Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-26
SUMMER NOTES.
New Haven People RecreatIne-Jour'

New Haven People Recreatfng-JOur-
 neys by Sea and Land.
 There was a grand satisfaction with the cool weather yesterday. It was decided con trast to the hot wave of last week. Many New Haven people left town yesterday for summer recreation and many returned to the city. President Dawson of the New Haven Water company and wife left yesterday for AIburgh Springs.
 President Hiram Camp of the New Haven Clock company left yesterday to join his
 wife, who is at Saratoga.
 Fire Commissioner L. E. Jerome and fami- ly left for Saratoga yesterday.
 Ex-Gov. Bigelow is at Block Island, ex- pecting to remain week or two. The Congregational Sunday school of Branford has accepted an invitation from
 MT. Samuel Beach to hold their annual pie nic at Pawson Park, and will go there to- morrow.
 MT. c. H. Pine,o Ansonia, and MT. A.W. Webster, of Ansonia, have returned home from Europe.
 Mrs. Spauutius and daughter started last night for Saratoga and Lake George on 8 pleasure trip. They will be gone about two weeks.
 Miss Alice Sanford is having very pleas, ant time with friends in New London. Mrs. Hattie Kidder, wife of Conductor E. G. Kidder of the Consolidated road, is visit ing for few weeks among friends in the beautiful village of Watertown and reports the weather very exhilarating and health in spring.
 Mrs. Knapp and daughter of Fairfield, W. M. Staples and family, George Sanford and family and J. M. Tomlinson of Bridge port are registered at the Stevens Hotel, Nor folk.
 MT. and Mrs. R. s. De Lamater, of Hart
 ford, have just returned from 8 very pleasant drive along shore, visiting New Haven, Bridgeport and Fairfield
 Yesterdays Hartford Times says: Matters socially have been as lively as usual this sea son at the Montowese House, Indian Neck (Branford), notwithstanding the cool weather.
 The guests who are there are mostly all old visitors who come regularly every year, and they have filled up the Montowese and made seaside life there lively pleasant-a cientage of people who will come every year to spend most of the season, whether it is hot or cold, wet or dry. Hartford is largely represented. The boarding houses at the Neck are also full. On Saturday evening the Messrs. Bryan, of Montowese, arranged, in addition to the regular weekly hop which takes place on Thursday evenings, a german. The dining room was improvised into dancing
 
 to furnish music the guests and invited friends from the boarding houses and cot tages highly enjoyed the occasion. The room was tastefully decorated with colored Ian terms, wild flowers and greenery, making bright and attractive scene, set off by the handsome toilets of the ladies. Miss F. B. Hudson and Mr. Archibald A. Welch, of this city, led the german, which lasted from 9 to 12 o'clock. Personal.
 Joseph Harrison, living close to Wara- maug lake, claims to have subsisted entirely on milk since January 1st last. He is 8 great authority on fishing in that region. Miss Mary Bassett, of Ansonis, died Sun day afternoon after short illness of a few days with typhoid fever.
 Henry Tate, 20 years old, was drowned by the upsetting of sailboat in the straits just below Middletown at noon Sunday. Sev- eral companions narrowly escaped with their lives
 Dr. David $. Hart, of Stonington, is prob ably the oldest school teacher in the State, having been born in Midd1ebury in 1799.
 Dr. G. L. Beards1ey and Rev. MT. Wither~ spoon, of Birmingham, examine candidates for the position of teachers on Thursday. John R. Gildea is still absent and is be- lieved to be rusticating in New York State near Coney Island
 Frederick P. Conway, the young man who { attempted suicide Friday last, is improving
 and hopes are entertained of his recovery. MT. David Hine, engaged with MT. Futile,
 the rubber store proprietor on Church street, and residing on Prince street, is quite sick with gastric fever. On account of the absence of number of friends at the summer resort the clambake rendered by MT. Joseph c. Earle at Milford is postponed for time.
 Dr. Emil Heuel, assistant surgeon in the University Medical college, New York, is visiting Dr. Ruickoldt, of this city.
 Mrs. Howard Atwood, of West Haven, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bishop, of Spring field.
 Mr. Stanley Cornwall, of this city, has just returned from trip to Europe. Funeral of Dr. ID. E. Smith. The funeral of Dr. D. E. Smith, of Brook lyn, N. Y, was attended by large number
 of mourning and sympathizing friends, in cluding number from New Haven. Rev. Messrs. McGregor, Foster, John E. Searles, formerly of New Haven, and Rev. Dr. J. O. Peck, of New Haven, oficiated. Rev. Dr. Searles in his remarks said his long acquaint- ance with the deceased, covering more than thirty-fve years, made him living witness to many interesting incidents in the career of the deceased brother He remembered that at one time the doctor gave his last dol lar in the interest of the church he so much loved He was Christian gentleman, a first-class physician, displaying unusual kind ness in his visit among the sick and deep love for his church and it's ministers. We shall all greatly miss him and his benevolent deeds. Especially will the 'tlittle wander ers' for whom he has done so much, miss his bountiful hand.
 Rev. Dr. J. O. Peck, of Trinity NJ. E. church, New Haven, said: When Christ was on earth he had one Luke, 8 Christian physi- clan, near him, now of the assembly above, and the Christian physician of this age sug- gested to us the great physician of our soul. Doctor Smith he had known for many years and felt his comforting power while pastor over the Hanson Place church. This great assembly are here to manifest their love and honor for the Christian physician who has carried so often and so long healing and com forting blessings to their homes. pr. Peck spoke of the domestic life of deceased and of his private worth to those most dear to him, yet his private life was just as full of kind ness, benevolence and Christian faithfulness, and though now you will see him no more pass out and in your doors, his works will live in our memories. He said the doctors high standing as phy- sician and his great practice did not keep him from his official work in the church and his regular attendance upon the religious duties thereof, though much extra planning was needed to accomplish the desire of his heart. We need no dying testimony of such a man in his last moments. His life assures us of his bliss now. Among those whom he has blessed on earth are many now in heav- en- Dr. Peck's mention of the daughter of the deceased in heaven, so recently gone before, and of the living son trained to take his fathers place in the physieian's profession and in the church, and of the faithful wife with whom he had lived so happily, touched the hearts of all The exercises were very impressive.