‘- pay a dim“ rt‘ a on No Trolleys Then —— Part of Place Was S W a m p —— Conces- sionnaire Has Seen Many Changes TOLL GATE Long Ago V isitors Had to Pay to Get into P a r k —— A Garden Spot Today, She Says How many of Lllc older gL‘nLration or \or“ all; rc1:.-L1.1oer the time when there toss a. to :e at hotou Point park and l; \; at the resort had to pay a. dilate quarter lur ud- villains» to pain proper? how many can 1'; Lung; \xigL-n the east end 1:}. ts: puLK was a snamp.‘ How many 1&aner \.' hen there in: no Lz'Lllv._v LL11” running to flown l “at: U 1' ll“; CLLI‘. These 141% ’ questions “mind l'.alil. oi 3.55mi Ly . \l'oodxxurd -‘ueuuz. “no has started " concessionaire on be: 5.131 3541‘ as a. at shore r; urt. :u . lien: is the talking Montan \vno um: um city booth at back in 1M: when Came ‘LO iLo'Lou i’OlllI id, Francis, now de— Wu: :3. glass blow- by “‘35 .2 '~\ 31:; P1512; .1: Mrs. with hr. 1 :1 us L ‘ x ceased. .‘J. 5' [ed er an; :5 reap. the u;;-_: :‘csi u: Aux-walk. .1: uss LL- xx'LL-J tnro ‘1 some ill)'51ul‘l— uus 1315;1ch LLLW L~L.Lutizul glass ol- -;1 ii cw Uicd ecn'LLrs which nam u. .5 at. one 11:1“? “er c all 1L: Isgc among taduisi. it" 1; assisted llEl hus- band in L; '5 until his dLalh. And “ i'mlil \\ cut into ‘ ~slen game i=3 herseli and has mare 9. slice :‘5 out 0i it. :nber Loton l'oint as ‘ questioned lys. “D01 Z‘t‘ 11‘ it “'35 )1de it; '0 P121111. "Its, i can remember some things. A LL: oi names lame slipped “I LNIIU\U before I Fell}; the property 13. litumund who by 111:: Lnou came to i‘Lof was owned b) a .l. 4 later sold :2 to a cotnpuny lituded by men named l~'i: existent and Kelly. These um; flux e in Cullil‘ul or it when I came ele anyway. if 1 n- member in the company was a. stock propos ion and the late E. H \\'oc~ :wsrti and ii. 0; liis‘ngr were Lin 7:1; stol knoll; .‘rs. My husband and 1 ca me It: ue trom l \nn, Mass. ‘ if you had “sited the park thirty d i0d£1V \OL‘. it as the same _. L-Ltvl'cy has sure— " 21;; made. that flower where id 31rs.Pfahl point- of "Do you see ask mound is 7" ing‘ to a 1:: war the enter the automol-L. 1v.L.kmg space. "i can remrm'r yiars ago xvi .en that place was marsh: in fact the Whole : .ne park “as par Ila ") l hiAe o heard \Ir I-mkenstein arguing \\ .L Mr. K tin ing in ti“. o marsfa and ma}; .L-Jx YT? mout (15. To think: that I ha. " e l to see the day when‘ this came ?:‘:;v:. “Did you ever know-that Roton. Point had a :01: "me? it did. This was before ' of the trolley. however. The c-r en:rnr.ce torthe park was over the road leading from Roway'Lc-n and befcre a \isitor was admitted to the grounds he had to 2r'rr‘ to the toil— :he TAILORED AND F LOW'ERED HATS BOTH FAVORED hemmmmedhatisslmn torsummerwearbutthe ‘. " '—I has its as" W - e up ' . out}: Ministers l' S. PFAHL'TALKS ABOUT . ROTQN POINT PARK LOF THIRTY 01m YEARS Act: 5ullle LII E . collector. There was no Bell Island road in those days. “I can remember when the first tram-way first came to the park. Previous 'to that. the people either walked or‘ rode in carriages; I can remember a big' shed which used as a. stable. They charged 10 cents for a single rig and 25 cents for a double rig. "There “as no Roion Point dock That was built some years after 1 ar- rived at the~polnt. It I remember rightly boats plying between New York and Norwalk used to dock where the dance hall is located now; near the big rocks on the south side of the park. I have always had the impression that these boats stopping at what is Roton Point park really caused the formation or the park in the beginning. park used to be known as Columbia Park and it was tlfe scene of many a. happy clam-bake or picnic. The park. itself, at that time was known as Knickerbocker grove. When I first came here,'the original hote. building had just been completed. Previous to that the concessionaires had lived during the summer months in little shacks of cottages located on the west beach. Of course it did- ll'l'. have that beautiful veranda. which looks out over Long Island Sound. There had been many provements made in it in my time. "I wonder how many remember the old tin—type galley which was lo- cated on the west or the park? And the‘forty feet bathhouses which were built right upon the beach itself? The tin-type galley is gone and the bath-houses have all been replaced. “After Finkenstein and Kelly Roton i‘oint' was controlled by the Grumman Brothers of Norwalk, who later sold it to the Aiming G. Smith, or the Norwalk Steamboat company. Later it _was'disposed of to the Con- necticut Company. "Do you remember what kind of amusement were at. Roton Point when you first came herc,'_’ Mrs. anhl was asked. ,“Why, yes. “Mrs. Pfahl replied. "To tell the truth, there wasn't_\'ery much. There was a merry-go-round nndbathing. There was a shooting gallery, a. small dance hall and ring the cane booths. There weren't many amusements at the park at that time. “I can remember, hochx‘cr, when hot. steaming chowder was served out of a big, iron kettle by a eon- ctsslonaire. who had his stand lo- cated on the big rocks “here the dance hall is no“ And that chow- der sure did taste good" ' Look was" "The beach which is west of the1 im-, Differs With State Over Taxing Of Two (Fraternal Clubs DANBL'RY. May 29.—Disagreelng with R. A. “'inslow. Jr.. secretary of the state tax commission, who says that two homes in Ranbury owned by fraternal organizations should not be exempted from taxation. the city assessors. Chester (3. Osborne and A. G. lsing. have taken the matter up with the corporation counsel, Judge Samuel A. Davis. and have asked him to render an opin- ion. Mr. “'inslow came. to Dnnbury to discuss with the assessors the mat- ter of tax exemptions in this city. The two fraternal homes which Mr. Winslow recommended should be taxed he claims, are used as club houses and revenue is helm: derived from themf’l‘lie names of the homes were not made public by the asses- sors. . The assessors disagreeing with the state official have asked the corporation counsel to give his opin- ion on the matter. They take the stand that their interpretation of the state law which provides ex— emption for state and city property. (llUl(hiS and Schools also exempts buildings owned by religious and fro— ternal organizations which are not rented out for gain. \\ \\\\\\\\\\\ WW _ O ’ \\\ .\ \\\ -\\\\‘\'. / ‘._/ g , 4 WWWWWR /. COMPLIMENTS OF I ”Parker Steams 69° Co. BROOKLYN; Manufacturers of ALPHA RUBBER GOODS The Better Kind , Including“ the Famous ‘ ALPHA BATHING CAPS: - On Sale at . NEW YORK —Photo by Brown 8: deson.‘ Glycerine Mixture For Gas On Stomach Simple. glycerlne. buckthorn bark. etc.. as mixed in Adlcrika. helps any case of gas on the stomach in TEN minutes. Most medicines act only on lower bowel but Adlerlka. acts on BOTH upper and lower ‘aowcl and removes all gasses and poisons. Bringsout matter you nefer thought was in your system. Excellent for obstinate constipation. Guards against appendlctlls. H. A. Mead Drug storc.-——Adv. Mrs. H. Philips and daughter have returned to their home in Brooklyn. New York. following a few days' vlslt‘wlth Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn Bedlent of Beldcn avenue. Stamford. END RHEUMATISM WITH RED PEPPER When you are sumerlng with rheu- matism so you can hardly get around just try Red Pepper Rub and you will have the quickest relic! known. Nothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red“ peppers. 1n- stant Feller. Just as soon as you apply Red Pepper Rub' you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes it warms the sore spot through and through. Free: the blood circula— tion, breaks up the congestion—and the old rheumatism torture is gone. liowlcs lied Pepper Rub. made from red peppers. costs little at. any drug store. Get a jar at once. I'se it for lumbngo. neuritis. backache. sun? neck. sore muscles, colds in chest. Almost instant relief awaits you. Be sure to get the genuine, with the name Rowles on each pack- agar—Adv. 4 THE MANAGEMENT, OF. 4 Roton Point P ark I puts quality ahead of everything when purchasing sup- 2 ./ plies for their park. Albert D. Morgan furnished Hardware and Supplies for Roton Point. 84‘Washington St., South Nerwalk REFRESHMENT Geo. J. Diefénba’ch AGAIN 0?ER.—ATING RoTON POINT PARK :SEASGON CONCESSIONS l 924: —- / SANITATION —— QUALITY — SERVICE — OUR KEYNOTE —- “Yeruna Spring Water Used in All Beverages” “Lilly Cups Used in All/Services” When at the Point take home a quart of Nelick’s 'Famous Orange-Ade ’ Ali Your Service Thin-out the Park'- ‘ ON m BEACH “Rom Weed” in can”; : IN min DANG: Inn.- "Albert DO Anselm”; in m mm . _ «adv. Kiowlton” In charge I ‘ _ L 03617: - g, 0N 1'3: Infinz ‘: ‘Trsnk Winnings \ , DREAM: WWIOE BOOTH 5E- i I'Fiber, giand Grass Rugs. ' A Magnificent New Stock Justin at Much Lower ‘Prices Not Auction Stuff Balanced Stock Of Standard Quality Rugs In, all sizes and color Lcombinations. We have both been waiting a long time for this Golden Money Saving Opportunity We are My Pleased to be able to offer you these beautiful new Rug! °fmdmmuoldfimelowpricuagain. 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