Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-06

Spring will doubtless show plenty of hay iu
market again. ~
Corn and potatoes will turn out an average
crop; but then, the great staple of this coun-
try Is cheese-which commpnds price which
ensures large returns. The plan of cheese
makers Is fast obtaining, to buy the milk, aud
with improved facilities in making butter,
thus secure larger returns toall concerned.
Our short sojonrn at Rock Creek on the
28tb, only impressed US the more with the be-
lief that the citizens generally were public
spirited, aud would with natural advantages
improved, eventually fill, with others, the list
of prosperous railroad towns" The populr
tion that day was somewhat depleted by the
great mass of her citizens having gone to Ash
ta6ula harbor on picnic excursion,
We could but see from the many residences
and other buildings in the course of construc.
tim at Gdrreltsville, ihu prosperity WAS at.
tending the business of her citizens, The resi-
d.nccs especially showed an abundance of
means in thelr construction, as perlnanence,
fine architecture, good taste aud comfort are
evidently fully secured. This place, with its
advantages of water power-ihe Cuyahnga
river passing through the town, and the NJ
honing or A. g. G. W. railroad, will secure
permanent prosperity To this nov Important
town.
Ravenna. the county seatof Portage, is i'm
proving very rspidly-theC. p. aud A. g. G.
w. railroads passing through it, while the new
youngstown & Ravenna Il H." is projected.
OF late years, there has been au increasing in =
terest in manufacturing glass, moving ma
chimes, pumps, ploughs &c. besides Iuriug
aud saw mills, go to insure the Pheni X like
character Ot the place. We must speak of the
High SchO0ls-affording u conspicuous and
ornamental building of brick, in which the
hundred of students are graded in their studies,
and with the civilized and in every respect an
ti-heathen character of the citizens, nothing
but proud success is likely TO crown their eff
fJrts.
Please excuse this hasty scrawl. and believe
US Es ever, - Yours, &c, O.
NORTHERN OHIO FAIR.-The man ayers OF
this enterprise announce their Fourth Annual
Meeting to be held in the city of Cleveland,
on the goth, of September and TO continue
five Gays. ~ )ifi'' ~"
The most liberal inducements are offered to
merchants, manufacturers farmers and others
to exhibit their various productions, and tt
compete for the magnificent premiums emu
merated in the published catalogue of the As
sOciation. i-it
The grounds of the Northern Ohio Fair be
ing contiguous TO the track of the Lake Shor
Railway which has branch running directl,
into the grounds, should commend this Fail
to the interests of parties exhibiting stock an
heavy articles of machinery, as all drayag
and driving is obviated.
The lands of the society have have bee
greatly improved during the past year an
now -presents-a magnificent appearance. Ne'
biildings have been erected, old ones thoi
ougIy renovated and every facility and con
yenience that thought could devise has beel
perfected so that a visit to the Fair Ground
will be pleasure to the exhibitor as well u
, all others. 4nf
A glance at the Premium Catalogue shows
i marked improvement in the amount of:re
| over the previous year, especially in the liv
, stock and farm product departments, owe
e $1,000 being offered in the latter, and upward
OF $12 900 being apportioned among horses
f. cattle. swne sheep, and poultry. The othe
J. departments have been proportionately il
Q creased aud to provide for articles of esp
, cal interest, not included in the list, a spe
Q ial fund of 5000 has been set aside.
Not among the least attractions at the Fa
: will be the races-both running and trottir
i which will be held on the four last day
# on the celeb rated courses connected with II
d grounds of the Association, and list of pr
1 mIums for which will be found in anoth'
column.
Thorough and Systematic arrangement
If have been perfected with all the Riilroa
II lines in Ohio, which Will carry property
: exhibition at The lowest rates given 10 al
c Fairs, aud passengers will be transported
' half the usual rates. 4.I.
0 A SOLO urn in Forest City at this most plei
II ant period of the year, aud a visit TO the me
h attractive Fair Grounds IN the United Stai'
will thus be one OF pleasure and profit to a
!, How Noah read tne Bibie In the Ark.
: VIM. Cullen Byrant, of the Ne
!, York evening Post, is travelling in Flo
ida, and in one of his letters he Civ
n the following extract from the serm,
! of colored minister in that State. IT
preacher had dwelt2 awhile ON the f;
! of man and the act of disobedience
which sin, came into the world, and ha