Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08


The High School Alumni Association
are preparing for a novel entertainment to
be given at the Opera House on the 10Th
Of this month. The principal characters
of Dickens works viii appear in costume
The farciesI trial Of Bardell vs. Piekwick
will lie placed upon the stage together with
numerous other features Of interest. .
The proceeds are to be devoted to the
purchase of library for the use of the
Schools.
The lecture of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, at the Open House. on Monday
evening, though not very largely attended,
was an able and pleasant affair. upon the
subiect-Woman's Suffrage. She showed
herself master of the subject. handling it
with freedom and force, and adduced a
succession of arguments TO prove the jus
tice and the sslutary influence that would
be brought to bear upon our politics, by
giving the ballot to the women Of the land
The Deluge Force Pump manufactured
by Mr.. n. Wentworth, in the rear Of Ducro's
old work shop. gains favor as it gains ac-
uuaintance. Several have been put up in
town and the verdict is-its the pump.
For various uses, in any part Of the house
where hose can be carried, for watering
gardens or lawns, or for security against
fire, it cannot be surpassed. Call and look
at their performance at Yale's grocery, at
NJ G. Dicks house, or at the editorial cot
tage.
The decision of the village annexation
question is at length disposed Of in the US
ual authoritative formal announcement in
the cases of the term-having appeared in
the Cleveland Herald of Friday last.
Leave to file petition in error TO the Dis
trict Court of Ashtabula County is denied.
Though this decision is known to have
been reached. its PRONUNCIATION has been
delayed to this time. So that the thing
instead of being ''a dun" as our compost
tor had tit is done, and our popula-
ton probably entities US at this time to
the privileges and prerogatiyes of a city
which will probably be taken advantage of.
The shower of Sunday last, followed
by the very free and continued one of
Tuesday morning, served to revive our
dropping hopes that the crops are not to
be failures. Grass and oats may recover,
but it is somewhat doubtful whether wheat,
which in every case we have noticed, had
become yellow at the foot of the stalk, will
wholly regain its vigor. Corn has also,
been dwarfed somewhat, but probably not
seriously. Our own observation and the
remarks Of others, go to show that there is
more land cultivated this year than at al
most any previous year. Though oats seem
to have their full show of area it is pretty
well divided up among the several grains.
The commissioners here-wisely, we
think-decided to abandon the old octagO-
nal foundation, and contracted to build in
the ordinary form, the buildings to supply
the place Of the Infrmsry barns destroyed.
This secures greater convenience and is
more economical. They have exercised an
enlightened Judgment, too, in putting up
two buildings and thus dividing the risk
of loss. They have been thoughtful, too,
in putting the main barn at greater dis
tance from the dwelling, that the firing of
one may not endanger the other. The
contract for the foundation of the stock
barn has been taken by Robert Stewart,
while the superstructor has been contract
ed to Mr.. Andrews Of Conneaut, at 1888.
The contract for the horse barn has been
taken by Daring & Co. of Pierpont, for
$775. They are to be done in time for re-
ceiving the hay when ready to be gotten in.
The Hopkins concert at the Opera
House on Wednesday evening last was very
well attended. The performances were up
on the piano, violoncello, horn, guitar and
voice, in various combinations. Prof. Hop
kins, it is well understood, always does
well whatever he undertakes, and the chill
dren evince much of the same taste, and
aptness and love of music that enter into
the composition of their parent. Their
several parts were creditably executed, and
promise is afforded that they will become
accomplished musicians. The programme
was well selected and well carried out, SIS
was proven by the hearty applause that
followed. The Prof. has always been IA
Yorite Of the Ashtabula public, and there
is no danger that he will be any the less SO
for the aid of his promising children. The
band was quite pleasant feature of the
entertainment.
Our Smith block cotsmporary seems to
have little taste for bellies lettres beauties
or refnements, but is rather heavy on
eourtlness and graces of person. This
weakness sometimes makes him a little
venturesome. Handling the baton before
public gathering of the Musical Union,
at the Opera House on a time, he had oc-
casioH to cross the rather crowded stage
threading his way between the piano and
"a range of seats filed with lady perform
ers-an exploit that required fexibility
and grace of movement-with any amount
of stoopings and contortions, he succeeded
very well in butting against about every
thing he wished to svoid-a pile of books
upon the instrument came tumbling dowr
with-a crash. and those big pedals found
every lady's toes and the end of every seal
in the range, but the rear of the stage wa:
reached with forward pitch and fetch up
that started the giggles Of the less Frenehy
part of the audience. We occupied seat
/ by the side of our waggish friend, Judge
P, who beside being dry, is outspoken,
and in view of this exhibition of the graces
said for our beneft-"How id graceful
some of these printers are" As Harper:
drawer is favored occasionally with a good
thing from Ashtabula. some quid nunC
might, perhaps, forward this.
Journalistic.
There is at present lively competition
between the Cleveland Herald and Leader
The latter commenced the present month
by printing its daily on Webb perfectins