Connecticut western news., 1879-07-30

Rev. MT. Stevenson of Ellsworth on Sunday the 27th, who administered the communion. MT. Stevenson is 8 Scotchman. He read the hymn,
 According to thy gracious word, In meek humility,
 This will do, my dying Lord,
 will remember Thee"
 which he said was always sung at their com munions in Scotland. The congregation was quite large, the Chapel society uniting with them. The flowers were abundant and beauti- ful. Among the most noticeable were bouquets 1 of scarlet and pink cacti, contributed by Mrs. Sherwood Willard and a large bouquet of pond | lilies, with other bouquets of mixed flowers. MT, Stevenson was also present at the evening prayer meeting, which was well attended. The frequent rains are quite discouraging to | the farmers, as they keep the meadows very wet. There is said to be an abundant crop of | grass.
 | MT. George Wilcox is putting up an iron fence around his premises.
 | Mrs. Prentice, who has been quite feeble, is more comfortable again. Miss Julia Hunt is failing, and great sufferer. Mrs. Caroline Yale is very feeble with dropsy.
 The South Canaan school closed with 8 pie l Huntsville school had very enjoyable picnic at Higly's grove on Thursday afternoon. New Milford.
 | For the past few weeks Cross Brook water, with which our village is supplied, has been suggestive to old soldiers of the bayou water which they drank in the Louisiana swamps Last week the Water Co. commenced the work IoPo 41 41-. and filth which had accumulated there, and now we have pure water again.
 | Eighteen persons started Thursday for camping tours: part of them go to the Adiron- dacks and the rest to Waramaug Lake c. Twin Lakes.
 | Last Thursday evening the campers in the ! picnic grounds were wrapped in silence over an exciting game of ''Whist" and extracting untold comfort from the well-filled bowls of fragrant pipes, they were startled-not to say charmed-by musical strains waited on the wings of gentle zephyr, imparting to them | the astounding information that ''Young Sam Simons will be Sam Simons when Old Sam Si- mons is gone." The music(?) drew nearer and the whist party, distinguishing themartial tread of the mighty men of Canaan, instinctively grasped their clubs, pocketed their diamonds, put their hands on their hearts and whispered a solemn God spade-you" to the representa- tives of the land of milk and honey, and be- l fore the evening was passed each one was will l ling to admit that every one else was trump. To the campers, beguiled by songs, speeches and stories, the hours flew by unnoticed and the all-too-rapid approach of midnight cut | short the haDDV fnStivitie and tha vi sitOrs were constrained to take their departure, much to the regret of those left behind. The depart ure of the boys was perhaps more sudden than | their appearance. Overcome by their emotions, the campers failed at that time adequately to express their gratitude for the visit, so take | the opportunity presented by the columns of your valuable paper to do so, and moreover to express the wish that the friends from Canaan may be inclined to repeat the experiment at no very distant day-or rather night. The camp CTS also hope that your calls may not be like angels visits-few and far between.
 The New Britain boys have departed for their long neglected homes, but their places are more than filled by the arrival of several repre- sentatives of the New York University, who are also members of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.
 DIT. C. E. LakevllIc.
 The past week has been one of unusual quiet. We have not had any excursions or picnics here during this time. Perhaps it was on account of the grand temperance camp meeting at Fenwic< Grove. hope the meet ing was a success, as it is noble cause, and one that we should 9 Il advocate and practice instead of trying to destroy. We have hard work here to keep it up, for we have the head of one of our churches working against it. He not only bids defiance to the commands of the Bible, but also to the law of Connecticut. am informed he held picnic at Falls Vil- lage last week, where, if report be true, lager beer was sold in abundance. These are held under the pretense of being for the Catholic Church, We had an illustration here the 4th inst. for the benefit ofSt NIary's Church. Such picnics are not only disgrace to the Church. but in time will cause it's ruin, and think the God they worship and adore will not accept such offerings at all for he says "No drunk. ards shall enter the kingdom of heaven." In the trial few weeks ago the attorney for the clergy of that church said that we were prej- udiced against that church, but if he will only look on the subscription lists he will find that the Protestants, or a number of them gave $10O apiece towards the erection of that church and to-day are anxious that it should prosper They used to have picnics and not have any thing stronger than small beer sold and al one time almost every member of that church belonged to the temperance society. But where is Father Sheffrey's temperance society now? Buried in oblivion. What has caused it's death Lager beer, rum, etc. Had not seen the effects of these or the 4th inst, and seen a wife and children pleading with the father of that family to go home and drink no more, would not have written this. Let me draw picture from imagination. I see a marriage circle; amid the crowd of joyous guests. before the minister clothed in the robes of the Holy Catholic Church stands a noble youth the purity of fresh manhood is on his brow. love beams from his eyes, strength and dignity radiate his manly form. By him stands a bride; she is arrayed in purest white, her radiant eyes are yelled by down. cast lashes, her fair cheek is pale as a lily, wLile her young heart fiutters like bird of paradise in golden cage. They join hand in hand, and a solemn voice, in the name of God, pronounces them husband and wife. l
 join the congratulations and say God bless you, noble pair, and may your future prove all that your rose-hued imaginations paint it. Years have rolled away, youth has matured in- to middle age. In yon pale mother I recog- nize the bride offormer years She has chang ed, but it is merely from youth to matron- ly womanhood. Her little ones are reposing in the soft slumbers of childhood. She is alone, but as the night advances she listens for approaching footsteps; as she lifts her head see trouble in her eye and pallor on lnl ton