Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-27
SIMMER NOTES.

A Busy Time With Individual Excur-
 sTontsts-JOurneys Htther and YOn-
 Pfenics and other Excurs1Ons.
 The cooler weather has no effect in retard- ing the rush of excursionists to the summer resorts, and New Haven people at Saratoga are more numerous than ever. To day the Newington Congregational church and Sun day school picnics at Savin Rock. To-day also St. Johns R. C. church makes an excur- sion to Osprey Beach by the steamer Elm City. A large party will go, and it will no doubt be very enjoyable one
 Col. John G. Healy arrived back from Sar- atoga yesterday.
 Miss Carrie Bergstrom is at the Mansion House, Monticello, New York, visiting her schoolmate Miss Morris. Her friends will be glad to learn that her health is improving Mr. and Mrs. Thomas James, of Seymour, left on Tuesday for the Hot Springs, .Arkan- sas. They will be accompanied by MT. and Mrs. c. w. James, of New York.
 To-day the Davis family have their annual reunion at High Rock Grove.
 MT. James Sivan, of Seymour, has return ed from trip to Europe.
 Ernest T. Hill has gone to Philadelphia to attend the convention of the Sons of Veter- ans
 Patrick Toole, former resident of this city, who went to Butte City, Montana, some three years ago, has recently been here on a visit and is now on his way back. He is proprie- tor of the Northwestern hotel at Butte City.
 Charles Porter, of Milford, Del, and Miss Clara Porter, of Seyford, Del, are visiting with their cousin, Miss Hattie Hine, at the 1atter's residence, 276 Howard avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. P. McKenna and their son and daughter, of Franklin street, have just re- turned from their vacation, chiefly spent at Saratoga, where they had very pleasant time.
 The Templars of Honor of the State will hold picnic and mass meeting at Fenwick to-day. shore dinner will be served by MT. Dillon of Hartford. Good speakers will be present. Many will go from Hartford and New Haven.
 The Sea World says: ''Mr. c. S. Maltby's (New Haven) fine yacht Reno has returned to New Haven after three weeks trip to Mar tha's Vineyard, Newport and other favorite resorts. The beautiful little craft is fur nished even more sumptuously than she was when she bade farewell to Baltimore. Among those who were passengers on the yacht during the trip were the owner, MT. c. s. Maltby; E. H. Townsend and c. A. Copp, of New York, his sons-in-law; J. A. Gibbons of Cleveland, who has been agent for MT Maltby in that city for years past; George P. Mott, his manager in Baltimore. The whole party were delighted with their trip and with the gallant yacht, which displayed ad- mirable sailing qualities. They were es- pecially enthusiastic over the bluefshing, in which they were very successful.
 The Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth is at the Kinneo House, Moosehead Lake, Me.
 The meeting of the social committee of AT IT. IL tain c. K. Farnham presiding, was held last evening at the Hub Blue store, at which it was decided to give grand excursion under the auspices of the camp to Glen Island on Thursday of next week, September 4th. A large party of the members of the camp and lady friends, together with friends from the Ladies' Relief corps and Admiral Foote post, G. A. R., is expected, and this being the last trip to Glen Island no doubt many more will take the opportunity.
 AT OCEAN GROVE.
 Mr. and Mrs. Isaac N Damn, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Damn and other New Haven peo- pie returned yesterday from stay at Ocean Grove, N. J. The great meeting perhaps of the season at this famous place was on Sun day, when there were 1000 people in the au- ditorium and half dozen meetings outside and there were 30,000 people on the grounds. The afternoon preacher was Rev. George Lansing 1aylor, IOTnef1y or the George street M. E. church, New Haven.
 AT CHAUTAUQUA.
 The closing exercises of the Chautauqua as- sembly for the year took place Monday There was an address by Chancellor Vincent | of New Haven, followed by addresses from President Lewis Miller of Akron, Ohio, the Rev. Dr. Eaton of Pennsylvania, the Rev Dr. B. M. Adams of New York, Secretary Will liam A. Duncan of Syracuse and others. Mrs Hull, of New York. sang "Home, Swee | Home" and the Yale Glee club sang severa