Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-23
NEWARKERs IN town.


They Examine tho Method of Using
the Election booths.
Mayor Haynes, City Clerk Rembertop,
Alderman Mccormick, and Burgesser HUM
of Newark, N. j., were in town yesterday
and examined the election booths which
are used here. The visiting aldermen are
members of the Newark election committee.
They arrived here at II O'Clock and were
met at the depot by Mayor Peck, Town
Agent Reynolds, City Clerk Downs and
Clerk McGann. At the city hall they were
met by Town CLERK Brethauer, President
Chandler of the board of aldermen, Assist
ant City Clerk Martin, Auditor Lake and
Chairmen Shannon and Daley of the
democratic and republican town committees.
After being shown about the building the
visitors were taken to the town agents
Office, where q number of the election booths
were put up. The working of the booths and
the general method of conducting elections
were explained by Town Clerk Brethauer and
Messrs. Shannon and DALEY. This over, the
Newark gentlemen, accompanied by dele
cation of the city and town governments,
were driven out over East Rock and then to
Springside farm, where luncheon was served.
They were shown all over the new almshouse
and then were taken to Hills Homestead at
Savin Rock where dinner was served. The
visitors took late afternoon train for home.
THE sANGERFEsr, NEXT WEEK.
Big Crowds Expected-Germans Pre-
pairing for the Event.
Next Thursday the fifth state festival of
the German singing societies of Connecticut
will begin at Hartford, and If the weather is
at all pleasant, it will be the most successful
yet held. The prizs contest takes place at
Foot Guard armory on Monday evening. In
the first class the Concordia of Waterbury,
and the Menuerchor of Hartford, are the
contestants. The Waterbury society will
have about sixty active singers and the
MSnnerchor about forty. Both societies
have been very active in their rehearsals
and, of course, are pretty evenly matched.
The director of the Waterbury Is Professor
Bartlett, who hes often led the society 10
victory, and that of the Mannerchor's, Pro-
lessor Peters of New Haven, has attained
similar success. In the second GLASS
the Germanias of Bridgeport, Bergischs
Harmonic of New Haven, Hermanns-
sohne Msnnerohor of New Britain,
and Concordia of Bridgeport are the cons
testants. These are also pretty evenly
matched and whatever society SECURES the
third class are the Liedertafel of Rockville,
Concordia of Seymour, Liederkranz of Thorn
aston, Lyra of Waterbury, M@nnerchr of
Union City and Liederkranz of Southington.
The third class will lead off, singing first,
the second and first classes folio wing. The
prizes are: First class, silver wreath In
frame. Second class, first prize, large Amer
| lean silk flag; second prize, marble bust of
| Mozart. Third class, first prize, silver cup;
| second prize, gold bullion wreath. The
prizes were put on exhibition yesterday in
Schall's windows. They are valued about
$500.
Reserved seats for Foot Guard armory are
sold at Schall's. In addition to the singing
societies of the state, the singing of the csle-
brated Miss Rose Stewart of Boston and the
| fine playing of Mr.. Isodore Troostwyk, the
celebrated violinist, late of Amsterdam Hol-
land, will make it an interesting evening for
the music loving people Of Hartford.
| Weeds band has been engaged for the en-
tire frst day, and will also play for the ball
| at Germania hall in the evening.
Colts band will do escort duty to and from
Foot Guard armoIy Monday evening, and
| has also been engaged for all day Tuesday.
The grand parade takes place Tuesday morn
ing, and will be reviewed by Governor
Buckley, Mayor Dwight and the Hartford
city officials in front Of city hall promptly at
| 1890 that morning.
Citizens living on the route of the march
| will, irrespective of nationality, decorate in
honor OF the visitors.
| for the two-days' festival will be nearly 49,
| 600, a good part of 1t having been already
vouched by German citizens of Hartford.