Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-02
OR WELL,

Nv Dear Reed-We have been enioying
mail services by the A Y & P. fora full week,
and to us, accustomed as we have been to the
lrregularity of hacking" its regularity is
pleasingly strange Notwithstanding our de-
sire TO do every thing by rail, there was a tinge
OF sadness mixed up with the matter when
they came to withdraw the "Ioling stock"
from the old pike. For fifly-th years ii was
tie thoroughfare between Warren and Ashta-
bula. In its palmy days it was as much of an
ins,ulion as the railroad now is, and there was
as much electricity in the wind of the drivers
horn, as in the shrillrr note of the locomotive
whistle.
Before the completion of the Lake Shore
and Mahoning valley roads, two four, and
sometimes more, coaches and fours were re.
quired TO accommodate the travelling public
Most popular and best remembered among the
merry Jehus who used to draw rein upon
their prancing s,ecds, was John Thompson,
whose popularity as host of the American
House, shows that he can not only "drive q
stage" but 'knOws how to keep tavern"
But the glory of the old road has departed !;
It's projectors are remembered among 1.-THE old
est seltlers;' its gates for toll" are torn down
the hackman will beat his balky "seed" over
| its muddy course no more, and we consign it
to the tender mercies of the supervisor ever
more.
Fifiy'two years ago the first school was
taught in Orwell, by Miss L. &. Wolcott Yes
terday saw her as Mother Chaffee," in the
NJ. E. church within a few feet of the place
where she first taught the "young idea how TO
shoot" She was present and assisted to Or
ganize the first class of the society over forty
five years ago, and is the only one remaining
to tell what here and there was done. A few
remember her geniality as school ma'am As
"motber in Israel" and grandmother" or
"aunty' 10 every body we all reverence and
love her.
So far as | know there is but one person liv-
ing in Northeastern Ohio who claims an older
experience among its teachers than She Let
these old veterans of the first schools on the
Reserve be hunted up. Nothing more inter-
teresting can be devised than to gather them
in couyention and have an experience meet
ing" on pedagoguing in the long ago.
Situated as it is, midway between the mex
haustible mineral resources of the Mahoning
Valley and the rich potatoe .diggins" of the
lake shore, the South range enjoys an enviable
position, and is destined, under providence, to
hold the balance of power When Ashtatula
gobbles up the county seat, leaving the "Hub"
dead beached, 1--WE of the South" shall secede
and set up for ourselves. Indeed it is problem
atical whether we ought not to do it at once,
as it appears pretty evident, judging from the
display of northern ltghts that there are but
few south of Mason and Dixon's Line" COM
petent to fill niche in the court house, much
less to represent the county in broader field.
Well, well, so it is, and we must bide our time,
for come it will Life is full of GLORIOUS
uncertainty.
The past week with its bright days enabled
our farmers to do great amount of harvest
ing, but again the sky is wet and lowering,
and the earth deluged with rain. Despite the
rain, Colorados, Abby Kellys, and grasshop-
pers are abundant.
School will open on Tuesday the 18th
Now that we are opened up to the outer world
we shall be glad to make the acquaintance oil
some of the young people of the lake shore
region, if they can find IL convenient to give
US their patronage.
A severe storm passed over our village on
the 28th. A barn In the outskirts was struck,
but little damaged A tree standing at the
end of the P. o. was also struck. The charge
passed through the wall of the building with
such force as TO knock down one man and
shock several others, Yours as ever.
Orwell, July 30, 1873 H. U. J,