Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-08
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The Turkish question was satisfactorily
settled in Ashtabula, last week Thursday.
An addition has been made to the Sen
tineI Office of half medium chromatic
jobber.
After brief suspension on account of
arrangement, the rolling mill is again in
full blast.
The four quarters of the globe furnish
nothing quite so unreliable as the hind
quarters of mule.
Mr.. F. Carlisle and lady left last Tues
day for Milton, Fla, where they will re-
main during the winter.
Tod Ford is to deliver his lecture
''All the way to Naples"-on Tuesday eve
ming, Dec. 18th, at the armory.
Rev. b. d. Wells, tie evangelist, has
just completed series of revival meetings,
which were well attended and full of inter-
est, at Newton Falls.
Though an editor may wish no harm
to his subscribers, he wouldn't care fig if
the whole batch of them were seized with
the remittent fever
j. Bieder has disposed of his brick
store to P. F. Good, on private terms, and
takes in part pay the house and lot on Cen
tre street occupied by Mr.. G.
-Postmasters are authorized to make up
clubs according to our new arrangement
ten subscribers to one address, the money
sent with the order-S1.5O.
Henry q. Hall was appointed Assist
ant Chief of our Fire Department at the
last meeting of the Council He will un-
doubtedly prove an efficient officer
The Commonwealth Minstrels are to
appear at the Opera House, Saturday even
ing, Dec. 10Th. The boys promise us the
best entertainment yet given by them.
"A settlement of all dues should be at
tended to without necessary delay. A gen
eral balance of accounts should be brought
about between this and the close of the
old year.
The Cleveland Herald says the L. S.
& M. S. Co. have adopted the fashion of
the New York Central, in painting ten
ders black, and lettering the numbers in
bold yellow, on the sides.
There was a meeting of the creditors
of the Murray & Garfield Bank on Satur-
day last at Chardon, at which committee
was appointed with full power to investi-
gate and close up its affairs.
The time for securing a county paper
for the new year is now at hand. There is
no occasion for waiting for the expiration
of the old year, for the fraction Of '7G is
thrown IN with the new year.
-Riddell, at the old Al. Tyler store,
makes a good display of goods and bust
ness, and shows by his prices, that appear
in these columns from week to week, that
he does not expect to be undersold.
The necessities of another war are be-
coming rather apparent. The stock of old
army overcoats is about played out, and
how would a man look riding into town
upon the top of load of wood without one
Of these coats on?
Pad weather has caused a suspension
of work upon the additions making to the
jail at the Hub, and therefore the time for
its completion and occupancy is deferred,
Those revolving the chances of enjoying so
comfortable and safe quarters, viii have
to possess themselves in patience.
The prospectuses of the Harper &
Bro. periodicals are to be found in this
number. Any one wishing to subscribe at
club rates with the TELEGRAPH can do so
ct saving of 70 cents, beside the trouble
and expense of writing. OF the character
of these works nothing need be said.
Tie dance given by the SymphOnian
Orchestra st the Opera House, Thanksgiv-
ing evening. was very poorly attended
there not being more than half dozen
couples present. Another one, given by
Smiths Band, was about as we'll patron
ised. Dancers undoubtedly feel the hard
times as well as other people.
Thanksgiving was duly and generally
observed in this place. Family reunions
peighborhood gatherings, and good cheer,
were enjoyed most literally. The devout
paid their tribute to the great Father, in a
uuion gathering at the Methodist church,
and separate gatherings at the Baptist, and
at st. Peters Episcopal church.
Mr.. Oliver Smith informed us the 9TH
sr day, that he was shipping sundry ear
loads Of pump rods from his mill in New
Lyme. The rise in petroleum has put all
the oil wells into active operation, and ere
ated demand foF these rods. They are
sawed twenty-six feet in length and two
and half inches square, Of oak and ash.
The corners are then taken of, and they
are left octagonal.
The biting temperature of thanksgiv-
S ing, converted the almost impossible mud
into stiff and rugged crust upon the face
of nature, which the SHOWS of the night
tried in vain to even and cover up. The
change has been an improvement to the
nh. cling, but the continued light, drifting
snows :. IN to encourage the expectation
+bot rnnno-. viii soon take the place Of
gbooIs 81 a.. t'ste the performance of
- -, - - ~st life and activity
to the season and its business.
$500 worth of Table-Liaens, Ma, 'A''ls'
Gents and Ladies' Handkerchiefs, fine to,.
els and other linen goods from forced sale,
at the Erie Store. Do not fail to see the
tremendous bargains in these goods.