Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-01-22
CONNEAUT.

The wife of Ichabod Drake, at Amboy, met with
apainful accident on Friday morning On the eve
ming previous members of the family lifted trap
door in the pantry, leading to the cellar and neg
lected to close it. At an early hour on the morn
ing following, Mrs. Drake went into the pantry
and fell partly through the trap door, and striking
so as to break one limb near the thigh. The age
of Mrs. Drake, and the nature of the fracture,
render her condition very critical.
At the last annual MEETING of the Conneaut Agri-
cultural Society, it was decided to throw up the
further holding of fairs and dssolveithe organiza-
tion to that end the proper officers were instructed
to close contract for the sale Of the grounds by the
execution OF the necessary papers, liberal offer
for the same having been standing for some
months. tits twenty years since the society Was
organized, and majority of the men who were
then identified with it have passed away. Among
them, may mention P. W. Grant, s. R. Bradley,
the first President and Treasurer; William Har-
per, W. G. Sawtell, John H. Kilborn, Simon
Brown, Chas. Benton, E. Hulet and many more
who were among the leading and prominent
citizens in the township, while many others who
were then in the prime and vigor OF manhood are
now among our Oldest men, One of the chief rea-
sons inducing this step, may mention that the
labor and burdens of the Society have heretofore
fallen upon few members, and as new men were
assuming their places in the organization, there
was expressed an unwillingness to assume the
liabilities that had been incurred by litigation un-
der lease held some years ago, together with
the subsequent purchase of the grounds, and
therefore division of sentiment in the further
management Of the Society was developed. The
most speedy way to insure peace was the sale Of
the grounds and the disbanding OF the organiEa-
ton. The location was one Of the hnest in the
county, and the annual gatherings have been pro-
ductive of much good and our locality will great
ly miss the social and neighborly greetings which
have taken place at the fairs.
Mother Stewart, known as the devoted and
earnest worker in the temperance cause. in Ohio,
lectures at the Baptist church this evening.
Election for dist. judge passed OF quietly and
generally to the satisfaction Of the Republicans in
this locality. But very small proper ton of the
electors, however, expressed interest enough IN
the election to vote.
That the dairying interest is the absorbing one
among our farmers, will be admitted when state
that we have now three cheese factories in the
township, and another association is organizing
on the South Ridge.
The ''clerk Of the weather. now affords a sub
jeet for discussion, and the thermometers record
more even sinking Of the mercury than for q
number ofprevious years. When reading of the
severity Of the weather, both east and west ofus,
we oughtto be thankful that the region along
the lakes has been so tempered by moderation.
And now public attention is drawn to the dis
cussions in Congress, as elsewhere. over the In
tricate and embarrassing affairs in Louisiana.
The appearance of Sheridan at New Orleans has
stirred up the Democracy terribly, and the rebel
element in the organization comes at once to the
front-the same hydra-headed' public sentiment
which sent enthusiasm and encouragement into
the ranks of JEFF Davis during the earlier years Of
the rebellion. What ever doubts may be felt as
to the strict duty of the President to overthrow
and carry dismay into the ranks of the White
League, his prompt action saved the now Of riv-
ers Of blood, and for this the people will approve
of his course. In view Of this early development
of sympathy with the rebels. 1T may be well for
the Union boys to look up their cartridges and
burnish anew their sharp-shooters. HORACE.
January 20th 1875