Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-10

shipping ship timber from Rome to But
falo. though the outlook. this way, does
not look lattrring fer brisk trade in
new or even old vessels. ~ee
Friday and Saturday last we're pleas
ant, and days Of lively business. on ae-
count Of the slsighing. Our streets were
filed. and our wood men. especially.
were cal in very full force.
-AtIhe annual meeting of the Chestnut
HAl Geometry Association on Monday
evening last Messrs. Geo. Willard and
L. Tyler were elected Trustees-0. b.
Fitch Treasurer and G. C. Hubbard Sc.
Our courteous clerk OF the courts who
has heretofore favored the press with
report OF court proceedings. does not
deem the proceedlngs Of last week of
SUFFICIENT importance TO require report.
Henry s. Clark. locomotive engineer
on the Ashtabula & Oil City road, has
fallen heir TO an estate in Brooklyn
amounting to $4,000 Clarke" is q
good boy. and we are glad TO hear of his
good luck.
An exhibition of rope walking from
the top Of G. C. Hubbard and Cos store
to the roof Of The Asbiabula House.
took place on Tuesday afternoon in the
midst of the rain and the fellow came
of with whole neck.
The Ashtabula Light Artillery has de-
cided upon uniform which is to consist
Of a dark blue. single breasted. froek
coat, with scarlet trimmings and epaul.
etjes. land dark blue pants. with a small
scarlet stripe. The battery now numbers
about forty members.
Mr.. Levi Silvids has been dividing up
his two acre homestead into Luildiug lots
and has already sold several. TO be occu-
pied soon. The pleasant ntighborhoOd
OF the north ridge portion Of the Round
Head road, or West street, as it is now
called. is likely to be pretty well occupi-
ed.
The Ladies Relief Society aeknowl
edge gratefully the following gifts:
From Costume Party. S5171
Kansas AID Fund. 1880
THANKSGIVING collection. e2S-767s
There will be meeting of the S lciety
on Friday p. M, a, two o'clock. at the
Presbyterian chapel.
A fire occurred in the dry goods store
of b. NJ. Cook. at Clsrk's Corners, on
Saturday eVening-4th, between and 10
o'clock. The store and contents were
destroyed, including the posi- Office. kept
in the store. The loss is reported at $s,-
500, and the insurance 3as 81, 400: The
origin Of the FIRE is unknown.
The North Ca-ulinians gave two en-
tertainments at the Opera House on
Monday and Tuesday evenings. The
troupe is of plantation people and they
sing old plantation melodies. with
slight infunon of the dramatic. Their
vocal performance is Of q very popular
character, and their execution very cred
iiable-hayIng some superior voices in
the company. s9
The elegant little steam engine recent
ly put in operation at this ofice, Is at
tracting a great deal ofattention. Espe-
cially from those who are in need OF
such piece of machinery. The Vulcan
Iron Works Of this place, where it was
manufactured, are preparing to make
these engines on short office. at fai
living price. and ihe indications are that
they will receive many orders for them.
A sharper, with a box of unstamped
bog hay cigars. made 3 raid. the other
day, upon the head clerk of The Erie
Store. he selecied an article Of ladies'
toggery and LETT the cigars as security
until he could come again with the mon
ey. He has not yet called to redeem the
cigars, and their paregoric favor has de-
TERED George from exhsling their fra
grsnce. as he has not yet become sufl-
GENTLY accustomed to paregOric and cat
nip to relish them. ~ 5ff f
Mr.L.P. Collins is to erect another
building on This Nam Street proper
ty opposite the Farmers Bank, to be oc-
cupied BY MI. ]. E. DHommedieu as a
clothing store. The building is 10 be
two stories high. seventy five feet IN
depth and about tWenty-tw two feet front,
and Is to be completed and ready for
occupancy by the first Of May next.
Mr.. L'Hommedieu Is one of our best and
most successful business men and we are
glad to know that he is to again join our
business circle. s p h#
Excavations for the foundations of two
buildings on the Hubert estate, on Main
Street, sdjoialng Smiths gallery, are in
progress-one for L. P. Collins, and the
other for G. A. Streeter. The earth Is re-
moved by Comm. Starkweather ana is u.s.
ed for filing the two slides on Spring Hill.
These slides have become so frequent,
that the commissioner has sunk num-
Der of piles in the sbale rock, and SO
anchored them as 10 prevent their remov-
al, and probably, any furthur trouble in
the way Of sliding, until The piles shall
rot of, which, by the way. TO all appear
ances, may not be very long. sl