Connecticut western news., 1881-09-07

brass band accompanied the veterans. The wore a red ribbon, having fought in the Rev. olutionary war, the Zulu war, and discovered the Cannibal Islands of Otis, was also there. Among the many other notables were Lieuten- ant Governor Byron Weston of Dalton, and Col. Weller of Pittsfeld. When the train started out of Bridgeport there were nine cars attached, all heavily loaded, which made it exceedingly lively for conductor Lane. The traffic on that train was largely increased by the circus in Harrington, the West Cornwall bands excursion to Parlor Rock, and Coup's circus in Bridgeport, besides the above reunion.
 The Winsted unmarried men defeated the married men of that place in game of base ball the other day with a score of 30 to 6. Now we've got a proposition to propose. Let's get up a match between :he quill drivers | and the ministers of this region. It would be | as good as circus for the spectators, besides testing the honesty of the accident insurance companies. We'll proceed to organize nine. Firstly to begin with, we nominate Pinney of l ed ball, being great big muscular fellow, with vim enoughIto knock over a meeting house. Then for catcher, there's Bob. Erwin of the Gazette another big fellow, who is a mem. l Der of the fat mems clambake. The ball would be sure to stop when it got to him, ! as he couldn't dodge swift one, and if he couldn't catch it in his hands he would in his vest front and as for fowls-why he's reg ular Sandtowner on taking fowls. James, of the Thomaston Express would make good short.stop, as he could calculate to the da phragmatical hypothenuse of a parallelogram just where the batter would strike. For first base Addis of the Windsor Locks Journal is just the huckleberry he could plant his little | foot on the base, and so bewilder the runner that before he could decide whether to crawl under it, or scoot for second, he'd be put out Cheney, of the Bridgeport Eagle can go on second base, where he'll have 0 chance to catch flies" in his plug hat. Hayes, of the Torrington Register might go on third where there's nothing to do but lie easy (he's used to that,l and swear at the felders and what d'ye.c him-that New Hartford Tribune chap-weW put him in left field, where the most errors are required and where most of the passwords go, while Cole, of the Bethel
 Ledger smokes cigarettes in centre field, with the Newtown Bee man sucking clover tops in
 the right. There. isn't that strong team
 What say? oh, us ? well, we'll stand where the batter can bat us under the jaw, and
 shout, Out on frstl Foul play Run you
 sucker, you got to run! etc. Who seconds the motion?
 BARNES REUNION. About one hundred and fifty members of the Barnes family at,
 tended the seventh Barnes reunion at Seaside
 Park in Bridgeport recently, although GOO invitations were sent out. Last year 300 at. tended. The delegations from Bristol and Plainville were delayed some time by the
 train being late, but when they arrived they
 brought with them the Bristol orchestra
 which is composed largely of Barneses. Al
 the hotel all members of the family were
 given an opportunity to register their names
 on book kept in the hands of the secretary
 for that purpose, giving their age, sex, occu
 patton, residence, &c, through which consd
 erable information is procured in making uI
 the genealogy of the family.
 The first attempt made at these family
 gatherings dates back from ten or twelve years ago at Compounce Lake near Southing
 ton; picnic was held by one of the Barnes families living in the above town, and the
 next year two or more families of the same
 name joined together in the same manner, anC | IilS SdtASAluoS lLhNo SlLCS EioWu SO IALdV uul
 ing the past three years they have been helG
 annually, and all bearing the name have beer , invited.
 The geneaiogy of this family has beer traced up to one John Barnes who came iron , England, settled in the vicinity of Hartford
 in this state, somewhere about 1870. One o the officers saiC in Bridgeport that ther' were a large number bearing that name il | this state there being upwards of one hun
 dred families in and about New Haven alone
 The business meeting was called to orde at shortly after 1 o'clock by the secretar. . Carlyle F. Barnes, of Bristol, and letter , were read from Loring P. Barnes, banker, o Boston; W. A. Barnes, attorney, New York J. C. Barnes, merchant Buffalo; c. B., J. B. ] and c. P. Barnes, jewellers Louisville, Ky l and others. Surgeon General Barnes c !, Washington, D. c. was invited, but did no respond.
 The day was pleasant, and all seemed t a enjoy themselves; large number of ladie
 were present. A principal feature of tn
 occasion was ap old-fashioned Rhode Islan : clambake. The tables wore set in the pavi e ion near the beach.