Connecticut western news., 1893-10-05


 Charles Pulver was in Winsted over Sunday.
 Miss Josie Middlebrook, of Sharon, gently.
 Bouquets of autumn leaves of match less beauty graced the Congregational church Sunday.
 Twenty or more from this vicinity at tended Forepaugh's circus at Millerton Monday night.
 The business meeting of the Y.P.S.C. E. was held with Mrs Roman Seegar, Tuesday night.
 Next Sunday Rev O. W. Hanna will use as his topic for the morning service 1.-The Parliament of Religions" which was held at Chicago few weeks since.
 Mrs John chamberlain, of Bridge port, is visiting at Mrs John Crandall's.
 Charles B. How'd, of Manchester, stopped with relatives from Thursday till Monday on his return from the Worlds Fair.
 Mir Briscoe, who once was proprietor of the H. R. R. House, was guest in town Sunday.
 Miss Mena Burgert, of New York, has been spending few days in this vicinity.
 A foot ball has been added to the sports connected with the D. M. Hunt School. A team will be organized we understand.
 Mrs Pierre Mundry and Miss Maude are visiting relatives in Hudson.
 Rev MT Hanna illustrated his sketch of the big fair with large map, six by ten feet in dimensions. The descrip- tion was very we'll presented as all who heard it testify.
 The Brinton brothers, with others, shot four coons Saturday night. They have taken 25 in one month.
 Ambrose Holsapple. of Amenia. and John O. Smith, of Sharon, were guests in town Sunday.
 The town of Canaan voted license by six majority. Geo. W. Hall and Geo. V. Capron, r., and Charles Hanchett, d., were elected selectmen. MT Capron's name was on both tickets.
 Harry and Paul Mead are attending school at Exeter, N. H.
 PARADE OF THE DRUM CORPS.
 The city of New Haven took on 8 gala day appearance last week Wednes- day, the 27th ult., the occasion being the eighth annual convention and carni- val of the fife and drum corps from all over the state. The corps began to ar- rive at nine o'clock and by eleven the grand tournament of 27 fife and drum corps were in line all playing at once and different pieces. They were pre- ceded by six policemen walking in line followed by Deputy Sheriff Brackett, of North Haven, as marshal, and Charles Bunnell, president of the association, on horseback. They started from the Green up Elm to York street thence to Chapel, to Church, to Congress ave- nue, then countermarched through sev- eral of the principal streets and back to Church in front of city hall, where they were reviewed by the city officials and an address of welcome by Mayor Sar- gent was delivered after the several drum corps had joined in playing one or two pieces in unison. Quoting from the Evening Register, ''it was the finest | parade of the kind ever seen in the city" Business in the vicinity of city hall was suspended and everybody | seemed elated with their appearance | and the strains of martial music. The Morris Drum Corps of New Haven. 16 men and two bass drums, had the right I of the line, then came the Young Mems T. A. B. Drum Corps of Meriden, IT men; G. w. Barber Drum Corps of Hartford, 13 men; Eveline B. of Hart | ford, 17 men; R. H. Comstock Drum | Corps of Ivoryton, 15 men; Bunnell's Drum Corps of New Haven, eight men Henry G. Hubbard of Middletown, 22 men; Mattatuck Fife and Drum Corps of Waterbury, 20 men. This corps had four bass drums. Then Meriden Flute and Drum Corps, 12 men, Father Mat thew Cadet Drum Corps of Hartford, 20 men; Bolden's Drum Corps (colored) of Hartford, 10 men; Hellman's Advance Drum Corps of Waterbury, IA men; St. Aloysius of Waterbury, 12 boys; O.. V. Coffin of Middletown, 15 boys; East hampton Fife and Drum Corps, IA men with long snare drums; Moodus Drum Corps, 20 men; Connecticut of New Haven, 12 men; Say brook Drum Corps. eight men; B. Douglas Flute and Drum Corps of Middletown, 12 men; Clinton Drum Corps, eigbt men; Meriden Flute and Drum Band, 13 men; Citizens Drum | Corps, Seymour, 20 men; East Hampton Fife and Drum Corps, IA men; South | Norwalk Fife and Drum Corps, f2 men; Ansonia Drum Corps, 15 men; and s. H. Brigham's Drum Corps, Hartford, 16 men.
 There was an exhibition of individual and corps drumming on the Green for prizes, few of which we give For ancient drumming, the Bunnell of New Haven took first prize. Modern drum ming, Father Mathew of Hartford. Pic colo and flute, band, Hellman' s Advance of Waterbury. Fancy piccolo playing, Walter Phoenix, Meriden, first prize J. W, Phoenix, his father, 2d prize. Fancy drumming, Bolden's (colored), Hartford The Moodus made the most noise of any and was closely seconded by the Mattatucks. Both corps were dressed in the Continental uniform with with drums like those used at the battle of Bunker Hill. The city was we'll walked up and there were thousands oi of people assembled on the Green and along the streets through which the corps passed. Dinner was served al Lincoln Rink, where grand ball was held in the evening, 25O couples taking part The ball was preceded by fine military drill by one or moro drum corps. The Bunnells Corps had the finest uniforms of any.