The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-23
CENTERVILLE'S GALA DAY
INAUG URATIoN or TRIPS OYER THE
NETF EXTENSION

OF the New Haven Street Railway Lines
About Two Hundred and Fifty People of
Centorville and Augurville Take In the
Free Excursion.
Centerville had a day memorable in
the history of this hitherto quiet but
important and of late years growing
section of Hamden, and the whole town
Of Hamden was stirred to an unusual
degree. II was the occasion of the
opening trip of the New Haven Street
Railway company's new extension. The
line is now extended from it's old ter
minus some distance above the Whit
NEVILLE church and the little red brick
school house to Hamden's town hall,
All Centerville was out, and Augurville,
too, to greet the line of cars which ar
rived from the city early in the after
noon, the cars being provided by the
| railway company to afford an oppor-
tunity for Centerville people to enjoy
free ride to the city and back in hon
| or of the opening of the line to Center
| vile. 1t was a gala occasion all around,
as evidenced by the throng of people,
| the expectant faces, the general jubilee
feeling prevalent. Up high on the big
| Flagstaff over the New Haven Web
company's big mandatory fioated the
stars and stripes in honor of the occa-
sion and hoisted at order of Bella Mann
of the Web company.
''All aboard" shouted Car Starter 10
nnn1o,n nf thn lima nd than fhara
was hustling for seats ON the cars,
and very quickly the five cars were la
den with the good people of Centerville
and vicinity to the number Of about
$50. There were young folks, older
folks, and some aged people, too, all
hilarious and clipper over the excur-
sion and the fact that Centerville is
now united to New Haven by the troll
| ley line and that the five and half
| miles ST space intervening between the
| Hamden town hall and New Havenis
| old green can now be traversed in short
meter. The excursion left Centerville
| in fine shape and on arrival at New
| Haven green the sight of the line of
| cars and the excursion party on board
attracted much attention. After a short
| wait the cars left on the return trip.
| President Corey and General Manager
| Dodge took in" the trip and entered
heartily into the general happiness of
| the occasion.
The new extension will be a great ac-
| commodation to Centerville and Augur-
vile people, as we'll as many New Ha-
veners. 1t will not at present add much
to the net income of the street car COM
pany, the outlay being considerable and
no great travel being derivable from
| the extension. Still, there will be con-
siderable revenue to the line from troll
ley parties over this extension, the seen
cry along the route being beautiful for
the most part Our enterprising dry
goods merchant, Even Mcintyre has
had time tables of the line printed at
his own expense, bearing modest adj
vertisement Of his business and adding
| a word of praise for the railroad COM
| pany, saying that "the company has
| done great deal for the people of New
Haven and suburban towns" The COM
pany's cars WILL commencing to-day
make twenty-eight trips day to Cen
4 terville and back. The last car from
Ccnterville will leave at 10:42 p. m.