Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-11-09

Lake navigation may be considered
about closed for this season.
1t is good time now 10 renew your
subscriptions for another year.
-Ashtabula, besides trolling mill,
has three banks and three newspapers.
The Council met last Wednesday eve
ming. The proceedings are published else
where.
-Remember that new subscribers, pay
ing g in advance for 1878, viii secure the
balance Of 1877 free.
Last Saturday night some person or
persons poisoned Fargo Bros. dog, and
carried of twenty quarts Of milk which
were in the barn.
-Fickinger draws his customers from
all over the county. A stylish buggy went
from his shop but day or two ago, to DR.,
Fifeld. at Conneaut.
The Commonwealth Minstrels are 10 give
an entertainment at the Opera House on
on Tuesday evening, Goth inst. See adver-
tisemsnt in anothsr column.
Any Of our subscribers desiring to take
advantage of our club list can do so at the
same low rates Of last year. Cash must in
every instance accompany order.
Rev. George s. May has been appoint
ed to the RectOrship of Trinity parish, JEFF
ferSon, and st. Matthews parish, E. Ply
mouth, and will enter upon the charge
an early day.
la-It viii be seen by our court proceed
ings that Samuel Pritchard, the man who
assaulted John Ramage about year ago,
has been fined $25 and costs and imprison-
ed in the county Jail for iYe days.
Game w,,lld appear to be somewhat
plentiful from the string that Webb SEQ
vile was Juggling home on Thursday even
ing. It consisted of partridges, wood
cock. pigeon and squirrels. Webb is 8
sportsman.
= Freddie, two years and half old, son
of John Parmle, who lives little north Of
East Trumbull, was fatally burned on
Thursday morning of last week, from his
clothes taking fire. he fingered until Sat
urday morning,
The ladies' win not fail to notice
the sale Of ladies' goods, advertised by Mrs.
Prosser, elsewhere in this paper. A better
collection of head gear is hardly to be
found in this region.
The derth Of amusements is to under
goa change, and our citizens are to be
treated to an sllegorical entertainment of
some interest, at the Opera House. on the
evenings of the 18th and 18th insts. See
advertisement.
The November meeting of the Ashts-
bula County Eduestion Association will
take place in the High school at Ashtsbula
on Saturday Nov. 10. The public as
well as teachers win be welcomed. Ses-
sion open at 10 a. N.
There is quite prevalence of fevers of
a typhoid character, in this vicinity,
which in some instances have proved fatal
from relapses, and all are of more or
less stubborn type, so that our physicians
have had somewhat active duties to per-
form.
The Reporter notices the assignment of
Mr.. Josiah Hicks-superindueed by too
much paper mill. Mr.. Hicks has been con-
sidered one of the stsunch men Of Come
Rut, where much Of his business was done
though his residence is just over the line
In Monroe.
Citizens owning property on Division
street petition the council to prosecute
their work OF running and adjusting new
lines on that street, no further, but to
leave the street in its present shape and
thus save what is considered needless ex-
psnss upon the taxpayers.
Some $4,000 worth of buffalo robes
were sold by Messrs Morgan, Root & Co.,
ofCleyeland, during the past month, by
the bale, at prices ranging from to II
dollars 8. robe. This large quantity Of
robes-from 5000 to 1O,OOO-the Herald
bays are sll from one ''catch."
The Cowles House, Painesville has had
q change Of landlords. Mr. ]. Brennan re-
tired on the first inst. in impaired health,
and the Cowles went into the control and
management Of Mr.. George W. Miller.
He forecasts an agreeable administration,
according to the Telegraph.
Mr.. S. R. Norris who has recently re-
moved from Cleveland to Ashtabula. and
engaged in the butter business has some
extensive purchasers. He is now filing
an order from the government for 44OOO
pounds and the Soldiers Home at DAYTON
consumes 1900 pounds month.
-Dsvidson's clothing store st jefferson,
was burglariously entered-as we learr
from the SentineI-on Sunday night last
and goods taken to the amount'of $500. 1
Is supposed that these and Porter's good
were taken by the same parties, and ths
they are the ones that have been overtake1
gt Cleveland.
"A china wedding came off at the resi-
dence of Martin NewbeFFy few evening
since, which is said to have been Of q YER,
pleasant character. A handsome set o
china was presented to Mr.. and Mrs. New
bury. Among those who enjoyed tn
festive occasion were Judge Caldwell ant
lady Of Cleveland.
Friend Stiles, of Rome, in writin
about other matters, casually expresse
his satisfaction over the proposed oresnizs
ton Of 8 club in this place, for the protec
tion Of game and fish. at is-bs savs-
move in the right direction. Their
ought to be such an organization in ever,
county of the State"
The department of Agriculture. re
ports great improvement upon last yea
in the crop of potatoes, in the country. I
promises-September reports-to be one O
the best for several years. The general Ay
erageis ss-1OO being fixed as the norms
vitality when exempt from all spscis