The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
STORM HALTS ALL BUSINESS
 IN STAMFORD
Party Has Thrilling Exper- fence Getting Back
 From Shelton
Especial to The Times.)

the day and some of the stores at the center closed shortly after noon giv- ing the employees a half holiday which in most cases was spent in shoveling snow. The trolley and train service was badly crippled and only few cars running through the town during the day making it impossible for many of the residents to get to their places of business in Bridgeport and other places Several of the late cars bound for Bridgeport Wednesday night were unable to get to their des- tination and were stalled until yes terday morning when they were shov- eled out by employees of the Connect. cut Company. Along the shore the weather was most severe and an un- usually high tide washed over the dock on Stratford avenue threatening to do damage to some of the building in this vicinity.
 The party of past sachens who went to Ansonia to attend a meeting at the home of their president, Ernest B. Wilcox, had a thrilling experience making the return trip. Cars in An sonia were not running and they were compelled to walk through the blind ing storm from MT. Wileox's resi- dence to Ansonia center, a distance of about three miles where they finally got g. car going as far as South Shel- ton Arriving there they found that the Bridgeport cars were not running and walk of about ten miles was in front of them. Good fortune favored the tired party when a snow blow wended dts way through the storm and hey were carried back to Stratford. arriving there about 2:30 a. I'll.
 The members of the >Stratfor6 bowling team who went to New Ha- ven on the same night had their trou. bles in getting back. home also al- though they were fortunate in com ing through on a regular car which arrived in the center about a. m. yesterday morning.
 An important meeting of Oronoque lodge of Odd Fellows will be held in Odd Fellows hall this evening when the initiatory degree will be conferred on seven candidates by the degree team of the local organization. Final plans will also be made at the meet ing for the entertaining of the mem- bers of Samuel Harris lodge of Bridgeport, who will be the guests of the local members of the order next
 
 visiting members will work the first degree on the class of candidates now taking the degrees of the order. A trolley box located on the pole in l front of the Congregational church got on fire yesterday morning about l 1 a. md was burning the pole when ! it was discovered by the keen eye ] of Officer Hanford Bigelow, who was on duty during the night. Officer Bigelow called Chief Judson, who re.
 sponded and the blaze which was caused by @ short circuit, was quickly i eytinguished.
 ! A special meeting of St. Johns
 lodge, No. 8. A. F. and A. M, was
 held in their hall last evening when
 the M. M. degree was conferred. The
 degree team of the local lodge &C.,
 companied by a delegation of mem bers will journey to Stamford on the evening of Feb. II when they will
 work the M. M. degree for their Stamford brothers.
 Owing to the severe weather of last evening the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Republican club was postponed.
 Miss Helen Dunbar is i'll at hel home on Main street.
 c. Glass of the Bridgeport Trus Go. is assisting at the Stratford Trus Co. for a few days during the Hines s of Miss Helen Bradley and Miss Heller 4 Dunbar, who are both i'll at t1ei home.
 9 Miss Patsey Flanagan, who under 4 went an operation at the Bridgepor q hospital Monday is rapidly recoverin; from the operation.
 ss Officer Leonard Holmes is now tn A only member of the police depart q ment who is on the sick list. the othe H three members who were i'll havin a fully recovered and are back at thei A duties.
 A Miss Emma G. Allen, who recent al resigned her position at the Stratfor ss Trust Co. to accept a position as a: s9 sistant to Town Clerk Joseph I. Fri sS of Fairfield, assisted at her old pos \ ton yesterday, being unable to get 1 N the moro distant one in Fair1e, s owing to the storm. Miss Allen TI presence was WS1CO1tlS hI u M local trust company where it is e: ss pected she will again resume her O.
 duties in the near fture. aa H. Albert Phillips of Bridgeport h; sa purchased the Studley residence ( sa Kings College Place.
 The regular weekly drill of Co. - will be held in their armory on Churc
 street this evening. Following u
 drill the weekly bowling games w
 be rolled.
 The interior of the police hea, a- uuearters is being treated with a CO in of cherry stain. Officer Hanford Big al low, assisted by cardboard to kee e. straight lines, is doing the work ( ar the sidewalks, while Officer Pats of Flannagan, who needs nothing but to paint brush and paint. is doing u le overhead work.
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