Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-03
AT THE WEST SHORE.

AT THE WEST SHORE.
Heavy Traffic Yesterday Sacred |
Concerts ON Oriental Park Pier |
Hops at Woodmont-Among the |
Cottagers-The Owanux Canoe Club |
An Infants Narrow Escape-HOtel
Arrivals-Cottagers Complain, Etc.
The West Haven horse railroad company
found yesterdays big traffic to the shore
no exception to the regular Sunday crowds
from the city. The rest and recreation
seekers were quiet and orderly and were
| we'll provided with accommodation for
| conveyance to and from the shore. The
| threatening weather of the morning de-
| layed the greater number of excursionists
until the afternoon, when two cars were
time is observed on Sundays and the new
ly arranged time table, by which cars run
at intervals of ten minutes, is found
great improvement over the old system.
The run to Railroad grove is now made in
forty minutes. 1t is really remarkable
| that in spite of the vast numbers weekly
| conveyed to the Rock not single accident
| worthy of mention has occurred on the
road in number of years.
Members of the K. o. J. society of New
Haven celebrated their twentieth anniver-
sary at Merwin's Point Thursday evening.
They were carried to the shore in barges:
Another of the series of weekly sacred
| pier last evening. The. music was both
vocal and instrumental, contributed almost
entirely by shore residents.
Miss Minnie Maun, daughter of Cottager
Mann of Beach street, ia spending few
days!at Bath, L. I. She is expected home
this week.
Miss Louise Aldrich of Providence is at
| Woodmont.
The third of the series of hops at Wood
mont was held at the Pembroke hotel, Sat-
urday evening, and was the most success
full given thus far. About four hundred
were in attendance to enjoy the hospitality
of Proprietor Lawrence. The dancing
program was preceded by banquet and
orchestral concert. The participants in
cluded cottagers from Woodmont and
Savin Rock, as well as guests of the hotel
and visitors from New Haven, Ansonia,
Birmingham and Springfield. Refresh
| ments were served in the private dining
hall.
The next hop will be given at the Bonsi-
leue, Saturday evening. The two hotels
at Woodmont alternate in giving these re-
captions and each Saturday night is made
pleasant by one of these happy events, to
which cottagers and friends are ever well
| come.
The new ordinance recently enacted by
the authorities of West Haven Is already
beginning to be executed.
The Connecticut Concrete company will
| soon begin work on Main street, Beach
street and Washington avenue.
| Gottaoara Ad1ar and Herr with their
respective families, leave for Saratoga to-
day.
Cottager Isaac Rosenberg departs for
the same place on the 18th to join his
family, who are already there.
Caterer Stuart will dine the Heavy Ar
tillery G. on Sept. 2 at Miller's pavilion.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. N. Welton, also Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Perrigo are at the Month
cello cottage, Woodmont.
A program of unusual interest has been
prepared by the Owanux Canoe club,
which will hold regatta and encampment
at Woodmont from August 1 to 8. The
events for tomorrow and Wednesday in
clude sailing and tandem races for trophies.
A parade of Illuminated canoes will occur
on Wednesday evening, followed by light
ing of big camp fires. A large tent will
be erected for members.
A lawn party was given at the Squires
/
ing last. Many friends from the city at
tended.
Miss Grace Kelsey is visiting at Nyack,
N. Y.
Miss Ida Atkinson of Middletown is a
guest of Miss Carrie Putnam of Beach
street.
James P. Mulcahy, superintendent of
letter carriers at Woonsocket, R. l., with
his newly made bride, formerly Miss Sarah
A. Koran of the same place, are stopping
at the O'Connell house at the Rock. Mr..
Mulcahy is popular gentleman in his
native city, and has wide circle of
friends in New Haven. Mrs. Koran is al
SO we'll known here as lady of rare accom-
| p1ishments. This is the last of a list of
places which the young people have Wis
J tied, and they will soon return to Woon-
, socket where they will reside permanently.
Miss Lillian Coburn, who died in this
, city last week, was for several seasons
past guest at Cottager Waldron's on
Oriental Peak.
Cottagers Brown and Myer are having
concrete walks laid.
What might have proved horrible
| fatality was narrowly averted last week at
the Rock. The infant daughter of Mr. M
O'Connell, proprietor of the hotel that
has his name, was left in it's carriage for 6
moment just outside the hotel on the walk.
At an unhappy time and when the nurse
had left the child in an apparently safe
pair of horses attached to horse cal
which had just reached the terminus
, of the route became frightened
and breaking loose from the car dashed uI
the street where the carriage containing
the sleeping babe rested. The Infatuated
animals struck tree standing within
three or four feet of the precious one and
,, fell. The force of the fall snapped par
of the harness, one piece of which struck
the child on the forehead. Luckily the
force of the blow was broken by the shade
which sheltered the infant from the sun
The parasol was smashed and the wound
on the child's forehead has since healed
though scar remains. The street OF
which the accident occurred is the one
running toward the beach and bounding
one side of the rock proper One OF
: the horses was so badly injured as to ne
cessitate medical attention fol- sometime tt
come. The escape of the child is regarded
as almost miraculous.
To Picnic at savin Rock.
, The New Haven Turn Verein will hole
J its picnic at Savin Rock to-day. The at
: ternoon will be devoted to the various
contests and prize drills. The active
members will leave the green about
o'clock this morning, and will be followed
in the afternoon by the young turner's.
Mutual Aid Association.
At the annual meeting of the Mechanics
Mutual Aid association held last Thursday
evening the following named were elected
officers for the ensuing year: James S
Campbell, president; John F. Keegan
first vice president; J. G. Kennedy, secone
, vice president; Samuel Barker, secretar,
and treasurer. This society is in mos
prosperous condition, paying $40 week.!
to sick members. The sum of $500 hal
: been thus expended since its organization
J August IS, 1888.
From Kansas City.
: Superintendent Henry Brown of Kansas
! City, Mo-, who has charge of the build
ing of the new St. John Lutheran church
Meriden, was in town yesterday visiting
friends. Mr.. Brown is the owner of 32(
| ooras IF land in Missouri on which onv,