Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
Mr.. WIN. E. Hitchcock is spending a
few days with his friends here.

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Landlord Fields trotting course is
now open for use to the full extent OF the
wish of any of the Jehus. For new track
it can hardly be beat.
The Neptune Hose boys. who took the
silver cup for their expertness at the trial
on the 4th, mounted their prize upon
staff, and significantly tied to it a badge
of blue ribbons.
The gathering at the lawn fete on the
grounds Of Mr.. J. P. Robertson by the la
dies of the Presbyterian society, was q
happy success in all its arrangements; the
receipts were $50.
Gen. Grant geraniums have a some
what prodigious growth. We noticed the
other day, on the premises of Sidney
Stults, New Lyme, one which had attained
some eight feet in height.
Mr.. John Granger and wife, of Eng
land. who have been visiting friends in
this country during the past five years.
= started for New York last Monday. They
will sail for home on the 11th inst.
The Warren ChOnicle says that white
whale, seven feet long-hardly as large as
full sized porpoise- through that
place on the A. s. G. ". road on Saturday
evening last, on its way to the Cincinnati
Geological Gardens.
-Wentworth's torrent force pump is
finding much favor, and he is hardly able
to keep up with the demand. They are no
longer and experiment, and they are going
into more general use than could have
been expected, so soon after its lntroduc-
tion.
Ten per cent. reduction in the wages
of the employees of the L. S. NJ. ). com
pany who have been receiving more than
$50 month, took effect last Sunday. 1t
produces some murmuring, and talk Of a
strike, but the prospect seems to be that
the thing will blow over quietly.
Mr.. Josiah Allen while in town on the
4th, said he attended celebration of the
day in this place sixty year ago, when there
were present one dozen persons. The
toasts were read from an upper window Of
Dea. Fisk's house, standing somewere near
where Bieder's bakery now stands.
While Mr.. Chas. Van Allen and wife
were riding with their little three year old
daughter. last Wednesday evening, the
child was taken sick. They Immediately
drove to DIR. Bartlett's Office, where the
little one expired after few minutes. The
cause of its death was elogging Of its
lungs and throat.
The Torrent Force Pump establish
ment has moved little more into town,
and occupies the old Hall store-second
door south of the Farmers National Bank.
Those who are putting up these pumps and
are becoming acquainted with them, begin
to look upon them as necessity for every
well regulated demesne.
AT the residence of the pastor, ]. N.
McGifert, the regular society Of the la
dies of the Presbyterian church met, and
was largely attended. Music by Miss East
man of KingsviIle, and Mrs. Wellman and
her two lady friends, with well reeited
original poem by Miss Agnes McGifert,
added much to the delightful entertain
ment of the evening.
Last Friday night about 10 o'clock, as
a westward bound freight train was about
a mile west of Klngsville, man was dis
covered on the track, walking toward the
train. The usual signal was made to at
tract his attention, but for some cause he
did not heed it and was struck by the train
and instantly killed. The body was
brought to Ashtabula depot and put tn the
baggage room until morning.-Seatinel.
The lawn festival, held on the evening
of June 10Th, by the ladies of the Cong1
church, on their church grounds, was a
brilliant affaiF-with its prOfusion of taste
full display of Chinese lanterns, which
showed off its abundant tables of refresh
ments, which, together with the bright,
CHEEKY ladies in attendance, quite Overbal-
anoed the unreasonable chilliness in the
air, The receipts, Notwithstanding the
unfayorableness Of the weather, were good.
"A pleasant and healthful trip was tax
en- by Messrs. W. C. Haskell and b. h.
Perry to Marquette upon the propeller W.
b. Barnum, Capt. Tinney, occupying
something less than fortnight, and re-
turning last week. The avoirdupois of
each was increased about 25 per cent. The
business of letting out links in order to
make the old clothes go round, was pret-
ty lively and imperative one. What an
other fortnight would have done Is alarm
ing to think Of, on the score Of propriety,
"A fire took in Frazier's carpenter shop
at noon on Thursday, and burned the
sbavings over a considerable surface
Whatever air there was took the flames to
the northwest corner and burned in two
some pieces of stuff there standing, when
the smoke attracted the attention of some
of the hands at Fuller's stable, who with a
few buckets Of water put out the fire. The
cause of the fire, during the absence of the
occupant Of the shop, is a mystery. The
escape was marrow one from the dsstruc
tion Of two or three adjacent buildings.
Our devil was not little amused OF
the evening of the 4th, at the bearing of {!
wagon load of friends of both male and fe
male pursuasions. As they journeyed cos
lily along toward home, a difference O
opinion, not to be tolerated, arose, and
they drew up to the sidewalk and the dis
putants stepped out and pummeled ani
battered each others faces for time, got
back into the wagon again and moved of
quietly and costly toward home. H'
says it was the most philosophical and mat.
ter-of-faot affair that he has seen of late.
"A fire broke out early on Sunday morn
ing on the premises Of Mr.. Ledwell, tn
present owner and occupant of the Willard
Castle farm, by which two barns and 9th
er property contained in them, we're de
stroyed, The buildings were of little val
ne, and the other property is estimated a
about $500. The origin of the fire is
mystery, though tramps, as in many othe
cases, get the credit. If these tramps ar
as devlieba set Of fellows as they have tn
credit of being. summary treatment seem