Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-18
KVNGSVTLLE.

Ed. Ta-The past week has witnessed
a general stampede to your town to see
the shows. This is true not only of this
but most of the adjoining and adjacent
towns. The inference is that the times
are not hard, as every body seemed to
have time and money enough for use in
this way. The attempt 10 collect debts
due and past due, however, produces a
doleful cry about hard times and the as
surance that there is mary red" to be
had. The gist of the matter is. we appre-
hend, that there is not so much suffering
from hard times, as from needed, dis
eliminating economy and reform. The use
of our means TO square accounts with our
neighbors, showing clean balance, will
do much to make things easy and bust
ness usually brisk.
The funeral obsequies of MIR. S. D.
Kingsbury, took place at the house on
Friday morning last He died on Wednes
day, after lingering illness of months.
His disease was one of the many types of
kidney complaints, and the aggravation
of other organs The assemblage was
large and the procession of unusual length.
The services were at the NJ E. church,
and the sermon by Rev. Mr.. Morton, of
ure of the Father in receiving to himself
the righteous" Impressiveness and deep
interest characterized the effort. The
opening prayer was by Rev. Mr.. Stearns,
and at the closing of the sermon, ReY.
Mr.. Staples gave the following history of
the deceased:
He was born in Herkimer Co., n Y, in
1907; converted TO the Christian faith in
1926; married and settled IN Sheffield
this Coin 1884 and two years later
moved 10 Kingsville, and soon after be-
came a member of the NJ E. church here,
and chosen class leader-retaining his po-
sition to the end of his life, having at the
sane time acted as S. S. Supt. and Trus-
tee.
So long a citizen here and so widely
known, called out very large concourse
of people to pay their last tribute and re-
spect to him they had ever counted as
their friend.
Our farmers are, now days, having very
dull hay weather and the wheat being all
ready to cut, they don't prize water as
highly as they did, and with much more
rain all plants that survive must be those
of the aquatic order. We, in our anxiety
to lay this "wet spell" TO something, have
centered on our comet, as the probable
cause of it, and are thus, in that case, not
in favor of comets. He may hang around
all summer If he will not interfere with
our interests. That expresses the average
American ofit-good bye, comet.
Our Band boys, last Friday evening,
took trip down to Conneaut and BRING
ing up in front of the Tremont-havIng
on their way down Main street been play
ing their level best, they by this time had
walked up the entire community-and the
Conncaut Band being in practice in their
hall, came out and forming along side of
the wagon, would alternately play with
our band, who, after having given them
an invitation to come to this borough one
week from that evening, and play with
them, and partake of raspberry short
cake, coffee, &C, and having got full
supply OF cigars, amid their congratula-
tons and cheers, they bid adieu TO the
Conbeaut boys and came up TO Z. S. Har
mons, Esq. They were well cared for in
all respects, and in none better than in
that primitive dish, yet abundant supply
of milk 10 drink We learn that the Ash
tabula Band boys have been invited to
put in an appearance next Friday even
ing.
DR.. Bard with his young son, on his
way 10 Ashtahula the other day, IN pass
ing down the gulf hill, was, from his horse
kicking and running. thrown from the
buggy, and though the boy was thrown a
great distance, escaped unhurt, while the
Dr. was badly bruised about the face, and
lay for some time unconscious, but is now
doing well. The horse getting hind leg
over between the cross bar and lore axle
tree, fell into ditch, as we are informed,
and got thrown down in that position,
and with the general smashing of the
buggy, &C, the whole turned out bad, and
yet not so much of wreck but that it
might have been worse.
We learn that the following sales of
real estate have been made: Truman
Hart sold his farm TO Oliver Swift-con-9
sideration, $1,000 Richard McCrarY, of
North Kingsville, sold his farm to parties
in Erie, for the consideration of $4,000;
and A. K. Oaughey his farm of 45 acres or
thereabouts. situated near the lake, for
$4,000, also having closed out his entire
property, and contemplates going away.
Mr. Shaw, his successor, is evidently do
ing we'll from the vast amount of timber
being hauled in and worked Up.
On the 4th, during the hail storm, we
are credibly informed that a woodchuck,
evidently thinking OF the old adage of
any pun III q otOAm SoLlS iHtO tHO HOuSS
of Mr. John Wheaton, of North Kings
vile, and while they were sitting there,
made his way through tue kitchen and
passed down the cellar stairs as cool and
demure as an old time servant, or a cat.
DR.. Morris, on the road to North Kings
vile, is erecting very fine residence on
the farm purchased of Edwin Stoughton,
a year or more ago. The Doctor has eVi-
IDENTIFY got all plans laid for nice place
when done. G.
Kingsville, July 18th, 1874.
CLEVELAND.