Connecticut western news., 1876-08-25

he docs not disturb society or some mem- Der of it. But drunkards rarely do this they don't enjoy solitary drunk. If,how- eyer, man becomes intoxicated in public then he becomes amenable to human laws, and should be punished.
 License your dealers. Prohibit no one from selling who can pay the license and give the necessary bond.
 When man is found drunk prosecute him. Don't coddle him, or get him to slgn pledge that he will surely break, but treat him like the criminal that he is. Lock him up in your jail for thirty days. My word for it you will not have to repeat the dose more than once. But, says some phllanthropic soul, think of hls family. So do. The public and community first, however. if you please. As far as my ob- serVation goes, the drunkard's family sup port themselves and the drunkard too, or else the town supports all of them.
 Good Samaritan and Good Templar Lodges are very good thing ID their way flor those who don't drink but very mild remedy for incompetence.
 1 Yours, *.*
 Camp Meeting. the hosts from far and from near have convened and es- tablished their annual temporary residence in the wilderness in due observance and in celebration of the Feast of the Taberna- cles. The Pine Grove Camp Meeting is firmly established as one of the permanent institutions of the land. New cottages have every year added to the growth of ''the city" till there are now altogether nearly forty permanent buildings. These, with the great number of cloth tents al- ways spread for occupation during the meeting, make village of no mean dimen- sions. There have been built within 8 few weeks past four new buildings. Law yer Enc of Pine Plains, Judge Tollman of Poughkeepsie, and Rev. MT. Nash of Cur tisYille have each built new cottages for their occupation, and the society has erect ed large building in which to hold meet ings during indictment weather. Very many of the occupants have quite tasefully trimmed their cottages with festoons and wreaths of evergreens, which certainly adds wonderfully to theil beauty, and of course to the comfort and pleasure of their occupation. If this practice was extend ed to take in all the buildings, SO much the better, as it would be so much in keeping with, and altogether so appropriate for this home in the woods.
 The establishment of post office on the grounds thls season must add wonderfully to the convenience of those who come from a distance, and of course who spend their whole 'time here. The office is located about elght rods east of the preachers stand, and MT. Willie Beebe of Falls Will lage is the post master. The mails are re- ceived and dispatched direct from and to every mail train on the Housatonic road :; nor is the spirit of enterprise content with this, for we are positively assured that next year wires will be brought up the hill from the station and a telegraph office open ed, ,when we shall be able while sitting in our office to take the words as they flow from the preachers mouth, and hand them di- rectly to the typos, and while the audience sings the hymn that follows the sermon, the press may rattle off the extra edition and send out to that portion of the world which, on account of multi plicity of worldly cares, can not be present in person, and thus the range of influence for good be in- definitely extended. Let the telegraph wires go up, by all means. and count not the cost. Let the gospel go abroad to en- tighten the people.
 The large eating house is this year under the management of Messrs. George P. Strong, George Parsons and Henry Mead, who are feeding the multitude in most excellent style and at reasonable rates. The house is. as usual, under the auspices of the M. E. Church of Canaan.
 Although Tuesday was the day named for the beginning of the meetings, none were held on that day till the evening, as the new buildings were not entirely com pleted, and the work of getting everything in readiness about the grounds not finished. What will be regarded perhaps as one of the specially prominent features of the meetings, will be the grand Centennial ser mon on Friday forenoon next, of the Rev. Dr. Lord of New York city, when there will undoubtedly be great number pres. ent.
 The Housatonic RR. Co. are running thelr trains the same as last year, the time table for the Camp Grounds station being as follows:
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 4;5O a. m. for Pittsfeld.
 l2:45 D. m. for Canaan.