Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-05-10

return from the east.
Our hint to the Sentinel about the neglect of
the Hub, has had good effect, and the last
number shows a marked Improvement The
influence of the Telegraph is quite flattering.
THE sale of slips in both the Congregational
and Presbyterian Churches. have been rented
fIr the year within day or two We are pleas
ed to hear that in both cases, they were nearly
all rented at satisfactory rates
The place of Mr.. Graham, express messen-
ger on the Franklin Branch line, has been
filled by Mr.. IL. Fl. HUNT, who will fill that
and bis present position also. Friend HUNT
is Away good for all that be undertakes.
The citizens of Ashtabula and friends of the
Bible cause are hereby informed that Mr.. A
q. MITCHELL, of Kingsvile is appointed agent
to clnvass this town in the interest of that
cause We commend him and his.work TO all.
WE are requested by one of the parties in
the CoRBIN family row, noticed a couple of
weeks ago, our account was a little over
drawn in that Mrs. CoRBIN was not so
badly injured as stated. She was not dis
abled.
FIFTEEN hundred birds of different varie-
ties. imported from Germany, by society for
that purpose, were turned loose in the suburbs
of Cincinnati on Sunday. The object is to
domesticate them in the country if posi-
BILE.
BURsLARY.-On Monday night the Nor
walk, O. post Office was burglariously entered
by cutting out al pane ofglass In rear win
dow and unfastened the sash. The thieves
obtained about one hundred dollars in stamps
and money from registered letters
MILES w. GRAHAM, who was an express
messenger on the Franklin Division of the
L. s. q NJ. s., has been transferred to the A
Y. g. p. line. Mr.. Graham is prompt and
energetic officer, and will not let the interests
of his employers suffer in his hands.
PoTATo BUsINEss.-The magnitude of this
business in this vicinity, may be imagined
perhaps, from the operations of a'single firm
in Unionvile-that of Hewlett Bros. Theil
shipments since the gathering of the crop OF
last season, have run up to 700 Car loads
equal to PAS, 900 bushels.
HART UDY, Jr. and ]. REEVES, having beer
driven out of their quarters on the Turner lot
where the Smith Improvements are soon Il
be started, have located on the corner of Parl
and Centre streets. where due accommodation
are soon 10 be erected for the stone and marbl
business. While Udy is at home In the sand
stone line, our friend Reeves has few superior
in marble cutting.
Our enterprising friend Of the Madison Pres
has doffed that cognomen started anew will
the Dairy Gazette trusting that a wider hel'
of circulation and usefulness will follow. Th'
Gazette will abandon its Chicago branch an
print both sides at home We hope this cor
neciion with the dairy will secure him
steady supply of neac milk.
A HEN's EGG was anded us the other da
by Mr.. II. BRATToN, that weighed six ounces
and measured 81 inches one way and 9t th
other When broken, it was found to contai
not only the usual white and yolk of an Of
binary egg, but besides, another perfect, bu
rather small sized duplicate. OF all the az
counts of hens eggs that we have met will
we haye seen none that equaled this.
We had the pleasure of making the az
auaintance, on Wednesday last, of Mr.. NAV
By, one of the firm of Mawby, Fisher q cc
the Youngstown style of the company. wit
which Mr.. CASE, just started in business her
is connected He is an off-hand, ready maj
who appears 10 understand thing or tw'
and who indulges strong iai,h that our cit
sens will second the efforts Of the firm to bull
up paying business among them.
NEW LUMBER YARD.-Mr JAMES PREF
EIoE. of the new firm of Prentice q hi'ci
cock, has gone to the Michigan pine regior
for laying In Of loo, 900 feet Of assorted pin
humber for stocking . yard at the Harbo
Nh. Prentice having been. engaged for son
time past in the inspection of humber,
Saginaw. is well qualified for the business
which he is embaTking, and the drm are bo'
sbo~p ss ihpsough businfss men, 4.