Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-22
WHAT DUB EXCHANGES SAY.


Our townsman Capt James DeVeny is
spending the winter in Ashtabula, where
he has quite a job in repairing and re-
building vessel. A mere efficient and
competent shipwright it will be hard to
find. Any job that leaves his hands IS
well done.
Mr.. C. W. Hall was elected Borough
Treasurer, at a special election held on
Friday, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of his father. His election was a
deserved compliment to his integrity and
business qualifications.
Warren Chronicle.
More coal discovered in CanfSld. A
vein of camel coal, oyer three feet in thick
ness, has been struck on the Hugh Stewart
farm, short distance south Of that vii
lage.
The Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling
narrow gauge railroad will be offered for
sale by the Sheriff of Stark county, on Sat-
urday Of this week, at the Court House in
| Canton.
Snyder & Harris, of Ashtabula, are buy
ing large quantities of hickory logs along
the L. s. & NJ. S. railroad. They have
about one hundred and fifty at the station
at Paynes Corners, to be shipped to Ash
tabula in the log.
On Tuesday night of last week the de-
pots of the A. & 6. w. and A., Y. & P.
Companies at Girard, were robbed of about
| $3.50 worth of goods. On Monday last,
Detective McNabb Of the A. & G. W.
road, arrested Geo. Anderson and Dennis
Cary of G1rard, and recovered $50 worth
of the goods. They were landed in jail in
this city Monday evening.
From the Reporter.
Our neighbor S. T. Fickenger has again
disposed Of the celebrated flly Rose Of
AllenGale," to Mr.. Rockwell Of Kings
vile; sold on private terms.
Mr.. Rufus Frack cut white oak tree at
South Ridge, last Wednesday, and to his
surprise took out five large eoons from the
hollow tops-it was said to be poor day
for coons, too.
We learn from the Times that the Gene
va Tool Company received in five days, be-
ginning with the I'd instant, 90, 306 logs at
the company's yard, besides large amount
of snath sticks and squares.
We should like our county exchanges to
inform us whether or not they are in the
habit of charging for obituary notices, and
if so, how much per line?-JeferSOn Ga
zette.
Our rate is nominally, two cents per line,
for all excess Of the notice Of death. Cir
cumstances alter cases, however.-StGnd-
ard.
Our rate has been five cents a line and
81 for resolutions Of respect.-IeJegrGph.
The Reporter has been publishing an
article unfavOrable to the pocuniary rsgu-
lanty of Mr.. P. Sargent, of this place, in
the last number it makes the amends hon
cradle. The amount due the Reporter has
been cancelled.
From the Standard.
Mr.. Guild, Of Austinburg, lost two
horses recently from poison. Strychuia is
supposed to have been the agent.
The library of St. Peters parish Sunday
school has been replenished by the recent
| purchase Of one hundred new and elegant
volumes.
Coal is reported to have been discovered
near the eastern line Of Rome township,
on the land of Wilson Peck. The matter
is to be investigated.
S. B. Baker of Pisrpont, has been ad-
| judged insane and sent to ihe Northern
Ohio Lunatic Asylum, at Newburg.
Mrs. J. P. Woodwork, of Geneva, suf-
fsred the fracture Of limb, by falling
down stairs, ON Tuesday of last week.
Watson Holcomb. of Munson Hill, was
prostrAtsd by stroke of palsy, on the 9th
instant. His condition Is somewhat i'm
proved at this writing, but he is not able
to help himself, in the least.
Mr.. George Harris, late superintendent
OF the AShtabula rolling mill, with his son,
Henry r. Harris, left yesterday for Kansas,
with possible intention Of making that
State their future home.