Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-04-13
LOCAL n E w s.
-Cleveland Is 70 have q baby show.

ing the paSL week
Fifty new tank cars are being built
for the L. s. & MS. Ry. Co.
Street sprinklers and ice wagons will
soon commence their summers work
There was never better opportunity
to invest in real estate in this village than
the present.
COUNCILMAN Crandall returned from
Poughkeepsie last Tuesday with his son
who has been dangerously i'll there
John Harmon, we learn, is putting up
a building near Rice's new block for q
meat msrket-the third at the HarbOr.
From five to ten car loads Of iron ore
are being shipped per day on the Franklin
Div. l. S. 8 n. S. Ry., from the Harbor.
DIR. H. h. Bartlett has broken ground
for two story brick building on his lot
recently purchased of the Hubert estate.
Mr.. L. J. Demming, who has been
passing several months at MattOon, Ill,
for purposes Of treatment, has returned,
much improved in health.
Mr.. Levi A. Ensign, late with ]. N.
Faulkner & Sen, has changed his residence
to New York City, where he has charge Of
retail tea and coffee house.
People living. in towns at this end Of
the A., Y.&P. road find the present time
table great convenience for those wishing
to spend few hours in Ashtabuls.
we learned while at Rome on Tuesday
night last, that ttheParsonage was agloW with
happiness. For further particulars as to
weight, size, &C., enquire on the premises.
-Mr. ehns. Tinker Of Genevs, has pur-
chased the lot on the south corner Of Elm
and Fisk streets-oyer one hundred feet
square, with comfortable dwelling, for
$500.
The best eontrivance for trimming
trees. and the only complete and perfect
one for trimming an over-grown hedge, is
to be found at Topky's. We speak expert
mentally.
Bros. Hubbard, Jsques, and Charley
M'Coy paid visit on Saturday last, to
Bloomfield and spent the Sabbath there.
Two or three meetings we're held, and 246
took the pledge.
The Lakeside House is undergoing a
brushing up for the opening season. Be
side new roof, it is to have an inside gar
nishing. Applications are already coming
in for summer accommodations.
One Of the heads of hogshead Of mo-
lasses gave out as it was being taken from
a dray in the rear of Burnham's store. yes
terday morning, and the face of Mother
Earth was considerably sweetened.
The old Dave Hill horse of Kinsman,
who has won so many races, and who for
steady endurance and unbroken fidelity to
gait, has few equals, isshow in the hands
of Mr.. Gardiner, at the Fisk House stables.
"A horse owned and driven by Mr.. Ka-
naga, took fright last Monday near the
corner of West and Prospect streets and
threw Mr. K and his little daughter out
of the carriage. Each received several
cuts and bruises
The school marms are surely abroad.
There wers lO7 candidates for examination
and teachers certificates at Ausrinburg on
Monday last. and the large majo.ity were
young gladies-thoughi it was not quite clear
that this was true in every case.
BRO. Reig. we learn, has donned the
Murphy badge has our congrAtula-
tions. It is The best passport to good so
ciety any fellow could adopt. Beside,
neighbor R., there is nothing like hanging
your banners upon che outer walls.
Navigation opened between Detroit
and Cleveland last Tuesday. The steamer
Northwest was the first boat to get
through. Considerable ice was eneQunt-
cred fifteen miles out Of Cleveland, but
# vas broken and easily passrd through.
The opening is about one week later this
year than last. sffs,-F4 rrr
II. C. TOmbes 6 Co., agents Of Ameri
can sud Onion Ex. Co.'S. are making quite
a chanss tor the more convenient transae-
kion of the sxtansive business Of this Office.
The partition ct the rear Of the store is to
be removed, sad tbs room viii be fitted up
for the express business, With an iron
fence, dssk. Sc,
Our old Orwell friend. Prof. B, 0.
Johnson. has sndowments OF poetieaI ge-
Mus. as is shown by the specimens Occa-
sionally given in the county papers. BE is
about to give to the world volume of
poems-the principal one Of which is his
centennial piece-''1776." The volume
will no doubt possess much pith and hu-
NOR, and viii command ready sale and
iperusal. Ga & ta e4 A[
u W. Howe-who he is we are not in
formed-has been, It seems, appointed col
Ieetog of this district, succeeding Capt ?.
J. WstmOugh, We see no good reason
why the port Of Ashtsbala should be tied to
the apron string Of Cleveland, Having be-
come the rival Of that port, may she not as
well rise in her ambition to port-of=eptFF,
standing alone in her dignity and indie
PesdeneeG
"A fne Ithograph of Francis Murphy
the foFader of the great Murphy re-
form-may be found at Prosser's shoe store,
together with a. illustrated pledge; either
one or both Of which klmost every follower
of Murphy would like to possess. The
walls of our sanctum are garnished with
one Of them, which any one may see upon
call. His manly phiz-sO full of charac-
teF-is quite pleasure and comfort.
Some body sends US 8 circular contain
fng the inEormation that there is to be a
chance to hesF Mk, Beecher lecture al
1Cleyslsud, at given time, at the rate OF
dollar 4 ticket. We hayeu't many dol.
lars to invest atrsndOm, and if we had
charity would suggest, perhaps, that they
be sent to certain victim Of sacardotal
sensuality, who is trying to exc out scan
ty living by the uncertain vocation Of
keeping boarding house.
The streets Of the village have under
.gone 3 scrapiHg With that long, diagonal
scrape Of Comm. stark#sstbsr, putting