Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-05-03


The continuation Of The Round Head Road
now used In getting 30 and from the Hafbor
willie Contractor M'Kcnzie Is cutting down
the road at the new bridge, isa terrible slough,
and causes deal Of loud complaint Messrs.
II. HUBBARD & Co., alone estimate the deiri-
ment and loss TO their business Of hundreds
of dollars.
Col. II. p. WooLcoTT LEFT finally, last week
for the site of Geneva Colony, Pawnee county
Kansas. Ed Hart and family, of this town.
went,wih him, and also Mr. G. u. Hunt, who
W III first build house and then return for
his family. A detachment from differerent
sections joined the Colony at Cleveland all
bound for the Colony sile.-- Times.
Ex-Vice President CoLFAx and HoRACE
WHITE, Esq, both spent Sunday last in our
village, and like good Christians, attended
church-the first the Presbyterian aud the
other the Congregational. As Mr.. White and
the Pastor of the Congregational church have
been classmates in college there was, very
naturally, a fellow feeling between them,
which was renewed and strengthened.
FRIEND CULIEY should hang beacon.light
on the south side of his Notwithstanding
as it does directly across the walk. Those IL
o'clock gentlemen, who go lawfully home, OF
dark night, will be in imminent danger OF
fetching up all standing, and if the nose is far
in advance Of the body, coming out OF the
rencontre with that organ brought to more
than congo flatness.
The schr Jessie Congor, of Erie, bound TO
Erie with cargo of limestone, met the ice
this side of that port on Friday evening Of
last week, and put back to Ashtabula to
await a change of wind, and clear water
Missing the channel, in entering this harbor,
she touched cast of the pier, lost her siearage,
and was relieved and brought in by the tug
A. l.. Griffin, Capt. Thompson.
Mrs. CARY who has the appointment of the
P. NJ. ship of this village, has not on account
otimpaired health, entered upon the duties OF
the office, and it is rumored that she is bal
ancing the question who. .ther she will do so or
no. If she declines, we trust that SEXTON
will be encouraged 10 apply for the place
in accordance with the wishes of large nu NJ
Der of the patrons of the office.
THE number of new houses to be finished
this spring, has made quite demand for car.
pets, and our merchants are beginning to lay
in stocks to meet the demand. We have now
to add the establishment OF Messrs. TYLER &
CARLISLE TO the number of those who have
arranged for this class of goods, and at which
is to be found variety of very handsome
patterns, that are offered at what seems to bt
very moderate prices.
MIR. S. G.. SMITH, a painter and decorator Of
unusual merit, proposes, we understand, &c
open place of business in this village, and i
sufficient encouragement can be obtained, tC
make it a residence. He has done some very
fine work for II. III. HALL and he has recently
completed at Girard all the ornamental paint
ing of Dan Rice's Band Wagon and other We
hicles. He is master Of his business, and a
home in all lis branches
The editor of the Reporter informs us that
one of the Ashtabula editors, the other day
had a realizing sense of baptism by immersion
in Conneaut creek, and was only rescued from
q watcry grave by the fortunate presence of a
friendly hand A new plug hat, we are in.
formed, was also nearly lost, and its lustre
sadly dimmed. AS we never wear plug hat
there has been no imminent danger of draft
upon the public sympathy upon our account
THE Ashnabula Co. Sunday School Union
will hold their annual meeting in West An
dover on the 28th and Goth Of May, commen
cling at ~ o'clock, p NJ. 28th. Ample provis
ion will be made for the conveyance of delegates
from the depot to West Andover. All teachers
and officers in Sunday School work in this
county are delegates. All Sunday Schoo
workers, and others interested in the progress
of Sunday School, are most cordially invited
to attend
NJ. Editor-Two clergymen-a Baptist and
a Methodist-were spending n social hour to-
gether. During the conversation they touch
ed upon their respective denominations anC
their workings. At length the Baptist brother
r1marked-"I like your organization very
well, only there is too much machinery abou
it," 81 grant there is Il good deal of machine
ry," replied the Methodist brother, "but il
does not require near as much ,cater to drfoe 4
as does yours"
THE donation visit of the friends Of the
Rev. Mr.. MORTON, on Wednesday evening
last added to his worldly goods we learn
the sum of $40 We are pleased to see oul
methodist brethren initiating so good an ex
ample heretofore more generally observed
by other denominations, in extending thes'
courtesies to their preacher. We are alst
pleased to he remembered in the distribution
of abundant deliveries brought together fol
this occasion.
We learn from the Toledo Blade that partie
engaged in the iron business II. Cleveland, al,
building bargcs, and will hereafter tow the
iron ore from Lake Superior in these cheaI