Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-05-24


We have tlbe satisfaction Of feeling that NJ
last tie icy fangs Of winter are thoroughly
broken and vvSnal spring, with all her wont.
ed life, yigor and beauty, j. with W., changing
all the somber and dullDcss OF frost and mad
into good roads, pastures green, and bcauleous
meadows, forests being clothed In rich and
luxuriant foliage, lazy bees humming, and
ieatlered sougsters pouring forth their sweet.
est melodies ON the morning air, making the
earth as bright and beautiful as can be and
with all this life and viyacity, we-Jefferson-
have caught the same spirit Of life and more
than the usual display Of energy, 50 il would
seem, Is displayed 10 our midst Enterprise is
n material which is in no wise lacking with
Us, being manifested in that form which indi-
Gates q hrm, steady and healthy growth in oil
desirable Improvements Our streets are BE-
ing fitted up in good style, and s0on will he
fit for the fastest or slowest driving, and
should any of The young bloods Of Ashtabula
desire a fine chance OF displaying themselves
and their girls, and driving of--whaisoevcr
sort II may be, they will fad our Boule Ward
II delightful place 10 crafty their desires
There is going 10 be something done in the
way of buildiug and improvements in this
kind, and in the way Of trade, we judge, from
the wtll.filled stores OF lr.sh spring goods
and the more than usual numser of purcLas-
ers. hat this department of industry will re.
cicve more than its usurl amount q custom
We speak not as prophet, but only ia con.
sideralon Of circumstances as they appear TO
~ In ILa fret al I
sorts, dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes,
millinery, &e., seem 10 have got a much better
and more extensive stock OF goods and they
seem TO have put the prices down TO a rate
where it would seem they intend TO live and
let live; and then, connected with this, the
idea that we are in a good location, accessible
by rail, &c, we cannot but think that trade
| will be good with US this season
| We notice that Ashtabula has been taking
measures to prevent that malarious ard dis
tempered atmosphere which W arm weather
and decaying matter, ia towns, cngendpIs
which in our humble opinion, r. most wise,
and in our congralnlation we have also the
pleasure of stating that Jefferson j. in no wise
behind in this respect
Our b ,ard of Health have been most active
and yigilant in searching out all debris and
flih and places where seeds of il-healtli
could cougrrgac, and then issuing edicts and
maniiestos and--we npposc--hulls ali
to the effect that said nuisanccs must be imme
dately removed or il lieu thereof one Henry
B. Tuttle would soon be around TO do the
same, at the expense OF the owner Of the
premises. As near as we can learn the result.
are highly gratifying, the Board not having
had TO enforce their rules by the decapitatiun
OF single subject. Their powers are iliimlt.
! able.
In the way Of amiIsements we have to stat,
that the Austinburg Lfghtioots met the JcfTrr-
son Fighting Tigers in game OF base ball on
the fair GROUND, on Tuesday last, in which Tho
Tigers" come out first, by right iallies The
game stood as we learn, 80 for jefferson and q
for Austinhurg.
Hon. d. S. Wade is 10 give a lecture thi.
evening in the Brick Church, as a brneiit fDi
the Organ fund lie returns 10 Montana on
Saturday. .... g,
Hon. B. F. Wade retuncd home few day
since.
Hon. ii. B. Woodbury. spent last Sabbatl
at home returning to Cleveland on Monday
Miss Annie Howell of the Inter Ocean" il
spending few days at home.
We must cluse hoping the readers of tn
Telegraph will Re WoFc interested with on
eyer delusive bourne, we may be able TO pro
duce healthy letter. Respectfully,
May % 1873 JOSH