Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

No one. probably, has passed the Round
Head road. lust south of the North Ridge
without noticing the number of new
houses going up in that vicinity. No less
,b.n five houses are either just completed,
Or are in the course of building. in near
nroximity. Mr.. W. E. Blakeslee, since
coming into possession, by exchange. of
the Shepard orchard, lying between the
Cheny and Horace Watson places, has
put it TO good account Having disposed
of lot to Mr.. Il. K. Parsons, that gentle
man al once erected a very neat and
comely cottage for his own use and Occu-
nancy. and now Mr.. Blakeslee is putting
up couple of houses-one of good size
and tasteful design, for his own use, and
another for the use of Mrs. Bonnell-
his sister. These buildings are the work
of Mr.. Chas. A. Vaughn, whose building
qualities and taste are so prominent on
Centre street. Mr.. Vaughn is master of
his business, and capable as well to draw
the plans as to do the work, and is withall
most worthy, faithful man. Besides
these houses, there are also going up in
that neighborhood, one on the opposite
side of the road by Frank Pond, and
little further south, another by G. W. Sill
vius. This is dotting ever the territory
with some degree of rapidity. A prettier
territory than that location, Is not found
in the township. That on the west side of
the road, just mentioned, is especially
pleasant and agreeable, and the soil light
and dry.
ANOTHER FIRE occurred in this village
on Friday morning last at about o'clock.
1t took in the rear, or storage part of the
grocery store of Humphrey s. Pancost, at
the L. S. station, and destroyed that and
the buildings on either side of it. The
three buildings were adjoining, built of
wood and all standing on the corner lot
belonging to ]. W. Rogers. The irst, di-
rectly on the corner, was a small, one
story building, owned by Mr.. Rogers, and
occupied as tin shop and store by Chas
Scoville. The stock n as not large and
the loss was moderate. No insurance.
Humphrey & Pancosts, the next, was of
larger size, and contained stock of gro
ceries, of probably some 1880 in value.
The loss, excepting the insurance of $500
on the building, and the same amount on
the goods, was complete, even to the
books. The building belonged to the oc-
cupanis, and worth 10 the neighborhood
of $1,000 The third building was of about
the same size as the adjoining one, and
occupied tY ]. Amer, as boot and shoe
shop, and store and residence. The stock
was small and the building insured for
$1,000. From this building some of the
contents, we understand, were saved.
Clean work was made by the fire of all
the building, though the engines reached
the ground in due time, considering the
distance; but the fire had attained such
headway as to forbid all thought of
quenching it. The wind at the time was
favorable for carrying the fame across
the street. 10 the store ofN. L. Quinby,
and the dwelling connected Herewith,
and fears were entertained 0fits catching
but beyond the scorching of the trees in
the yard, no damage was done. The orr
gin of the fire is mystery, as there had
been no fire in that part of the building
where its appearance was made. The
opinion of Mr.. Humphrey is that it was
the work of an incendiary.