Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-29
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lot of fine samples
The excursion on the steamer MetrOp-
oils to Canada takes place tomorrow.
New Potatoes have made their appear
ance in market. Price five shillings peck.
Booths catalfa trees are in full bloom
and beauty, and worthy Of an admiring
look.
Remember the Annual Meeting Of the
Ashtabula Rolling Mill Company next
Monday.
There are six cranes for unloading ore
on the A. Y. & P docks and two more are
being erected.
Go to the Harbor on the 4th for your
excursion on the steamer Metropolis, and
other amusements.
Light frosts are reported in various
parts of the county on Friday night last.
The damage, if any, is but slight.
The position of teacher of the High
School has been by the Board of EdeatiOn
rendered to Mr.. Geo. W.. Waite, at sals-
ryof $500.
The Marine report vas received too
late last week to appear. hence will be
found in this paper the report Of last week
as well as this.
The Woman's Missionary Society Of
the Presbyterian church will hold its quar-
terly meeting at the chapel on Saturday af-
ternoon. June Both, at o'clock.
Parties having in their possession cop
les of the Municipal Code. the property of
the corporation. are requested to return
them to the clerk Of the council.
Landlord Adams of the Lake Side
House has made ample preparation to nc
comodate every body who may visit the
Harbor on the 4th of July. None need go
away hungry.
Mr. Geo. E. Nettleton has bought but
not yet taken possession of the homestead
of Nj. VIM. Seymour-EAst Village-cOn-
sisting of some % acres, for the consider
alton of 5000.
The Stults family have gathering at
New Lyme-house of VIM. Stults-on
Thursday of the present week. The scale
of preparation and expectation look to a
full company of the numerous tribes.
The crack horse of Ashtabula-''Ash-
tabula"-is back from Michigan and has
been returned to the training establish
ment of Maj Wade, at jefferson. We
have not been informed of his performance
at Grand Rapids.
Several Of the city churches of Cleve-
lands Presbyterian, 2 Baptist and 2
Methodists-on account of the thin attend
ance on Sunday evenings, are preparing the
way for holding union meeting, and alter
mating churches and ministers.
There were seven arrests made by the
police during the Murphy mass meeting
last Sunday afternoon. Two boys from
Rock Greek, for insulting ladies. were
among them, and the balance for drunk
enness. They were not ell Murphys.
in the list of real estate transfers cop.
led from the Sentinel and published in the
TELEeRAPH, appeared the following, 81.
N. Crosby and wife to S. g. Snyder, 81,
Ashtabula, 1524 acres" It should have
been four acres, and the price 81, 093.
The new firm OF Strong, Manning &
Rice are branching out into an extensive
business in coal and lumber. They have
yards at the Harbor and at the L. S. & NJ,
S. R'y depot, and carry large stock and
a great variety. See adv. in this paper.
Landlord Fields track is nearly COM
pleted. Two or three more days work will
put it into capital condition, and give our
horse men as good track as can be found
in the region. The landlord has conferred
an obligation upon his friends that we are
inclined to think is fully appreciated.
The steam yacht Col. I. Camp, Of Erie,
can now be found at the Harbor for the &C.
commodation of those who wish to spend a
few hours on the lake. She is trim little
craft and her captain, J. D. Paasch is gen.
tleman and sailor. Parties of dozen or
more will be taken out for the low price of
25 cents each.
The war Of elements that burst upon
this region on Monday evening last about
8 o'clock, we were advised of some two
hours in advance. by telegram. In Chica-
60, Toledo and Cincinnati considerable
destruction was caused by the force of the
wind in throwing down the walls of build
ings in the course Of erection, removing
roofs and chimneys, and uproOting >trees.
The automatic rail road for unloading
ore was put in operation for the first time,
on the L. S. & NJ. S. docks, the first of the
week. The ore is hoisted in buckets to the
cars, by steam, and the cars are then run
down an incline plane and dumped. We
believe the apparatus is giving good salts
faction, although at first there was consid-
cradle trouble.
The Painesyille & Youngstown road is
running train each Sunday from Youngs-
town to Fairport. 1t is generally patron
ized by rough and disOrderly class, and
the result is frequent fights aud drunken
ness. The Painesville Advertiser proposes
to the R. R. Co., to run Sunday train
from Fsirport to Youngstown so as to give
the inhabitants at the other end of the
route benefit.
Bro. Reig has parted with his Clydes-
dale, having swapped it off for ''clipper"
--"Highland Mary''-with which he thinks
he will be able to get up and dust-his
jockey friends. Well, we are pleased that
our jeers have had the effect to lead him
to the opinion that that ClydesdaIs was
not the thing, exactly, for the track. As
we all like ''foeman worthy of our steel, -
we shall be happy to give Highland Mary
a dash with Dolly Blaze, whenever oppor-
tunity favors it.
The house Of George Metcalf, East
village, was entered by burglars on Tues
day evening last, by forcing in panel TO
the back door. Though Mr.. Metealf heard
an unusual noise, it did not arouse him un-
til the girl in one Of the chambers sprang
up and gave the alarm. It was then found
that the parties had left through the front
door, which was standing open. Nothing
of anV ValuA was taken. q nan Of milk