Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
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Read the club list at the head of thi:
co lumn.
-11sO votes were cast at Ashtabula, last
Tuesday!
.-Buckwheat cakes will soon make their
appearance.
The question now is: Where shall the
proposed market be located.
-Ridden is putting in stock of dry
goods-as was first intended.
Our fire warden will soon make his an
nual inspection of stoves, pipes, &c.
"A minstrel company has been organized
in Painesyille. They call it ''cOmic
opera"
Our vessel men here consider marine
business at this Harbor about finished for
this year.
The Ashtabula Musical Union begins
its meetings for the season on the 9Th inst,
at its rooms.
The Council met last Thursday eve
ming. The proceedings are to be found in
another column.
Tickets to Philadelphia and return, are
for sale at the L. S. & NJ. S. depot, tor the
low price Of $40.
Not a single Prohibition ticket was pol
led here last Tuesday, and only ten Indi-
pendent tickets, Cooper and Cary were
cast.
The Ashtabula Light Artillery had an
election of non-commissioned officers last
Monday evening. The list can be found in
another column.
The Grand Central Hotel, New York,
leads in tbe popular demand for low prices.
1t has reduced its rates frow $4.OO to $3.50
and $500 per day,
The Sd volume of Johpson's Encyclo-
pedia Is being delivered to the east of us,
and viii. no doubt, soon be in the hands Of
our citizen subscribers.
"A private party was given at the Armo-
ry last Tuesday evening, by the Ashtabula
Light Guards. 1t was well attended, and
very pleasant occasion.
The propeller Barnum and her con-
sort left this Harbor last week for Lake
Superior, for another cargo of iron ore;
this viii he taaeir last trip this season.
-At the last meeting Of the Council an
ordinance to provide for the numbering Of
houses and buildings in the corporation
was presented and passed its first reading.
st meeting of the Congregational
church and society, on Tuesday of last week,
a call was extended to the Rev. John SAT
ford, of Cr4wfordYille, Iowa, to become
their pastor.
Some glass was broken on Main Street,
by the firing Of the Artillery, on Wednes-
day evening last. These things happen
some times but the Republicans always
make them whole again.
The Superintendent Of the Painesv1lle
parrow suage railroad has recently bought
one Of the locomotives Of that road for
1856. The company has about one loeOmO-
tive left to dc the work of their road.
"A horse belonging to Geo. Green of
East Ashtabula, while being driven up the
Nil Hill, last Wednesday morning by ason-
!, of Mr.. Green's, took fright, throwing the
boy out. and ran through Main Street.
The NOVsRbeF term Of the court Of
Common Pleas opened in PainesYille, Mon
ldaymorning, with Judge Canheid upon the
bench. An adjournment was made until
Wednesday afternoon, jumping election.
Our eOtempraries may now sharpen
their pencils for another attack on Ashta-
lbula, about putting on city airs. Our coun-
Gil have voted to establish a market place,
and to number the houses, &C., in the cor
pOFstion.l
The copnesut Band found the tongue
of their wagon bad been spirited away, on
going to hitch up after their visit here on
the first, and had to ne jury to get home
With. 1t has since been found and forward
ed. Mani
Davenport has matters reduced to a sys-
tea in New York City. Arepeater jumped
Cincinnati and landed In New York. Dav-
.enport was telegraphed, and he answered
back that he was there, and he could lay his
hand on him in ten minutes. He has laid
iiis hand upon him.
We learn from the Reporter that Mr..
Shaw has sold out his pump works at y.
Kingsvilis, ts PR. A. 8. Baldwin of Ash
tabula. These works have earned fortunes
for qIIite number. sHa We see no reason
.whF our friend Baldwin may rot be fol-
Io%ed by some of the same luck.
The annual parade and inspection Of
the Ashtabula Fire Department, took place
last Saturday afternoon. All the different
companies being sgt, except Engine com
Psny No. l. Lake ETis Ne; 2, turned out
q company of45 men, and in thelr pew
Uniform presented fine appearance.
The course of lectures to be given un-
der the auspices Of the Ashtabula Light
GRaHls, at their ArnOfy on Spring Street,
will be commenced by the popular elocu-
zionist and humorist. Prof. A. P. Burbank,
Of Chicago, on Friday evening. Nov nth
Our Citizens should give this enterprise
their hearty support, and we have no doubt
they will.
The Ashtabula Store strikes out again
for business, at the opening of the winter
season, The strong attractions offered in its
nsBally low prices, and varied stock, make
its seasOnable announcements ALWAYS effee-
tual IN drawing customers, its fall and
winter pronuneiamento. appears in double
column this week, and reference toit viii
probably be sufficient to Get the whole fem
tnine persuasion of the region to iiattering
for trip to town to see what's up.