The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-12
W1LLINGFORD.

A Brilliant Lawn Party Last Evening
George Broadwell Enjoys the Circus
Baseball-GeneraIN News.
The weather last evening was not the
kind that is the best adapted for lawn
parties, but the one that was booked
for the corner of Hall avenue and
Washington street was held and proved
somely decorated with Chinese lanterns
and other Nominations and in the fore
ground was a beautiful American flag,
which was for the first time flung to
the breeze. The genial host, Surgeon
o. B. Lane of A. H. Dutton post, G. A.
r., was in his glory and entertained the
two score veterans and other friends
in a manner that was pleasing. There
were plenty of refreshments suitable
for the occasion, and none of the guests
went home hungry or dry. The flag
raising was one of the interesting fea-
lures of the evening. Chaplain Rem
Wilcox was on hand and was placed in
position where he could hear the
band" and he heard it without doubt,
as he will acknowledge.
George Broadwell, sr., the oldest col
ored man in this place, was in his glory
yesterday, as there was a circus to take
in, and George was on deck for the first
train for Meriden in full dress, includ-
ing white duck vest and trousers also
buttonhole bouquets, and to say that he
saw all that there was to be seen is
putting it mild for there was but little
escaped his eagle eye. He got home on
the last train.
The Wallingford baseball club has
elected w S. Fogarty as manager. The
makeup of the team comprises r. C.
and George Gardner, w. M Casey, John
Barry, Sheehey, James Barry, Horan,
Downey, Taylor and Mcclure. The
first game will be played in Branford
tomorrow afternoon,
Bishop Coleman of Delaware and
Judge w. G. Choate of New York will
make addresses at the Rosemary hall
prize day next Tuesday.
Miss May Parmelee and Mrs. Robert
Conboy are expected to arrive here
from Kansas City tomorrow.
Aquilla Social will have strawberry
and ice cream festival in Odd Fellows
hall this evening.
The class day exercises of the gram
mar graduating class will be held this
afternoon at the North Main street
school.
Mrs. G. G. Thomson has gone to Wes-
terly, R T., on visit to her sister, Mrs
James Kirkpatrick.
w. P Keller of Yale will give an ad-
dress at the Sunday school concert at
| the congregational church Sunday aft
| ternoon a. o'clock.
The condition of Mrs. r. c. Morse of
| Cherry street was last evening report
ed as extremely critical.
Barnum & Bailey's circus drew big
| delegation from here yesterday, and
during the day the streets had de-
serted appearance that is usually no
| ticeable on Sundays outside Of church
time. The steam and electric roads did
big business all day between here and
| Meriden.
Wallingford did not get any of the
| showers that were playing around, but
| it got a very heavy wind and rain
| bow. On Center street shortly after &
O'Clock the dust was so thick that it
was impossible to see but a short dis
| tance ahead. The wind was blowing
gale and the temperature was more like
! November than June.
The races at the East Center street
park this afternoon promise to be inter-
esting. The 2:45 class is called for 1:3O,
| to be followed by the 2:35 class and
| running race. The entries which have
| already been printed in the Courier, in
| clude some fine speeders and it is safe
to assure all that attend that there will
be some lively trotting and closely con-
tested races.