Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-07

w. o. Frink. Of Little Rock Arkansas
has been on a visit TO eastern friends and
made us a call Of courtesy and business on
his return. having been reader Of ths TIL
EsRAPH for the three years since he left.
The climate Of Arkansas he represents as
very agreeable. and any quantity If land
over the state To be had at rates varying
from five cents to five or ten dollars. Emi-
grBtion to TOxas is very great.
New subscribers continue to come in
in greater numbers than at any previous
season. While thisis encouraging as al evi-
dence that our labors are appreciated, 1t Is
our wish that every old subscriber should
embrace the opportunity while this last
month of the year is wearing away to re
new their subscriptions, and thus start the
new wear with a clear score. We want ev-
cry dime due US TO meet bills due and pay
able.
The story that has been going the
rounds of the shooting of deer in Ply
mouth, needs little correcting as we are
informed by Mr.. J. A. Edwards. His son
was leading the horses through the lots to
water when he discovered the deer in with
the cattle. He went back to J. W. Nor
gan's house to borrow gun; but Mr.. Nor
gan did the shooting. The deer was not
more than three rods from him when shot.
Wnen dressed it weighed 72lbs.
"A we'll dressed and dignifed looking
man stepped into Dickinson's jewelry
store last Thursday and inquired for the
proprietor whom he lead to the rear end Of
the store. George began to think that
some news of vast importance was about to
be revealed, and as he stared up into his
face the stranger said: 'sMr. Dickinson,
have been informed that you are a suffer
er Of thai loathsOme disease, ,catarrh- -"
''Get out of this, you swindling quack, "
said George. 81 never had catarrh in my
life, " and the fellow ''gOt."
The large addition recently built TO the
Ashtsbula House is about completed. The
dining room is located on the ground floor
as formerly and Is finished of in fine style,
making large. light and pleasant room.
On the same floor are three large sample
rooms, with bedrooms attached. On the
two upper floors are twelve more large and
pleasant rooms which are to be newly furn-
ished. This house when the improvements
under way are completed will be the most
convenient hotel in this vicinity especially
for commercial travellers.
The Cleveland Herald establishment has
passed into the hands of Messrs. Parsons,
Fogg and Smalley, to be published by
Herald company, Of which Mr.. Parson, is
to be president and general editor, Mr..
Fogg. vice president and business manager,
and Mr.. Smalley to be editorial manager.
Mr. Smalley's well-known ability, as cor
respondent of the Tribune, will make an
efficient help to these other gentlemen of
experience and influence, in giving the old
Herald new hold upon public confidence.
which will prove-no doubt-an earnest of
success.
Gen. Garfield we understand has written
letter of inquiry to Mr.. A. D. Strong, to
learn whether an appointment to West
Point cadetship for his son Ernest would
be agreeable. An affirmative answer was
returned, and further steps are awaited.
We suppose this overture is made in con-
sequence of the very creditable examina-
ton passed few months since, by this
young man at Warren, as candidate for
a midshipman appointment at the Naval
School, Annapolis. Mr.. Ernest Strong is
one CT the best students and unexeeptional
young men who have graduated at our
High School, and his department and
attsinments will honor the appointment if
secured for him.
Our early notice of Thanksgiving pro-
ceedings last week, was thought by some
good honest friends of the TELEGRAPH, to
be a little deficient in some respects.
This was particularly noticed in respect to
the sermon. As no mention was made Of
that part of the exercises, it was thought
by one at least of our elderly readers, that
the omission was objectionable, inasmuch,
as the effort-bY the pastor Of the Con-
gregational church-was thought to be the
best ever listened to on an occasion of this
kind.
The day seems to have been generally
observed throughout the country, show
ing, that in profession at least, we live in
Christian country-Bob Ingerson to the
contrary, Notwithstanding.
Beside the run on sugars among some
of our grOcers retailing them little be-
low costa couple of these establishments
have begun a run on certain brands-of
-four. Hall, Stevenson and Nettleton
throw down the gauntlet to one of their
competitors after this fashion-they will
bind themselves to furnish the Ladies' Aid
Society ten barrels of -four if a certain
brand that they are selling is not proven
by competent judges to be better than a
certain brand sold by that competitor, on
condition that he will stand by his own
and TO the same extent and in the same
way. So 1t goes. The competition here
is so fierce that the purchaser can get yari1
Gus kinds of goods at a little less than the
wholesale purchasing rate. zs
The reader viii find on the first page
some very interesting reading. We have
been favored with one of those always ac-
ceptable letters of our California. CORES
pondent ED" 1t VIII be seen that he
dates from a new locslity-further up the
coast-following the coast line of timber
which is being cut so extensively for trans
portation down the coast for meeting the
demands of the Great Pacific metropolis
and its dependencies. This letter is Of
more than average interest. The reader
will find, also, brief letter from japan,
from our occasional correspondent-Miss
Marsh, now pursuing her labOrs as mis-
sionary Of the American Board, in that dis
tant land, and among people so dissimi-
lar from anything with which this young
missionary has ever been used, We hope
to be favored with more frequent letters
from her, as this will be one of the best
means Of addressing her numerous friends