Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-05-07

MAlIINN bEIIENb Al 1NAf'f HiANN
lege allowed Of mailing letters at the cars has
been so much abused at many points upon the
lines Of railroad that the Post Office Depart
mept has found il necessary to issue circular
to route agents on the tubject. Hereafter they
are TO receive only such letters as they have
good reason to believe we're written after The
usual hour of closing the mail at the local post
Office, and also such ns could not, with ordinary
diligence, have been mailed at the post Office in
time for the outgoing mail.
BOLD ROBBERY AT PIEnPoNr.--On Tuesday
night says the Reporter, MIR. Milo DYER, coun-
ty auctioneer, had a valuable collection Of jew
elry consisting Of or gold watches 20 or
30 silver watches sets table and tea spoons,
gold pens, pencils, &C., &c. to the value oil eight
or nine hundred dollars, stolen from his room nt
MoRDoEF's Hotel Pierpont. The circumstances
Of the theft are about as follows Mr. DYER
had been selling watches and jewelry at auction
during the evening aud after the sale bad closed,
packed up bis goods in common veneered jew
eers pox, which was left on the counter Mr.
DYER, in company with the landlord, stepped
out to the barn to give his horse bucket OF
water, and was not absent more than three min
utes, aud during that brief absence the box and
contents were stolen. Mr.. D. did not discover
his loss Immediately on his return to the house,
but when about to retire found that the box
was gone. |
Unquestionably the thief had been watching
Mr.. DIS movements, aud took the opportunity
in the brief absence at the barn, to help himself
to the property. One hundred dollars reward is
offered-S5O for the thief and $50 for the re-
covery of the property.
MONUMENT TO REV. Moses GnLErT The
Rome IN. Y. Citizen, notices the removal of
the remains from the "old village burryng
ground" to new Cemetry. Among them we're
those of Rev. Moses GILLETT, and the members
of his family and the act Of removal and labor
Of love has been properly consummated in the
erection, by q number of Mr.. Gillets old parish
oners, of neat and tasteful monument.
A handsome lot for the reception of the re-
MAINS has been furnished in The new Cemetery,
by the liberaity Of Bloomfield j. Beach, Esq.
The inscription occupies the four sides of the
shaft, and is as follows
FIRST SIDE.
"MosEs GII.LITT, for thirty years pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church. Rome"
'If man desire the Office of Bishop, he de.
sireth good work."
SECOND SIDE.
Born, New Hartford, Conn, April 10, l716
Graduated, Yale College July, 1904 Installed
Pastor, October 1907. Resigned his charge
October, 1889. Died, June 4, l949.
For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
SIDE.
During his ministry 704 persons were added
to his church on profession of their faith
For he was good man and full Of the II
ly Ghost and of faith, aud much people were
added to the Lord"
FOURTH SIDE.
Erected by his people.
Remember who have the rule over YOU VIII
have spoken unto you the words of God, whose
faith follow"
The Rev. j. NJ GILLETT, of this place, is, w
believe, nephew ofthe deceased, and other re
lations reside iu Cleveland.
I A brother of the deceased, an old gentleman
seventy-four years old is prisoner, suIferin;
under the needlessy harsh aud cruel administra
ton of the infamous Fugitive Slave Act, a
Cleveland. Gray hairs, and tottering age doubt
less, furnish tempting victims to the Moloch O
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