Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-13
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Mr.. Editor A stock yard and run way for
loading upon the cars. has Just been completed
at this station, and gone into immediate use.
Some four or five car loads, within as many
days, have been shipped south for the eastern
markets. E
Our post Office was moved 10 the station
about the first OF August, and Mr.. George Car
ter, who has opened a small store at that
point, has become assistant post niaster, and
attends TO the business OF the office, which
has, since the removal, doubled, at least. Thus,
already, business begins 10 center, and build
ings TO cluster about the staion for, beside
Mr.. Carriers store, which, by the way, is the
only one in town, building 24x36 is in the
course of erection, not far from the southwest
corner, upon the land Of Post master Reeve,
designed for getting out handles, in the rough
from the ash timber, more or less plentiful in
this vicinity, for agricultural and garden tools
Mr. Alfred Diniul, of Grurd, is the proprietor,
who is erecting tool factory AT Girard. where
these handles are TO he used
Our cheese factory, under the excellent
management of Mr.. Thomas Flagg, is only
working up Al 600 pounds of milk a day, at
this time, the flow of the dairy having been
very much lessened. The make is about 12,
40 pound chceses day, while during the best
of the season the number ran up to 20. The
company have large stock on hand, running
back ten days into July. The last sale up TO
that time, brought lit. They have since had
better figures offered, bu, determine to hold on
for still better. D
The pastures have been shortened in by the
grasshoppers, and so numerous have they
been, that the oat crop, otherwise good was
much injured-the berry being eaten off and
the ground left covered upon gathering the
straw. In other cases, fields w,re cut while
green, for fodder. The experience Of P. NJ.
Reeve embraced both cases.
The poiato bug, has, here, as over much OF
| the country, done its work pretty thoroughly.
The stalks are all that they have left above
ground, and the fruit is small and few in hill
below. Having filled their mission for this
year, the numerous holes about the hills show
that they have burrowed for the winter. You
have only TO remove the surface, to find the
so II filed with the young ones, winch are lay
may have the temerity 10 plant. We may as
we II make up 6nr minds to 60 into the swee
pota 10 raising next year, as there is scarce
loo p to hang hope on for crop of Irish po
tatoes in this region.
The east and west road crossing al the sta
tion, for the beauty Of its lay, and its genera
smoothness, is seldom outdone by countr.
roads, and the farms stretch off on either sidt
offering a very agreeable view, with. il
many instances, well painted and tidy farm
houses and out buildings. About mile cas-
OF the station, lives one of your Oldest readers
Mr.. VIM. Douglass, whose house, out build
ings-the taste and order of his grounds, an
the grateful and beautiful shade and ornamen
tai trees, and the general appearance, orde
and condition of his farm, speaks well for il
J. proprietor, and stand as a model for his tcllo'
farmers. Do you know any reason, Mr. Ed
tor why farm house should not be kept VI
and made as attractive and inviting, as com
Portable and cosy, as those of any industry o
proiessions Yours, ANON.