Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-12-25
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
AshiabuIa, Chic, Dec. rs, 1858.
The TsIerraph--presen, ana ru,ure.

The Telegraph--Present and Future.
TO DELlNQENIs.w have been, for sometime, gradua-
by irre...0y drifting toward the opaion that \ y about
The thing 10 be becoming more aud Inevitable
Il e demanded by the condition Of exchequer on the
goahao equity and Justice Il demanded aud on the score
Of tranquility onud selrespec and encouragement Of NOR
- sovndness y the core, u is atosoluteiy udesbe We
have been sanding the Isegraph not few within the Coun-
", but perhats more Without With whom have He
acquantee In the esere Of that condolences IN the latent
later are sway cupdy and sehshnes,
trusting that claims would he recognized and honestly nct
but expeditions not been responded to NJ We 80 gem
erousy hoped To Of these have written and eneos-
ed bills their papers, but they have udousy avoided any
response To such, make last appeal 70 Those who
have wholly gone eiaobateu 70 settle with be-
fore shs clo,e Of The year AZ that lime We shall oP on al
or have no friends here 10 meet their obligation
with County and village subscribers II s earnest
desire TO have settlement end Of year that we
may have far practicable, all subscription with the
regular year.
THE FUTURE,Of course we wish 70 add TO our list Al
most daily we are making such additions The progress of the
Tsgraph wholesome and steady lis elements support
tnue advance IN proportion TO IT, increase patronage
he growing importance Of locality and the interest Of
equire Connected with clique caba It's indie
penence and impata will moi be lost sight Those who
approve s course will not trust withhold from word
Ity spoken, and in due
We induced o oTs 10 any person sending us six
new subscribers for one year with the cash. before the FIRST Of
January seventh cory gratis payment st tile 10
cash Tor any number Of subscribers.
Any wishing the Atlantic Monthly or any other Of the
leading Magazines Of the day. of the price, BY club
To any willing put forth the effort and will bring
100 new bscriberspad in advancewe will make the oner
Of one Of Wheeler Wilson's $50 Sewing MachiHeH,
rata Tor less number apply toward the payment Of such
uacine These machines have equal among the inven-
uons of the day.
LEcruHEs AND READISG RooM - At the meet
ing on Friday evening last for carrying these
projects into operation, the respective COM
mittees reported progress. That on the Read
ing Room OF which the Rev Mr.. BoNNAR was
chairman, reported that they 1" had two confer
ences with the Trustees of the Social Library
Association that at the second conference an
estimate of the annual expenses, which
Reading Room would involve, was made an d
presented That that expense would require
for the FIRST year. say 5000. to be increased as
the Reading Room should become known and
appreciated, and a demand created for larger
and larger additions to its stock Of reading
matter. That the Trustees think so favorably
of the project that, though they would be un-
willing 10 recommend the Association TO as
sumo the expense of it, yet they are prepared
to present it to the Annual Meeting of-the
Stockholders as one worthy Of its considera-
ton and adoption, provided the necessary funds
can be procured for the purpose; and they are
further ready and willing to recommend such an
expansion Of their BY. Lnws, as vii, allow Of
Reading room, as part Of tbeir own operation.
The report therefore proposed that the meeting
authorize an effort being made to obtain the
required amount under the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That Committee of be APP
pointed for the purpose of soliciting subscrip-
tons and donations for the purpose of opening
and maintaining Reading Room. us part Of
the Ashtabula Library Association.
The blank in the resolution was filed with
the names Of o. II. FIroH II. Il. PARSONS j.
4. CHAPMAN, +. CARLISLE, aud N. PmLrIPs
Voted, that the former committee be coutn-
ned for the purpose of attending the annual
meeting Of the Library Association, aud aiding
in the consummation of the work contemp plated
The lecture committee by its chairman, made
verbal report, of the results of their labors,
which, in brief, was recommendation that the
contemplated course Of lectures be free to all
that we depend maiIy, but not exclusively.
upon home talent for lec,ures,-that the Incl
dental and necessary expenses Of the course,
be betrayed by contribution among our citizens
that gentlemen from neighboring towns, when
it can be done at a merely nominal or moderate
expense. he invited. at their convenience, TO
give us, 10 our infancy. the benefit Of such lee
tures as they may have on hand, or are willing
+ prepare for delivery, and that the same com
m,ttee, consisting VI JAMES REED, Rev. O. Il.
BRUCE, JouN MANSFIELD and E. Ii. FITcH, be
continued aud instructed to proceed to solicit
such subscriptions procure lecturers, and make
such other arrangements as may be necessary
TO commence the course at an early day.
In accordance with this, subscription papers
were Immediately started which were responded
to by our citizens with but an occasional excep-
Iion-- promptly and generously. Some half
dozen of our leading citizens have signifed their
willingness, each to contribute a lecture, at as
early moment, as shall allow of due prepara-
tion In the meantime, the committee are EN-
gagged in corresponding with gentlemen ofknown
literary standing, who may be prepared. with
the design OF commencing the course within
the limit Of one or two weeks
The multiciplicity of tippIing and gambling
saioons 10 our village, is becoming occasion for
common remark, and we we're pleased to hear
the matter so happily brought home to the
consciences Of the people in the pulpit of the
Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Mr.. BRUoE
on Sunday p NJ. A similar allusiOn was made