Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-09-02
Jefferson and other Items-Trom the Ssatine


heavy hail storm visited Orwell and
vicinity on Thursday afternoon.
BURTON, son of NJ. G. RANSOM, of Kings
vile, was killed. recently by II wagon loaded
with stone passing over him.
The Agricultural Society of Trumbull coun-
ty hold their Fair for 1871, ut Oak Grove,
Warren, September 18Th, 20 and 3lst.
The AshtabuIa Post Office is said TO be worth
$4,000 year. We would not give So tor it
for our use.
A yearling bull owned by WILLIAM SKINNER
OF Kingsvile, weighs over eleven hundred
pounds.
A barn belonging to S. E. SEARLEs, Esq
in Cherry Valley, was struck by lightning ON
Saturday evening about dark and was entire
ly destroyed together with its contents, con-
sisting of about twenty tons of hay and II
quantity of grain Said TO be insured.
The bridge over the small stream in the
north part of this village is being rebuilt, and
is now impossible, those going by it being
compelled to drive around over very bad
route. Persons going norlhward had better
take the centre road. and those going to Aus
tinburg, the west road and the contractor
had better make some more convenient way
for travellers to get round and foot passengers
to cross, or he will find great many cross
people In fact he is greatly to blame Tor
leaving it as it is
ORANG BLOSSOMS, FRESH AND FADED.--BY
r. S. ARTHUR,-"Queen City Publishing Co"
Cincinnati.-FOr more than quarter of II
century Mr.. ARTHUR has maintained promi-
nent and leading position amount authors.
His books have had wide circulation both III
America and Europe. His writings possess
peculiarties that endear them to all good peO-
pie. They are full of beautiful tru,hs, aud are
designed to awaken and keep alive the tender
est affections Ot our nature, to strengthen
virtue, to increase domestic joy, and to sweeten
home life by the abiding presence of mutual
trust and love.
In this new volume he gives us a series OF
! lile-pictures drawn with that skill and power
which is peculiarly his own; never weak, al
ways deeply in earnest and frequently intense
in his dramatic efforts. he has brought TO the
subject here discussed his subtl,st discrimina
tion and highest effort Men and women
bound by the conjugal tie arc brought beloie
the reader and he looks down into their lives
and sees the pulses of ieeling-sees in somt
cases the "little foxes" al work spelling the
tender vines" and in other cases the peace ant
rest and JOY of the married.
AT this time, when so many talented writers
are putting forth false and pernicious views o
marriage, thereby doing untold social injury
| an
healthy book, aud its wide circulation canno
fail to do large amount of good.
The volume is handsomely printed and ele
ganuy bound, and contains u fine steel por
trait OF the author besides many illustration
from original designs by Schuessee and Ben
sell. 1t is sold only by agents. To actiy,
men and women il offers a rare chance iOr
lucrative business, and we would advise al
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ers Tor an agency.
LIST OF PATENTS issued from the UNITED
States Patent Office. 10 Ohio inventors, fer til
week ending August %, II, and each bearing
that date, furnished this paper by Cox &
Cox, Solicitors of Patents, Washington, d. c
Machine for crushing corn. A. Bolandel
Akron,
Lock nut, J. Harvey, Painesville.
Washing machine, II. f. Keeney, Yves
Salem.
Device for locking nuts, A. McKenncy
Maumee.
Moving machine, NJ r. Shalters, Alliance
Safety-iIog for railroad, W. Nj. Shaver
Belaire.
Horse power, j. Starr, Wooster.
Harvester, w. N. Whitley, Springfield.
Water tuyere, s. Williamson, Cincinnati.
Harvester drOpper, @. Bickel, Delaware.
f Bedstead spring. Il. +. Dunaway, Cincinnati
Combined line holder and wardrobe hool
O. Goddard, Alliance.
, Pen holder, j. Holland, Cincinnati.
Thill holder for harness. j. A. Pull, Mar
borough.
Machine for rolling and ramming roads,
O. Ross, Cincinnati