Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08

Rail Road Matters.
II. L. FRENcH Of Lenox, late ticket agent
at Girard, Is the Station agent at Jefferson.
The ANHuAL MEETING Of the Stockholders
Of the A. Y. p. Railroad Company WIS held at
The Office Of o. II. FiTcn. Esq on "Wednesday
afternoon last and the attendance was a pret-
ty full one. President MCreery, Mcssrs. liar.
baugh, Wick, Harrington, Newell, Austin and
others, were among tie number. The report,
which was read by President MCrccry, states
that contracts have been made With respous.
bic parties for the building of the balance Of
the line, and the improvement Of the llnrbor.
The road.bcd from Girard TO Miles will be
ready for the rail in few days, and lrom Ash.
tabua 10 Bristol the road is graded and most
of the ties on the ground. The contractors
for grading the remaining section-tbat from
the L. S. road to the lIarbor, and from Niles
TO Bristol, will be at work next week with am.
pie forces. Nearly 1000 tons Of rails are piled
in Ashabula. and the balance contracted for,
will bc delivered as demanded. a construc.
tion train, with full force Of track LAYERS,
will be on this end of 'hc line by the middle
OF next week, and it IS confidently expected
that the line will be in running order by early
fall
The following gentleman comprise The
Board of Directors as clectcd-sone age
shares being represented in the election. This
was unanimous, with the exception of 45 votes
each, cast for H. c. Tpmbcs, James Stone, and
l.. b. Austin and Gl for J. ID. Hubert, towit
H. l.. Morrison, Geo. W. Cass,
A. &. Fisk, a. l.. Crawford,
Ii. Hubbard, ". p. Shinn,
F. Harrington, VIM. lIarbaugh,
II. 9. Newell. w g. Bsscll
H. d. Perkins, VIM. M'CIcrry,
C. b. Wick.
Mn CASTLE having finished up the station
building at Jefferson, and made most credit.
aLle i"O OF it-surpassing in taste anything of
the kind on the main line, has been charged
with the putting up Of two separate buildings
at Andover, and entered upon that work on
Monday last. The passenger building at that
place is TO be Il feet in lcngtli-the same as
the passenger apartment Of the building at
Jefferson and the freight business is 10 be
accommodated by separate building, of &C
feet in length.
We give a schedule for the running of the
accommodation to jefferson. The train was
taken from the Conneaut route on Sunday last
to be in readiness for regular business on Mon
day morning. Conductor WITnERELI. re-
tans his connection with the train, and his
kindly spirit and gcnllemanly bearing, is to
have somewhat new field for their exercise
The arrival of tile train at Jefferson was greet
ed by the presence of a large turnout, and the
unmsiakable pleasure of many happy faces.
Our friends at the shire, could hardly be made
more happy than by the thought, that hcreaf
ter they are to be relieved from the loss of
time, the loss of Christian grace-if, indeed,
there is any of that commodity over there,
outside Of the Sentinel Office and the ribs and
rotunGilies are no longer 10 be exposed TO the
violence %! Il Ten mile jolt over neglected
and dilapidated plank, and terribly gulched
dirt road. Their pleasure is but lily conceal
ed. Happiness sits upon every lin"ament of
their countenancc. But In no case, perhaps, is
this fact made SO palpablc and plcasing-thc
happiness SO difused and concentrated and
spread all over. as in that of The Jovelike
head and front Of our jolly, but venerable
friend KELLOGG, who avail,d himself of the
first trip of the cars TO Ashtabula. This is
quite rs pleasant TO US as TO our ncghborS.
The pleasure, however, is little modified il
our case, by the effect which these railroad ac-
commodatons are To have upon the welfare of
Ashtabula, as we are assured by some Of our
Connraut friends who came over upon the
train. They are earnest, and seem to be near
ly unanimous in the sentiment, That Ashtabu-
la is TO be nearly ruined, or at least, very
much injured, by the presence Of these enter
priscs. Everything in the way of help and
advantage, is to run right through and away
from us. Oars is only to be the Office of the
funnel or sciyc while other and larger places
are to reap all the advantages This is unfor
tunatc on two accounts-making us the sub.
jccls of commiscration and the imposing of
such lax upon the sympaties of our neigh
bors. We, however, nre determined not TO be
unduy moved until the calamity begins TO
show itssrlt, The train on Monday woIning
came in with barely standing room for many
Of the passengers. The passage is made in 40
minutes and the fare has been fixed at 80
c. Lts. The timetable conlemplates running
only as far as Jefferson. for the present. When
the whole line shall be thoroughly ballasted
we may expect heavy frrghting business
from the lower end, and as the Harbor works
shall be completed, an active trans-shipment
of lake freight from this end OF the line. We
can assure our friends that there is to be Il lake
terminus TO the lines, where will be built up
such enterprises as will make this Harbor one
of the most active and busy points ON the
shore.
The advertisement of the "New York Store"
q. RICH & Co., appears in our colums to-
day, They have a large stock of new goods,
and make strong bid for share of trade.
A TABLE showing the births and deaths in
this county, has been kindly furnished us by
his Honor, Judge Belts.
The State Teachers Association, this year,
will be held at Putin Bay. The examination
for State certificate will be held Immediately
after