Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-16
ExcurEiOns.

The East Haven Congregational church and Sunday school picnic at High Rock to- day. Many friends will accompany them.
 The Howard avenue Congregational church and Sunday school picnic at High Rock Wed nesday, August 23.
 Ezel Lodge No. 8, K. of F., go to Glen Starin. The lodge went to Glen Island last year, giving one of the best of the season. They are very popular lodge, with many friends.
 The members of Sassacus Encampment No. 1, I. o. O. F., are expecting fine time on their excursion to High Rock Grove next Tuesday. All their sisters, aunts and cousins will join in and fine programme of amuse- ments has been gotten up, including tub races, swimming races and other sports.
 The excursion of the veteran fremen will take place to-day, when they will go to Osprey Beach on the steamer Elm City. Only about seventy five tickets remain unsold and these may be obtained at the boat this morn- ing by the first parties who arrive there. The committee will be at the boat at 7:3O. The veterans will leave City Hall at 8 o'clock sharp and march to the boat.
 The steamer City of Lawrence made five hours trip on Long Island Sound yesterday, to Greenport, Sag Harbor. Shelter Island, Lyle's Beach, Fishers Island and Watch Hill, carrying an immense number of people, Odd Bellows and friends, from Norwich, New London and adjacent places.
 The regular excursion of the steamer John H. Starin to Glen Island will take place to- morrow. These excursions are very popular and large numbers go on every trip.
 Fresh Air Fund.
 There was an interesting sight yesterday at the mission house, No. AZ Court street. The city missionary, Rev. MT. Mossman, has had placed in his hands sum of money to be ex- pended in sending into the country such per sons among the worthy poor of this city as, through sickness or feebleness, need change of air to restore their health, or to save the health they might otherwise lose. Last sum mer number of persons, mostly women and children. were sent out to the Bethany hills, about twelve miles from this city, and board ed with the farmers there for one or two weeks, and with such good results that the ladies of the United Workers, who appropri- ated the money for the experiment, ,have given Mir. Mossman forty dollars more this year to be used in the same way. Several persons have already been sent to the same place as last year, and yesterday morning the Water- bury stage called at 47 Court street for those who are to go this week, k,-an old lady who in her earlier years has served as 8 nurse for others but now often sick and needing care herself, 8 young mother and her little child g year and half old, both sickly and in great need of the change of air and life thus offer- ed them, and worthy sewing woman who has struggled along in widowhood for two years past with two children to care for by her own unaided efforts, the youngest child having al- ways been siokly and 8 great care to tho mother, while the oldest, boy of three years, and the mother herself have both late ly been sick and worn out with the malaria and chills. There are many others who ought to sit at a widespread table and get few breaths of the fresh country air while the hot season is upon us, but the funds to be used for this purpose will soon be exhausted. Any who wish to be helpful in this way to others are requested to send any sum of money. either large small, to MT. Moss man, who will see that it is carefully expend- ed in accordance with the wishes of the kind hearted givers.