The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-02
.EHE CHANGERS PICNIC
HELD AT WoODM0NT, YESTERDAY-
ABOUT 500 CHANGERS PRESENT.

Large Numbers of Cottagers Arrived at
Woodmont Yesterday-Hotel Arrivals
Baggagemen Kept Busy-F. M. Browns
New Cottage-Charley NIltchell's Dog.
The annual picnic Of Pomona grange
of New Haven county was held yester-
day at Sanford's grove in Woodmont
and was most enjoyable affair. About
800 grangers were presnt and the good
time was kept up all day long, dinner
being served on the big tables shortly
after noon. In previous years 1t has
been the custom to have several
speeches on the occasion, but this year
the speaking was dispensed with, as
the members thought they would rather
spend the time In visiting and getting
acquainted rather than in listening to
speeches, which as one old granger said
at a picnic are "like cold hash after
breakfast
For the entertainment Of young grang-
ers a small platform had been built and
there during the afternoon the time was
spent in tripping the light fantastic
to tuneful strains of music furnished
by two musicians from Naugatuck.
There was also a ball game between
two teams picked from the young men
and this also. furnished much amuse-
ment, as some Of the players were slight
ly out Of practice.
The three great features of the grange
are social, financial and educational, and
1t was shown yesterday that the first
named feature could be as we'll main
tained as the last two are. Among
those present at the picnic were: Mas
ter George Bartlett, North Guilford:
Lecturer H. c. c. Miles, jr., Milford;
Past Master Miles Of the New Haven
grange, who Is at present a trustee and
treasurer of Storrs' college; State Dep
| uty Potter, North Haven; G.. H. Blake
| man, master of Fairfield county grange;
| N. S. Platt, Cheshire, pomologist of the
state board Of agriculture; Timothy
| Sedgewick, West Hartford Robert j.
| Eaton, representative from North Ha-'
ven; Representative J. J. Lindsey,
| North Branford J. C. Eddy, Sinclair:
| G. p. Foote, Hamden; Representative
| #. Eaton, North Haven; ]. E. Bishop,
| North Haven; E. G. Warner, deputy
peach commissioner, North Haven; De-
putty Sheriff Clinton, North Haven; A.
B. Clinton, musical director Of the
| grange, New Haven; FL, P. Smith, Cosey
| Beach; Representative Peck. Wood
| bridge; f, S. Truesdell, Naugatuck; M.
L No paw M Tot&
| Mt. Carmel; Henry Peck. Bethany; w.
| s. Brown, Naugatuck; Postmaster r.
e. Jacobs, North Haven. The commit
tee of arrangemnts which had the pic
mic in charge consisted Of:
| w. E. Smith, Milford G. P. Augur.
| Woodbridge, and w. 8. Andrews, Or
ange.
The oranges Of North Haven, Wood
| bridge, East Haven, Orange, Milford,
| Foxon, Wallingford, Cheshire, Ham,
den and Naugatuck were represented.
| All who attended the picnic expressed
| themselves as much pleased with the so-
| ciable time they had spent and hoped
| to have many more such gatherings
| of grangers and their friends.
There We're many arrivals at Wood
/ lllOAt ySStGLooyt Ill LctSl iAAOl - tLclA
usual Baggagemaster F. T.. Munros
said he handled more baggage yester-
day for summer stayers than in any
other onesday in two weeks. The most
! Of the arrivals were cottagers, and
| among them were Mrs. Fl. r. Sperry,
Scranton, Penn; T. e. Coburn and
family, New Britain, who take the
Beckley cottage and Mrs c. A. Stearns,
Hartford, who takes the Griffin cot
tage.
F. M. Brown, the New Haven dry
goods merchant and family, are staying
| at the Bonsilene hotel until their new
| cottage is finished, which is now being
built on the shore just below the Bon
silene.
The arrivals at the Pembroke yes
terday were: j. J. Hutchinson, Hart
ford; Sarah c. Allen, Milford; Charles
E. Bloomer Philadelphia; w. D. French,
Sheffield, Mass, and E. e. Thorpe, Bris-
tol.
At the BonsiIene there were: Rev.
Edwin N. Andrews, Peshtigo, Wis; Ly-
man A. Mills and wife, Middlefeld,
Conn; Charles Richard Mills, Middle
field; Miss Zweigartt, Hartford; e. M.
Seeley and wife, New Haven; Mrs. j.
M. Dickinson, Chicopee Falls, Mass
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Brewer, Hartford;
Mrs. N G.. Reynolds, Meriden.
The Sanford served seventy-five din
ners to grange picnickers yesterday, be-
sides several basket lunches.
J. E. Heering yesterday received fine
bull pup five months old from DR.. Hand
ley Of Buffalo, N. Y, who has been
staying at Woodmont this summer.
The dog was brought over by Charlie
Mitchell from England.
WILL ATTEND THE CONCLATE.