Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-15
LOCAL n e w 8.

The shop windows are beginning to
put on their holiday appearances.
There will be a regular meeting Of the
Council next Wednesday evening.
Tod Ford's lecture was very fairly
sttendsd and gave general satisfaction.
The Hook and Ladder boys are to have
a party at the Opera House on Monday
evening-25th.
&c. A. Hastings is offering induce
ments to cash buyers, as will be seen by
his adv, in this paper.
p. Il. Watson, Esq, one of the visitors
to Louisiana, returned on Monday last,
somewhat Improved in health.
Mrs. DR.. Harrington and daughter,
who have been spending some weeks in
Brooklyn, N. Y. have returned.
w. F. Swift, who has been for some
six months on the staff of the Chichgo In
ter-Ocean, is home on respite.
-ByE recent ordinance the treasurer of
Jefferson village is to receive the princely
sum of so per annum for his official ser
vices
Brennan, the new Landlord of the Ash
tabula House, makes a fair beginning, and
expectation is encouraged of wholesome
business.
--DucEa has made another attraction to
his unequaled furniture establishment by
disnausinp, with stoves and heating with a
furnace.
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell with her daugh-
ter expects to leave for the Sunny South
mr. obably Florida-hext week for winters
resi-, tence.
Our old friend, A. z. Caughey, of
KingsvlIe pump notoriety, has changed
vocation .snd opened in the produce bust
ness in Philadelphia,
-CRristrn as makes 8 skip of one day this
year. Last year it came on Saturday, but
this being Leap year, it gently giides over
Sunday and occurs on Monday.
Gen. AuSon Stager has been elected !
Vice President IF the Western Union Tel
egraph Company. The papers speak of it |
as well merited recognition of long and
able service.
-Invitations the TELEGRAPH press
have been issu ed for grand Christmas
hall. to be held at the Lake Side House, at
the Harbor, on Thursday evening, Dec.
21st. Smiths full ba nd is to be present.
.Theye has been quite stir among the
marriageabIe young ladies' and gentlemen
of this place during the past few days.
Look at the Marriage" department Of this
paper and estimate how many fair ones are
left. .eos 4
Mr.. Cases Institute starts of with a
large attendance. and every fpdication Of
grand success. Remember the concert will
take place on Friday evening. Dec. 22nd,
at which, Mr.. McGranahan and G. G. VII
isms, viii be present TO assist.
The now that has been accommodating
in varied .. qoants since Thanksgiving,
covered the - nd sufficiently for several
days Ofvsry good $. Ssighing. A south wind
on Tuesday and s1 Wed Nssdsy. proved rather
fr,aE
for its rema.
AN exhibition of dissOl s W WEE Tss %in
be held in the Methodist churc ~ tiIrsy
evening-15th inst, at half past {"
same exhibition has been here on
vious occasion and given good satisfact '''
Admission s5 cents; children 10
The Warren Chronicle says, rabbit
hunting hasbeen popular among sports a
men for the past two weeks Most Of the /
shooting is done along the line Of the A. Y. 7
2. road in the north part of Trumbull, "
and the south part of AshtabuIa counties. 4
Charley Burial is selling oysters in t
oulk-fresh every other day-of very su- : :
perior character, at price for an article q
'f every day life, thar can hardly be sur C
passed either in economy or toothsomeness. b
One trial viii satisfy you of the truth of 2
this. Z
The Council is revolving THE matter of r
carrying out the project of c;lndering or :
dressing Center s.. The load of that mate !
lal put on by way Of trial last year, is /
: 1Di'N " "OlS we'll, and IS thought TO De
'neaper sz.ad altogether more valuable than
ell
Sheriff Mosher, of Lake county re-
ceiyes the culprits of our county, while
Sheriff Young's hotel is being enlarged and /
improved. Last week, woman who had {
been committed for selling liquor contrary
- d. s+sf,te and fined S25 was added TO
his family.
Engineer Henry Clark Of the Ashtabula
& Oil City road, brought bis train, No. 1,
through the terrible storm Of last Saturday
on time 70 Jefferson, and would undoubted-
II have arrived here with his usual prompt
ness, had he not been delayed there by the
snOwbound freight train at Plymouth. lc