Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-27
The Excursion and Picnic Season.

The regular excursion of the steamer John H. Starin to Glen Island took place yesterday, and beside the usual number of families who I availed themselves of the pleasures of the \ trip the Ancient Order of Foresters with \ their families and friends embraced the op- portunity afforded for pleasant sail on the Sound and a days recreation at Starin's Glen Island. On Thursday the Young Me chanics' club go to the same place. To-day the Sons of Temperance and Tenn pie of Honor hold their annual picnic at High Rock Grove and Glen, leaving Derby depot at 8:3O o'clock by special train. That those who attend will have most enjoyable time there can be no doubt
 Rev. J. G. Davenport has been invited to read poem at the temperance picnic at High Rock Grove to-day.
 Mutual Hook and Ladder company of Waterbury, will picnic at High Rock Grove August 3d, with brass band and string music by the full Howe band of Bridgeport. Wadhams Post, G. A. F., of Waterbury, will hold their picnic at High Rock on Tues day, August 16. Visitors from Meriden, Cheshire, Naugatuck, Bridgeport, New Ha-
 
 By invitation of the Church of the Ascen- sion of this city, the parish and Sunday school of Christ church will unite with them on their picnic to High Rock Grove Monday, August 1st.
 Judging from the number of people who say they are going to attend the annual meet ing of the Connecticut Commercial Travellers at Morris Cove on Friday, the Consolidated road will have to run extra trains It is going to be the ''bangest of the bang'' affairs of the season.-Hartford Times.
 The Baptist church and Sunday school of Middletown were to go to Shelter Island yes- terday morning on the George R. Kelsey and the same boat takes the Central M. E. church and Sunday school to Osprey Beach to-day.
 The Weed band, of Hartford, netted about $1OO by their recent excursion.
 The Father Matthew Temperance society of Bridgeport had very Successful picnic at Pembroke Grove Monday.
 The commercial travellers of the State are anticipating an interesting and joyous time at their summer reunion at the Forbes House, Morris Cove, on Friday. Letters received by the committee of arrangements make it sure that there will be large attendance in- cluding many distinguished men who have been invited to attend.
 Tomorrow the steamer Elm City will make her second trip to Shelter Island, land ing this time at the Manhanset House wharf This will be one of the most enjoyable trips of the season for families, and the opportu- 1R4 lnI R1.. la1sn &r.n few hours enjoyment at one of the most popular summer resorts will be embraced by large numbers of people who, while visiting Shelter Island, have never been afforded an opportunity to visit this particular locality. The fare for the trip is only 50 cents. Regular daily excursions are now made from this city to Long Branch by the steam CT C. H. Northam, leaving this city at 11:3O D. m. These trips continue to grow in pop ularity and will so continue to the end of the season. Another very enjoyable excursion by the tsOld Line'' steamers is that by the Continental, leaving this city in the morning at 1O:15 and reaching Twenty third street, New York, in time to return on the Northam. The sail through the Sound is delightful one.
 The Saturday night excursions by the steamer John H. Starin to Manhattan Beach are most enjoyable. Parties make close con- nections with the Starin line of boats in New York, and after day of pleasure at the beach can return on the Erastus Corning Sunday night.
 The excursions by the Elm City to Coney Island via Locust Grove, on Saturday nights, leaving this city at I1:30 p. m. and reaching the island at a. m., afford parties the entire I day, Sunday, at the island, and give ample l time to visit Brightcn and Manhattan l Beaches, and dayss enjoyment of real pleas | ure. The return is made from Locust Grove | at p. m.. and Peck slip at 11:so p. m-, on Sunday night.