Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-10-04
THE TELEGRAPH.
JOCAL NEWS.

The Seminal is soon to appear as a
semi-weelIy.
Not one eireus has visited Ashtabula
or vicinity the past season,
1t is said that VIM. F. Swift is now
city editor Of the Cleveland Herald.
The front rooms on the second floor
Of Eewbury's new block are being fitted
up for D. E. Kelley, D. D. ~
Sunday evening services are announced
to tocommence at 7:30 o'clock at St Peters
church, and at 2 at the Presbyterian.
Mich. has got that fill pretty much
done at the foot Of Harmon hill. Mich.
is good bit Of boy for such a job.
Prosecuting Attorney Leonard and L.
Il. Means, Esq, Of jefferson we're in town
last Monday and made Us pleasant call.
The east pier at COnneaut is said to
have suffered by the late freshet by the
washing out Of scme 200 feet Of the mid
die portion.
Mrs. C. T. Snedikor and daughter,
who have been visiting al the West, have
arrived in town and joined their husband
and fsther.
-supt. Waite left town on Thursday
for Hatfield, Mass. to be present at the
funeral of his mother, the former residence
Of the family.
The repairs to the little schooner st.
Andrews haYe been completed and she was
taking on cargo Of coal al the A., Y. &
P. docks last Monday.
The Pastor Of the Methodist church,
having survived the ordeal Of conference
week with degree Of weariness and lassi-
tude, will resume pulpit labors on Sunday
next.
The attenh on of persons having
hickory logs and planks for sale is called
to the advertisement Of Messrs. Snyder &
Harris, which is published in another
column.
"A peach was handed Us the other day
by Capt. Marsh Wright, that measured
over three inches IN diameter-a fair sam
pie OF the whole crop from tree on his
premises.
-Re4. Mr.. Ferguson from N. 7. sup
piled the desk Of the Methodist church on
Sunday last and delivered two sermons
which gave good satisfaction, and it is be-
hsYed, were saIntaFy in their influence.
$3.50 was sent to Mr.. E. P. Wright,
Cleveland, for the yellow fever sufferers in
the South. by Mr.. S. ". Allen. The mon
ey was raised by voluntary contributions
placed in the ballot box in the post Office.
Mrs. h. d. Perry, of this village, was
suddenly and without apparent cause,
taken with violent hemorrhage Of the
lungs, on Tuesday night last, which lasted
two days, leaving her in very weak and
exhausted condition.
There has been only one case in the
police court during the past week and in
this James Jefords was the defendant on
the charge Of drunkenness and disorderly
conduct on the 26th ult. Jim's fine and
costs amounted to $s-
A second South NOrwslk paper-the
Hoar-from Mr. Prosser, puts rs in pos
session Of later and fuller accounts of the
late disaster. The deaths now number
twelve, and the injured twenty-eight, and
one or two missing. Friend Prosser will
accept our thanks.
The new brick livery barn that is be-
ing erected by L. ". Smith. opposite the
Fisk House is now enclosed, and will be
one Of the most commodious stables in this
county. The main or ground floor Is 56x-
70 feet in size, With a SECOND floor 24x75
feet, It win be rented by Mr.. A. W. Call.
-TrOtting at the track on Saturday
next at 1.s0 O'Clock Little Jake and
LOafer viii take chance in, and prem
iums Of whips Will be awarded to the win
ming horses. If the weather continues
favorable pleasant time may be had if
our hOrsemen see ft to bring out their
trOtters.
II persons sending rs papers as eour-
tesy, would put their names upon the mar
gin, as they are allowed by Law to do, such
favors would be more satisfactory, and
more highly appreciated. When the name
is written upon the wrapper we do not al
ways see it, as the wrappers srs frequently
removed before the papers reach us.
Mr.. and Mrs. George h. Chamberlain
Of Cleveland are suffering terrible afHic.
ton in the loss Of their three children.
They we're sick with typhoid fever, and ell
three Of the children died on the s7th ult.
The mother, Mrs. Belle L. Chamberlain is
daughter Of our venerable citizen George
Ford, Sen. We can keenly sympathise
with the afflicted parents in their bereav-
ment.
The contract for continuing the CleYe-
land breakwster has been awarded to F.
B. Cotton, Of Philadelphia, who was the
lowest bidder for material and labor, and
to ". H. McCurdy Co, who were the
lowest bidders for iron. The bids were
opened in Cleveland on the 18th ult. Bids
for continuing the breakvater at Buffalo
were opened on the 18th, but the awards
have not been made.
I'VE are obliged to our friend .'Hank'
for his thOpghtfHlRess Of The EFIEeRAPH
while on the wing. he carries level head
upon his shoulders, and his thought and
observations are always in the right chan
mel. The reader may take It for granted
that whatever he finds with his signature
to it is worth reading. We shall be glad
70 hold warm place in his thoughts,
whether rambling abroad or ruminatiHg at
home.