Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-11-22

: "a Telegraph The Teachers Ins'itoto u
now 10 fuil blast with quite crowd ofieach-
ers In attendance. The school mistress, nj
present, on her way from Joarding place TO
hall three times day, will probably form no
exalted Idea Of the condition OF our sldewa
The wants Of pedestrians have not occupied
very important place In the minds ofour city
fathers, but Jack Frost will te along soon 10
help us out " the mire.
Our potato buyers are still operating, though
the great bulk OF the business OF buying and
shipping was over week or two ago. Eleven
thousand bushels were shipped week before
last the going price averaging 20 cents. Bar.
ton d Kinncar, and b. y. Barrett, were the
principal buyers.
Mr.. Curtis, our worthy Iuhrmary Supt., in
forms me that he has been Obliged 10 take Mr..
j. Horning 10 Newburg asylum, having had
him In charge ut the Infrmary for a few
weeks. Mr.. HIS insanity il believed to be Of a
type that admits OF little hope of permanent
recovery.
Our money matters occasion No little s1ccu.
Iati0n Collections are slow and he who would
eprompt. finds himself unable TO lie So Those
who have more or less experience In owing,
are furnished with a good and quite satisfactory
excuse for taking their ease. Our pet railroad
don't make dividends worth cent, aud its
stocks are obedient To the laws Of gravitaiion.
There Is hope. however, that only time is
needed 10 bring things around again all fight
Your correspondent had a rather varied ex.
perience, yesterday. He got up with mind
usually clear, and took a survey of the days
prospective doings with the calmness Of phi.
losopher, and .after putting himself ID posses
sion Of good breakfast, essayed to peril his
graces ir manipulating: three lengths Of stove
pipe and an elbow. Looking calmly at the stove
pipe hole in iheichimney, the stove and pipe
he ncrved himself for the conflict, and after
all that is said about the perverseness of mani.
mate things, and especially of stove pipes in
particular, Judge of his surprise when with
serene composure he saw the whole thing in
proper position and ready for use Thanks to
superiority OF mind over matter when accom-.
panied by good lucki
Mr.. Z. T.. Eastman, proprietor or the Union
House, was pretty busy with omnibus and
four'in-hand in transporting members of the
Institute from the station TO the village, on
yesterday.
We notice that Messrs Lutte and Campbell
are out with new and fresh stocks of goods.
doing fine business, as they richly deserve.
Mr. E. F. Brown, our model tailor. and
dealer in dress goods, ready. made clothing,
&c, we notice is as busy as ever in giving fits
to.his numerous customers. Any one looking
for shoddy, may as well pass this establish
ment, as Mr.. B. deals only in first-class goods
Prof. Tuckerman, of Grand River Institute,
Ausiinburg, Prof Johnson, of Orwell Acade.
my and Prof Anderson, ofCohneau, Academy.
constituting the Board of Examiners for this
county, have this Teachers Institute in charge
and are on hand in force and vigor that in
sures success. Each evening, the lectures are
given by eminent educators-Prof Forbes of
Cleveland, being expected this evening Rev.
Hickok and others, are expected TO occupy
one evening, and on Friday evening social
is TO he held. The Institute closes on Satur.
day with Teachers Examination. @.
Kingsville, Nov. 1S, 1873