The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-14
THE COLONY AT CASTLETON.
Pleasant Stay of New Haveners in
Vermont

Pleasant Stay of New Haveners ir
Vermont.
large number of New Haveners
who have been spending the summer al
Castleon, VT, have nearly all return
| ed, and all report most pleasant So
! journ in the Green Mountain state
| Among those who have returned are
Mrs. N G. Osborn, ex-Alderman Min
oft Chatfield and family, ex-Superin"
tendent of Charities Frederick S.
Hotchkiss and family, John NJ.
| Champion and family, and Oliver An
| drews and family Captain and Mrs.
| William A. Ellis are expected to re-
| turn to-day The New Haven colony
| was quartered at the Hotel Castleton
and was one of the jolliest parties in the
mountains. The absence of Alderman
e. ]. AtWater who has been with the
colony in previous years, was re-
GREETED by the members of the colony,
as he is usually, when there, one Of
the leaders in entertainments.
The following from the Fair Haven
VT, Era is an account of an entertain
ment given by the New Haveners:
Hotel Castleton all dearly love a ra-
tional good time and being genial and
generous people they dislike to shut
themselves in hall of exclusiveness
while enjoying it. They realize the
unrivalled opportunity the grounds
and grove of the old Seminary park"
affords for public enjoyment, so Tues
day night the people out side We're
treated to one of the receptions or
"Ovatons" that so delighted the pub
lie and the generous projectors last
season. The programme consisted of a
beautiful display of fireworks, excel
lent music by the Romoseen Cornet
band, short impromptu speeches by
the jovial president of the Colony"
John M. Champion, Professor A. e.
Leavenworth, Hon. A. 2. Childs and
others. A fine recitation by Miss Sara
Guernsey and several most stirring vo-
cal selections charmingly rendered by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Childs and Arthur
sherman, all of which were received by
the large crowd with an acclaim that
fairly shook the old temple and made
the trees in the park CULVER One of the
most amusing incidents of the occa-
sion was the reading by President
Champion of several alleged replies to
imaginary invitations, sent to dis
tinguishad individuals, which were so
entertaining they might perhaps find a
place in this report
The alleged kilograms were as fol-
lows:
New York.
Dear Committee: Could come but, /
want to know more about t-are there
any good looking girls there? and is
there any show for an old bach like
me? DO you think Childs would help
me out and introduce me around a lit
tle-you know | am not very good look
ing but ! have lots of dust, and that
goes every time. Wire reply,
Yours.
d. d. Hill.
Dear Committee; Replying to your
ing the Castleton ovation. would say,
regret very much my inability to be
present; you know Jersey lightning.
and politics need very
careful attention, and besides | must
watch Tom Plat or my fences will all |
be down, SO beg to be excused.
Matthew Stanley Quay.
Dear Committee: Feel grateful for
invitation, but don't think | can come
people are too particular, expect you |
to wear shoes and stockings seven days |
in the week and that's why | did not |
like Congress-when you can come |
down to silver dollars and go bare
footed as much as fellow likes, and |
not be called "Sockless Jerry" then I
will come.
Painfully yours,
jeremiah Simpson.
Dear Committee; Thanks for invi-
alton, but cannot nor would not come;
rot much. Senator Proctor can beat
ne in Vermont-hands down 16 to 1
With those old jokers, don't go, besides
hear there are to be some New Hav-
,ners there and my experience with
Yale boys will last life-t time, so l am
lear enough to you where l am.
William Jennings Bryan.
(By Cable.
On board flag ship Olympia.
Dear COMMITTEES. I'll be there sure
count on me everytime there is any
hing going on in Vermont
George Dewey.