Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09
LOCAL NE w 8.

When you want rich, delicious cheese,
buy slice of Savage's.
The December instaIlment of taxes
gives Ashtabuls village 81 ,222 81.
The Council met last Wednesday eve
ming. The proceedings are published il
another column.
Snyder & Harris. and MCGUIRE Bros.
s Co, must be driven with orders, as We
see their workshops are running both night
and day.
"A national salute-Ss guns-was fired
by the Ashtabula Light Artillery last Mon
day evening, in honor OF the election d
President Hayes.
Don't forget the closing concert Of th'
Ashtabula Co. Musical Association, at Aus
tinburg, Friday evening, March 9th-G
good time expected.
From the same quarter we learn thai
the Congregational church Of that village
has at length been completed, and that the
audience room was occupied for the first
time on Sunday last.
The Reporter notices eight additions
to the Congregational church last Sunday,
and one to the Methodist, and the prospect
of many more to the Baptist and Christian
churches Of that place.
"A full list Of the signers Of the pledge
in this place, since the Inauguration Of the
work-one round thousand-will appear il
the next number of the TELEeRAPH. Ex-
ira copies, in wrappers for mailing, may
be had at the Office.
Capt. N. Bartlett-''a good man at the
wheel"-has shut up one saloon at the
Harbor-that Of Capt. Nelson Watrous-
he having bought the store with the intsn-
ton of filing it with provisions, &C., as
place Of legitimate trade.
Our floral friend, Mr.. J. P Jennings,
has put US under obligations for fine par
eel Of lettuce, bunch Of radishes, and a
boouet of most deliciously sweet flowers to
be met with, all Of which are duly and
gratefully Acknowledged, as the first fruits
OF the season.
by adv. in this paper, the reader will
notice that some valuable real estate viii
be sold at assignee sale at the Fisk House
in this village, on the 2sth inst. The prop
erty belongs to the estate of Martin Wat
rous, snd lies within this township, and
may. no doubt be had on terms that viii
make it a good investment.
Three pairs of fine cattle, one Of them
from the farm Of ]. F. Blair, and the 9th
er two from that of Porter Eastman
Kingsvills, were driven through town last
week on their way to the East. One of
the latter pair brought down the beam at
1900, and looked rather toOthsome. They
were sold in bulk, and therefore fixed no
price per pound for the market.
Rev. Mr.. Stafford, the new pastor Of the
Congregational church, held his first COM
munion season on Sunday last, and was
encouraged by the addition of eleven tc
the church-three on confession. The i'm
preston made by the bearing and christian
walk of of this gentleman is highly tayora-
ble. and as an accession to society as a cit
izen, he is not likely to be over-estimated
The second reception by the ladies ol
the Presbyterian church. which was an
nounced for the 28th nit. but which was
postponed to accommodate the temperance
movement, viii take place without further
delay, on Wednesday evening-14th INST
when an attractive entertainment, with re-
freshments. will be provided at their chap
el. Admission 25 cents. Ali are cordially
invited.
The Boston COngregatiOnalist, speak
ing Of what it calls ''raids upon Congrega-
tionalist pulpits, 4" says-'I am glad to say
we are comforted by reeapture now and
then. Every one is pleased that Ashtabu'
Ia has secured Stafford of Charlottesville
Only a genuine missionary spirit could re
concile us to his staying as long as he did
in an Indiana presbytery. He is strong
man, and enters fine field at Ashtabula
We hear that our temperance friends
at Bloomfield have extended an invitation
to their brethren of this place to .'come
over and help them" iHaugurate similar
work to that which has been started here
and elsewhere. The opinion seems to be,
that Ashtabuls has not got sufficiently sd-
vaneed herself, yet, to send out missiona-
ries into the surrounding region, however
much her heart may be that way inclined,
"A letter from Boston, of more than
usual interest, from the pen Of our old re
spected friend, C. E. Bruce, will be found
in this paper. Mr.. Bruce is clear and
ready observer, and forcible and graceful
writer, and an occasional letter from him
would do something to enrich the paper
and interest and instruct the reader. vii
not the Professor exemplify the truth Of
the old adage, that zone good turns de
serves anotherF"
"A sharper drove up in front Of the
Ashtabula House last Friday, and few
witty remarks and the Distribution of lit
tie small change soon had crowd Of ou
good natured and shrewd q citizens gath
cred about him. The fellow finally offered
some cheap jevelry for sale for which he
gave the purchaser the jewelry and as
much cash in return. This continued IN
til he had scooped up about $50, when he
drove of, leaving the crowd to disperse.
"A young couple in a smart little tow
over in Geauga county, undertook to do {
little sparkling on Monday night, while the
cannons were booming their salutes in hon.
or Of the inauguration-1s5 guns being
fired. A hapPy-perbaps a patriotic
thought siezed the ''feller," and salute Of
1S5 paroxysmal and explosive kisses wa,
proposed, and there being no special obiec
ton, the proposition was carried out, snd
the swapping and cracking resembled tn,
putting of of bunch of fire crackers.
The Rev. Mr.. M'Cleary, the new pas
tor of the NJ. E. church, throws himsel
unreservedly-with the other pastors-int
the temperance work, and with them, j
doing good service. Difficult and undesi
rable as it might seem, to be the successo
Of Rev. Mr.. Day. he fills the place mos
aoceptsbly and creditably. His heart ]
clearly in the right place, and on the plat
form he fully meets-iR manner, matter