Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-08-24

We understand that Geo. Hunter.
nssr Jefferson. had COW struck by light
ming and killed on the 10Th inst. insured
in the Watertown fire insurance Co. On
the 18th J. n. Green. settled and paid for
same. Such promptness is commendable
There seems to be a difference Of opin-
ion between the Nsics and the New York
Tribune on that silver bill question. The
Tribune probably did not wait for the
dropping Of the hat by our cotemPorarY. to
take its cue on this subject, with the rest
of mankind.
We acknowledge the receipt OF pack
age of gage plums from Mr. Will Johnson
of Orwell. son of the Professor. By per-
sistant seni-daily jarring off and gathering
up and destroying the eureulia, he has sue
e.eded in rs.ising several bushels of this
rare and delicious fruit.
We are pleased to hear of the good
fortune of our fellow citizen, Prof. J. Ed
wards Smith. He has been appointed to
fill the chair Of History and Microscopy. re-
Gently established by the Cleveland Home
opathic Hospital College. and has been
formally notified of the appointment.
notwithstanding the opposition which
has been started. our friend Wright of the
Town and Harbor Line has 50 many pass
engers that he finds it necessary to run
two busses good deal Of the time. Mr..
Wright is so obliging that all who go 10 the
Harbor like to ride with him.
Correspondent Sentinel
The wife of Mr.. George Brake has
been taken to the asylum at Newburg and
given place in one of the more quiet
wards of the institution, which is found to
suit her condition. Her ALTERATION of
mind being Of 50 recent origin hopes are
entertained that her recovery may soon be
brought about.
The county cOnventiOn-On Monday
in view of the number Of candidates for
some of the offfces-that of Treasurer, par
tieularly-will no doubt have some inter-
esting features about il, and. wirhal. be a
somewhat lively one. The interest will be
somewhat in the ratio of candidates, and
the attendance correspondingly large.
The decoration of grounds for lawn
fetes with displays of Chinese lanterns and
other lights, is becoming a very pretty and
common way of adding to the interest of
those very pleasant occasions-church so-
cials. We noticed very fine display on
Tuesday evening on the premises of H. l..
Morrison, on. behalf of the ladies of the
Baptist church.
There has been a general complaint of
petty thievinF, of late. from our citizens.
Flowers and plants are taken from door
yards. and the melon hunters have been
more diligent than usual Several arrests
for the last offense have been made, and a
charge of shot was put in the body of a
fellow who was visiting R. W. Griswold's
melon patch, the other night.
The Ashtabula Co. Woman's Temper
ance League will hold its next quarterly
meeting at Rock Creek, September 5th,
commencing at p.m., in the Methodist
church. We trust we shall have an inter
esting and profitable meeting. A lady
speaker from Cleveland is expected to give
an address IN the evening; all are cordial
ly invited to attend. Il. E. Hammond,
Sec'y, Saybrook, Aug. II, 1877.
The coal business at the Harbor is
very much restricted by the difficulty of
late in securing a supply sufficient to meet
the demand. Mr.. Hanna, of the Rhodes
& Company docks, tells us that vessels can
not be loaded with the dispatch desired to
give the trade. its due energy. The dis
turbaneea at the mines. it is hoped, will be-
come settled soon, and business in this
line soon assume its usual activity.
Mr.. Proctor, the gardener, informs us
that last year he shipped no less than fif-
teen tons of tomatoes, and that he has al
ready shipped, the present season, twelve
tons, and has at least five tons more to
dispose of. This is but one item of the va
rious products raised by him, and disposed
of in the same way. Beside his own, he
ships more or less of the products of 9TH
ers, either on his own account, or on COM
mission.
The reunion, sham fight and burlesque
courts and court martials, at Conneaut,
are reported rather humorously in the Re
porter, at length The whole thing seems
to have been an occasion of great mirth-
fulness, and an entertainment which the
great assembiage of people enjoyed as much
as the more immediate participants in the
spectacles. We can only refer the reader,
who may be curious to know details, to the
account given in the home paper.
The name of Mr.. George Green in
connection with the office of Infirmary Di
rector, to be found among the announce
ments-is one that will, we think, attract
favorable attention, for several considera-
tons. He has the practical qualities such
as business tact, energy and promptness-
that are indispensable to the Office. Beside
this, his location, so convenient to the
county house, is very important for secur-
ing frequent and intimate acquaintance
with It's wants and requirements.
Our neighbor. Mrs. Loren Kendall.
started few days since on trip to BEN
nington, Vt, and was no doubt present at
that most brilliant success-the anniversa-
ry celebration. It was an occasion of
more than common attraction; the throng
was enormous, the procession four miles
long and the enthusiasm unbounded. Be-
side all these considerations, the President
and suit were present, and contributed to
make the show worth the trip, in present
enjoyment and future contemplation.
The name of H. P. Beckwith. was civ
en- place last week among the list of an
nouncements, but we were constrained to
defer an allusiou to it. Mr.. B. has had a
somewhat long and intimate connection
with the mercantile establishment of NJ
S. Jones, Of Wayne, and his ready ability
and aptness as an accountant, has su iygest-