Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-01-04
Write it 1873.

Rents are taking tumble.
The Council met in regular session
last Wednesday evening.
-Mr.M.L. Rice, who has been so danger
e4sly sick, is slewly recovering.
The Cleveland Leader is the finest
printed daily on our exchange list.
Business men complain that the open
season has been unfavorsbls for trade.
The Cleveland Herald under It's new
management is fsvorably spoken Of
by its many readers here.
-Redhead has new advertisement in
this paper, which all in need Of groceries,
should rea1.
Mr.. WIN. F. Swift, Of the Cleveland
Sunday Post, was at home on visit last
Monday and Tuesday.
The Light Guards viii give a mas
querade ball at the Opera House on the
evening Of the 18th inst.
Geo. c. Hubbard and Co., are offer
ing special bargains in heating Stoves.
Read their new advertisement.
"A large amount of ploughing and
preparation of the eartht for the Spring
crops, was the occupation Of December.
John Scoville VIII remove his black
smith shop to the south side of Center
street instead of Spring street as previous
ly announced.
That this is a "cOld world" will no
doubt be feelingly realized by those young
hopper grasses said to have been hatched
out during the late warm weather.
-Amsden the matchmaker. began busi-
ness with weak faith, but he has been
met with about all the business he can do,
and feels cheered and encouraged.
st. John & Nerriman. wholesale tobac-
conists, have removed their stock of goods
from Smiths block on Centre street, to
the building north of the Post Office.
About the only business now done on
the docks at the HarbOr, is the shipment
Of ore, South, by rail; Of which, there is
four to five hundred tons per day shipped.
Mr.. John Hubbard, late with the firm
Of Geo. C. Hubbard & Co., left for New
York City last Monday, where he is to en-
ter into the employ of Messrs. Perry 6
Watson.
The fact that Ashtabula is the place to
. buy clothing, groceries, ETC., cheaper than
the cheapest, is attracting purchasers
from all over the county. including Geneva
and Connsaut.
The Locke Lecture, announced for
the 5th inst, We are informed upon what
We suppose to be good authority. will not
take place As announced. but will come off
some time during the season.
In this issue Of the TELEeRAPa is pub
hshed list of recipes for cooking. It is
proposed to continue this.department, and
We sskou lady readers to contribute such
recipes as they can recommend.
-Ths Pittsburgh Telegraph stands at
the head Of the smoky city press. Up to
time, vigorous and outspoken It hsws to
ths line without locking after anybOdy's
toes that happen to be in the way.
There were very few New Year calls
made here last Tuesday. This pleasant
custom seems to be dying out here. In
Cleveland there we're more ladies cat
home" than any previous New Years day.
The 2sth Of December was the ami
yersaTy OF the great bridge calamity, and
nsny thought recalled the fact; and the
frequent allusion- heard upon the street.
left bat few unmindful Of the sad and
mournful association.
The lecture given by Henry Ward
Beechsr, at the Opera House last Thurs
day evening on ths ''Wastes and Burdens
Of Society" was well attended, and gave
good satisfaction. We fear the receipts
did not quite halsncs the expenses.
That was mighty mean afair-the
stealing of the New yesr's turkey Of the
senior Of the Standard Perhaps, after
all, it was playfully taken by some Demo-
cratic friend, bent upon enforcing upon
our contemporary the lesson OF the golden
rule-'lOFe thy nsighbor as thyself."
Our cotemporary the Stand0rd sp-
pears with the opening number of the new
year, with new head and the taIlv Of
Vol 1. No. l. We thought it gave sufi-
cient evidence Of a head before, and are
unwilling to take this as evidence Of hav-
ing its ''head turned"
Mr.. Levi Blakeslse Of Plymouth, we
regret to hear has been the victim of an
other quite serious accident. A barn door
on the premises Of Mr.. J. W. Morgan,
somewhat out Of repair, fell while he was
opening it,-says the Standard, ,-crushing
himito the earth, and inhicting injury Of
en- unknown character.