Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-04
PARADE TO-DAY

And Other Celebrations In the State
Other Items OF Interest from Many
Secttons-Of In the Richard Law to
Saybrook POInt-Labor Day Celebra-
ton In meriden and New Britain-
None In Bridgeport This Year-Scot-
t1sh Clans Celebrate in NIiddletown.
The members of the Bradley and Hub |
bard Foremen's association of Meriden |
will have their annual outing to day, Sep
tember a, and big time is assured the |
thirty-six who will attend. The foremen
will leave Meridsn on the 7:19 train this
morning for New Haven. Here they will
take the steamer Richard Law for Say
brook Poiut. At this place a clambake
and shore dinner will be served and many
sports enjoyed.
MERIDEN q. A. q.
Senior Vice. Commander Fred N. Carter
and Walter Mason of Merriam post left
Saturday afternoon to join the Connect
out department., G.. A. R., B. & O. six
o'clock train at New York for Indian
apolis. Mr.. Carter had 5x3 inch pictures
of No. 8 in his pocket to please western
visitors and boom the Silver city. His
badge was a unique one with the time
honored wooden nutmeg suspended from
the Merriam post badge.
LABOR DAY IN MERIDEN TO DAY.
In Meriden to-day being Labor day the
usual holiday hours will be observed at
the postofice. The factories, dry goods,
| boot and shoe stores will close all day as
will the banks, law and insurance Offices.
l he or r1efo mil he
closed after 9 q. NJ, az will the barber
shops. The wheel club will start their
sixteen mile handicap road race at 8 q. M,
from the front of George G. Merriam's
North Colony street residence. The fast
est rider will be given $50 gold medal
and also silver cup, the cup, which is a
gift from the club, to be won three times
before 1t becomes the property Of the win
ner.
The Labor day parade will start from
the city park at 10 q. m and speaking will
commence at Terrace garden on the arri-
val of the procession. The usual dancing
will be held.
NO CELEBRATION AT BRIDGEPORT.
BRIDGEPORT, Sept. 3.-There will be no
celebration this year in Bridgeport on ao-
count Of the dull times among the masses.
President Lewis Levy said this morning
that next year Bridgeport would have the
biggest Labor day demonstration in her
history. Secretary P. W. Murray of the
Plumbers union said that there would
have been parade this year if the proper
interest had been displayed at the right
time.
SCOTTISH CLANS TO GATHER TO-DAY.
M1DDLErowN, Sept. 3.-There will be a
grand gathering of the Scottish Clans Of
Connecticut in this city Monday next
under the auspices of Clan McGregor
Four hundred dollars In prizes in the ath.
letic contests. Clans will be present from
Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Meri
| den and other cities.
VERY ILL.
BRIDGEPORT, Sept. 3.-Jamss Kelly, 6
well-known insurance agent here, is very
i'll. Mr.. Kelly is corpulent man with
massive frame. About two months ago be
fell down flight OF stairs. Beyond com
. planning of sharp pain on the right side
! of the neck he knew of no other I'M urieI
from the accident. He was able to b,
) about next day as usual. A few days late
he noticed slight swelling on his necl
where he had previously felt the pain
The swelling has grown into a malignan
1
suited surgical experts who advised hin
. | thst it was too late to operate. Mr.. Kell,
: is now slowly failing with no prospect o
. relief.
THE SAME AS POLITICIANS.
t Meriden's women suffragists will take
hand in the coming elections. They hav
organized and appointed ward committee
in each ward to look after the various de
tails incident to campaign.
al LABOR DAY IN NEW BRITAIN.
Q The trades unions in New Britain vii
. celebrate Labor day to-day in an appropri
- ate manner. There will be parade in tn
morning at 9 o'clock. 1t will form at tn
!, west side of Fountain square and will b
;, headed by the City band. The Painters
% Table Knife, Grinders, Iron Moulders
American Drum corps. Bakers union, Cai
u penters', Cigarmakers' and Spring Knit
~ Makers unions and platoon of police wi
be in line. They will march down Mai
:. street to Park, through Bigelow, to Chest
r: nut, to Elm, to East Main, to Main an
IL down Arch street to Rentsohler's park
!, where there will be athletic contests an
y dancing. It is expected that there will b
u few remarks by local speakers.
| OFF FOR INDIANAPOLIS AND THE WORLD
a FAIR
y The excursion party of local membe,
. of the Grand Army and their friends
a the Grand Army national encampment 6
" Indianapolis to the number of $50 lei
it Saturday by special train on the Philade
10 phia, Reading aud New England road. tt
train will 90 to Indianapolis direct aud O
the return the excursionists will visit th
worlds fair and Niagara Falls. The r,
- turn trip can bs made at any time durin
a the month.