Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
KNOXVILLE.

Eds. Tel.-0ur citizens met last evening
at the Presb. church, for the purpose of
making arrangements for Decoration Day.
With the Committees all appointed on
speakers, general exercises, music, &C., we
have prestige of success.
Up to this writing, we have had no So
called Murphy temperance meetings. Our
citizens generally have warm interest in
the cause of temperance, and would work
to make that interest effective. Some ex-
press doubts of the Murphy movement be-
ing much better than the women's crusades,
and yet they would very readily fall into
line, if it were only to catch the inspira-
ton that one good meeting would impart.
Parties from Geneva have suggested
Wednesday evening, 10Th inst, as time
when some of them will come down and
inaugurate the work Who among the
christian people of this place or elsewhere
will tell US what to do if the present move
ment does not succeed? Would their pro-
fessed interest crystalize into some other
form of active service? While this mode
is in vogue, and the vanguard of reformed
men are passing by and beating up for re-
cruits, would it not be good time to fall
into line and take the current at its food?
Miss F. Lefingwell, our milliner, is
opening out new goods and making very
attractive displays. G.
Eds Tel.-Our G. A. R. boys got up a
very pleasant entertainment at Academy
Hall on Tuesday evening last. Music, both
vocal and instrumental, gave exhilara ton
to the occasion, and an eloquent address
from Chaplain Earnshaw was well received. |
This was succeeded by short, pertinent
speeches by Revs. Binckley. Williams,
Comings and Hickok
Having given satisfaction, Prof Wilson,
as Principal, and Miss Anna Cole, as Pre-
ceptress, have been engaged for another
year.
Another effort of barn burning was un-
dertaken at the Infrmary. last week, but !
its early discovery saved it.
Our endorsement is freely given of your
notice of the Blair horse. He is the kind
Of animal to cross with to get the right kind
of farm stock.
Our Baptist friends are making arrang-
ment for building parsonage on their
church lot. The building is let to H. A.
Stone of Geneva, which is guaranty that
all will be right.
The house Of our friend Hammond is
progressing and brings nearer the time
when we shall have him more emphatically
for neighbor.
MIR. and Mrs. E. F. Brown leave to-mor-
row for few weeks sojourn among friends
in Illinois, Iowa, &c., in quest of health
and pleasure. May they find both.
Frank Nettleton tells that he has pur-
chased the Robt. Stewart plaee-some half
a mile west of the village. Mr.. S. moves
to Windsor, where his attention is mostly
given to his stone quarry, where his telling
efforts are well piled upon the inexhausti-
BILE deposits of superior sandstone.
a Murphy meeting was held at North
hlhgsVllle on thursday evening, address
ed in the main by w. B. Chapman of Erie.
NJ. S. Harmon arose and announced the
fact that he had signed the pledge, and
showing the necessity for such step, &C.,
many more followed his example.
Plymouth sent us an exemplifcation of
the degradation of drinking in the presence
of of her young men, ON Sunday last. The
particular features brought out were vom-
iting, swearing, yelling, and furious driv-
ing through town. These young men had
better pause and ask themselves the ques-
it pay thus to throw away self
respect, and the respect of the community,
for whatever Of enjoyment there is in in
diligence in the intoxicating cup? You
had better sign the pledge, boys.
The parties above mentioned were
brought before Esq. Wright, and fines and
costs to the amount of $25 or $50 were i'm
posed.
Kingsville, May 1, 1877. G.