Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11

The womans Missionary Society
Ashtabula braneh-met here on wednes-
day Of Last week. Tbe attendance va.
good, and the spirit and interest apparent
encouraging. Miss Loring, froru Syria.
was present and addressed the ladies in an
off-hand and instructive manner. Her
style is easy and agreeable, and her sub
ject is one Of sneh familiarity as to give
her utteranees unquestioned authority.
We stepped into Thorp s PfaiT's car
riage mandatory the other day and were
surprised to see such fine work as they are
turning ont. They have just finished a
beautiful phaston forJ 2. Strong, which
will compare favorably with any seen on
our streets. Mr.. Blossom, of the firm Of
VIM. Bingham Co., of Cleveland is hav-
ing pheton and light road wagon made
there, which speaks well for their skill as
fine carriage builders.
"A. B. Luce, the Prince of Kingsville
Merchants, We noticed the other day, while
at that burg. was getting in a number of
large and cumbrous cases of Dry Goods,
rsplenishment Of bis spring stock. We
rather lake it that hard times are not
broodlng over that establishment just now,
for he displays a stock, which to the eye of
a novice. has not before been equaled. If
fortune favors him, he could hardly have
made more intelligent and worthy selec-
ton.
We notice at the marble works of
Messrs. Udy & Beers some very fine speci-
mems Of their work as stone-cutters. Be-
sides a large assortment Of head-stones,
&C., made of marble, we notice some very
fine Vermont granite monuments, which
are gotten up in a style equal to any we
have seen, and at prices lower than can be
obtained elsewhere. They have just COM
pleted three of these monuments, one IA
feet high, one 121E feet and the other III
feet.
Three boys living near the lake shore,
east, were out with a rifle on Sunday last,
and stopping to amuse themselves in Whit
mans creek, near the town line between
Kingsville and Ashtabula, laid the rife
down while it was cooked. One of the
boys happening to step upon it, it was dis
charged and the ball entered the leg of one
OF three, Thurston Pease a lad about 10,
son of Sam1 Pease. Drs. Psrshall and
Hubbard were sent for, but the ball could
not be found.
-Tombes & Co. have been extending
their store. resrward by knocking out the
partition between the selling apartment
and store room. This gives quite an area
and range for their growing business both
in the grocery line as well as in the ex-
press business, Then they have put up
shelving for express matter, and counter
and desk for the more ready and safe tran
saction of the express business. The ar
rangement is decided improvement, and
rather indicates that some modern ideas
have found their way into that plain old
natter-of-fact establishment. -
We are pleased to note that during q
recent visit at the residence and office of
DR.. h. B. Van Norman at 2SS Pearl street,
Cleveland, we were shown a room into
which the DR.. has lately introduced the
latest and most improved apparatus for
vapor, electro-vapor, and
medicated baths, as an adjunct in treating
nervous and chronic, as well
IS many other forms of disease, and many
Of bis patients are by its use convinced of
its great benefit in relieving pain in acute
Or chronic disease, and already over a
score a week are receiving its benefits.
Flour fuctuatsd somewhat last week,
after having reached the $12 per barrel
range, it dropped down little. and before
the close Of the week rallied and recovered
itself, and is now, at this writing, at the
maximum. Corn also feels the advance of
wheat, and has also made forward move
ment. Whether the indications of the
forth coming crop will have any Influence
upon the range of prices, perhaps it is too
soon to give an opinion. In this vacinity
there is perhaps hardly fair average pros
pect. Much of the forth coming crop was
injured in wintering. Those pieces that
the winter without injury look
well and promising.