Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-07
RAYRR0OK.

Once again in the round of the seasons
we have had light touch of winter, and
the soft and balmy airs that blow from
Greenland's spicy mountains, have swept
over SaybroOk, and have gone beyond
the A, Y. & P. railroad, or at least they
went that way; and to-day the snow is
sloSly and sadly leaving u.s.
From the middle of October till the af-
ternoon of :he 29th, we never had finer
fall weather; it was suitable for pleasure
or business, and the golden hours were
improved by the farmers to the utmost in
securing their corn, potatoes and fruit;
and yet there is good deal of work to
be done in November. The leaves of the
maple put on those bright tints so pecu-
liar TO American forests, nd during those
bright October days it was a luxury to
breathe the crisp, delicious air. Several
years ago, remember reading poem
entitled when 1 would die" 1 quote
two lines of each stanza descriptive of the
different seasons, for they are in harmony
with my own feelings and sentiments
81 would not diein spring time,
For the earth is all too bright,
With it's wealth of buds and blossoms,
To dream Of death or blight.
Still unwilling when summer comes.
would not go in summer.
For still the worlds most fair,
And the breath of flowers comes floating
On the balmy evening air.
But I'd depart in autumn,
'Tis natures time to die;
When a solemn hush sits brooding,
Ger earth, and sea, and sky"
1 have always looked upon autumn as
the crowninE glory Of the seasons. when
the face Of nature wears beauty almost
unearthly, when everything tends 10 re-
mind man that he is mortal; methinks it
is the time to leave the world in peace.
Our townsman, James Mckenzie is still
very sick, and score or 30 of his friends
last week Tuesday afternoon, turned out
and husked his corn, dug his potatoes and
put them in the cellar, and then gathered
what winter fruit they could. The next
day about sixty bushels Of apples were
gathered and hauled to the station and
sold for him. Such deeds of kindness to
the sick and afflicted, are the ones round
which the memory loves to linger.
The fruit crop is very abundant on the
ridges this year, so much so, that at one
time it seemed that thousands of bushels
would go to waste, as buyers were eau
tious about buying largely. Mr.. D. R.
Garner bought 1876 bushels at ninety c.
Since then, others have bought and paid
from dollar to dollar thirty seven
per barrel-we suppose.
The Hulett Brothers of Urionville,
loaded three cars for the Southern mar
ket, of what were called by some, pie ap-
pies, good fall apples, if sour, and a sec.
ond quality Of winter fruit The price
paid for this quality of fruit was twenty.
five C. per bushel delivered at the station
One load, only twenty cents. From
twelve to fOn rteen hundred barrels were
disposed of to the great benefit of the far
merE who were lucky enough to sell theiI
surplus at this price. On the whole ]
think it has been productive season fol
the main crops in this town, and farmers
ought not to complain, for enough has
been raised-to that extent that both man
and beast can he made comfortable this
winter.
We had a first class snow storm last
Saturday, and the ground was covered
to the depth of several inches. and there
is enough left for several snowbslls yet
saybrook, Nov. 3rd. 1874. J.J.