Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-07
THE HARVEST FEsTIvAL.
An Exciting Skating Race for Anna.
teurs TO.Night


An Exciting Skating Race for Anna
tours Tonight.
Lincoln rink was scene of gaiety and ex-
citement last evening with its stirring music,
its skaters, its dancers, its rowing gypsies and
its Mikado dressed ladies. To safely cross
the floor required an expert in lodging, while
professional pedestrian would hardly at
tempt tour of the hall. Harmony divis-
ion brought out it's finest looking ladies for
table walters, and French chocolate and
Maplecroft ice cream flowed freely. Hun
dreds of the visitors were probably not
members of any temperance organization,
but were present to show their friendship for
the cause. Tonight the msnag ement have
arranged for skating race for amateurs,
men, in fact, who will attach themselves to
pair of roll er skates for the fist time. The
contestants as follows: G. Camp, F. J..
Rice, w. Pursell, G. L. Sanford, G. E. Hart,
I. L. Townsend, E. E. Okeson. G.. I. Staley,
H. G. Sheppard, J. Mccarthy, R, Rounds R.
Thompson. These are, all prominent members
of Harmony division. The conditions are
that the one making the most circuits in the
10 minutes is presented with railroad ticket
to Jacksonville, Florida, and return, upon the
occasion of the meeting of the national tenn
perance convention next spring. The start
is made promptly at 9 o'clock. Following
Lincoln and Mr.. G. L. Ayers, assistant ticket
agent at the Union depot. Both of these
gentlemen are experts upon the rollers.
Another race whirle is to rest entirely on its
merits is between Miss Matte Hunter and
Mr.. G. Ct. Cook, both members of Harmony
division. Miss Hunter, although quite
young, is considered of 1.-THE best lady
skaters in the city, (which Mr.. Cook holds
similar rank among the gentlemen. Both
parties 10th to any undue prominence,
and only consent to this exhibition at the
earnest desire of the division. The race is
also for one mile. Tonight being "Grand
Army night" another immense gathering
may be expected
A Brutal Assault.
John A. Shackley, Meriden saloon keep
er, was brutally assaulted Tuesday night by
two roughs. Shackley's skull was fractured,
and he may die.
Entertainments.
BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The stPassion Slave' as being presented at
this opera house this week by Mr.. Winnett
and an excellent company continues to draw
large houses at each performance.
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
On Friday and Saturday evenings and Sat
urday afternoon Mr.. Frank I. Frayne and
his company, with Miss Eugene De Forest
leading lady, will appear at this opera
house in 'FMardo, the Hunter" During the
performance stIngersell, % said to be the larg-
est lion in captivity, will be exhibited, as
will also the great acting dogs "Jack" and
GERRY"
MYRA GOODWIN IN ISIS"
Miss Myra Goodwin as isis" drew quite a
large audience at the New Haven Opera
House last evening. The play has one great
merit in that it keeps its heroine on the stage
almost every moment. In fact the audience
did not seem to care about ISIS" at all, but
only for Miss Goodwin's singing, dancing and
drumming. Miss Goodwin is charming
little soubrette, who does everything she at
tempts gracefully, artistically and without
the slightest affectation:: The hit of the
evening was her solo on the snare drum, a
real novelty which took the house quite by
storm. ''Sis" will be repeated this evening
and those who want to be amused should see