Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-22
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Members OF the Handlers Bicycle
Club Present Mr.. Murphy with a
Reversed silver Goblet on a Tray
and Then All Signed the Pledge and
Doomed the Blue Ribbon-An Old
Fashioned Cake Walk at Harry
CIark,s-Omcer O'Reilly Has a New
Uniform.
There was another immense gathering In
the armory last evening and before 7:30
every seat was taken and fully 500 were
standing in the back and around the sides
of the building. As usual, Mr.. Murphy
and Sam were on time at 7:30, and were
followed by President F. J. Hall and near
ly 100 members of the Ramblers Cycle
club. The president presented Mr.. Muir
ply with little token of esteem from the
members of the club, which was
an elegant silver salver with
goblet reversed and soldered firmly to
the salver, on the base of the goblet was
handsome miniature safety bicycle. Sam
De Armitt was presented with handsome
bouquet, a gift from several of the scholars
at the high school. The speakers of the
evening beside Mr.. Murphy were: Judge
Hubbard, Colonel Leavenworth, Judge D.
G. Porter, E. M. Judd, O. z Hart and
Captain Lovejoy from New Haven,
and Sam, with his usual IT am glad
to be here" Notice was given
that Mr. Murphy would bs here at two meetings
on Sunday, one at O'Clock to be for gentlemen
The seats will be catch catch can, FIRST come
first served. There were hundreds who were I'M
| able to get inside the door. There was large
ar of RiQnerS. among whom ,JudpA n
| o. Porter, Chief Engineer Smith, and several
| other prominent citizens. Nearly every member
r Ri BON i'''' o'''' '0' NJ" wears 'l' 'iu'
| There was an old fashioned cake walk at Harry
= series Of dancing contests juss and straight
jigs. There were seven entries, all Of whom were
colored: Tony Smith and his hopeful son, Ben.
! and his son-in-law, Burt Warmsley, Georges
last but not least the veteran George Broadwoll.
awarded WV to Geo George CAB Broadweu, although
the judges decided that on the zerits it was
won BY George Warmsley but the latter gen
| well. Music was furnished by a colorsd fiddler
and portable organ. The musicians are OF
scanty living by their musical talents. One
noticeable fact was that majority of the
anca order T6s contesars boavsr me nreferreG
| the straight liquid.
There promises to be larger attendance al
the athletic entertainment given by the Ram
bers Cycle club In the armory this evening. W
g. Maltby, the champion trick bicyclist, is 6
| favorite here and DR.. Anderson and brother
| with eight Of Yale's best athletes will form an
| attraction that is sure to please.
Thomas S. Carr of the railway postal services /:
| ill at his home on Hall avenue.
David McCune gets through at Simpson, Hail
Miller Co. to-day and will devote his entire time
| to his own growing business.
There are many husbands in the borough who
| will breathe freer now that there is a prospec
| of q let up in the Murphy meetiags, and will bt
| pleased to see their wives once moro seated a
the head Of the supper table and presiding as o.
| have a chance to visit an hour for the doors O.
the armory to be opened, as has been the coudi
tion Of affairs for the past week Some are will.
ing to swear off drinking on Mr.. Murphy's &C
count, but when it comes to eating its anothe
| thing.
large delegation from Meriden came dow
| last evening to hear Mr.. Murphy.
E. s. Parmolee arrived home yesterday from
Judge Hubbard was in New Haven yest'rda,
| to oppose the request of D. NJ Patten of Monte
| wese for another injunction on the working o
the Muddy river pumping station Judge Stud
ley declined to grant the request for the iDjunc
ton.
The boating season on the Jake is about read,
to open, and some Of the yellow fleet of boats ar
now afloat.
The committee of the citizens who are inter
| ested in the establishment OF permanent head
of the borough wore in consultation yesterda.
| with Stanley Botsferd in reference to purchasing
| his place for that purpose. Mr.. Botsfo Offered
to sell out his business and the entire block for
temperance headquarter for $4,000 less than h.
| would dispose Of it for any other purpose.
| The arguments on the Parmelee will case vii
be heard on Monday by Judge Davis.
| Officer Dan O'Reilly was out last evening II
rows Of brass buttons and the regulation polio
| cap.