Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
KINGSVILLE.

Eds. Iel.-Mr. Amos Barrett and wife,
on the evening of the 10th held a reception
at ther residence on Main street. 1t was
sort of second edition of golden wedding
held in Rochester, N Y, last winter, while
Mr.. and Mrs. B. were sojourning with Rev.
Judson Barrett, son, residing in that
city. The fifty years of conjugal union
expired during their visit. Several of their
children being at home, it was deemed
fitting time for receiving their many old
time friends of Kingsville. Notice Of the
affair being given from the several church
es on Sabbath last, the calling was, of
course. quite general. The afternoon was
devoted to callers Of similar age with the
host and hostess. With the family of this
aged pair, Kingsville Academy ranks as
alma mater, and of course many fond re-
collections have a Judgement in their
hearts. An inventory of the contributions
made by this institution to the world of in
tellectual wealth, would make an honOra-
BILE record for this school.
Our report last week of cornfelds in
Sheffield, &C., was only dropin the buck
eft, as compared with the many good, bet
ter and best to be found on nearly every
hand. First class fields are legion in
name and number.
While at Kelloggsville P. O., the other
day, we noticed an Early Rose potato and
a summer quash, raised by Rev. E. G. Ba-
ker, which would be hard to beat.
In this connection I must state an expert
ment of Mr.. Lyman c. Smith, in eucum-
Der raising. A barrel was taken and filed
as foilows-smsll stones, 8inches; well rot
ted manure next and 18 inches of soil. This
afforded room for good hill on the sur
face, which was planted with the long,
green kind. Runners some Is or 90 inches
long were sent out from ten plants. Mois-
ture was supplied by boring into the bar
rel near the bottom, and by inserting a
cows horn, access was given for soap suds
from day to day. A circular frame of slaJs
some eight feet in diameter is then put up
for supporting the vines, allowing the fruit
to hang through, and to be clipped with
ease, at pleasure. Such hill is expected
to yield barrel of pickles.
]. P. WoodTorth is perpetuating the
shadow of many of our citizens, and among
them A. B. Luce. As work of art, it is
highly creditable; as a picture-well-we
must spare the feelings of modest man,
as we all know our friend Luce to be. The
operator devotes Thursdays to making
these very fattering pictures.
Rev. Judson Barrett occupied the desk
of the Baptist church last Sabbath, morn
ing and evening.
The railroad warupon our borders seems
to absorb interest, and gives the European
war a second position. G.
Kingsville, July "a, 1877.
A concord grape vine that has been nur
tured by Jacob Fickinger, of Kingsville,
for fourteen years, measures at the lower
part of the stock four inches through, and
its branches spread over plat of horizon
tai frame work OF the superficial area OF
9x24 feet. From this frame, lust abov,
your head, hang the clusters, in most beau
tiftl and bountiful promise of the luscious
fruit at the vintage Mr.. F. gave us al
estimate Of the number of these clusters
the product of this single yine-and ou
recollection is that it is 900. This show
how easy it is to raise this very palatabl
and wholesome fruit. 1t is brought with
in the reach of every one who has one, o
even fraction of one of Gods acres