Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-18
Connecticut Turnerbund.

The Number Going from New Haven The Programme of the Exel cises.
 Turn Hall was lively with young athletes
 last evening, as it has been during the week,
 who were getting in trim for the great con-
 tests next week at Hartford. The expecta-
 tions are that very large number will go from the societies of the State. Rockville, Bridgeport, New Britain, Meriden, New Ha
 ven, Waterbury, Ansonia and other cities will send large delegations. Hartford ex- poets about l, ,5OO, beside host of visitors aside from the competing Turner's. From the Turn Verein of this city about sixty will go tonight, of whom 35 are active members, and 300 or 400 will go Tuesday of next week. The New Haven society is 200 strong, of which G5 are active members. It has taken the first prize in the annual turnerfest for three or four years, and it hopes to this year. The society of Meriden is it's strongest rival.
 The seventh annual festival of German Turner's of the State opens this evening at Hartford. At 8:30 there will be reception of visiting Turner's at Union depot and 8 grand torchlight procession to headquarters, Music Hall. On Sunday the prize exercises at Union Grove will begin and in the even ing there will be an entertainment et Music Hall. Monday forenoon will continue the prize exercises and grand picnic will be held in the afternoon. In the evening the different societies will exhibit their special ties at Music Hall. On Tuesday there will be grand parade, picnic and ball, and the award of prizes will be made at the ball in the evening. Weeds full military band will furnish music for the various entertainments and c. H. Murphy will prompt at the ball. Everything looks most favorable fer very successful and interesting turnerfest and all ha ovaraicaa xUi1 lOn infor The Proposed Park in Fair Haven. Considerable Discussion tn Relation
 ThereiO-The Extension of Lloyd Street
 Involved.
 The residents in the vicinity of the junc- tion of East Grand and Lloyd streets have of late been considerably exercised owing to the purchase of the Maltby property by the Messrs. Blatchley, fearing that as the recent were anxious to have Lloyd street extended through to Clay street that they would erect tenement houses on their prop erty. When the extension of the street was asked for a. remonstrance was circulated l which received 8 large number of names pro- testing against the extension of Lloyd street. | The IMessrs. Blatchley, fearing a remon-
 
 property, it is said, obtained | the signatures of the parties | from whom the purchase was made that they l would make no objection to the Lloyd street | extension. The residents in the vicinity of | the Maltby estate are desirous of having the | made into park snd they have | asserted that every effort would De made to oppose the extension of Lloyd ,treet, knowing that if the property could be l made into park that row of tenement houses on Lloyd street would disconcert their plans. All that has been done toward the of the street is the removal of number of trees on Grand street, the work being virtually at standstilI at present. On he northern and eastern ends of the and new fences are being built, and bout one hundred feet from Grand street ID Jackson street cellar has recently been lug The matter is the all absorbing topic if the residents and many are anxiously wait ng the action of the Court of Common Council in regard to the extension.