Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-04
Excursion Notes.

l The East Washington avenue Baptist | church, Bridgeport, and the Stratfeld church | united yesterday in a picnic at MT. Horace
 Lyon's grove near Stratfeld.
 The Newtown Library association, Bridge
 port, gave picnic at Parlor Rock yesterday l to which the Sunday school children of the various churches were invited. The party required eight or ten cars. The Odd Fellows of New Milford picnic there to-day. The Methodist Sunday school of Strat- ford will join with the West Stratford, Old Farms and Winsted Sunday schools in
 union picnic at High Rock on the 10th of
 this month.
 Great preparations are being made for the
 reunion of the Palmer family at Stonington, August 10 and II.
 Among the coming High Rock picnics are To-day, CThursday), Aug 4, Congregational church Sunday school, Naugatuck; Aug. 5,
 Trinity church, Seymour Monday, Aug 8,
 Christ church, Watertown; Thursday, Aug.
 II, Baptist church, Branford; Saturday,
 Aug. 13, Congregational church and Sunday
 school of Seymour; Monday, Aug. 15, St.
 Francis Roman Catholic church, Naugatuck
 The tickets for Ryder's second excursion
 to New York, Coney Island and Rockaway on
 Saturday, are selling rapidly and the indica-
 tions are that it will be one of the most suc-
 cessful excursions of the season. Good mu-
 sic will be provided for dancing and refresh ments will he provided on board at reasona- ble rates. The fare for the round trip is only 75 cents and tickets are for sale only at L. E. Ryder & Co.'s, PFC Chapel street.
 Wednesday, August F, is the time fixed upon for the grand excursion to Martha's Vineyard and Newport by the steamer Elm City. Captain Fred. J. Peck. The steamer will leave this city at II 8. m. and arrive at Oak Bluffs at p. m. She will remain there until Friday morning, and leave there at 6 8. m. for Newport, arriving there at 10 a. m. At. 10 p. m. she will leave for New Haven, arriving here at a. m. Saturday. The fare will be $3, and rooms $4 and $5, according to location. Tickets will be sold and all in- formation given at Peck $ Bishops, 219 Chapel street.
 The seventh annual excursion of the uni formed members of Golden Rule Encamp- ment, No. 24 I. o. O. F., which takes place Tuesday, August 23, to Yonkers on the Hud- son by the steamer Elm City, has already awakened great deal of interest among the have been indications enough already to as- sure financial success. They take along the American, now the Second regiment band 1 and an orchestra also.
 The daily excursions from this city to Long Branch, leaving New Haven on the pal ace steamer. c. H. Northam, continue to be | as attractive as ever, and large numbers avail | themselves of so delightful trip, the fare l for which, going and coming, is only $1.75. | Another daily excursion which is much en- I joyed is that by the old line steamers to New ! York, leaving this city at 10:15 a. n and re- turning on the tfNortham" in the evening.
 The excursion by St. Mary's church and l Sunday school, of this city, yesterday by the Elm City to Osprey Beach, this side of New | London, was very successful and much en- joyed. The party mum bered 800 or 300.
 To-day the steamer John H. Starin will | make her regular excursion to Glen Island, leaving her dock at the foot of Brewery street It 8:30 a. m. Among the excursionists will l oe the association known as the Arctic 3oterie, and they will be accompanied by nu- nerous friends. It will be delightful ex- ,ursio n.
 The excursion of the Elm City to Shelter sland on Saturday, stopping at Dinah' s Rock and Manhansett House dock, twill be one # the best of the season for families desir- ng quiet and enjoyable trip. A fine Rhode 1 sland clamhake at the ttRock, ? or one of , ,oIonel Rood's splendid dinners at the ssMan- ansett. ? gives variety that will be appreci- ted. The sEElm,' will leave this city at 8:30 i. m. and leave on the return at 3:3O D. na., { irving home early in the evening. Ii