Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-09-14

Lake Shore STOCK has been steady Iof
q week or more, at "a and fraction.
An effort is being made to have Francis
Murphy deliver lecture here at an early
day.
The Rev. C. Y. Wilson, of Ravenna,
will occupy the pulpit of the NJ. E. Church
next Sabbath a. m.
Mr.. C. T. Snedekor has just returned
from five weeks sOjourn in Tennessee,
so says the C7ardOn Republican.
The Alert Hook and Ladder Company
added to the interest of the Orwell fair last
week, by their presence and exercise.
easy has been employed by ball club
in Port Allegheny, Pa, at a salary Of $50
q month, SO says the jefferson Gasstte.
The Cleveland Leader says the Sch'r
York State. that has been laying up in
Cleveland, is being fitted for commission.
Mr.. B. Il. Holmes of Youngstown,
made us call last Wednesday. He is now
engaged in the insurance business at that
place.
ANY parties desiring to charter the
Steamer Metropolis for an excursion on
the lake can do so by addressing C. E. Ben
ham, Erie, Pa.
-Messrs Carlisle & Tyler take column
in this paper, telling their customers Of
their new stock Of dry goods and low prices.
Our readers should give them a call.
Our cotemporary of the Warren Tn
buae, thinks the reason that the Turks are
unable to get the Balkan Pass, is-that like
the editorial pass-it is not transferable.
Mr.. A. Abeel was also injured in his per
son while descending to the rail road track
on Prospect street, by the shifting of a
load of barrels, and their rolling upon him.
Mr.. L. W. Smith and lady left the
present week for New York, where their
stock of goods will be greatly replenished.
The new goods may be looked for right
along.
Charley Sanborn suffered wreck Of
his wagon and the severe injury Of a horse,
from the running away of his team on
Thursday last, starting from the hitching
post.Of E. H. Gilkey.
The great California Minstrel troupe
which was to give an entertainment here
this evening, collapsed while in Cleveland
last Tuesday evening, and the cash receipts
fell into the hands Of constable.
The Reunion st Mrrietta on Friday last
was a success in all else than that ex-con-
federate feature. In this it was failure.
The number present, it is asserted, scarce
ly exceeded a score Of the rank and file.
After the parade last Monday Capt.
Haskell, of the Light Guards marched his
company to his residence, where an excel
lent supper was served to all. The boys
tookin the delicaoies, and "cut-um-up" in
true military style.
All trains on the L. s. & NJ. S. Ry.-
now come to full stop at the Ashtabula
bridge. The temporary bridge is being
removed, and trestle work for single
track is all that the trains now use. The
new iron structure viii soon be erected with
out any delay in the movement of trains.
James Wick, Of Rochester, N. Y, the
favorite florist of the United States, is
about to change his quarterly Floral Guide
to I'm onthly. The first number will be
ready in December, and we feel perfectly
safe in saying in advance that it will be the
handsomest and best Floral Magazine the
world has ever seen.
The consolidation of telegraph COM
panies viii have the effect to lessen the
pumber of Offices. In the general reduc-
ton the two offices Of this place will be
merged into one, and no claim being pre-
fered by Mr.. Hall, his Office will be closed
by the end of the month and Mr.. Aliens
Office will succeed to the entire business.
lin our hymepial department will be
found the announcement of the union of
couple Of the graduates Of the TELEGRAPH
ofice-Mr. E. ]. Griffin and Miss Louise
Sweet. OF the general attractiveness and
comfort Of the office we have never had
any doubt, but were hardly prepared for
the amount Of delicious enjoyments it has
afforded in years past, and only now, by
this development, just brought to light.
The opening of the Campaign at Pier
pont, on Saturday evening last, by our
nominee for Representative, was not, as
we learn, altogether an auspicious one.
His native indiseretions are said to have
got the better of him, and some of his po-
sitions on general politics were controver-
ted on the spot, by such men as Prof. An
drews, Mr., Elihu Ford, &C., and the audi
ence, with but few exceptions, felt con-
strained to differ with the young Lycurgus.
-Complimentaries are acknowledged
from the Mahoning and Shenango Valley
Fair Association, whose annual meeting is
to be held at Youngstown, beginning on
the S5th inst. and continuing four days.
The otsTniums are $4,000, and good show
Of horses is expected,
We are also indebted to the AshoRing
County Fair, which meets at Garfield, Oc-
tober I'd, Sd and 4th, for similar eourtesies.
The Andoyer Agricultural Society, hold
ing its meeting Sept. 10Th, eOth and s1st,
~ gs under similar obligations.
IN ed Engineer Hall Of the fire depart
uont w.s -essented with a neat silver
hOdn. oL. ~ ~ +bs Ne rtaRe Hose Co., last Mon
day evening. Mr.. u. ~ t''pkarn msde
r the presentation speech, tnsnking Mr.
Hall for the great interest he ID lftheh IN
the department, and the excellent 'Haililer
in which he had discharged his duti.eS'
Neatly engraved upon the badge was the
following:
Presented to
h. H. HALL,
CHIEF ENGINEER,