Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-12
SHEEP BAKE AT COmPOUNCE.


 A Large Party Of Prominent Men Who Will Make Tomorrow Jol- 1y Holiday on the Shores of the SOuthington Lake.
 Lake Compounce will be a gay place to- morrow. It will be visited by gathering of some 100 prominent men of New Haven, Bridgeport and others neighboring towns, and a true southern barbecue of sheep will he one of the chief features of the occa- sion. Selectman John I. Goodrich is in charge of the arrangements for the occa- sion and among those who will attend are Lieutenant Governor s. E. Merwin, ex- Governor H. B. Bigelow, Postmaster N. D. Sperry, General George H. Ford, Gen ersl Geyrge M. Harmon, ex-Judge s. A. York, Selectman H. H. Strong, Attorney James P. Pigott, Theodore A. Futile, Se- lectman John I. Goodrich, Samuel H. Crane of the Elliott house, F. A. Gilbert of Bos- ton and William Mitchell of Milford. The gathering will be notable one and the ex- cursion is revival of the Iron Pot asso- citation which fourished about thirty years ago, and included among it's members a large number of the prominent men of the state. The party will go by special train, leaving the Union depot at 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning, and will return at 6:3O in the evening The trip to Southington will be short and pleasant one, and from there the party will go in carriages to Lake Compounce. where the sheep bake will be held. After-dinner speeches will be made l by number of those present, and a gay social time will be enjoyed by everyone EAT MEN AT TSEAsTDEPAR The Heavy Weights Eat Their Ewen. ty-Sixth Annual Dinner in Fridge. 1 port.
 | A small group of about fifty fat men members of the association, gathered a Seaside park, Bridgedort, yesterday to ca their twenty-sixth annual dinner at Bow en's pavilion.
 The business meeting was called tt order by the president, Judge D. B. Lock wood of Bridgeport, at noon. The min | utes of the last meeting were read by tn secretary and treasurer, P. H. Murphy O | westport A. W. Wallace of Bridgepor said he did not think it advisable to chang the personnel of the officers, although h thought the vice presidents who were no present should at least have sent regrets Officers were elected as follows: Presi dent, Judge D. B. Lockwood of Bridge port; secretary and treasurer, P. Fl Murphy of Westport, who has hell that office for nine successive years vice presidents, sChauncey Morris Dr. Fanyou and F. s. Stevens 0 Bridgeport, P. J. Brennan and D. H. Nun son of New York, Elliot Whitman c Springfield and George M. Cole of Bethel The calling of the next meeting was left t the president.
 At o'clock the annual repast was as saulted. Some of those there, with thei weights, were Chauncey Morris 254, Wi liam E. Knapp of Stamford 290, Dr.Josep Fanyou of Bridgeport 225, D. H. Munso of New York BOA, E. T. Jennings of Dar bury PA, George Gardiner of Danbur 220, Silas B. Yeats of Danbury 21( James Goodfellow of New Haven 238, Els Stevens of Bridgeport 2O5, D. s. Wad worth of Hartford 311, J. H. French Bridgeport POT, O. B. Cole of Bridgepol 191, George w. Wilson of Bridgeport 19I E. F. Schmidt of Birmingham 242, G. \ Cole of Bethel 2O2, A. W. Wallace 22 Judge D. B. Lockwood 337, and B. Brothwell 205, all of this city; L. L. Whi man of Springfield 267, P, H. Murphy { , Westport 305.
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