Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18
Camp Meeting Cider.-The first load of

will be added as soon as we have time to look up their accounts.1
 Camp Meeting Cider.-The first load of cider apples of the season wended its way up Washinee street to the mill last Monday forenoon. To make ''just drop" for camp meeting purposes of course, and it will probably possess good worm flavor. Personal.-Mrs. Wainwright, wife of the Rev. Dr. Wainwright, formerly of this village, is making her friends and former acqualntances in this place 8 visit. She ar. rived from her home in Palmyra, Missou ri. last Saturday evening, and is at present with Mrs. Albert Moore.
 Railroad so1d.-The Duchess and O. lumbia railroad of New York state was sold at auction to the first mortgage bond holders for $297, 800, except one small sec tion and the right of way to the river, which went to the third and fourth mort gage bond holders for $4O,OOO.
 AO 4SO" ACC oECA' hC SIeIOIGcCSO, 8 paper published in Lee five or six years ago, but which died for want of support, a fate it by no means merited, is resuscitated as 8 campaign sheet, with the name of MT. Hill, the former publisher, at it's head. We hope the Chronicle will outlive the campaign, and work up business that will place it on solid basis.
 Three Reports.-In our various cores pondence this week, it 80 happens that not less than three of our local writers have al luded to the accident in Sheffield last week, of the child wandering off alone, and going into the river and getting drowned but as each adds particulars not found ir the others, we give them all, that all the facts in the case may be known.
 The Rye Story says tht story in the East Canaan correspondence last week about MT. John Beebe's rye ii pretty good one, but when the fact il known that Mir. Henry c. Stevens has jus harvested large piece of rye that yielded thirty-eight shocks per acre, and the bund les were good big ones too, why, of course MT. B. rye don't astonish folks so much
 A Grand Good Time.-Three loads o young ladies and gents from .Amenia an' Sharon, friends of MT. c. James and Mis- Bishop of this village, gave them call ol Tuesday evening, and what with music dancing and other social amusements tim flew so swiftly that the ''we sma' hours | were reached before they set their face homeward. The unanimous verdict was delightfuZ time.
 Pleasant Call.-Last Monday afternoo we received from Editor Bolton of tn Wolcottville Register, a very pleasant ca indeed. Mir. Bolton informs us he is doin much better business ln Wolcottville tha he had anticipated. He started his offic there only about two years ago, and is hay ing all the job work he can do, and is d. ing we'll with his paper. MT. B. is wol thy man, and we are glad to know he prospering.
 The Great Drouth.-The drouth is req ly becoming a grieYous burden in the lan( No ain has fallen in something like thre weeks, and with the intense hot weath, , which has scorched the face of all natul ) for so many days past, vegetation has su ! fered severely. Very many gardens an fields are gone beyond recovery. The , seem entirely destroyed, and the injury the crops can not be otherwise than vel severe.
 Ashley Falls.-MR. EDITOR Amor other things when you are writing up As ley Falls items, wish you would allude the practice of some of our citizen of leading or driving their cattle and hors on our sidewalks. These people of cour mean no harm to anybody or anything, b are thoughtless and careless about It, al it is hoped word will be sufficient to duce them to discontinue the practice.
 Yours, etc.,
 COMFORT
 Camp Meeting Rates.-The Housato lc railroad company will sell ticke throughout the camp meeting to the can grounds and return as follows
 FROM PITTsFIELD $2. B From Deweys $2, from Lenox $l.7 Q from Lenox Furnace $l.55, from Lee $l.s from South Lee $l.45, from Stockbrid
 $1.4o, from Glendale $13 30, from Hou: . tonic $1.25, from State Line $1.5O, fire a West stockbridge $l.5o, from VanDeuse
 vile, $I.1o, from Burlington $l, frc Sheffield 50 cents, from Ashley Falls ], cents, from Canaan 25 cents.
 al FROM BRIDGEPORT $3. From Stepney $275. from Botsfc $2.5O, from Newtown $2.25, from Ha' leyville $2, from DanburY $2, from Broc field $l.9O, from New Milford $l.75, frC l. Merwinsville $l.4O, from Kent $l, frt l. Cornwall Bridge 60 cents, from West Col D. wall 50 cents, from Lime Rock 35 cen from Falls Village 25 cents.