The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-13
IN DERBY.


The Electric Road-The Deferred Fire
works Display-Not Quite Up to Expeota-
tions-A Free Ride uome-Sunday Fes-
hvitles-Some Opposition to Holiday
Outings on Sundays by the People.
July l2.-The electric road, whose en-
terprise at Lake Housatonic park prom
Used treat for the pleasure seeker. is
just now not in the ascendenoy in pub
lie favor They are like the host who
invited many guests, and not having
enough viands to satisfy their eXpec-
tant appetites dismissed them with an
apology, and promise to do better
next time. Had ii not rained on the
night of the Fourth,a beautiful exhibit
ton of fireworks, as 1t was on the post
ers, might have been witnessed, There
was general mourning here that the
leaky clouds had interrupted the fun,
and the pyrotechnics advertised. There
was no other course, however, but to
defer the exhibition till more auspi-
cious night. The evening of the tenth
was named and the anxious gazer for
flying bombs and spinning fire conclud-
ed that this would eclipse any similar
display In this section, 1t isn't every
year that any body feels like burning
up thousand dollars in red fire and
soaring rockets 1t was understood that
that night the visitors at these new
grounds would look at dollars going UP
in handmade meteors. The public
really went there because urged and
| delighted with the announcement of a
mammoth display. To say that a
crowd was at the park for this event is
! putting 1t In light English The mass
| was in numbers mob. The electric
cars could hardly accommodate the
visitors. The passengers stood up and
hung on the outer steps. The fare-reg-
| istering dial might easily have pointed
to SO receipts or more one way, for each
| car and they vary often. The electric
road had sued for public patronage and
had got it. When, however, the fire.
| works were discharged there was a
startling surprise and quite an en-
| phatic disapprobation about the ex-
hibit. The show was decidedly slim in
point of material and time. There was
| to be an elaborate list of pieces, and the
| brilliancy was supposed to continue an
hour at least. The truth of the mat
| ter Is that in half hour the monkey
was dead, and he hadn't been a big
| monkey at that. There were very few
set pieces, and tn display was tanner
than on some private lawns one now
| and then is invited to witness. Disap-
pointment reigned supreme, the crowd
veXed because sold" and the manage
ment regretted the fat fizzle, but tried
to smooth the thick rufIies Of vexation
| by the generous offer of a free ride
! back to town. The next time the cleo
| trio road managers bulletin an attrac-
ton at the park the credulous may in
sist on a written contract that when
| they get to the grand stand there will
be bonfire worth more than a gratu-
itous trip.
| The public sentiment is getting a few
degrees heated over the way it looks
the seventh day of the week may be
| observed, or rather, unobserved, at the
new Lake Park" Last Sunday the
cars conveyed crowds to the pavilion,
and the boats were enjoyed by num-
| bers., To those who have seen a con-
| tinental Sunday, or have been to Coney
Island on an excursion on the Sabbath
an outing on this day of rest that
consists of trip on the cars ice cream
and soda water in restaurant, and a
sail in a steam launch, seems harmless.
None gainsay the right to any to wor-
ship as he or she may please and to OBJ
serve the day as their education or
4 raIierinus enrI,nlec S,rppest TIE ntIi4e
a different conception, however, of the
function o. the Sabbath for people
in a New England town to permit their
| Sundays to pass for gala holiday.
The subject has been discussed great
deal lately, and it will be a matter Of
no surprise to learn ere long that the
law and order league has determined
to put on the screws and test the issue.
1t may not be long before the pulpit
| will speak out a no uncertain sound
against the Lake park Sunday festivi-
ties.