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


From the Gazette.
The dwelling house Of widow James
! Root, short distance north of Andover
village, took fire on Sunday morning last,
at about seven o'clock, from a defective
Hue, and was entirely consumed. All the
| contents down stairs were saved; nothing
on the second floor was secured buta soil
tary keg Of vinegar. The building was in
sured for $500.
Landlord Adams, late of the Lakeside
House at the Harbor, has arrived. and has
taken possession of the Beckwitb HouSe
He starts off well, and will make hosts of
friends among those with whom he comes
in contact.
The report at Detroit on the 18th. was
that the tug Prindeville and schooner Pro
vost went ashore at Presque Isle in the late
gale. The tug ia a total loss. The scow
Asa Childs is ashore at South Point. The
schooner Lake Forest and number of
other vessels, names unknown, are in bad
shape near Alpena. The schooner Port
land, which went ashore near Presque Isle,
has been abandoned as a total loss. The
propeller Dean Richmond is lying at Alpe-
ma with machinery disabled.
From the Cleveland Herald.
Late Monday night River street watch
man arrested a couple Of colored men who
were in possession of team of horses and
buggy which were supposed to have been
stolen. Before he got to the station one
OIL the men escaped, but the other, who
gave MS name as Randolph Ross alias Mil
ler' was locked up on suspicion. Tuesday
morning gentleman from Cherry Valley.
Ashtabula county, arrived in the citv. and
told where the men got the horses He
said that they first stole a horse and buopv
with lot of silver ware from the house Of
A. J. Giddings, at Cherry Valley. From
there they drOYe to Jefferson, where they
hired the double team to drive to Austin
burg, promising 10 be back in two hours.
Instead of that they came on to Cleveland.
Ross will be taken back to jefferson for
trial.
From the Geneva Times.
The next examination for teachers in
Ashtabula county will be held in Andover
on Tuesday next, 23d inst.
Mr.. Jesse Phillips was severely bruised
upon his head and arm, Tuesday, by falling
from the second story of his blacksmith
shop to the floor below.
a. D. Myers horse yankee Bill" won
three straight heats in the free-for-all race,
at UniOnville, on Tuesday of last week,
and Clark Martins horse won the three
minute race in three straight heats.
How's this for turnip? Weight Is
pounds; circumference 3ft. 5 in; diane
ter 13 inenes. Said turnip, a purple. strap
leaf root, was raised by Mr.. Frank McEa
en-, of Saybrook, and has been placed on
exhibition at the Times office.
The reader will find in current issue an
advertisement of the SeatineI Book and
Stationary store, jefferson. Aside from
the variety kept in first-class store of the
kind, the proprietors offer an immense
stock of standard gold pens, to which the
attention of business men, teachers, and
writers generally is directed.
This same adv. may be found in the
TELEGRAPH.
Among the general regrets INDUCED in
at the result of Tuesdays election, a host
of people have a special regret for the de-
feat Of our fellow citizen D. Crowell ESQ.
Dwight" deserved success, and had the
vote been in any way a close one he would
have achieved it. He ran far ahead in his
own county, and led all his associates on
the ticket in Cleveland, Columbus and Gin
cinnati, and when the official returns of the
state are compiled we expect him to lead
the Republican column by several thou
sand votes.