Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-22


Nanette a~d Isaac Hirsch, Miss Vollerie
Doob, Ethel Schwed. Florence and Gladys |
Miss Bessie Barry, Master Arnold |
Goldstein, Miss Ray Krizer, Miss Sophie |
Wolf and Ida Eaton. The little hostess |
received present from each guest.
WEST HAVEN AWAKE
To the Music OF Bands and Drum
Corps and the Step of Brave Fire.
men-Ae Notable Day in the Old
Town-Many Fire Companies Pa
rade-Mflford and southingtonT Take
= the Company Prizes-Ths Wtnches-
tiers and the Daytons Win Prizes.
The annual field day of the West Haven
Hook and Ladder company was held in
West Haven yesterday, and a number of
the prominent fire companies of the state
were present either with full ranks or a
delegation. The procession was formed on
through the following streets 20 the Rock:
First avenue to Csmpbsll avenue, to Beach
street, to the grove. The parade was made
up as follows:
Landrigan's bane is pieces.
Platoon of Officers
0l Vat Haven HOOK and Ladder company and
Truck, "a men, G. T. Sherman foreman.
South Norwalk Fife and Drum Corps, pieces.
Hope Hose Company of South Norwalk, IA
men, Patrick Slattery foreman.
Unity Commandery Drum Corps, pieces.
West Haven Engine S Soinps ,sm men ana en-
Milford Band, IL pieces.
Arctic Hose Company %any and 1ns Machine 60 men,
Bunnells Drum Corps, ID men.
Winchester Hose Company, 40 men, John Hen
Hubbard Hose Company of Wallingford, Is
men, Assistant Foreman ]. h. Carey in
command.
Morris Drum Corps, l6 men.
J. J. Dayton Hook ana Lauder Company, Fair
Haven, 80 men, Charles Wilson, fore
Halls Drum Corps, 10 pieces;
Veteran Firemen's Association, New Haven, 70
men, George Cor buster, foreman.
Southington Drum Corps IA pieces.
Southington Hook and Ladder Company, 46
men.
All along the line of msrch each com
psny was cheered and otherwise applsuded
for Its fine, appearance. There were two
prizes offered for the companies present
ing the best appearance in the parade.
The first, very handsome silver fitting
ice pitcher, was awarded to the Arctic
Hose company of Milford; the second, an
elegant piano lamp, was awarded to the
Southington Hook and Ladder company.
The appearance of both of these COM
panies was most excellent, but as the MIL
ford company had more men in line it was
awarded first prize. One of the guides of
the Milford Hook and Ladder company
was High Sheriff Tomlnson. On the
truck of the West Haven Hook and Lad
der company were the two sons of Chief
Marshal w. W. Clinton. They rode on
| top of the ladder and wave two handsome
American flags.
The judges of the parade were Messrs E
J. Crawford, G. W. Woodruff and David
Plat.
The companies arrived at ths Rock at
| 11:3O, where dinner was served in the pa
vilion in the grove uuder where the fair Is
| being held.
| At 2 o'clock the hose laying races wers
| held. Before the races the judges, who
were Messrs. Frank McGinr, Chief James
| Peck and Charles E. Hall, declared the
Wallingford Hose running team from the
race, claiming as their reason that there
| were professionals on their team.
The races were run off at 2:30. The
| Winchester team won first prizs silver
| trumpet. The second prize was awarded
to the J. ]. Dayton Hook and Ladder com
| pany Of Fair Haven, the prizs being al
onyx table. The time of laying the hos
was: Winchesters, 35a seconds; Dayton
384. After the prizes were awarded tn,
winners paraded around the grove, headed
by their drum corps. The fair is still yer,
fully attended and 1t ia an unusual succ esl
is very evident.
OTHER WEST HAVEN NOTES.
Captain George Ward, who was over
come by the heat at Savia Rock on Tues
day, was somewhat bstter yesterday at tn
hospital and will probably be out again il
few days.
| People visiting Ssvin Rock are protest
ing because of the scarcity of drinking wa
ter in the grove. Last year Julius Lem
pert, lessee of the grove, erected a lsrg
| stand on which he put a hogshead full O
| water, but this year there is no free drink
ing water to be had. Owners of the re
freshment stands say that about 800 chi
dren bothered them for drinking waite
| yesterday.
| THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS HEARING
At the depot in Wsst Haven yesterda
afternoon the railroad commissioners he'll
hearing on the application of the Cor
| solidated road for permission to abolis
the grade crossing at Union avenue and t
alter the line of the road on First avenu
, SO that the bridge there will be eightee
feet high. Quite number of propert
owEers wsre present and the commissiu
l 1
their decision. The petition to raise tn
highway at Washington street was nc
heard and will come up at a later meeting
Attic Old Key Shop.
!, THE NEW JOINT STOCK COMPANY E2
J SENATOR GRAHAM's SALE.
The Graham Manufacturing company
West Haven, organized as mentioned ye
} | terday to deal in hardware and metals, wi
: occupy the old key shop and continue til
7 bueiness which Senator Graham has bee
carrying on there. The capital is $50, OC
t in shares of 500 each. 30 per cent. c
< which has been paid in. The subscribel
are Eugene Fl. White of New Haven, go
) of DR.. NJ. c. White; H. D. Alden of TER,
vile, q. B. Plumb of Brooklyn aud R ,
Plumb of Terryville, each of whom sui
scribed for fifty shares Senator Grsha;
? has sold the company the business an
/ good will and the equipment of the fa
} tory, engine, machinery, etc. He retair
the ownership of the land and building
9 and goes out of the business, the concern
8 however, retains his name in It's corpora
title. Mr.. White of the company has bee
3 bookkeeper and general manager of IL
, factory under Senator Graham for son
time past.
The land and buildings occupied by IL
concern were bought by Senator Graha
of the Yale National bank of this city. NJ
. | A16en ia spoYatarv of tho papu ooo,-an-