Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-09-07


Mr.. HI. Perry is visiting his friends
in Connecticut.
The revenue cutter Perry was in thii
port last Saturday and Sunday.
The law for the protection Of duck
expired with Saturday the first inst.
Capt. Wright has come out with new
omnibus for his Harbor line. 1t is fn'
looking and roomy vehicle.
Bro. Lindergreen, of the Times, made
us a visit last Wednesday. He reports bus
mess increasing at his establishment.
We notice by the Reporter that Mr.
Thorpe viii address Republican mass
meeting at Pierpont on Saturday of the
present week.
Another addition to Hitchcoek's man.
ufactory. 1t will be 25643 in size and
will be occupied by Mcclure Bros. & Co.,
as forge shop.
-Arrangemsnts are being made by th'
Watson club of this place for series o.
games with the famous Slow and Easy
club of Cleveland.
Mr.. Morrison Swift, who has been I
year at Western Reserve, left last week fol
Williams, perferring to close his iatel
studies at the Eastern college.
An Ice-eream Festival will be held Al
the Temperance Hall at the HarbOr OF
Wednesday evening, Sept. 18th. Admit
tance 10 cents; refreshments extra.
If there is a man in this vicinity by
the name of Staner. and will correspond
with Jacob Staner, Jeffersonville, Wayne
county, H., he may hear of something Of
interest to him.
Since the heavy rain storm OF last
Friday running through the night, the
weather has been sensibly cooler, and we
are reminded by feeling as well as by fact
that autumn is with US.
The grand band tournament at Con-
neaut under the auspices of the Unior
Cornet Band, comes off next Monday eve
ming, at that place. Nineteen bands have
been invited to participate.
"A little sporting in the trotting line
will come off at Fields trotting park OF
Saturday afternoon next, if the weather i
favorable. The class will be free to al
who have horses of good stepping qualities
The rain of Friday and Friday night
SO interfered with the track of the driving
park that but comparatively few gathered
in pursuance of the notice given, for Sat
urday afternoon. A few, however, were OIL
hand, and some sporting was enjoyed.
Lake Shore stock has been rising, tn,
last few days, and on Monday week last
actually reached 6515. 1t has been settling
since, and got back to 60 and fraction
A large amount Of the stock has changed
hands since the upward tendency began
-Mr. H. P. Beckwith, of Colebrook
who for the first time in his life was can
didate for ofiee-that of Of County Treas
-urer-desires to express his gratitude Il
all those who in any way showed thei
kindness by lending him helping hand
Or. W. T., Wallace, accompanied b!
A. b. Parslow, are to leave about the frs
of October for Florida for their health
where they will remain during the winter
Mr.. Parslow, it will be remembered, is on,
of the injured at the bridge disaster at thu
place.
Mr.. q. P. Castle, of Geneva, know
in years past to our citizens as a very com
petent mechinist, has moved into town AM
will start business again in the old line, a
the McNutt shop, where he will be glad t.
serve our citizens with anything demand
ed in his line of business.
Charlie Burrill, the oyster dealer
opened the season at this place last Frida,
with case of fine H. & Ms, which founc
ready sale at the low price of SOC pc
can. He is located for the winter at Burn
hams store, where stock of these deli
cious bivalves can be found.
The Cleveland Herald says the Sehr
Wend the Wave, belonging to Hubbard
Co.'S. feet, went upon dry dock at Detroit
last week, and though eleven years ha'
elapsed since being docked, her hull wa
found to be in good condition. She wa
built by Capt. G.. A. Thayer.
Lit E. B. Hubbard, Stationed at For
McHenry, Baltimore, made us a pleasan
call the other day, looking unusually well
but with little less Governing where tn
capilaries ought to grow. He spends
few weeks furlough, and then returns witt
Mrs. H, and child to Baltimore.
Mr. R. W, Griswold, Jr., has prett
thoroughly. demonstrated the practicable
ty of melon raising in this locality. q
has made the business satisfactorily SUI
oessful the past season, both with mus
and water melons. Of their excellence
we are able to speak experimentally.
DR.. VIM. N. Eames, U. s. Medical Ez
dminer has been very busy since last Tues
day morning examining the o. S. Pension
ers. Up to last Wednesday noon, abor
fifty examinations had been made, an
about seventy-fve were yet to preser
themselves. The examinations occur bier
nially.
The Board Of Education held NEE
ing on the evening Of the Both. and vote
to increase the tax levy to four mills,
no legal objection, Mayor Hepburn oppo
ed. 1t was also voted to make Greek Oh
Of the studies Of the High school-leavin
it optional with parents to embrace it /
the course taken by their children.
Somebody with more wantonness an
wiekedness than commonly falls to huma
nature, strewed salt or some other sui
stance upon the calladiums beds Of Charl
Burkhart, in the yard of Mr.. P. H. Wa
son. They showed the strongest an
most vigorous growth of anything ev,
seen in town, and their destruction in
malicious a manner is hard to be accouute
for.