The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-06
NEWSY WEST HAVEN NOTES.
WHATIs GOING ON IN THIS THIRTY ING SUBURB OF NEW HAVEN.

WHATIs GOING ON IN THIS THIRTY.
 ING SUBURB or NEW HAVEN.
 The samoset Club House Described-Ssw
 and Beautiful Cars Received by the West
 Shore Railroad Company-Lawn Party
 Other Items.
 The club house of the samoset clul in West Haven is nearing completion and will be ready for formal opemne about the 25th of the present month. The club was only organized in January last, but now numbers seventy-nve members, including many of West Ha- ven's leading citizens. The work on the new club house was begun last March. It. was the intention to have the premises finished, so that the club could have their opening on July tth, but there was some delay; so the formal opening will not take place until the end of this month. The new club house will be complete in every detail. A bowling alley has been erected in the basement. where is also located the bath and shower room and the furnace room. On the first floor will be found the par Tor. back of this the smoking room, and back of this the barber shop. In the rear of this floor is to be found beau- tiful billiard and pool room, fitted out in all the latest designs.
 On the second floor will be the ladies' parlors, rooms for the board of gover- nors and apartments for the janitor.
 The whole clubhouse will be furnished throughout in the latest designs in fur nitnre and carpets, and when done 1t will be one of the finest clubhouses in or about this city and the leading social institution by far of the kind in West Haven. The building committee has been untiring in their efforts to have a model clubhouse. This committee is composed of Walter A. Main, A. E. Pond, Dr. M. P. Adams, c. E. Graham and J. D. Merwin. The following are the officers of the club:
 President, Walter A. Main.
 Vice-President, Albert k. Pond.
 Treasurer, Frederick A. Jackson.
 Secretary, Harry G. Flames.
 Board of directors, Walter A. Main, Albert E. Pond, Israel Kelsey, Charles K. Graham, W. B. Warner, w. H. Brown, Harris C.. Flames.
 The cars on the road to Woodmont will run every half hour from the grove.
 The West Shore Railway company have received two new combination cars to be used on their road from the grove ill West Haven to Woodmont. The cars are models of excellence and are said to be the finest electric cars in the state. They are something different from the ordinary street cars, as these have an aisle through the middle of the car like steam railroad car. They are painted white with orange oolored trim mings. On the middle panel on the outside of the car is a picture of the Connecticut world 8 fair building, which is being erected at Tyler farms. The inside is finished in hard wood and up- holstered in drab plush. The cars are so constructed that they can be used both summer and winter. The new road will be finished by next Tuesday. The terminal will be in therear of Hotel Pembroke at Merwfn's Point.
 The Winchester avenue road will equip all their cars with new style of motor made by the Westinghouse con- pany. The company will begin to build 8 branch from Howard avenue to West river on July 18th. ',. .t
 D. M. Welch < Son have opened their new store on Campbell avenue, just south of the postoffice, and are ready to furnish complete line of groceries.
 A most enjoyable lawn party was held on the afternoon and evening of July on the lawn of Jarvis Kelsey of Center street. The patronesses were Mrs. Jarvis Kelsey, Mrs. s. s. Pardee, Mrs. c. F. Smith, Mrs. E.. A. Letteney, Miss Grace Kelsey and Miss Katie Tolles. Others present were the Misses Mabel Kelsey, Mabel V. Stiles, Jessie Tolles, Fannie Sperry, Alice Benham, Edith Scott, of Middle bury; Gertrude Craig, Alice Smith, Gertrude Yale, Jessie Thome, Edith Smith, Mattie Wadsworth, Mabel Tucker, Martin Pardee, Florence Kendrick Messrs. H. .. Tolles, H. E. Futile. John Collins, Charles McClelland, M. B. Sew ard, Clair Palmer, Edward Cogsgrove, Wendell Kendrick, Thomas Powell | Frederick Williams of New Britain; and James Tolles.
 About 800 people from Waterbury took advantage of the Brooklyn Ath- letic clubs excursion to Savin Rock on July 4, two trains carrying the pie nickers. The party returned about 9 | o'clock in the evening, having been de- layed somewhat by the collision at Sey- mour. The excursion proved very happy one, and was characterized by the clubs usual good management.
 The Winchester avenue road carried l over 10000 people on the Fourth and there was no injury of any one reported 1 to the company.