Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-29
Local Briefs.

vance-and one copy to the person getting up the
club.
Local Briefs.
Squirrels are unusually plenty, and
never fatter OF finer
The L. S. &M S. pay car passed over
The Franklin Division last week.
Conneaut hospitality turns tramps out
in the morning without breakfast.
Fhe dry weather of last week brought
the street sprinkler in play again.
Twenty new dwellings. have been
erected in Conneaut during the present
season.
Alert h. &L. Co.'S new house hes been
completed, and new bell has been plac-
ed upon in.
Indian summer has come and gone
delicious while it lasted, it is like tale
that is told.
Contractor Martin of KelIoggsVille,
while engaged on one of his jobs in Ply
mouth fell an broke leg.
Five fire bydrants to be placed about
the L. S. & NJ. S. depot, have arrived and
will soon be put in their places.
Fat hogs have been shipped at Con-
neaut during the week. which were
bought in the neighborhood, at cts.
Prof HaIle's magic lantern entertain
ment at the Opera House last Friday
evening, drew a very small audience.
George C. Loveland, of N Ridge, gath
cred, few days since, forty bushels OF
BALDWIN apples from one tree, on his
premises.
A lot bought by W. P. Leonard on the
corner of Fisk and Gary streets, of DR..
Eames, containing about one-ihird of an
acre, brought 1915.
The employees of the L. S. & NJ. s. road
have been presented with neat little
book, by the company, containing the
rules and regulations.
The chestnut crop that promised TO be
so plentiful. is not turning out as expect
ed. Like the grape crop, they have neith-
er grown, or matureG well.
The time for holding courts in this
county the ensuing year has been fixed
as follows: District court on May lst.
common Pleas January 31st, May 22nd
and Oct 16lh.
That new stone sidewalk that IS being
built on the north side of Centre street,
between Park and Elm, brings for th ma
ny thanks from pedestrians who are
obliged to pass that way.
Ed. Hall is one of the shooters of the
period At a trap shoot, at Geneva the
other day, be was only second in order
of skill-havIng brought down twenty
five out of twenty seven birds.
Mr.. Amos Burnett of Cross Village
Mich, Is enjoying a visit 10 Ashtabula
and old friends, and not having been
here for two years. speaks earnestly of
the changes and improvements.
Our pleasant P NJ and his lady return
ed from their brief wedding trip last
Saturday evening. He addresses him
selfto business again with his wonted
esrnestness-a happier and better man
"There are four dredges at present en-
ployed in the river."-OIeOeIGnd Herald.
We don't doubt it at all. That frog pond
will need the constant work of four or
five more before it will have sufficient
depth to float an ordinary sized boat
The amateur minstrel troupe starts mex
Tuesday on their third annual tour. The
first entertainment will be given at
jamestown, Pa, after which they will
appear at AndoEer, Madison, Geneva, and
Ashtabula.
Pat. Condery is a horse shoer of long ex-
perience in the city of New York, and
CLAIMS to be, an expert in the business. he
has taken a portion of Benhsm's black
smith shop and his adv is to be found in
this paper.
cider is being made at the mill of a.
D. Strong, by the hundred. and we know
sc but by the thousand barrels. His re-
aaed article is very palatable and whole
ana-e and holds its favor with remarka-
isnacity.
E Wood man. who was thrown from
- 5nggy. bres king his collar bone, some
inns since. and is now getting about with
considerable freedom, is not seriously
impressed with the inconvenience or
pain of that kind of accident.
LHommedieu, the Clothier was in
town day or two ago looking after
dwelling for his family. He expects soon
TO become one of the business men OF the
village again. His business energy and
integrity will give his return a hearty
welcome.
Strong & Manning have put up g
range of coal bins along the right arm of
the Y of the ]. & F. road, with side
track for its accommodation. An Office
with scales connected, makes the affair
very complete, affording facilities for
handling with dispatch in their rapidly
increasing business.
The meeting of the commissioners at
the Hub, on Monday last, was not pro-
ductiVe of very important results. The
cost of a job of ditching in Richmond
was apportioned and devided up, and it
was concluded TO give the order for boil ]
er iron for securing the jail, to the Roll
ing mill at this place.
By the fright of horse while crossing
the track on Prospect street, last week,
our friend, Mr.. ]. d. Camp, with J. B.
ScoVille and little son, were thrown
from their buggy, but without serious in
jury. Mr.. Camp is, as we haYe stated, an
invalid, and making but moderate pro-
gress in the recruiting business.
STORING PoTAFnEs-Owing 10 the
very low price of potatoes this fall, it is
probable that more than usual will be
stored in pits and cellars and the expe-
riences of the past winter will teach far
mers TO take more pains than heretofore
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