Connecticut western news., 1881-08-24
-[From the Camp Meeting DAILY NEWS.
 News for Campers.

-P. E. Sanford preached in Lee and Tyr ingham last Sunday. built for her this season. George l.. Smith draws the soda this year at the camp grounds. Wesley Avenue promises to become the Fifth Ave- of Pine Grove.
 Ice can be procured by all wishing it, by applying at the eating house.
 The next improvement to be looked for in the grove is the electric light.
 Mir. Ketcham of Dover Plains has rented Rev. M. R. Lent's cottage this year.
 MT. H. H. Cogswell has a fruit stand in the end of the oyster house, as usual.
 Miss Carrie Landon and MT. Emory. L. Mead are recent additions to the choir.
 Rev. B. C.. Pttsburg of Pennington Seminary, arrived at the grounds yesterday. William Colepaugh, Canaan's best bar
 
 her, will as last year, have the tonsorial tent in control.
 Wesley avenue has been widened to "A feet, and is now the broadest and finest street in the grove.
 File away your Daily News, they will be valuable reminders of the yearly gatherings at Pine Grove, in years to come.
 Mrs. Stevens of Falls Village has had erected for her new cottage this year, which she will occupy during the meeting.
 All the cottages owned by the associa- tion have been sold, and more could have been disposed of had they been erected.
 -Rev. Mr. Hoyt F. E sandford, and Mrs. Sewall, were the first to occupy their cottages this year, arriving at the grove July 18th.
 If any one has a complete file of the first numbers of the Daily News issued in 1877, they can find purchaser by calling at the NEWS office in Canaan.
 = This camp meeting is not held for the prime and sole use of Methodists. It is for Christians and sinners alike; denominational barriers are not recognized.
 That portion of the enclosure stretching from Wesley avenue left towards the preach CTS stand, will be called Wards Terrace, in honor of the late John R. Ward SO long the president of the association.
 The rain of last week was refreshing, and gave indications of a pleasant time for thls week. All that is needed is clear sky to insure large attendance The probabilities for it are good, Vennor to the contrary not withstanding.
 The usually funny Puck had last week a colored picture which is an abortive effort to ridicule the modern camp meeting. It is lacking in all the elements that make true humor, and is repulsive in it's conception and delineaton.
 The cottage erected for Mrs. Hoag of South Dover, will be one of the largest and finest on the grounds. It is situated on the extension of Wesley Avenue. on rise of ground, and for attractlveness, situation and consciousness, stands almost unmatched.
 During the conference at--the following dialogue was overheard between two newsboys: II say, Jlm, what's the meaning of so many ministers being here together? ? Why" answered Jim, "they always meet once year to exchange sermons with eacl other. ."-Old, gery old.
 -Revs, Byrnes and Winans, assisted by others, will conduct the young peoples meet ing. Last year this meeting was successful in no small degree, and supplemented the work done in more pretentious manner 1T the larger meetings. Much credit is due tc the conductors of it, for the faithfulness, zeal and delicacy with which they executed theil work.
 Saturday last was the 2Oth of the month and the trouble that was to come to the eartl by the perihelion of the planets, so threaten ingly predicted by Vennor and others, die not appear. It would add more to the repu
 
 confined their prognostications to weather in dications, and less to the more ambitious schemes of famine colfssnMming and world des troying predictions.
 The summer circuit trotting comes of ) this week at the Charter Oak Park, contnu ing four days. The horses entered are al first class, and the meeting promises to be one of the most successful ever held at the , Park The premiums amount to $22, ,5OO There is much interest manifested in the pro posed trot of Maud. S., who will attempt tt beat her Rochester record. 21Ol-4, for special purse of $3,5OO.
 No finer array of pulpit talent was evel offered at any previous meeting at Pine Grove than is presented this year. Eacl preacher stands high in the church and eacl is pulpit orator of high rank and reputation Among those who will preach. are such mer as Bishop E. G. Andrews, Of Washington Rev. Prof. Upham, D. D., of Drew Theologi cal Seminary; Rev. Dr. Fla, of Springfield Mass, Dr. McKean, of North Adams, anc Rev. MT. Grant of Pttsfeld Much interest has been manifested in ths grove meeting this year, numerous letters having been received by those in charge rel ative 10 the preachers who were to be here the days they preached, etc. Inquiries by those who have never been to the grove, have been frequently made, seeking information respecting boarding, lodging and other nee essary conveniences. These with other facts, lead to the conclusion that the weather per. hitting, larger gathering than eyer before