Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-21

The competition among our merchants
srsls the volume Of trade IS Is evineed
eg.rv dsv. A gentleman Of sn adjaeent
town pointed to q large can Of OIL IN ms
wagon. and paid shilling a gallon here
lust eight cents less than at home. For
mars and flour. you sre down to snte-wsr
prices.
subscribers for the New Year, are
coming in more freely than ever before.
The prospects of the TELEeRAPH are most
flsttering. As these additions make it all
the more important as an advertising me
dium, our citizens, who make their sd-
vertising investments inteligently' should
not overlook the fact.
The entertainments given at the Opera
House by the Wallace Sisters last Saturday
and Monday evenings drew large ami en-
thusiastic audiences. The music was ex-
eellent and the acting of all the members
w.s almost faultless. should they ever
favor us with another visit, as they proha-
blv will tbey will meet with the same vel
come.
-Beecher's Lecture at the Opera House
on Thursday evening-27 inst. is upon the
subject OF the-.'Was,es and Burdens Of
Society" The interest and curiosity, too.
perhaps. will no doubt he very great to hear
and see q man whose notoriety has become
world wide.
Since you provoke me, shall be most no
stOriOus."
"A call at our den from Mr.. ]. c. Case,
Of Kingsyille. the other day, of course led
10 An INQUIRY about health. And he re-
ferred to the effect of the treatment he had
been under for some months from DR..
King. and his atoniiber for Bronchitis.
His restoration and hopeful recovery
las been such. that he wishes other suffer
ers 10 be made acquainted with the fact.
As the marine business for the season
has about closed. we wish 10 thank Collec-
tor Fisk, his gentlemanly clerk, Mr.. A. c.
Towne. and the many citizens at the Har-
Dor who have furnished the TELEGRAPH
items of marine news during the past
season. This department of news is read
with interest by all who are interested in
the growth and prosperity Of our little city
and our Harbor friends seem to be aware
of the fact.
Mr.. Geo. o. Chapman, who has been
spending year or so, upon his farm in
Pennsylvania, has returned to town, and
bought place at the head of Elm Street.
and taken possession. He has put himself
in a posture for entering upon the full i'm
munities of citizenship, again. Chapman
has an eye for a good horse, and has
brought Kentucky bred colt with him,
that has all the rangyness, action, get up,
color, etc., about him that command atten-
tion. If he has not the element Of speed
about him also, all signs fail.
The Blairs, Of Kingsyille, are among
our most intelligent and earnest horse
raisers Their efforts to improve the
breeds in this region, are highly commenda-
bic. That three year old horse colt, we
have had chance to see. He is of the old
Eclipse strain Of blood-EgOtist being his
sire---second from the imported stock. He
is admitted to be q very perfect animal, as
beautiful and stylish as a peacock, and
as nimble and graceful as a cat. He is
intended as propagator; and for road
stock, be will no doubt prove just what
will be demanded. Thus the Blairs will
be prepared for prOpagating either road
or working stock with the two animals
they are now provided
NEW Coal YARD.-By Posters printed at
this Office, and advertisement in these
columns, it will be seen that we have new
coal yard; and that, too, by a gentleman
who has just east his lot among u.s. This
fact imposes little thoughtfulness and
effort at encouragement to put him in the
way of business, and to throw that kind Of
consideration and influence about him, to
make him permanent accession to our
husiuaSS and social circles His ward is IN |