Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-02-25
CONNEAUr.

Last week, large bodies of ice were
floating of the shore of the lake, and for
a number Of days our fishermen, with
their crafts, were busily engaged in secur
ing supplies for the coming season. BV
the way. our fisheries are just now at
tracing considerable attention from the
large and increasing trade. and the
amount of capital and number of men
required 10 carry on the business. About
forty men are employed during the sea-
SOD, and in addition TO the ordinary
boats used, the company have also two
tugs. which are found necessary in daily
Transporting the men and their nets out
into the deep water. and returning with
cargOes of fish. Ii memory is not at fault,
the seasons work has usually began
about the first of May, but owing to the
small quantity of ice in the lake, they
will be enabled to begin this year several
weeks earlier. 1t is but a few years
since that all the supplies of white fish
came from the Upper Lakes, and the vi
cinitY of Sandusky. Now. from Dunkirk,
west, the entire length of Lake Erie,
more or less white fish are caught, but
al no point has the business proved more
successful than with the men who are
carrying on the fishing at this port.
The deluge OF water and food so gen.
erai In Northern Ohio, few days ago,
did much injury in this county. The
Oldest settlers aver that the high water
mark Of any former year cannot longer
be king. COnneaut Greek crosses twice
the township, and the Crossings" are al
most innumerable. and at many of them
the bridges and roadways have suffered
Al Keefus' mill. whore the county had
just expended $500 in repairs, the work
is again carried out; and on the Centre
road, at Farnham's mill, the earthwo
across the fats will need considerable re-
pair. At the foot of Main street, the Wa
Ter made bold attempt 10 secure pas
age around the east abulmeRt of the
bridge, but finally subsidized alter wash
ing away some of the embankmeni and
carrying away two acres or more of the
land south Of the highway. For day
or two large force of men and teams
have been employed to secure the road
embankment from further injury.
The new firm in the paper mill speak
cheeringly of the prospects and of the
success with their additional machinery
A very fine quality of Manila wrapping
paper ia now making, and some $500
pounds are daily turued Olt.
One thing most worthy of note is the
marked success of the citizens crusade
against the whisky traffic in our village.
Chrisiy. at the railroad station, is under
bonds not 10 open his shebang for the
sale OF liquors and Tweedy, who kept a
saloon on Main slIset, and uttered de-
fiance at the efforts TO suppress his Iraf-
ic, has, with his barrels aud bottles, aud
his reputation, taken the western shoot;
while another In the same locality has
been forced to succumb within day or
two, and the keys OF his rooms placed in
the possession of Constable Armstrong
And still another, carried on by brace
OF OF law. breakers, one Of whom Was
cast out of the masonic lodge last weeE,
and the other has the alternative, to quit
the traffic. or suffer like and worse fate.
There has been no spite work In tue ef-
forts TO relieve the community from the
evils connected with the whisky trade,
and everywhere along our streets are
seen the good results of the faithful work
OF citiz' ms representing every class in the
community. All are united, snd deter
mined TO follow up the offenders, and
the meetings held to report progress, are
crowded with resoluie and earnest men
and women. TO impart enthusiasm and
giYs cheer 10 the special agencies eu-
plOyed.
The second term oi school in the acad.
emy, under charge of Prof Guthrie,
closes io-moraow, and the examining
board and superintendent rporl excel
lent proRrtss, and express the fullest
conAdencs In the ability Of Prof G.. and
bis worthy assistants, to maintain for the
institution high and creditable stand
ard. The spring term begins week irom
Tuesday next
Last night al dusk, the thermometer
stood At 80 this morning, at sunrise, bat
6 above zero-whew Who will declare
that ,rinirr hsa NOT conaH II.