Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-21
LOCAL n f w 8
-Next Tuesday is Christmas.

The Public Schools close to day for
TWO weeks vacation.
The Wallace Sisters were at Warren,
last Wednesday evening.
The Council did not meet last Wsdnes-
evening. Not quorum present.
The morning edition of the Cleve-
and Herald are both the same-9uarto.
The costs in the case Of Ohio vs.. Otis
POOler were s689.9O 50 says the Sentinel.
Post Office hours on Christmas day
will be from 7:SO 10 10 A. NJ. and from A
to 6:SO P. NJ
This weeks Sentinel appears in holiday
attire, being printed on tinted paper. 1t
looks nicely.
The. lighthouse light at Ashtabula
Harbor was exiinguished for the winter last
Sunday morning.
There will be an election of officers
for the coming year, of Paulus Post, on
Wednesday evening Dec. 26th.
Mr. John H Mann left town yesterday
for Fernsndina, Florida, for a months
visit with relatives at that place.
-WebD Hough, butchers, are erecting
a new building 1890 feet, on Fields prop
erty on Center street. to be occupied by
them as meat market.
The Sentinel has been indulging in the
luxury of a new dress, and looks as clean
and fresh as a blooming country lass after
her morning sblutions.
Mr.. L. W. Kimball is general agent for
the TELEeRAPH and is authorized to solicit
subscriptions, contract advertising and job
printing for the same.
The poisoning business is being fol-
lowed in Harpersfeld Two horses be-
longing to Seldom Olmstead having been
dosed-one of them fatally.
Meet Me Darling. III Be True,
is the title of new song and chorus, pub
lished D. P. Faulds, of Louisville, KY
copy of which has been sent US.
"A three column newspaper has been start
ed in Orwell, with "a. R. Wooisey as Man
aging Editor, and C. B. Stone Assistant"
ItistO be published every alternate week.
We regret that we were unable to re-
spond to the courtesy of our Harbor Tenn
peranee friends by lending our presense at
the Oyster Supper en- Wednesday evening,
but it was otherwise ordered.
John Scoville, who has reduced horse
shoeing to the dignity of a fine art, being
obliged to vacate his shop on Center Street,
has leased Haskel's shop on Spring Street,
where after few days he viii hold forth.
Our pleasant little Jokes seem to be
taken considerably to heart by our Irascible
and vindictive friend of the Nea0s. 1t is a
source of deep regret, that he is no more
Of aphilosopher. Neutrality is q good hold
"A masquerade ball under the auspices
of the Custer Post G. A. R. of Conneaut
wil be at that place on New Years even
ing. We hear Of several persons from Ash
tabula who expect to be present en- nlasque.
The war on prices in the grocery
trade here, has resulted in two of our lead
ing firms offering to donate ten barrels of
-four each, to the Ladies Relief Society,
for the poor Of the place. Who would not
be one Of Ashtabula's poor with 20 barrels
of -four to draw from?
The following appointments have been
made of non-commissioned officers Of the
Ashtabula Light Artillery: FIRST Sergeant,
Omar Gillett; Quartermaster, L. 2. Crosby;
Sergeant 2nd Section, 1st Platoon, F. W.
Blakeslee; CorpOrals 4th Section, John
Crosby and VIM. Belknap.
Mr. H. Broekway, of Conneaut has
opened the, store, at No ia Main Street,
next door to RiddelTs for the manufact-
ure Of cream candies. He proposes to
supply his customers at the lowest liv-
ing prices. All who sampled his candies
pronounced them delicious.
a parcel of the finest celery, that
we have seen, blanched throughout and
free from rust, found a place upon the
Editors table last Sunday. The perfec-
tion Of raising this popular vegetable, and
fitting it for market, seems to have been
reached by Nh. Griswold.
Brother Farden in his last Standard
talks to the truthful q James of the
Painesville journal in very plain and
open manner, and giving the said James
such a dressing down as he has not bao
for many day, for which the rest of tb.
publishers in this vicinity say, ''Amen."
-Messrs, Stamford and Gilliland route
agents, have donned their new uniforms in
accordance with the requirements Of the
post Office department. They are fine
looking suits and are made of the best ma
terials. It's astonishing what difference
good clothes make in the appearance Of
man.