The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-17
THE MADISON CAMPERS.
Week of Enjoyment and Rest Sum
 day Visitors.

1 day Visitors.
 The Y. M. C. A. young men who have been quartered in the Flower house an- nex during last week have had a jolly good time in spite of the several days or indictment weather. And why shouldn't they? They have but made good use of the excellent facilities which the beautiful village of Madison offers to vacation seekers for rest and recreation. Its fine roads for bicycling and it's gently sloping, sandy beach for bathing have been thoroughly enjoyed. The many well known fishing spots, where many good catches of blackfish are taken, were visited, although the boys met with no phenomenal luck.
 The popular resort for rowing parties was Tuxis Island which lies a quarter of a mile or so off shore. This island | has beautiful cottage on it and 1t would seem to be a most desirable place to enjoy the summer, but the house is unoccupied. The villagers say the isl- and was formerly owned by wealthy l Bridgeport brewer. He was dissatis- | lied with the tax assessment on the property and refused to pay it. The town authorities sold the island at auc- tion last fall in order to realize the as- sessed taxes. It was bought by New York man, who opened up the house on the island during the early part of the fall. It is said he went sailing in I a, i,,o rro1a o,,1 I,c- came very seasick. This unhappy oc- currence was the means of dampening his interest in island homes and the beautiful place has remained undis- l turbed the present season, except by the visits of pleasure parties from Mle mainland.
 On Tuesday last the boys got up a sailing party of seventeen and enjoyed a sail in large sloop to Faulkner's Island, which lies off shore about six miles and looks unusually like a large lbattleship. Captain Hermann in charge of the lighthouse, gave the vis- itors kind welcome and showed them the many objects of interest The baseball game on the green on Saturday afternoon brought out large number of the villagers and summer residents. The game was between the Madisons and the Y. M.. c. A. team of | New Haven. The Madison boys were entirely outclassed. The team work and l individual playing of the Y. M. c. A. l bo&s called forth much commendation. l The final score was 12 to o. The Y. M. l c. A. rooters escorted those members of the team who had to return to New l Haven to the depot and as the train departed made the welkin ring with their camp cry:
 Rah! Rah! Rah!
 Ray! Ray! Ray!
 | Y-M-C-A!
 | New Haven!
 l Messrs. Buckingham, MacGuigan, l Hartung, Bristol and Foster, who had been at the camp during the week, also l returned to the city. Their places were l taken by many more new arrivals and | the accommodation of "the annex" were somewhat crowded on Saturday night
 The fellows had a glorious time on l Saturday evening" The hotel piazza was illuminated with Japanese lanterns and songs were sung on the historic rocks in front of the house. The wa ters of the sound, as they dashed against the rocks, threw out dull ] phosphorescent light, which caused some of the fellows to receive more faith in the electrolytic gold salts scheme, and had Promoter Jernegan arrived on the scene it is believed he could have disposed of a large block of his sea gold stock.
 I The fellows formed pool and pur- chased two large watermelons, two dozen bananas and lemons enough to make lemonade for the party. This feast they evidently relished.
 Camp Photographer F. A. Leyerzapf took several funny group photographs of the boys during the week. The chore boy of the hotel whose name Is just plain Abnor, proved a jol- ly acquisition for the campers. He as- sisted in running errands and his quaint antics on his bicycle caused much merriment.
 Two short religious meetings were | held on Sunday and then the fellows prepared for their departure for home on the evening train. This they reluc- tantly did, and upon leaving all ex- pressed themselves as entirely satisfied I W1iil luS COlHplCltu lOl the outing, and all look forward to an- other and even larger camp to be held next summer
 The Misses Grace Unger and Agnes Miller of New Haven, who have been sojourning in Madison, were welcome visitors to the camp during the week.
 The following Y. M. c. A. members were quartered at the hotel and annex over Saturday and Sunday:
 w. Frisbie, F. Perry, H, T. Chapin, G. G. Watrous, c. Hitchcock, A. L. Gates, G. H. Nye, Louis Leyerzapf, c. M Aggett, W. R. Monroe, F. A. Leyer- zapf, F. Bradley, A. Rockensuez, R. G. Munger and H. Munson.