Connecticut western news., 1879-08-27
CORRESPONDENTS.
Clayton.

Clayton.
 -Wm Sardam had house warming las
 Thursday night, all present report good time
 Several of the villagers are having fever an
 ague for change.
 Homer Brown and Robert Edwards of Mer
 winsville, are visiting friends in this vicinity Willie F. Green is home from Stottsville ol
 visit. Everybody going to Camp meeting
 makes the item crop at home rather small
 but we secretly hope for a better yield in th future. AsTERISK.
 Mrs. Sarah W. Warner of East Canaan i' camping at Long Pond with friends from Ct. Burlington.
 The LaAeville B. B. c. visited East Can aan last Saturday, and defeated the Wangumt of that place by score of 16 to 12.
 A boat containing six persons was cap sized while fishing in the Otis pond, but fort unately other boats being near, the whole party but two of whom could swim, were res cued
 MT. E. R. Lorrain, the contractor for build ing Mr. D. L. Freemans house, commenced operations Monday K ChapinvilIe.
 -Wm. Wright, Esq.,, and two daughters of Copake, N Y, have been visiting in this place.
 Mir. L. Loop Of Hillsdale, has hired, and is repairing the mill, preparatory to accom-. modating the mill-going public.
 The farmers about here are nearly through harvesting.
 Some of the summer boarders have returned to the city,
 Sage's Ravine is attracting many more visit ors than formerly. Although the recent heavy rains have done iuiury to mill-da ms and bridges they have made the Ravine doubly interesting.
 Many in this vicinity attended camp meet ing few, perhaps, we know not all, heard enough of the sermons to be benefited.
 A number about here are suffering from chills and fever. VERITAs. 
 The past week, being camp meeting week, has made news very scarce in this vicinity and judging by the almost numberless teams that passed through our village, nearly all at tended. l hope that much good has been lone, but I am inclined to think that some evil accompanied it. hope the public will excuse this assertion, but I judge by the noise of party that passed through here on Sat lrday evening, when we were wrapped in the 'rms of Morpheus, that they were converted, or speaking more plainly, had converted their tomachs into a lager beer tank), and had 'een taken in full communion (with evil pirits) during their attendance. Perhaps hey call 1t singing where they came from, but hose ranktankerous sounds and strombolious ITS finger in our ears like the warblings of a l nocturnal frog pond. Neighbor Owens dog. | hlnking it was canine concert, accompanied | hem with prodigious howl Tell us that | music hath charms it is all stuff if that was nusc; such chords remind me of the cordino l 'f a bedstead. It was also quite amusing to | ee some of the church members of various examinations stop at the hotels on Sunday 0 wet their throats so they could sing that ood old tune ''When I can read my title lear," after they arrived at the camp ground 'erhaps I have expressed my opinion too ceely so will write some other news.
 The excursion from Bloomfield had very leasant day at the grove The new car in ne train was very neat and attractive.
 The dance at the grove on Tuesday evening as well attended and had a pleasant time. Te were sorry that MT. Jno. Morgan of rooklyn, N. Y. was unwell, as we missed 'eing him dance that evening. He is very 'sy and graceful, and if I may judge, the est dancer we have seen for some time, Benjamin Hoyt has gone blue fishing, and lat leaves all the business for Mir. Cornell to ), but he can do it if anybody can, fou he is l business, and a good salesman. t The illustrious Horace Greedy wrote '.What know about farming" but if he had lived 1 Id seen Camp & Holley's garden he would we written what he knew about gardening. t visited their grounds on Saturday and must