Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-18

OF starting IOE bAcL o1A--AN- 7E
the Centennial next week.
-Complimentaries are acknowledge
from the Secretary Of the Orwell fair 70
the coming meeting.
-Apicnic of the Changers Of this count,
viii be held at the Center of Trumbun ol
the 26th inst.
Sealed proposals, it viii be seen, hav
been called for by the Commissioners. To-
repairs and extension Of the county jail.
Rev. R. F. Keeler, of COnneaut. vii
preach in the Methodist church, in Jeffer
son, next Sunday morning and evening.
Fred Leaingwell and LADY, with Mrs.
Theodore Sievers. have taken trip east,
proposing to return by way Of Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. n. C. Hswley, Of the Nsaos, has
returned from a vacation OF two or three
weeks at HArpersfeld. Baby and family
all doing WELL
Secretary Robeson has decided not to
take the Michigan out of service, but viii
retain her in commission with full equip
ment of officers and men
Our neighbor, contractor Mckenzie,
having returned from ms western trip, is
giving his attention to tagging his walks.
Udy Beers are doing the work.
The crack tug Efle L., of Cleveland,
came down here one day last week to run in
opposition to the tugs employed here. She
was not fast enough and returned the same
day.
james Thorn, the butcher, lost watch
from bis market the other day-taken
from his vest pocket during a momemtary
absence, by a person hanging about the
premises.
Our neighboT over the way does the
liberal thing with The Democracy Il is week.
BE must feel for the soft side of the Repnb-
licans next week, or lndependeney may get
a ''lurch on and .'brOach TO-
The dapperlittle fellow who writes for
some of the county papers, under the sig
nature of HAR Independent Republican, :"
should disguise his flavor a little. It
smells rather cheesy.o
Miss Clara A. Brown, Of GreenviIle, Pa.
and Miss Carrie Stnll, of Warren, Ohio,
were drowned while batheing in Chautau-
qua Lake on Monday Of last week. The
bodies were recovered. so
20. H. Fitch Esq. goes to Buffalo to at
tend the Scientific Convention, next week,
and rather expects to extend his journey
ings to Philadelphia, by the new route, via.
the the Erie and Lehigh Valley roads.
The bill appropriating 5000 for Ash
tabula Harbor passed both Houses, of Con-
gress- Thursday. Fairport gets 5000,
Cleveland 5000, Cleveland Harbor Of
Refuge $50, 900, and Erie $4,000.
The Painesville Club Races will take
place on the Lake County track Sept. 5th
and 9th. Premiums-Arst day-three
rAoes-$75 eseh. Second day-three races
first S7S and two last 800 each. Compl-
mentaries Acknowledged.
Six loaded stock cars were thrown from
the track and badly injured. on Sunday
night last near Conneaut, by the breaking
of portion Of the machinery, without the
killing of a single animal. Some injuries
were sustained. The work of removal
caused several hours delay.
"A Hayes and Wheeler club will be
formed by the voters of Rome, on Saturday
evening of the present week-19th. As
this is the time for the election of dele
gates, there is sufficient occasion for gem
sral turnout Of the Republican voters of
the township, and good send of in the
campaign.
We present the reader this week with
supplement containing the great speech of
Gen. Garfield, in answer to Lamar of Mis-
sissippi. No Republican, certainly, should
pass 1t by without careful peFusal, and no
Democrat could read it in the spirit Of can
dor and under the light of truth, without
revising his views and stripping of some of
his political prejudices.
Republicans, do not fail on Saturday,
at the Primary Meetings to comply with
the request of the Central Committee and
appoint advisory committee men in each
township and school district. The State
and Central Committee found these sub
committee men of the greatest use in the
asst campaign and they viii be just as use
full this year.
-Sup't Mccoy has authorized US to
say that he viii run train from Warren
after the close Of the Republican Congress
siOnal Convention on the 2ad inst. for the
accommodation of delegates, and Others
who may attend that body from along the
line Of the A., 7. & P road. 1t will leave
Warren at 4 p. m.
This train will arrive in time to connect
with the $3.50 Express going west and the
Conneaut Accommodation east.
-ReF. Mp. Fay, since his return from
ten days intermFniissiaR Of pastoral labors,
has found his health top pFepari9us te en-
ter upon the reg9lar Sabbath duties Of the
aesk, Fhe church was therefore closed
eas Sabbath, and on the last, an address
was made il the marniqg by lay member
Mr.. James Phillips-as the tbs Rev. gen
tIeman has had some unpleasant expe=
renee Of hesnoFThage Of the lungs, has a
natural dread of a recurrence, and is there
fore, very properly cautious.
The Importance Of the present papis
paign is such as to raise the wish to supply
every reader in the county with good read
ing matter Of campaign interest, and as
soms Of the candidates are rather rich and
n >oliie In matters of personal history, we
wish to give them the benefit Of holding
mn their lights to admiration or reprOba-
ton. as the use may be, We, therefore,
offer the FrIreR IN for the campaign
closing with 1875 - fifty esnts-the
usual price of e single quar-, ,~r' Campaign
clubs will please make note OF Nls'
-SOundings made by the Governmel, en-
gineers on board the propeller Add, show
that the greatest depth of water found in
Lake Erie is off Long Point, and ranged
about 35 fathoms-the more common depth
is from 10 to Is fathoms. These figures
seem small beside those Indicating the