Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-23
Local News.
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Union Temperance Picnic.

Large Gathering at High Rock-Parties
 From Various sPlaces-Speaking by Va-
 rtous Temperance Men.
 The union temperance picnic at High Rock Grove, on the Naugatuck railroad, yesterday, loads from New Haven-members of Harmo- ny Division, s. of T., and their friends-and the gathering was largely increased by arri- vals from Bridgeport, Hartford, Norwalk and various other places. From Norwalk and New Canaan there were three car loads. It was estimated that had the weather not been rainy there would people Under the direction and admirable management of MT. Charles E. Hart, firm of Frisbie & Hart of this city, the affair passed off very successfully. All, or nearly all, passed the day very pleasantly, the pavilion serving as place of refuge when the show CTS came. In the early part of the day many were in boats on the beautiful stream which mountain. A large number under the pa- vilion were agreeably entertained with music and speeches later on. Henry c. Baldwin, of Naugatuck, Greenback candidate for Gov ernor, a member of the old 18th Conn., Vols was the first speaker. He was at one time during the war in the recruiting service, having his office on Church street in this city, and turning his attention to the law, studied Coke and Blackstone at the Yale Law School He complimented the Naugatuck railroad as setting an example in prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors at the grove, worthy of imitation, and if a railroad could prohibit for the good of the community, the State could do the same. He said the harvest which had been gathered in the State by the temperance men was not harvest of leaves, but Q harvest for humanity. The mission of the temperance men had been in the past and would be in the future to give men better conceptions of manhood and wo- manhood.
 Major w. A. Lincoln, of this city, Grand Worthy Patriarch of Harmony Division, Sons of Temperance, followed with excellent re- marks. He looked upon the future of tenn perance work as growing brighter and bright CT, and day was coming when the city and country would be comparatively free from bAS AuIueIOuo GSuIpbd1lOho AASlOOAG IO GLO sale of intoxicating fluids.
 Rev. John Davenport, of Bridgeport, read humorous poem, which called forth ire quent applause.
 Brief addresses were made by Deacon George F. Smith, the venerable ex-city mis- sionary of this city, a past chief officer of Harmony division MT. Heath, of Hartford Wales French, of this city, and Dr. St. John, of Cold Spring Division, Wolcottyille. MT. French was introduced as from Pennsylvania, Connecticut and all the world. He said that what had been done by the railroad authori ties was equally proper for the State. He noticed that signs of thrift abounded wherever there was an absence of the sale of intoxicating drinks He had the belief that Germany had depreciated in the last fifty years, mentally and physically, owing to the inordinate use of beer New Haven had six hundred places where liquor and beer were sold. He refer red to General Grants turning the glass bot tom up at the tables of foreign potentates and princes, and regretted the example set Politicians got into office extensively by rid ing into power on liquor barrel.
 Sylvanus Butler, Charles A. Baldwin anC John G. North, of this city, also spoke, advo eating total abstinence as blessing and MT North making frequent humorous sallies. MT Baldwin feelingly alluded to the devotion O. the late George Beckwith to total abstinence paying tribute to his prohibition services Hearty applause was given. MT. Butler h eC | that temperance meant total abstinence iron | all that intoxicates.