Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-01-06

W EEKLY TELEGRAPH
BY JAMES REED.
o. a Year invariably In Advance.
10 CAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ri, uEs.-k good assortment on hand at all times
- 'ie 'nce ------------
A big stock of holiday presents
?. t'. .- AT HERRIcKs.
Two cases Of small Pox have lately broken
out at Hatche's corners, in Monroe.
G. e Bruce, Fsq, has been elected to the
ofiice Of chairman of the Board Of Education
to supply the place vacated by the resignation
Of collector Fassett.
Herrick & Bro. have had great increase
OF trade the prst week. occasioDed, we sup
pose, by their discount iu prices.
The Masonic fraternity Of O onueaut bad On
Installation and festival on Wednesday eve.
ming Of last week, at which time w. NJ. s. E
Doughton wss presented with gold mounted
cane, as token of esteem by the fraternity,
Go to Herric'k for your goo ds and save 25
per cent Look, and you will surely By.
EDrroRIAL AND Personal FAvoRs.---We are
indebted to Hon. J. A. Garfield for sundry Con-
gressional documents.
Also, TO Representative Northway, for Legis-
lative documents.
LEcTuRE IN GENEvA.--Geo. Alfred Townsend
the poet. will deliver bis popular lecture enti-
tied The Recreations ofour Special Correspond
ent, on Friday evening, Jan. 10Th, 10 Geneva
Ohio.
The following vessels have gone into Winter
quarters at this place, Schoonors A. 4
II art, Oneida, Jessie, b. F. Wade Snow Drop,
Myra. New Lisbon and A. w Chisholm
the Suow Drop und Chisholm are uu dergoiug
repairs
IIerrick & Bro. have advertised to SELL
out their business but their stock is fast
going to their customers. People ioiH buy
when they can do best,
Prof Youman's Lecture before the
Phoenix Association Of Kingsville Academy,
on the evening of Monday the 18th inst.
sahject--"Dynamics of life"
As bis lecture here is 10 be the Chemistry
OF sun. beum.' 1t may be the cho ice of
some TO hear both.
The popular and efficient Superintendent Of
the Lake Shore Road, has been made the re-
cipent of splendid Silver Tea Service, valued
at 81, 800, by the employees of the road, as a
New Years present. Such recognitions ofworth,
which in Mr.. Ms case seem To be of repeated
occurrence, could scarcely be more legitimate
and deserving.
Some clever fellows, without much TO do,
aud who evidently were desrous Of doing US u
good turn, piled up a cord Of wood at the en-.
trance to our door, on Wednesday night last.
II their generosity grows with this kind ndul
gence. we shall expect the next efJrt will be
to bring it up stairs. aud thus relieve our Dia.
bolus of some sweat aud grunts.
There viii be a meeting of the Freedmens Aid
Society at P. NJ. on Thursday next, the llth
inst, in the room of the Union School building
recently occupied by the Masons, for the pur-
pose of receiving donations of clothing, &c, in
behalf of that class of destitute and suffering
humanity which now demands the attention If
our people. Let there be general turn out
and a liberal donation, that box may be sent
off on its cheering mission at once.
MEssRs TAYLOR & GRIswoULD of Cleveland
are holding out in our advertising columns
unusual inducements for those in wan. of Dry
Goods. They are desirous of clearing out
their present stock, and to that end ore
putting prices at an unusually low mark
Their establishment stands anon the frst in
extent and variety. and no more accomm oda-
ting fair and gentlemanly business men are to
meet with ir that northern metropolis of the
State.
$50 REWARD The Sheriff offers q reward
of $50 for brace of his bonrders who in bis
absence, on the 26th nit, succeeded in opening
their cell door by means Of false key, and
taking advantage Of the outer door being open
ed by some OF the younger members of the
Sherf's family, who were unable to offer any
resistance. Their names are Fails O German
burglary, and Henry, horse stealing.
CouDeaut is Il competitor with other lake
ports, for the Naval Depot. AS our ambitious
aud energetic sister was disappointed in the To-
cation of The jamestown Branch, t. ey are euii-
tied to little snow of magnanmity, 10 the
tire lment and disposal of this subject. Ashta.
buls will not, therefore, put in any claim for
the Naval Depot, bat generously wish our
Leig.lbors the most complete success.
The Herrick Bros, contemplating a change
of business The coming spring. offer parties
wishing to engage in trade, chance rarely
to be found.
SCALDED TO DEATH On Thusday last. says
the Reporter, Mr. George Wills. who lived in