Connecticut western news., 1873-08-29

VI sA~ ASSso o4A 6UOuG anu LOG way Ot , talks about the people of Canaan, Chapin- , vile, Salisbury, Lime Rock and Falls Vil- g lage "is caution ; and although the arti- cle is little lengthy, everybody will reat . It to see what he says about everybody else lie says something about our eoaajurino u4 r ghost story. a1d calling to our assistance
 the grave yard out of eur back window
 It's no such thing and everybody knows i, 10 be 30. That ghost story was bona : hde, right down solid and substantial fact It is true, because John Ostrander says it is, and that's enough. When our readers read what he says about it. they won't believe . him, because they are not bound to believe an editor out of the state; but one thing they will bear in mind, and that is that this same mischievous editor Harding is none
 other but he who wrote the article about : Bailey, the Danbury Neus man, and the water cooler, which we copied from the
 H0gSe three or four weeks since. That ar
 tlcle was pronounced ''leetle ahead" of
 anything Bailey ever wrote.
 Our AgrScultslrGl Fosr. DEAR BROTHER
 FARMERs It seems almost incredible that
 another year has taken its flight since We
 made ready to enjoy our annual Fair at
 Falls Village. However. the designated
 time is almost here and the 9th, 10th and
 llth of September will see the friends of
 agriculture assembled at their old rendez-
 vous in Union Park, thoroughly prepared,
 hope, for pleasant and successful exhl-
 oltlon. We can meet at the time and place
 aforesaid and see the agricultural building
 hlled with fruit. vegetables, mechanical productions, works of art and domestic
 manufactures, together. with grand dis
 play of horses, cattle, &c.,, on the Fair grounds, SO that we, our friends and ac.
 quaintances, can congratulate each other
 on the result or acknowledge with mortif-
 cation and disgust that the Fair was fiz-
 zle The officers whom you appoint can not make it a success without your help
 although they have furnished liberal pro-
 gramme, offering fair premiums and mak- ing all necessary arrangements for good
 time. In regard to officers, wish to say that there is one class of these gentlemen
 who have not done their full duty hitherto.
 l refer to the town committee. If they
 will take it upon themselves to see that their towns are represented and that their neigh
 DOTS are interested in contributing articles,
 sending stock, &c., it will make marked difference in our Fair. I think we may
 reel little pride ill the way Old Cornwall turns out stock; but don't allow any room
 TOT disparaglng comparisons this year-let
 us all pull together. There are two new features added to the programme, VIZ A time for the public sale of cattle and
 competitive trial of bands of music. This last arrangement will add greatly to the musical entertainment, to say nothing of the interest arising from the competition. Ot course the residents of each town will
 expect that their band will be victorious. An Interesting speaker has been engaged to deliver the address who is practical farm CT as well as young man of talent and ability, MT. John F. Morell of Lenox. Mass. Resnectfnllv vorro
 c. B. BALDWIN,
 Recording Secretary.
 Pi''e GroOe Canep Meeting. .-Once more the people have convened from all points of the compass, sfrom near and from far" as the song says. to unite in worship; en- camping on their grounds between Falls
 Village and Canaan. This Pine Grove Camp Meeting has now become one of the institutions of the section. The interest in these meetings has vastly increased during the past three years, as is evlnced by the many new, substantial and elegant cottages which have been erected within that time, there having been no less than sixteen built within the past year; as we'll as the many other improvements about the grounds, such as trimming up the trees. fixing the walks and drives leading to the grounds, &c., 6c., and it is now conceded on of the pleasantest encampments in the country
 Since the present meetings have been in session we have only been able to visit the grounds once, Qast Tuesday, and it was then too early for very large crowd, al though there was agoodly number in attend ance at the morning service. At that time the hammers of the carpenters, in putting the finishing touches on the newest cot tage had not ceased to rattle, and very many of the families were not fully settled in their cosy homes and putting down carpets, arranging curtains, &c.,, &c.,, occu- pied the spare moments of the ladies be- tween the hours of service. During the past year, a very large and commodious building has been erected by the associa tion, which is used for boarding and lodg ing house or in other words as hotel, it being provided with every convenience conducive to the comfort of it's guests, which it seems not at all to lack it's ge- nial and accommodating landlord, MT. R. N. Van Deusen, receiving very heavy pat ! ronage, as he so richly deserves. At noon it is sight to behold away down those long tables which are always heavily l laden with chicken pie, roast beef, oysters | and everything that is good, all of which l is served by the many in attendance in a | manner that would do credit to Grand | Central anywhere.
 Near to the hotel building IS the splendid | soda fountain ot MT. Beach of Norfolk, | and with his every facility at hand, serves out large quantities of his delicious and 1 cooling beverage. With the hotel, soda fountation, barber tent, &c., &c., it would seem as though nothing was needed to make weeks sojourn in the cottages, very com fortable indeed. There are erected and oc- cupied by families, large number of tents, aud there will probably be larger attendance in the Iaggregate than ever be- fore. The weather up to this. writing has been very nleasant ana everuthinn aoorna 4o