than a ten | point lead. The games were witness
 ed by a large number of the members l of the club who all agreed that they 1 were the best ever played in any ot 1 the clubs former tournaments. ] Mir. and Mrs. Howard Lacey of Main 1 street are rejoicing over the advent 1 of a young daughter in their family. i Both mother and daughter are doing nicely.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Smith will spend 1 Easter Sunday visiting their daughters
 in New York.
 MT and Mrs. William Beard ot l Ferry boulevard are spending the
 Easter holidays as the guests of Mir
 and Mrs. Charles Brown at Scotland Conn. They left town yesterday 1 turn on Monday.
 Fred Baldwin of Oronoque, thu
 youngest son of MT. and Mrs. Fl
 Baldwin, had the misfortune to GU the back of his hand with an axe. H'
 was chopping wood at the time anC
 in some manner the axe slipped, com
 ing down on the back of his hand H.
 received medical attention from {
 Shelton physician and is now recover
 ing from the injury
 Se1ectman ReinhoId Person o
 East Broadway is having dn elegan sun parlor built on the east side o his home. MT. Persson has wonder
 fully improved his place since it cam into his possession and the latest i'm provement is one of the best ones h has made.
 : Plumb 6 Bartram, the 1oca grocers, have purchased a new hors for their delivery business.
 Hiram Smith of White street, ha
 so far recovered from his recent i'll
 ness as to be able to be about agai1 , Mrs. Thomas Miller, formerly Mis Edith Park of Mount Carmel, ha t l been spending a week as the gues of her mother, Mrs. John Park ( l East Broadway.