Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-01

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There win be grand Republican meet
ing at Ashtabula on the evening Of SEP
tember 1ith. The meeting viii be ad-
dressed BY Hon. Benjamin Eggleston, of
Cincinnati, and Hon. S. Newton Pettis.
Turn ont, everybody!
III. R. Rogers Of the HarbOr was ap-
pointed by township trustees. on Tuesday
last, constable.
-Anexeursion to Niagara Falls and re-
turn is to be given next week, on the
steamer Metropolis
MI. Griffin, o. Plymouth, viii re-
cei7e the thanks Of our Office force for a
basket of sweet pippins.
Mr.. F. Carlisle has among his plants
and flowers sample Of king Cotton, in
bloom, grown in the open air.
The drought is bringing the apple
crop to. the ground in an immature state,
and il is likely to be a failure.
After rounding out about fifteen days
at the Centennial, DR. Wallace and lady
have returned all the better for their trip.
Goldsmith Maid, at Poughkeepsie,
beat all opponents, including Smuggler.
She took the raee in 9:161l, 2:1s14 and q
20.
The delegates elected 10 the Judicial
Convention from this town, are ABB
Krum, Theodore Hail, DR.. Eames and
James Reed.
During the absence of the pastor OF
congregational church, the desk viii be
filled by the Rev. Mr.. Stafford, of Craw-
fordsville, Ind.
We want correspondent in every
school district Every itemlof local news
that is worth talking about among ones
neighbors is worth reporting to the Parers
-Concotd grapes have made their hp-
pearance in market. but the promise Of
their color and rich bloom is not borne out
upon the tongue, They lack the sweetness
of mature ripeness. y
The Ashtabula, Youngstozn & Pitts
burgh R. R. Co. are now offering single
tickets TO Philadelphia for SO so; 10 New
York, es co. They are good for five days
and no stop OF check win be given.
Some four car loads Of our citizens ae-
csmpanied BY the brass band. .andits mar
tialmusie, made things lively last Sunday
in transit to Jefferson to attend the dedi-
tation Of the new Catholic church there.
"A new Democratic paper-the Star
rose upon the horizon.of Cleveland on Sat
urdsy last, and thenwent out in total dark
ness i-ife sd z4-fr i-flr I1lz -s-- q
1s If so soonsI was to be done for, .a2 -
a What in itAunder was begun for2-
-zThe resders Of the county have ne ex-
cuse for not being posted npon the'live is
suesof the day. Every Republican paper
insthe.eounty is Supplying its patrons with
the speeches Of the lablest speakers in the
6elHl iGz.3s aSf 1lElsA .tlrs1
"A orseshooked up 10 awsgon belong=
ing 10 ]. A. Edwards of Plymouth, stand
ingnear the A., z. s. p station, on Mon
day last, started, and IN his gyrstions shiy- 1
cred the wagon. pretty effectually, tefore he
allowed himself to be caught, 50 z-
-eBoOtes, tie eroekery man having tired !
of the life Of q bachelor, returned last week /
IRON aa eastern trip, taking in The Centen-
NAL aeeombanlen BY Mrs 500ses.--ili
theFefOres no longer a fraud upon society.
The great object Of life is in the way of be-
: ing wrought out. 2 l &
I'm solemn conclave at Put-in-Bay, the
other day, the LEADERS of the Democratic
party of Cleveland, determined to receive
from the New York managers the little
sum of $3.50, 0Oo, which had been proffred
forelectiou purposes in this State. The
Cleveland Leader vouches for the truth of
this story.
MR.. Henry Fassett has shown us pho
togTaph Of the full bench Of Judges Of the
Supreme Court of the United States, taken
in group, by S. N. Fassett, of Chicago. As
picture, it is above criticism, and as a
groupe of fine looking men, could hardly |
be beaten. 1t is such gem as every gem
tleman would like to possess.
j. T. Robertson has been elected by
the Board Of Education to take the enum-
Grafton Of the school territory within and
adjoining the corporation llmits-compeA-
sation fixed at 81 per day. Positions were
offered by the board to Misses Mary c.
Hubbard and Dora Sullivan, as teachers in
the subdivisions of the Primary department
of the public, schools, with compensations
at sss 3 month.
-SeFnes of our delegates to Warren who |
took that home-bound special train on the
A., Y. & P, came to the conclusion that it |
was endowed with all the progressive ideas
of the terminal city-rolling mills, uni
formed police, military companies, gas,
commerce and considerable infusion of
railroad. Its running time was mile a |
minute, and some of these Conneaut fel-
5 lows just sat still in wonder-holding their
hats and hair on. s45
On the 18th ult., couple Of young
men-H. A. Edwards and Frank Blakeslee
of Plymouth--were passing over Plymouth
Factory Hill, when the buggy slid of the
bank, some II feet, nesrly perpendicular,
taking horse and riders. They fell into a |
promiscuous heap, demolishing the buggy, |
QUITTING and bruising the young men, and
laying the horse out until the next morn
ing, when he managed to get up in tolera-
ble condition. So dangerous a place as
that would seem to demand attention from
supervisors or commissioners.
"A number of our citizens are looking
wistfuily towards the Centennial, and viii
leave soon. E. H. Fitch, though somewhat
under the weather Just now, hopes to be
able to leave before many days. His faith
er-o. q, Fitch-with company of about
100 Of the scientific convention, expected
to leave Buffalo this week.. and the Rev.
M, Peet expected to reach Buffalo in time
to make one Of the party. They would
take the new route to EImyra and then over
the Lehigh Valley road which couId hard