Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-18
AT SAVIN ROCK.

Opening of the West Haven Hook |
 and Ladder Company's-F -Fair-Fteld |
 Day Notes-To Have Variety Per |
 formances at the Rock. l The annual fair of the West Haven Hook | and Ladder company, No. 1, was opened in Old Pavilion, in the grove, last evening It was handsomely decorated with bunting and presented most attractive appear ance. The prizes which are offered for the season tickets are on exhibition in the hall. They include $20 in gold, ton of coal, ! box of cigarS, two gold watches, order for 1 a cord of wood.
 Every evening during the fair special | musical program will be offered. This l evening the West Haven Banjo club will | render several selections. Tomorrow | evening the Joeelyn Square quartette of this city will sing. The fair will be open
 each day at 3 p. m. and close st 12. There
 is also dancing in the new large pavilion in the grove. There will be bicycle race
 for uniformed fremen only, and 8 ladies' wheelbarrow race and hurdle race during
 the week. The grand field day will be
 held on Friday, for which over seventy
 five invitations have been sent out, and it
 is expected that at least one hslf of thst
 number will respond. A grand parade
 will be held on the morning of Friday, in
 which all the visiting fire companies will
 take part. The line will form on Elm l street at 10 a. m. and will march through
 the principal streets of the borough and
 then to the Rock, where dinner will be
 served. Prizes will be offered for the com- ! pany making the best appearance. The | fref Ia I1ffohar
 the second an elegant banquet lamp.
 During the afternoon there is to be 8
 hose race, for which the frst prizs is a . silver trumpet, the second marble topped
 table.
 Each day there will be drawing by chancs for special article: These articles include fish eet of thirteen pieces, and 8 } berry set of thirteen pieces. A prize of a solid silver watch will be given to the lady ! of money during the week. For the most ! popular fireman a rubber suit is to be voted 7 for.
 a The following companies will appear in q the parade on Friday: Milford Engine !. company, Winchester Hose company, Day. " ton Hook and Ladder company, Southing
 ton Hook and Ladder company, Basset
 Hook and Ladder company, Birmingham, h ! Seymour Engine company, New Milford Hook and Ladder company, Storm Hose 6 company, Birmingham. Stratford Engine X company, Guilford Hook and Ladder com ;- pany.
 4 The running team of Hubbard Hose
 company of Wallingford for the race a
 Savin Rock Friday will be ". Bridget
 captain; John Doyle, make and break
 James Flynn, hydrant; with these run | ners, the latter, however, being subject to r change, Fahey, Reilly, Taylor, Coughlin
 Carey, Tobin, Hanlon and Bellows.
 The committee having in charge thii , fair are M. M. Clinton, chairman; John :, Shesman, Charles T. Sherman, F. O. a Hotchkiss, Fred Breck, Charles Hofmeis n ter, H. Babcock, R. Thompson, DWigh Costello, Walter Johnson.
 MT. Lsmpert has been to New York ant
 has arranged for variety performance t' l. be given in the new pavilion which is be
 ing erected in the grove, commencing nex ?. Monday.
 "a STEAMER KOsEOALE INJURED
 The Richard Peck Brings Her Pas Is sengers to This City. n The steamer Richard Peck arrived at he 7. dock last evening about half an hour late 1t with 250 passengers from ths stssme
 R6sedale of Bridgeport aboard. Abou ,- o'clock yesterday afternoon the Peo o sighted the Rosedale, which plies bstwee 70 Bridgeport and New York, at anchor oi v v Norwalk. On laying alongside it wa v learned that the cross head, part of thu ' steamers machinery near the walkiD ,e beam, was broken and she was unable t # move. All of the passengers on the dis " abled boat were transferred to the Peel D and brought to this city, while the Rose s dale was lowed up to Bridgeport, wher ," she was left at anchor off the harbor c that oity. Most of the passengers wen
 back to Bridgeport last evening. It is be lieved that the injury to the Rosedale ca be readily repaired.