Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-28

AT THE WEST SHORE.
Ravens Coney Manufactured His
H0rse-Annual Reunion at the Surf
House - The Twenty-Ninth and
Thtrtieth Regiments, Connecticut
Volunteers, to Have q Reunion at
Stewart's-NatiOnal Convention of
Kelley Leagues.
A great deal of dissatisfaction is heard |
on all sides from the merchants doing |
business at Savin Rock at the shows being |
given in the grove. The merchants claim |
that the entertainments seriously interfere
with their business, and instead of prov
ing an attraction have been a decided det-
rinaent. It is also claimed that the enter
tatHments are not given az wes originally
intended and are of a much poorer quality
than the people doing business had been
given reason to expect. According to the
statement made by one of the leading mer-
chants in the grove, it was originally in
tended to give twenty minute show, fol-
lowed by an intsrmission of about half or
three quarters of an hour, and then give
another performance. This has never bsen
done, and in consequence the merchants
maintain that they have not been treated
right in the matter. On the other hand,
1t is urged that the shows draw more peo-
pie to the grove and increase the patronage
of the merchants thereby.
Yesterday afternoon Chief of Police Peck
arrested an italian, whose name could not
be assertsined, and locked him up charged
with fast driving and abusing horse.
The arrest was made on complaint of N.
O. Covert of No. 7 Orange street. The
team, in which were several Italians, was
being driven ct q breakneck pace down
Campbell avenue racing with the electric
cars and 1t was, It is said, this fact that at
| tracted Mr.. Covert's attention to the abuse
Of the animal. When the team was driven
up in front of the grove the animal plainly
showed the effects of having been over
| driven. The Italian will be arraigned be-
l fore Justice Adams this morning.
At the rock this evening there will be
| another illumination and grand display of
| fireworks. The latter exhibition will COM
| menoe, weather permitting, promptly at
| O'Clock.
| Friday next, September l., promises to
Savin Rock. In the afternoon at o'clock
| double trapezs act In mid by the daring
II
made such a successful ascension In the
evening there will be grand illumination
and display of fireworks followed by a
grand prize waltz in the pavilion in the
grove for the best gentleman and lady
waltzsr, at which there will be valuable
| prize given.
| Julius Lempert, lessee of Railroad grove,
will leave for Europe Immediately after the
close of the season at the shore. Mr.. Lem
pert has already made eight trips to the
old world, going there every two years.
On his coming trip he will 60 direct to
London, thence to Liverpool and Berlin,
the latter being his native place.
Chief of Police James Peck will early in
the winter make visit to California, where
he will spend about six weeks or two
months on business, and combining bust
| ness with pleasure will take in the beauties
of the California exposition.
Samuel Simmons and Ike Hartenstein
will, 30 their friends allege, engage in a
running contest from the grove to Wood
| mont station and return Friday morning,
the loser to furnish shore dinner at Hills
Homestead.
At the annual reunion and banquet OF
the correspondents of the Connecticut
Catholic at the Surf house, Savin Rock,
Saturday afternoon, officers for the ensu
ing year were elected as follows: President
John 3. Meade. New London; vice presi
dents, James G. Roach. Wallingford; R J
Eagan, New Britain; M. F. Baker, Win.
! sted; secretary, M. GavegsD, New Haven
treasurer, NJ F. Soanlsn, Hartford; execu
tive committee, B. J. Ryan, Danbury; j. J
Sullivan, Colchester; P. Mahoney, Gull
ford. 1t was voted to hold the next annua
reunion at Winsted on August Is, 1894.
The annual reunion of the Twenty ninth
and Thirtieth Connecticut Volunteers will
bs held at the Rock on Thursday of this
week; dinner at Stewards.
The third national convention of the
Kelley leagues of the United States ant
Canada will be held in Central music hall
Chicago, September -, 10 and "A. 1t il
expected that fully 5000 delegates ant
| their friends will be present in the city OF
that occasion. The Women's Auxilisr,
League will meet at Wizards hotel on tn
same date. The council of administratio,
of the worlds fair have especially set asid
September Is as ''Keeley Day" The head
quarters of all Kelley delegates and thei
: friends will be at the Mecca hotel. Tn
overflow of delegates will be acoommo
dated at the Commercial hotel, corner o
Lake and Dearborn streets. The looa
Kelley League will send two delegates
viz: President Whaples and Vice Presiden
DR.. Sweet
MIS-. j. M. w l1GnOF6 OF Ll1S City RNt
Miss Mary Potter of New London ar
guests of Mrs. L. B. Perkins at Whit
Beach near Crescent Beach, and Jane
Fsirman of this city is the guest of Colone
j. Yale Fsirmsn at the Chsffee cottage
White Beach.
Mr.. Frederick Verplank, the newly sp
pointed superintendent of the North Dis
triot school in South Manchester, Conn.
has with his family moved there. Nj
Verplank graduated from Yale in the elias
of 'SS, has been principal of distric
school in Colchester and filled like posi-
ton in the high school in Thompsonville
he has for the past three years been at tn
head of the training department for dis
trict school teachers at the State Norma
. school in Willimantic.
Miss Emma M. Macdonald has returne,
. | to the city after a sojourR of five weeks a
| Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
Mrs. D. B. Crittenden and her son Wal
ter of 104 Howe street have returned from
a very enjoyable trip for the past six weeks
visiting the Columbian exhibition and sew
eral relatives in the western states.
j. Savage of Daggett street leaves thi
; morning on two weeks fishing expedition
to Block Island.
Patrolman Jere McGrath will leave thi
! evening for ten days visit to Springfield
and Holyoke.
Frank kim of the Brooklyn Eagle spen
yesterday in this city, the guest of Franz
, | Z. Ellis of Hamilton street