Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-04-20

There must have been about /, ZOO, 900
feet Of timber taken from the ears at the
wreck and made into canes, judging from
the number we have seen during the past
three months.
Mr.. Clemons, formerly Of Painesville,
in connection with Mr.. S. S. Fobes, Of Ge-
neva, is about starting the manufacture OF
lamp-lighters in part Of Jesse Phillips
wagon shop, Geneva. Advertiser.
Can be seen at the Fisk House the re-
suit Of the presidential cackle-on the Til
den egg. The Plain Dealers hennery
shows : to 8, while 8 to for Hayes shows
the lay be is on.
The moderate warm rains that set in
on Tuesday evening, had magic effect up
on grass, and the wheat crop will no doubt
feel4ts fructifying influence. Its continu-
anes through Wednesday, made itself felt.
The firm of Holzbsch & Martin whole
sale liquor dealers, having dissolved, Mr..
Martin has opened another establishment
in Newberry's new building on Centre ST.,
where he will continue the wholesale IL
quOr business.
The tug men at the Harbor have form
ed an association for the present season,
and it will be known as the Ashtabuls
Tug Association. The Dragon, Dexter,
and J. C. Ingram are the tugs that COM
pose the line.
The numerous Ashtabula correspond
ents of the Cleveland dailies and other pa
pers, should be literally rewarded for the
enterprise they display in copying items
from the TELEGRAPH and sending them as
original matter. Boys, if you want to be
successful journalists, do not depend on
your local papers for items.
Smith, the granite and marble cutter,
near the L. S. station-is getting up some
very handsome sandstone and Scotch and
other granite monuments, which are worth.
a cursory examination. Among the more
expensive ones is $500 one for the the
Jennings family, which is Of fine design
and workmanship.
-'Memoirs Of P. P. Bliss" is the name
of a new book Of $50 pages, nicely gotten
up, and which viii be ready for delivery
about the 29th of this month. 1t is writ
ten by Maj D. W. Whittle, D. L. Moody,
1. W. SankeT and others. Messrs. C. A.
Williams & Sons are agents for Ashtabula
and Trumbull counties.
"A young lady in quest of stockings,
inquired for them at the Ashtabula Store.
She was not aware, that like gloves, they
were numbered according to the size; so,
when the polite clerk asked her what num-
Der she wore she betrayed little embar-
rassmsnt. and said she thought two would
answer. very well, as she laid no claim to
the locomotive appendages Of centipede.
-Mescham was taken by Sheriff Young
to Painesville for safe keeping. His first
thought was Of breaking jail, and file
was smuggled into jail and secreted in the
tick of his bed. An inquiry Of the jailor's
wife for thread to do a little sewing
aroused suspicion, and black thread was
shrewdly given him. An examination of
Meacham's bed that followed revealed the
black thread and the file, and spoiled the
game.
Our fellow typo-Mr. J. A. Davidson,
now of Girard, took the platform az the
Opera House mass meeting, on Friday ey-
ening last and gave thrilling address be-
fore the temperance union. His expert
ence has been a rich one for effective recit-
al He laid at the door Of cider and ale
the responsibility Of an appetite which re-
suited in sixteen years Of q useless, drunk
en- life. Mr.. D. IS doing good service in
redeeming the time, because the days are
evil
The Murphy temperance reform is be-
coming national. Beginning in Pittsburgh,
it has spread eastward and westward until
the whole country has been aroused. Our
exchanges are full Of it, and the tide seems
to be rising higher every day. 1t is equal
" and as wonderfully successful in vii
lages. hAmlets, country neighbOrhOods and
great cities. The uprising of the slaves Of
Of appetite touches the popular heart and
the movement is irresistible. The ''touch
Of nature makes all the world akin"
The PaiBesville Advertiser speaks
rather exultantly of the railroad and COM
mercial prospects of that locality, and SAYS
new project is already taking shape, and,
a company viii soon be organized to build
road from point north Of Newton Falls
to Richmond, coming by way Of Burton
and Chardon. The Lake Erie, Alliance
and Wheeling Railroad viii soon reach
SouthingtOn, and surveyors are working
this way. They have probably reached
Thompson BY this time The highest grade
so far is only IS feet to the mile.
Our young friend and fellow laborer-
Bro. Bubbard-on Saturday last accepted
the invitation to visit Pierpont and spend
the Sabbath with his worthy frisnd, Prof.
Andrews. Two meetings were held-Sat-
uraay and Sunday evenings. He was
greeted with good audiences, and enjoyed
a most pleasant visit as the result attests.
Pledges were taken, embracing most Of
those who would derive the greater benefit
from the step, to the number of 265.
Since the foregoing was in type, postal
from Prof. Andrews informs as that Bro.
Hubbard was assisted by Messrs. Davidson
and Mstchell-making rather strong
force. Hs ventures the opinion that tht
number gizeu viii be carried up to four ol
five hundred. So #e go, no ''trouble any
Whsre'-but to put in the sickle. Som'
good influence moves upon the hearts O
the people.