Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-19

Side House, writes us from his new quar-
er-the Beckwith House, Jefferson-to
continue the TELEeRAPH TO his present To-
cation. and sends along substantial war
rant to do 50.
"A twenty mile trOt, short time since
was held al Sharon, Pa. There were two
entries. for $1,000, to wagon. The con-
test was between the Hambletonian Stall
lion Kirkman. and the Bashaw mare En-,
both owned at Sharon. The animals had
months preparation. The mare was
called of on entering the twentieth mile,
but the horse accomplished the rather
cruel and inhuman taskiu 1 hour, min
utes and 50 So seconds.
Those who intend to take the TELE-
GRAPH for 1873, may begin now without
additional expense for the fraction that re-
mains Of the present year. If you have an
absent Ashtabuia friend, whose sympathits 5
are vet alive for the old spot, you couldn't
serve him better, perhaps, than to take ad-
vantage of this offer and send him or her
their old village paper. 1t would be better
than "a broken tooth or foot out of
joint"
The Woman's Board Of Mission of the
Presbyterian Church, met at Columbus
last week, and showed itself body Of con-
siderable practical ability as well as busi-
ness and social address and presence and
earnest in the cause of the church. The
delegate from the Presbyterian church Of
this place was Mrs. James Reed, whose
elevated idea Of woman's work and missic n
as drawn from this assemblage rather jogs
our conservatism.
B. Seeley, of Austinburg gathered six
ty tons OF hay from twenty acres of land.
the past season, and 500 bushels of oats
from ten acres of land. These crops were
taken from the Aaron Austin farm which
when he took it but year or two ago was
considered worn out and nearly worthless.
Draining has done everything for it, as
nothing else but perhaps good culture,
has been put upon 1t. Three tons of hay
to the acre for plot of twenty acres, and
fifty bushels of oats per acre for a plot OF
ten acres, will do very well for amatuer
farming.
The store of G. C. Hubbard & Co. was
made quite lively on Tuesday morning last
by an entertainment given in the way Of
an exhibition of the merits of a reconstruct
ed Stewards cook stove. 1t was made to bake
a half barrel of -four with only one fire.
The feat was successfully accomplished
and the little loaves were given away as
mementos of the Stewards virtues. These
stoves are adapted to wood or coal, are at
trsctive in appearance and of finished
workmanship, as is apparent from their
economy Of fuel and retention of heat.
The fuel used in this case was wood.
The work of breaking stone for the
McAdamising of the bit of road on Lake
street is carried on by some half dozen men,
and has something the appearance of pur-
pose and business. The character of por
tions of that road are such that something
more than usual must be resorted to to
make them passable, through. the wet and
breaking up seasons. OF course, this kind
of road bed cannot be made without ex-
-pense, yet, if properly made, there is rea-
son to believe that it will be enduring, and
therefore, as economical, perhaps, as any
that could be adopted. That we have got
to come to something Of the kind is very
clear, and we are not disposed to say but
that the full time has come.
The new pastor of the Methodist
Church in this place, Rev. Mr.. Yingling,
held a reception at the parlors of the
church on Friday evening last, which
was quite fully attended, embracing
among the numbers, most of the clergy of
the village, and many of the prominent cit
izens. Elder Day was present and officiat-
ed in the way of usher, and introducing
strangers to the new pastor. This gentle
man bore himself with much courtesy and
ease, and passed the ordeal with much
credit to himself and pleasure to the peo
pie who gathered to meet him-many of
them for the first time. Refreshments
were served, and the occasion was very
fitting and happy one. Though but barely
entered upon his charge, we hear a good
report of the Rev. gentleman among this
people. The public services are well at
tended, and his pulpit efforts are commend
able for his general style, ability and de-
votiOn. His ministry thus happily begun,
it is to be hoped, will grow in interest and
usefulness while his lot is cast among us.