Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-12-27
ROCK CREEK,

Editor Telegraph Very little news in cir.
lation since the late deluge.
John Crowell, who lived just over the line
in Rome, died on Saturday, at the age of 80
years, or very near that He was one of the
first settlers of that township, and formerly,
when the writer of this was a boy, kept ho-
tel near where he died.
Brother Wells is holding a series of revival
meetings I'M Rome, and is having great sue
cess--better than at orwell-gaihering in
some of theItough ones.
Woolever, who lost about 40 #. of dam and q
part of his hume, in the late food, will be all
right again and running on time, at this point.
Mrs. Henderson gave birth, this week, 10 a
13 pound boy. Can that be beat outside of
Rock Creek9
8. o. Knowlton has bought out the milk
route to Pittsburgh, and is sending large guam
titles from here and along the line of the A.,
Y. g p. road, to that point.
The Messrs E. q G.. Bailey are manufacture
ing, at this place. one of the most perfect milk
cans Tor carrying the milk, eyer seen in this
county, they having in their employ one OF the
most skilltul mechanics, in the person OF Mr..
George Fitch. Mr.. Fitch has just put up in
front of Messrs. Bailey's store lamp of his
own invention and construction, that will
speak for, and recommend, itself any dark
night.
We bear the suggestion almost every day,
that our County Seat must go over to Ashta.
bula, so that the tax payers and those obliged
To on m Gourt w III pat hava IN xuolk tho laat
five miles to make Jefferson, as now, through
roads impossible for horses. 30 mote it be.
December 30, 1873. y.
E1stor zs'sgraph-We have been pretty well
soaked with the late heavy and continued
rains. Rock Greek and Grand River rose
higher than they were ever known to rise be.
fore, by the Oldest inhabitants of our town,
from rain alone. The fume and dam at Mr..
Woolevers mill was damaged some, but he is
vigorously at work repairing them.
Miss Emma Huribert was married on Tues
day, the 9th of this month, to Mr.. Mallory, II
Baptist minister, of York State. He is sixty
| years old, and she is thirty-old enough TO be
her father; and still, he may make her good
husband. Elderly men seem to have quite q
fancy for young women, and very often young
women are willing to unite their fortunes with
them.
On Thursday evening, Dec. 1Ith, few cItI-
zens met at H. r. Latimers and organized q
reading society, for mental Improvement. Mr.
NJ Brettelle was made permanent President
Mrs. Harrington Vice President and DR.. N. L.
Burns, Secretary. 1t was voted to occupy one
hour at each meeting with reading and one
hour in criticism and debate. 1t was voted
TO meet again at ii. r. Latimer's on Monday
evening, the 10th inst; Mrs. Latimer and Mr.
Felch were appointed TO read-allowing them
to select their own pieces. Long before the
time for commencing the exercises of the eve
ming arrived, the citizens began to come to-
gether, and at the time for opening the meet
ing, large company had collected The
meeting was called to order. and after the
reading of the minutes Of the previous meet
ing, Mrs. Latimer led of by reading from
Ralph Waldo Emerson on "Friendship.'
Whether she designed 1t or not, the selection
certainly was very appropriate for the com
lmencement of a society for social and mental
improvement. Notwithstanding the utopian
ism OF Emerson, there Is much that Is solid
healthy and interesting In his essays, and some
Of his thoughts on friendship are very fine
He is an independent, bold thinker. and fills q
place in the literary world which none but he
could fill.
Mr.. Felch read selections from Fox's Book
Of Martyrs, comprising the persecution o.
John Wickliffs In the reign OF Edward the
Third, and the maryrdom Of John Rogers
during the reign OF Queen Mary. What sac