Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-08
CONNEAUT.

A good many Conneaut people are away
up the Lakes and down the Lakes on
summer trips, partly for health and part
ly to keep up with the fashion. On the
other hand number of strangers are here
spending the summer, because of the
healthfulness of the delightful town.
1t is reported as write this letter that
the aged and much esteemed father Of our.
merchant S. ]. Smith, is lying in a critical
condition, and fears are entertained that
he will not recover The old gentleman
has been in feeble health for some time
past. The health of the town is in gene
raj, remarkably good for this time of year.
The fruit crop, apples, peaches, etc. is
not very promising, and these fruits, gen
orally abundant, will probably be scarce
and dear this fall. ---.
The townships few miles south Of Con-
neaut were favored with heavy rains on
Saturday last, while not one drop of rain
fell here.
There is very little said on politics here
abouts. The people seem to think the
crowd are all going in one direction and
that Mr.. Ewing has no chance at all in the
race. But then, sometimes strange things
happen, and it is quite possible to be over
confident. You won't catch any of oar
Democratic friends negligent or careless
Every man of 'em will be as wide awake as
if all depended on their exertions. Phaes the
proper and wise course. It never pays to
neglect known duty in any department of
lite's activities. tFor the future be pre-
pared, guard whenever thou cans't guard,
is the beginning of good old song.
Conneaut will soon have one of the finest
Driving Parks in Northern Ohio, thanks
to the liberal enterprise of Hon. S. Hay
wood, Abner Scott, B. F. Kennedy and N.
Kelsey, ESQ.,, who have purchased choice
piece of ground of some twenty acres be-
tween the town and the Lake Shore, and
are now laying out the grounds in good
style. 1t is also the intention to arrange
the ground for holding Fairs, as in former
years the fairs annually held here were a
source of great advantage to the people Of
this region Of country and OF great profit
to the town in a business point of view.
We have some very choice horses in Con-
neaut, and if we could only persuade Mr..
Charles Ingalls,, (who removed from Con-
neaut to Ashtabuls last Spring. to return
here, this would probably soon become one
Of the most attractive sporting localities in
Ohio. Mr.. Ingalls, is one of the most pop
ular and reliable and skilled horse-trainers
to be found anywhere, and we were all sOr-
ry to loose so good citizen. when Ashta-
buls eoaxed him away from us. See if we
don't get Charley back here again. We
hereby serve notice on Ashtabula.
We have had some most enjoyable pic
MICS this season, and on Thursday of this
week, the Sunday Schools Of the several
churches unite in grand picnic on the
grounds referred to above.
Our proposed excursion to Erie by
steamer Gazelle was well advertised, and
literally patronized, but the weather was
unpropitious and the steamer could not
come into our hsrbor in consequence CT
the gale that was blowing. Between seven
ard eight hundred people were much dis
appointed that morning. But perhaps it
is well that so great crowd were unable
to get away on the little vessel.
The Conneaut Express is not by any
means dead duck. But its youthful
editor brings it out on time every week,
and writes with as much assurance, and
probably more, than would an old stager.
He has decided to inaugurate a reform,
and announces that no papers will in fu-
ture be sent out Of the Office unless paid
for in advance. This move will in a very
short time show Mr.. Putnam how much be
is appreciated. II the fourteen hundred
subscribers, who were on the Express lists
the first year, promptly plank down their
dollars in advance for the next volume,
then it will be sure proof that the people