Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-11-19

An effort is being made TO have Theo-
dore Tilton deliver lecture her. some
time in February.
Blakeslee s. Moore have removed th cir
Photographic gallery to their new rooms
in Collins building.
The Baptist church is TO be lighted
with gas. This makes five churches here
that are lighted in this manner.
The Commonwealth Minstrels are sd-
yer,ised 10 appear at the Opera House.
in Girard, Pa tomorrow evening.
Newel's planning mill has been sup
pied with small planing and matching
machine of Pittsburgh manufacture.
The fast mail tram was one hour late
here last Saturday evening. This is the
first time it has failed to reacl this place
on time.
The winter term Of the Orwell InstI-
iute begins on the 3Oth of November.
For particulars send 10 b. U. johnson,
at Orwell.
The Cleveland Herald of Monday cop
les several marine items from the IeIe-
graph of last week and credits them TO
the Sentinel.
Work on the Cleveland Breakwater
commenced on Saturday last Contrac-
tor Strong Is TO push it forward as rapid
ly as possible.
We8re indebted TO our rambling cor
respondent, "Viaior," for q copy of the
Delaware Gazette, with articles marked
for attention.
Measures are on foot for procuring
several public lectures in the course of
the winter Among those named are
Tilton, Schurz, &c.
Peter Mack, the man who was shot in
the breast during the row at the Harbor
last week Tuesday, is now considered cut
of danger, and is getting along much bet
Ter than was expected.
R. M. Dockstader, night assistant in
the Cleveland postofice, has been de-
tected N the robbery of letters-which
has been going on for some years. Tue
evidence OF his guilt seems to be un-
doubted.
The Musical Union will meet at
Haskelrs Hall on Wednesday evening
gath, at ~ o'clock. As there is some
business of importance 20 transact, full
attendance of the members is requested.
Per order.
A couple of braces of Ashtsbula shoot
ers took trip to Rome on Friday last,
for hunt. They came back all right
with few head of squirrels and rabbits
They failed to supply our order for a
turkey or pair of partridges.
The Tibbals' gallery recently opened
in this place, has been sold to MI. Skutt,
formerly employed at Tibbals' gallery in
Painesville, who will remove here and
continue the business. Mr.. Skutt IS
spoken of as one of the finest retouchers
in the country.
If the present comparatiYes prices of
butter and cheese are likely to be per-
manent, there can be no doubt that many
of our dairy farms who are not located
very near to cheese factories will find it
more profitable to give their attention to
the making of butter rather than cheese.
The Normal Institute of Orwell, and
Grand River Institute, began a two
weeks vacation on Friday last. As the
boys and girls ofihe latter gathered upon
the A, z 6 P. train, on their way home,
their happiness was quite apparent and
as enjoyable to the passengers as to
themselves.
Some of our Republican subscriber
who were last year attracted by the non
descript novelty of Independents" are
already retracing their steps, and the
names of several of them have already
been replaced upon our subscription list,
seems 10 lend enchantment to the view
in this pig-and-puppy game.
JW. STEBBns & Co., of Rock Greek,
have issued bills for an auction sale in
this place on Saturday of next week of a
number of va rious styles OF vehicles
Cramer road wagons, side spring Fisher
wagons, ph@ton, and several swell
body cutters-all Of superior workman
shir and material. See bills.
We are in rece ipt of several specimens
of fine Job printing from the oflce,of Jas
W. DeVeny, Cleveland, O.. which for ty-
biographical beauty are seldom equalled.
and never surpassed. Mr.. D. has one of
the most complete job ofices for its size
in the country, and his foreman, Robert
Hartly, is a printer of rare taste an d
judgment
A little 10 months child of Mr.. Shep-
ard, Of the firm of Shepard & Knapp
lighted paper ct the stove. day or two
ago, from which Its dress caught and
was nearly consumed, but the fame was
kept from the body by a woolen skirt,
which was burned through In two or
three places. Little or no injury was
suffered by the child.
The Empire Knife Co., of which our
townsman, Mr.. Traver, is agent, has sent
Us q very handsome sample of their
pocket cutlery, of beautiful design Of
handle as well as blade, and as fauliless
in temper OF blade es in lis beauty of
finish. American cutlery. though so
comparatively recent success, Is now,
certainly, not surpassed, if indeed, equal
ed, by foreign skill.
A dispute arose the other evening, at
the 1. s. station, between Charley Smith
and q bus driver of Oy Fuller, about
fare, In which blows were given and
some cutting done with knife upon the
neck and head of the driver by Smith.
Upon the compliant Of the police, both
parties were arrested, examined before
ESQ. Richards and ordered to appear for
trial. The amount of reconizance was
800.
A notice elsewhere from the Paines
vile Telegraph gives the information that
Mr.. Skutt, late of the firm of Skutt &
Palmer, of that city, has become the pro-
prietor OF the photograph gallery of Mr..
Il. W. Tibbals, in Tyler's Block. Mr..