The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-09
OPENING AT SAYIN ROCK
THE SUMMER SEASON WELL SOON
 COMMENCE IN EARNEST.

COII uI ENNE AN &l<LAbAN ALSA
 Many Improvements Already Made at the
 shore-some of the Attractions to be Pre-
 scented During the Season-Saturday Fixed
 for tho Opening-West Haven News.
 No more conclusive proof of the com ing of the summer months can be found
 than the activity at the shore. Every body is busIly engaged In getting their places fixed up, making alterations, painting, etc., getting ready for the grand opening which has been set for the fifteenth of this month.
 Many new novelties have been arr ranged for to add to the attractions, and the season promises to be the largest in the history of Savin Rock.
 Julius Lempert has renewed a lease for the grove for the next three years, and has also leased the rock proper for five years, where he intends to make several improvements that will make the rock more popular than ever.
 The Winchester railroad, with an eye to business, has set aside a large sum of money for the engagements that will entertain, and are engaged in booking some of the finest travelling combinations; commencing June there will be a full brass band to furnish concert music afternoons and even ings, besides the other attractions which have been secured. Other mu- sical aggregations that will be here are the world renowned gypsy band for two weeks and the great Italian band of seventy pieces.
 A two weeks stand by splendid circus, return of the tight rope perform CTS, balloon ascensions and new show every day will be the program.
 On Decoration day the Elm City band will hold monster picnic with grand balloon ascension in the after noon In which couple will be mar ried and take their wedding trip in the balloon car.
 The backward spring will soon give way to warmer days and then the fes- tivities will commence in earnest, and the shore merchants look forward to a very successful season.
 Lempert has just had his flying horses. all renewed with paint and trimmings, which will make them, if possible, still more attractive.
 While most of the old faces will be seen at the shore in charge of the sev- eral places, many new ones will be recognized, as the outlook for a. good year has tempted many to secure spots where they can show their goods and bid for patronage.
 The West Shore road is contemplat- ing change in the layout of the exten- sion of their tracks in Woodmont and proper grading off, and following another road from It's present termin- us. owing to the property owners whose land they Intend to go, wanting too much money for the little space of land the tracks would take.
 IN WEST HAVEN.
 The Winchester road has just Issued a new ticket book for use of residents living below Brown street which con- tains thirty tickets and sells for $2, which makes 1t possible for them to ride to New Haven for less than seven cents.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Winthrop have returned home from thesr bridal tour and are stopping with Mir. Samuel Bryant.
 MT. William Brown and family, for merly of Elm street, have removed to their new home on Sherman avenue New Haven.
 Tax payers down at the shore are anxious to know how long before this borough intends locating a hose car- riage down there such as they have been asking for the last year or two.
 Harris Flames, late postmaster, has 'emoved to Brooklyn, where he has accepted position wlth a large busi ness concern.
 The residents of Clinton Hill have 1 net and formed hose company. They l nave taken up subscription in that and raised nearly enough to l purchase a hose wagon, and they in- l end petitioning the borough to be ad- l nitted to the department. It Is their | intention to only respond to calls on l he north side of the railroad, unless in | .ase of need of their services, when | hey will go anywhere. It Is also ex- | ,ected that with this hose located on | he hill, there will be no need for all | he rest of the department pieces to | spond to alarms in that section, unless second alarm is sounded. Frank l., Thomas was elected foreman.
 The Yale glee, banjo and mandolin lubs will give one of their popular oncerts to the West Haven public on | Wednesday evening, May 15 at 8 o'clock n the town hall. The program will ln- Jude many of the popular and familiar ollege songs, medleys, etc. Among thers Is the grand Tutti Fruttl, a oint production of all three of the lubs, consisting of forty-tive men in nison. This is, a speciality and nov lty to the West Haven people, inas- 1uch as 1t was only until recently hat it was given on any of their con- ert programs. During the intermis- ion at the end of the first half 6 dozen oung ladies of the parish will give n exhibition of May-pole dance. At he end of the concert the ladies of hrist church will serve ice cream and ake together, for the nominal sum of en cents and a jolly good time will e given to the boys, including all that ne word signifies. All who attend are romised a rare musical treat and opd aufepta tnnent