Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-28

gloriously and more brilliant picture was never transferred to canvas. s.Is not this beautiful? he exclaimed" Boys" said he,
 "take off your hats. We'll call this Point Beautiful Now give three cheers" and they did it, and that was the christening. A good old deacon met MT. Gum one day and said ''you don't expect that name to stick, do you you can't get rid of Bean Point so easy as that Pll bet you" "Why not ?" replied Mr. Gum, ''It is much better than Bean and stick itmust." So he had neat black and white sign painted "Point Beautiful and raised to staff on the point. The public thus kindly informed, took to it unanimously, and the people ''know Beans" no more forever.
 The new location is in several respects su- perior. While there is large open space for erection of the tents, there is also fine fringe of trees on the west side, while on the space between the camp and the entrence point there is handsome shady grove.
 The campers arrived on Wednesday after noon. The tents were nearly all pitched in advance. The large dining shed was up, the big stoe was hard at work, the kitchen under the principal charge of Mrs. Rosa Manning, chefde caisime, sent forth it's savory odors and at D o'clock the hungry expectants sat down to their first meal and rose satisfied
 There are some twenty tent pitched and over fifty campers in the party, among them are Wm. Hamilton Gibson of New York the artist whose recent illustrated sketch of Hometown" (Newtown) and the "Smuggery" (the Gunnery) in Harper's magazine has been widely and favorably mentioned. The por- tion relating to the Gunnery was recently published in the Enquirer He is accompanied by his wife. MT. Gibson is a former pupil. Other graduates are here also: H. W. B. Howard, son of the founder of Plymouth church, after the pastor of which he is called George Griffith, son of the late Walter Griffith of New York, prominent in insurance circles and also in the missions of the Presbyterian Church; w. B. Beach, son of Moses S. Beach of Brooklyn; and others of more recent date. Col. H. c. King, late publisher of the Christian Union, is here with his entire family part of which are quartered at Norris and the rest in camp. So also are Mrs. J. T. How ard, wife of the founder already named, to gether with the wife and family of J. Howard Jr. of the N. Y. Herald, and Miss Susie Day, daughter of Prof. Day of Yale College.
 The routine of the camp does not vary from that of former years. There is perfect free- dom consistent with safety and propriety. Boating, fishing, gunning and tramps (not gunning for tramps) all day. and college and jubilee songs and dancing in the evening. The little Mason and Hamlin Cabinet Organ does duty with equal facility in secular and sacred music, doubtless much to the sur prise of the original inventor of that once staid and sober instrument
 On Sunday there was very interesting ser vice (why service when 1t ought to be and is pleasure ? which was attended by numerous outsiders from the country around.
 MT. Gum read an admirable sermon of MT. Beecher's from the Christian Union. Its originality of thought and expression and it's advanced ideas claimed the attention of even his youngest hearers who listened with evi- dent interest. Our improved choir, supported by the organ under the manipulation of Gel. King, made acceptable music and thus the new Point received it's first religious dedication.
 The Camp will contine until after next Sum- day and on the evening of Sunday, at p. m., the Rev. Dr. Wells of Southport, Conn.,, who, in comnanv yvifh saveral fr;ando ;c apoop,,oo1 near the end of the point, will make an ad- dress. The public are welcome to these in- formal but always agreeable meetings.
 The weather has been exceptionally good, and thus far, in spite of long established prece- dent there has been no rain. Future incl dents of the camp will be chronicled next week.