Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-17
For the Little Ones.
A Circular Which Explains Itself Fully.
 The following circular has been sent out by committee, which is self-explanatory

FRESH AIR FUND.
 NEW HAVEN, August 16 1882. number of gentlemen propose to give au excur- ion by eamer or barge, about the 3Oth lust, is w raised for this In rder however to make success of this enterprise. IS they feel disposed, to give the poor children g pleasant tms for day before the opening Of the Hon. Charles Atwater has kindly consented to act of the fund, to whom all moneys should be sent.
 Send in Your Remittance at Once.
 The following committee have been requested to make all the arrangements:
 Hon. Charles Atwater, Frank A. Hermance, Frank D. sloat, Frank s. Andrew. Charles E. Har+, Rev. James Ross William d. Pratt, Joseph D: Put kett, Charles F. Bouman, c. T. Drtscoll, Louis Fedman, H. D. Benton, James ReSnolds. Alex 1roup. Daniel Trowbridge Charles Fabrique, John H. Barlow, John Ruff, Eli Mix, W. J. Atwater
 N. G. Osborn.
 Contributions may be sent for the above 1 named fund to this ofnce. Already "a friend'' has contributed $2OO for the fund, ! and Leader Streit has volunteered to furnish 1 band The committee are now looking for Starin double-decked barge, The teachers in the public schools will be asked to take charge of the children. The destination of
  meeting of the committee will be held this evening at the office of Hugh Daley in Hoad- ley building, which all members of the com mittee it is hoped will attend. The Drouth. The lack of rain for so long time in the fierce heats of midsummer has made bad work here in the Connecticut valley. It is 8 han ha ma orable one of last year but that one extend ed far and wide, south and west, while this one does not Its severity in most parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts is very mark ed and impressive. Grass fields are burned up, almost as if by fire the leaves on many | trees are shriveling and dropping streams are low; the corn is curling up in the fields; apples are dropping; tobacco growers say | that crop will be a failure, rain or no rain, ! now This may not prove to be so. l The potatoes, it was thought, wore doomed | to be general failure as to the late crop, the principal one but it does not appear to be l so. The potatoes now coming into market ! are very fine as"to quality, and much more ! sound than potatoes are apt to prove in wet ter seasons nor is the supply likely to be so limited was expected -Ho1ttord Tunes.
 The State Parade K ights of Pythtas. l The committee of Mithra Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Bridgeport, met Tuesday even- 1 ing to perfect the arrangements for the State parade, which will be held in that city in Sep tember. The Standard says: ''It was de- l eided to have clambake at the George Ho- ] tel after the parade. A large barge has been ] engaged to transport them from this city and 1 land them at the pier in Black Rock. Judg. ng from the reports received from the differ ! ent lodges in the State large number of I knights will be in the parade that day. New Haven and Hartford will each furnish 300 or l more and this city 200, which taken with the lodges in other cities and towns will swell l the number to 1.2oo or 1,5Oo. Major H. M ! Hoyt has been selected as the grand marshal | for the day, and M1thra Lodge of this city ] will give a dress parade, which will probably take place at Seaside Park. It is expected that Mithra Lodge will turn out eighty uni ! formed members he grand omcers Will De furnished carriages for the parade. All the details are being arranged by the committee, and undoubtedly the programme will be suc- oessfully carried out"
 The Excursion Season. Colts band, of Hartford, gives an excur- sion to Osprey Beach to-day. large party will go.
 On Thursday, August 24th, Mayor Bulke- ! ley, or hGTGIOIO, SlFes HIS dAAodI eACuT51oA for the Hartford poor children. The desti- nation will probably be Fenwick. As will be seen by the card elsewhere large number of prominent New Haven gentlemen have ! started movement to give free excursion for poor children in this city.
 To-day by the Starin large Sunday school party from Ansonia will go to Glen Island.
 The East Haven Congregational church and Sunday school picnicked at High Rock yesterday. They left here in the midst of the rain. At the time the skies threatened a rainy day, but before they arrived at High Rock the sun was shining There were twelve car loads of the excursionists. They had 8 l very pleasant time despite the shower.
 Owing to the heavy rain shower yesterday | morning the union picnic of the Sunday schools of Milford was postponed to some date in the near future.
 | Summer Notes.
 Rev. Mir. Harris, of the St. John street M. 1 E. church has returned from Europe. On l the passage home he had severe attack of quinsy, which at one time was of & danger ous character.
 Mr. A. Heberger and family are at Peeks- 1 XIII on tne huoSOn enJOy1nS u WeekS Vaca- tion.
 D. s.Glenney and wife, D. S. Glenney, jr., and wife left the city last night for trip of two weeks, visiting Watkins Glen, Lake George and Saratoga.
 Hon. Caleb B. Bowers and family and other New Haven people ave stopping at Dicks Hotel, Newtown. Dicks is full to overflow | ing and he has twenty roomers outside in cottages. The high reputation of the house 1 is we'll known. One of our former New Ha- ! yen boys, Mir. Frank M. Chapman, is assist | ing MT. Dick this season.
 Frank D. Root, formerly city editor of the Fozladiatns, now in charge of the Washington bureau of the New York 7Tmes is in town. Fl. P. Hubbard and A. P. Sanford left last ] night for ten days hunt in the Adiron- dacks Their headquarters will be on Ra- quette lake, where Mir. Hubbard has log camp.
 Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley was in town yesterday.
 Professor w. G. Sumner, of Yale is at the Ocean House, Bar Harbor, Me.
 Mrs. Potter, of Amsterdam N. r., sister of Mrs. Eli Mix, is visiting in the city. MT. Edward Lawrence, resident partner of F. A. Potts < Co.,, is sumnering at Short Beach.
 l.. Bostwick and wife have returned from the White Mountains.
 Rev. J. B. Thrall and wife, of Derby, are visiting Mrs. Thralls relatives in Litchfield.
 Dr. George l.. Beardsley, of Derby, and family returned from Ocean Grove yesterday.
 Editor Graham, of Meriden, goes to Wind ham county with family to day to remain there short time. They sail for Europe on the 26th.
 MT. I. M. Dewey, of the International Newspaper Agency and Mir. J. &. White, of Sperry & Barnes, started yesterday for the l White Mountains on 8 two weeks vacation. They intend joining party in the noun tains and extending their trip to include the principal Canadian summer resorts return ing through Lakes Champlain and George to Saratoga, and from Albany down the Hudson