Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-17
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Male ChOtr-HIerfden PeOple-NTilftary Visitors-ShOre Improv rovements-Steamer George R. Kelsey-Tan Fishing. The Hartford male choir picnicked at Savin Rock yesterday. The party, which num- bered about 100, sat down to fine clambake at Skeeles', under his new frame pavilion erected this summer in the grove at the top of Savin sRock hill near the refreshment
 headquarters. The new pavilion is open at
 the sides and roofed, and provided with rows of tables and benches. The party dined sumptuously. The bake, which was forty five minutes in preparation and was done to perfection, contained great array of blue fish, haddock hake l0bsters, round clams, long clans, potatoes, oysters, etc., which with tea, coffee, bread and butter, etc., made up seashore meal which the parties from the State capital found greatly to their liking and attacked with hearty relish, with appe- tites rendered keen by the pleasures of hoi- day jaunt and life at the seashore The bake was prepared near by Skeeles' pavilion (by the steaming process upon bed of fiat stones heated red hot with seaweed covering) close to the opening jaws of the deep artesian well which was sunk a year ago, the upper part of which is square and as large the seashore rooms in some of the smaller cot tages. This. underground spot is a very cool place and is used as refriger- ator. Some of the more curious of the choir were honored with peep into the F'infernal regions, D the ponderous wooden cover which hides the abyss being lifted. The scene dis closed and the proximity of the ascending ,o1ro ko bo1- and invoke the presence of the witches in Macbeth. None appearing they repaired to the seashore, where they were consoled at once by the sight of sea nymphs disporting in the glassy waters The choir, numbering some thirty-fve members, in the morning took sail on one of the many large sharpies which lie at the shore ready for parties wish ing sail on the broad bosom of the Sound They invoked the muse of song soon after starting and interspersed their sail with many finely given selection during a two hours sail, their harmonies sounding over the waters, affording delight to listeners along shore and out in other sailboats, a number of which, including Captain Tuttle's, of Fair Haven, which had a large party on board, fol lowed in the wake of the choir boat during it's entire trip. No dolphins were at hand, charmed by the music, ready to afford the adventurous singers @ safe journey on their backs to port, but Barker's jolly crew needed no fnny help, their pilot being trusty and true and none but favoring winds prevailing. Happily they chose the morning for in the afternoon various parties of on the deep were becalmed and lay long baking in the torrid heat of the midsummer sun, with the water as smooth as mill pond and shining lazily. The visit of the choir and it's reputa- tion drew quite 8 company of visitors from this city.
 The shore was also visited yesterday by about 300 from Meriden, this picnic being under the auspices of the First Baptist church, of which Rev. Dr. True, who has recently returned from trip to Europe, was formerly pastor, but which is at present with out shepherd. They were under the care of the Sunday schools efficient superintendent MT. Miller, and were accompanied by quite number of well known and prominent Meri- den friends, some of whom formed New Ha- ven acquaintances and rejoieed in the solemn fact that this city carries a ponderous Demo- cratic majority, whileI Iregretfully they added such was not the case in Meriden. They also indulged in a clam-bake, and were evidently men of the right stamp despite their enthusi- asm for Hancock.
 The National Blues, Captain Thomas had their annual target shoot at the shore also yesterday. The woods near Savin Rock echoed with the crack of their rifles as they blazed away, tallying good, bad and indiffer- ent scores and doing some good average shooting. When relieved from the work of the day they took in the pleasures of the day with great zest, and sundry impromptu pro sessions, headed by the fife and drum corps, marched about at the Rock and among the throngs at Howes' pavilion, to the boom ing of the big bass drum, the rattle of the snare drum and the music of the ear-piercing fife, having a fine time A number of the old officers and friends of the company were down visiting the old corps and adding to the interest of the day.
 The steamer George R. Kelsey has finished her engagement on the New York and Coney Island route and now is making, except Sat urdays, daily fishing trips, starting from sev- eral points at New York city and going to the fishing banks off Long Branch. One party of 125 had splendid success, catching in four or five hours 5000 pounds of seabass black fish, porgies, bluefsh, etc. The sail is 80 miles. New Haven parties are taking in this trip, going by night boat to New York, start ing in the Kelsey from pier North river, and returning in the afternoon in time to get back home on the 5:15 p> m. train out of New York
 Mir. John M. Lines, of Woodbridge, who rented his cottage at the shore this summer, has just erected barn on the rear of land in the neighborhood, which is of very tasteful design and appearance, and which is provided with stalls, room for the coachman and other accommodations. It is thought that MT. Lines has some intention of erecting next fall fine cottage in front. MT. Lines is summering this season at his residence on Woodbridge Hills, where in the hottest days there is generally cool breeze. He is one of the pioneer cottage occupants at the shore, having resided there every summer for about thirteen years past.
 MT. Augustus Smith, formerly proprietor of the Beach House, West Haven, is summer ing at the shore house on Bradleys Point, the rocky point just below Savin Rock, where he has few guests, among whom is Mir. David Clark, a popular Rochester, N Y, gentleman, who formerly stopped with MT. Smith at the Beach House. Mir. Smith is building hotel in Waterbury.
 Depot Improvements at Bridgeport.