The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-03
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
SUCCESSFUL AND PLEASANT III
CYCLE RUN TO INDIAN NECK.

CYCLE RUN TO INDIAN NECK.
Forty-three Riders Start and All Finish
Several Had Bad Ia Is but All Able to Get
Home-Free Delivery System Works
Weil-NIiss Nancy Hall Fractures Her
Shoulder.
The bicycle run of the Yellow club to
indian Neck on Sunday was a grand
success and had the largest tournout
of wheels OF any from this town for
several years. The start was made
about $3.50 with twenty-six riders head
ed by j. r. Cottrill, A. Y. Lane and r.
j. Lane on the old style of high wheels.
AT Toelle's bicycle rest and other points
along the line there were more addi-
tions and when the destination was
reached there was a long line of wheel
men that caused much interest through
the towns along the route. Landlord
Lounsbury of the Owenego house had
calculated on about thirty but there
were forty-three who enjoyed first
class dinner. The Ark was visited and
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah were not in, but
there were others that were and the
Wheelmen were well cared for. The
start for home was made soon after
o'clock and an easy pace was set and
after several rests the line formed at
Toelle's and the procession moved up
the path in good order and came up
Colony street with just forty-three
wheels in the line. About fifteen more
came In a few minutes later and would
have been in line only for delay cars-
ed by several slow riders from up the
road who would not strike faster pace
or give way for the others to pass by.
Arriving at the corner the procession
passed around the triangle plot east of
the depot and completely encircled the
entire park. There was quite crowd
about the corner to greet the wheelmen
on their return. There were several ac-
cidents, but luckily none proved very
serious. ]. r. Cottrill took bad header
from his high Columbia on Branford
hill and was somewhat bruised, but no
bones broken. He finished the trip to
Indian Neck and Art Atkinson rode the
wheel from there home, Cottrill riding
Atkinson's Stearns. Burgess J. E.
Downes got bad fall just before
reaching "the Neck" by his wheel
breaking in pieces. He came home by
rail- On the return trip at the east
side Of the long Branford hill one Of
our speedy young riders was waylaid
by a bevy Of pretty Branford girls and
was at their mercy until two of our
bicycle dealers on tandem came
along and helped him out of his dilem-
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provided with a snap camera a couple
Of pictures of the fair Branfordites was
taken and the promise to send them
copies later saved the trio from further
delay, and the rest of the party were
relieved to see the missing members
show up after a delay of a half hour or
more. The novelty Of the old high
wheels proved quite a feature and at
tracted much attention all along the
route The boys are loud in their
praises Of the treatment at the Owenego
house and will visit there again at an
early date.
The free delivery system started in
good shape yesterday and after a week
or more everything will be running in
first class shape.
Work was begun yesterday morning
on the electric track on Center street
to the south side between Main and
Fair streets to enable the workmen to
put in the new sewer.
There were ten deaths in town during
July.
The total amount Of rainfall here dur
ing last month was 1859 inches.
Miss Nancy Hall had serious fall
in her own yard Saturday evening and
fractured her shoulder
Sunday morning there was 1925 inches
Of water In Paugh pond, which is the
largest amount ever In the pond.
Martin A. Goodall Of Hoboken has
sold to Martin I. Roys of Meriden three
acres Of land in Yalesville.
The high school team play ball in
North Haven on Saturday.
The cases Of e. M. Roach and Mrs
Andrew Ryan come up in the borough
court this afternoon at o'clock.
Up to $3.50 last evening not drop OF
rain had fallen since Sunday afternoon
Looked as IL the spell was broken.