Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-13
KINGSVTLLE.

Ed. TeL-Last wednesday evening, our
band gave a Promenade Concert, with
small admittance fee-avails to go for
new instruments, &C. a goodly turnout
insured social, musical and pecuniary
success.
Our last Fridays storm of wind, rain,
thunder and lightning, revealed much of
its hidden power. Mr.. ]. C. Case, about
mile east of US, had his barn struck by
lightning, and peculiar freaks were re-
Vealed, as well as power. The portion
of its cover with the fat gravel 70 of,
was pierced in about the eentre-the
hole revealed IN the roof not larger than
a pipe stem, through which the shaft
passed-thence through some #. of hay
on TO beam, which communicated in a
distance of or 4 feet to post up against
which a small gate shut that opened to
the horse stable, in which Q or 8 horses
were standing-the said post being some
4 feet from faVorite mare and roadster i.
Mr.. Case had but few moments before
passed through with the result of the
mornings milking to the house. On COM
ing back, the mare in question had
pitch fork thrown into her manger, the
same having been left leaning against
the p ost also slivers from the post were
scattered all about, and for few mo-
ments the impression obtained that the
building was on flre-which, however,
happily, proved incorrect The escape o
all from destruction seems proYidential
During the same storm, we learn that
Mr.. ]. E. Glezen had barn struck by
lightning, only to tear off q board
Some localities were visited with much
of hail and increased wind, among which
We hear of much destruction of crops
along east of N. Kingsville, embracing
the c. Harmon estate, J. q. Clark's. &C.,
farms-Mr. Clark estimating the damage
to grapes alone as being not less than
800 dollars fruit and ornamental trees
were uprooted and twisted to shreds, aud
of course oats and corn must have been
very much beaten down.
The past week is styled "the rainy
week" with vengeance, and the face of
nature is washed, in many cases, more
than skin deep.
From conversation with our Surveyor,
j. A. FIckinger, we learn that the past
week with him has been mostly spent on
trout fishing expedition in the noun
tains of Pa. The trip was as much at
the instance of brother located as con-
ductor on the Phila. 6 Erie rsilroad, as
the fishing. perhaps-but they met on
the line of that road and captured the
finnY tribe, wherewithal to feast on them
and bring home rich morsels to their
friends. The whole was conducive in q
high degree to their mutual strengthen
ing of brotherly ties and regard, and with
the busy life before them, little "turn-
out" from lis ragged issue must have been
very enjoyable.
Not many went 10 the Chautauqua
Lake S. s. Assembly, as yet. The wealth
er has rather thrown a wet blanket over
such ventures and enterprises. With all
the excursions improyised, one must
have experience wherewithal TO wisely
make paying investment out of them.
Just at this writing, the 25th of August
excursion TO Detroit promises the Hsultena
On pdTC0 trip of the seasOn-being full of
variety of scenery and experience. and
for what Capt. Capron of Conneaut, says,
in money, it actually costs.
Our friend, F. E. Lefingwell, in pro-
duce and commission business at New
Haven, CT, is on Yisithome. With the
season of general resort to watering
places he reports the usual suspension
OF business which brings a vacation sea-
son 10 him. G.
Kingsville, Aug. 0, 1875.