Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-11-12

AG1CACE0 AnAhASoeSs
Andover. NoYemher 18th, 1875
Local Brief.
The tom cats and long night-goWn lei
lows of Conneaut, are making th'hSS
lively O. nights
Miss Victoria Benham, we learn mas
been engaged to teach vocal music IN our
public schools.
Mr. J. Lints can be found at the
Ashtabula House where he will give les
sons in book keeping.
A meeting of the ministers of Grand
River Conference will be held in Je1er-
son. NoY. 18th, at l o'clock P. NJ.
The fire Co. at Jefferson has peen dis
banded and the machine locked up as
useless without a supply of water
An effort to have a meeting OF the
council on Monday evening last failed
there not being a quorum present
One of the passenger trains on the
Asb,sbula & Oil City road will probably
be taken off during the coming winter !.
Another bowling alley Is soon to be
started IN town; it is TO be located on
Lake street, near the L. S. & NJ. s. sta
ton.
The Masquerade Ball sdvertized TO
come OF at The Opera House last Tues
day night was not held, owing to lack
of dancers
The names Of Orville Grant and Gen
Babcock are mentioned as in some way
connected with the crooked whisky ring
of 81. Louis.
The reading given by Prof. Warman
on Monday evening last, was fairly al
tended and proved very interesting and
a greeable entertainment.
The cheese factory at Eagleville was
found 10 be on fire on Tuesday morning
last, and promptly put out without much
damage. Supposed 10 have been the
work of design.
Tie residence of D. W. johnson, at
West AndOver, was burned on Friday
last, abut 10 O'Clock A. N. Loss fully
covered by insurance in the Hartford,
E. F. Mason Agt.
The marriage of DR.. D. E. Kelley, to
Miss Nellie Moore, of Erie, Pa, took
place last evening at the residence of the
brides father in that city. May they
live long and prosper"
Strong-the cider man, Is grinding
some six or eight hundred bushels of ap-
pies dsy, and the juice that flows from
them is rich and palstable. He is ship
ping to Pittsburgh by the carload.
Morrison has started a flag walk on
Centre street from the engine house. 1t
is laid of Windsor stone, furnished by
Robert Stewart. 1t is to be continued at
convenience, along the Centre ST. line.
We are under many obligations to our
friend, Mr.. BeebOut, resident engineer of
the A., Y. & P. road, for strip of oak,
from the hull of the old flagship Law
renee that has been at the bottom Of lake
Erie for the past sixty years.
An adopted daughter of Chas. Burrill.
while at play at a neighbOrs last Tues
day, fell and broke her arm below the
elbow. Tho child walked home, a dis
tance OF one-fourth of mile, with the
bone prOtuding about two inches through
the skin.
The readings OF Prof Warman at the
Opera House on Monday evening, was
not largely attended, but those who we're
present spoke favorably of the entertain
ment, and the Profs declsmatory pow
ers. The receipts were probably not such
as to divide up much with the High
School.
The citizens of E. Plymouth, about the
Centre, are a little apprehensive that
their post Office may be removed to the
railroad station. The Department feels
that the expense of getting the mail TO
and from the station might be saved, and
thus that institution be $52 a year the
better for it.
Mayor Talcott had a couple of dozen
embryo chickens in paper bag the other
day, and set them down in bit of hur
", for conference with the chairman
of the street committee. The conference
proved rather lengthY-suficientl so for
the cracked eggs to saturate the paper,
and when the bag was taken up. the
whole two dozen went in one jolly lot
where chickens have gone before, when
counted before they were Matched.
Mr.. @. q. Noyes. who has just finished
neat and tasty store on Centre street
adjoining that of W. w. Mann-sppear
in this number of the Telegraph in a bus
iness card announcing branch Of busi-
ness new 10 our village. II is one, how
ever, with which he Is familiar, and in
the carrying out of which be enjoys Pc
culiar facilities. He claims to be able to
defy competition In the low price of his
wares, and the excellence of their quail
y.
Another city feature startled our citi.
zens one day the present week. A regular
"city crier," in the person of vener able
gentleman of hoary head and "visible ad-
mixture" with most mellow and musical
voice, perambulated our streets with his
bucket and measure in hand, making
himself heard with, "Here's your fine
oysters." As these perambulations are
followed from day to day, any one can
get his or her supply in bulk, without
stepping from their domicil. We take
no merit from this, and put on no airs in
consequence, so that there Is no occasion
for snybody's gravity being disturbed.
MISSIONARY CONVENTIONAL meeting
Of this kind will be held IN the Baptist
church Of Ashtsbuls, on Thursday and