The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-10
BUSINESS MEN
HAVE Big PICNIC
|nnual Outing With Sheep
bake at Lake Compounce
a Glorious Sue
cess.
r..
|OWN TOWNS WIN
BASEBALL TROPHY
bhn R. Booth Finds Silver
Cup After Digging Deep
in Big Prize
Package.

The New Haven Business Mems as
citation and their invited guests to
Q number Of 125 departed the rush
ID bother Of the city at noon yester-
" and betook themselves to Lake
bmpounce for their fourth an
bal outing. The party gathered
i. owly at Union station around noon
Id with the assistance Of the chief
arshal of the day, Edward tAtwater,
resident Pagter of the New Haven
sociation and Secretary Linsley all
ere safely gotten aboard the special
ain which pulled out of the station
1910 and bore the picnickers away
n Southington With them went the
band under the leadership Of Har-
II Nichols, and music and jovialty
igned supreme from the start.
SBewilderment seized the inhabitants
the quiet sown of southington when
He special train with band working
III 1t knew how steamed into the sta
Mor and debouched the volunteers.
h impromtu procession at once form
II and marched up to the waiting troll
&y cars. While waiting for the arrival
i couple of belated ones who did
H5t wish to lose the good things of
He the band rendered band concert
Hom the trolley for the delight Of the
Buthington people who dwell about
be railway station.
with crash of the big bass drum
&ayed by Attorney Edwin S. Thomas,
%ho entered the ranks of the musicians
IL the day the three specials drew
Hit. 1t was listen to the band all the
Nay to Lake Compounce where the
#erry ones quickly disembarked and
gain in parade form marched up to
He hotel. The taking of the family
&oup picture caused the furrors Of
bought to stand out upon the brows
II the leaders in the days work 1t
EH as soon over and with an admonition
%eeded of course, not to get too far
& Way and to be ready for the call to
Inner the crowd broke up for indi-
q dual enjoyment.
This did not last long. The bugle
Runded in a few minutes and the
booking together that followed showed
bat whatever the business men had
MI at home it was not their appe-
#tes sedately the throhg marched up
airs to the banquet hall and with
be breezes from the beautiful lake
&bntly tanning them sat down to enjoy
Whe Of those sheep bakes which has
Bade the spot famous throughout the
ate, and was altogether ideal
Proughout. Everyone was pleased
fifth everything and harmony musical
hid otherwise was the order.
"A The watermelon was on the board
#ten President Pagter arose and an
#punced that after dinner oratory was
Ne: off the program of the day. He
bid that the motto of the day was
&Get acquainted, get together and get
ext," and called upon them to get
xt to the baseball field.
II There was the enthusiasm. The Up
own merchants had won the contest
4 he year and those to the east and
%euth of Broadway, as Mr.. Pagter put
the second, so that the contest was
rubber to determine the champion
#hip. 1t was baseball too. For four
# eautiful innings the score was a tie
either side Petting man across
hat was called the plate, until O'Con-
I ell scored after a three bagger fol
he down town men in the third. This
las evened up in the fourth. 1t was
< he fifth when the Broadway and be.
liant people saw the flood tide coming
upon them. Rravely they STAYED Il
liz and only two runs came in but II
he next there was another and the
.sbventh found the down town players
ring themselves out in the exertion Of
lnning bases. They added five more
hen the game was called with the
beasure Of victory full for the dowr
bwn men,
While the Broadway contingent, in {
bartan spirit of determination smiled
dly the group gathered about Mayor
tudley, who had been selected to pre-
knt to the winning team the cup tha
bwarded them for their labor. Ex
i. ectantly Attorney Booth, the leadet
the victors stepped forward anC
Triumphant smiles playing about his
!. ronzed face, took in the remarks ant
its thatthe Mayor had to offer to him
He eve all the time fixed longingly OF
huge box some three feet high pur
enrted to contain that which all mer
hsire. The Mayor held it toilsomel!
his arms while delivering his re
3 karks and Mr. Booths face bore evi
hnce of great desire to relieve him o
he burden. Then it came to him ant
hastily he tore off the outer wrapping
Ngaste paper came out in generou
Foods but nothing that looked like
bward was in evidence. The assembled
bngregation began to give Booth tn
s ugh and the latter was about to Civ
10 his research endeavors when a mi
: ute investigation Of package of ex
hlsior revealed a beautiful little silve
BIZ about three inches high and capa
he of holding three thimbles full
.7lhere was a rush to initiate the cuI
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