Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-08

The TELEeRAFH may be found every
week, IS scou-as published, at the Ashta7
bula News Room.
Mr.. Burt Seymour is missed from his
accustomed place in the post office.
Mumps are the cause.
The dog law ofthe City Of Toledo, as
we learn from His Honor. mayo Hep
burn. is being enforced.
fridays the last night Of
the G. A. R. Dramatic entertainment.
Everybody should attend.
DR.. Moore having resigned his place
on the Bd. of Education, Elder Day has
been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. R. c. Warrington, who has been
sick for sometime, is somewhat better, and
thought to be gradually recovering.
If certain young lady will try one
of Tbarber's metallic hair brushes she will
find il superior to three legged stool.
The foundry Of Geo. Leonard, of JEFF
ferson, was destroyed by fire on Friday
morning last. Loss is estimated at some
$1,000. Cause of the fire is not known.
The MendeIsshOn Quintette Club are
to give one of their fne entertainments At
the Opera House on the evening Of Monday
next
For sale at a reduced price, a set Of
the first sixteen volumes of Appletou's
new Encyclopaedia. Enquire at the TELE-
GRAPH Office.
The lumber firm of Strong, Manning
and Rice. was dissolved on the 10Th Of
Jan. last. The business will be continued
BY Strong and Manning.
Theodore Sill was one of the party
who left a few days ago with the Grover
emigr4nts for Kansas, with the hope of
finding an agreeable place to lOcats a
farm.
Tuesday witnessed the hauling of ice
from the creek for filing our village ice
houses, and putting an end to the fears Of
lack Of a summer supply. Itwas Of good
thiekuess-some or 10 inches.
-on Monday last there were over 100
teams engaged in drawing logs to to the
shaft factory Of Messrs. Snyder & Harris.
There we're 2S teams unloading at one time.
Tuesday witnessed about the same tning
-Diptheria prevails to a great extent
throughout our village. though in mild
form. Neighbor Topky informs US that
all his children, together with Mrs T. were
all down with it sunday last, but are re-
covering.
The death Of Mrs. Glllett, wife of Rev.
]. NJ. Gilleti, formerly pastor OF the Pres
byterian church of this place, took place
last Moniay evening. The body was
brought to this village, and buried on
Thursday.
The Hulburt property on the corn
er of Church and Park streets has been
sold to Miss L. E. Pomroy-a sister
Of Mrs. Riddell, for 81, 900. Mr. RiGden
informs US that he expect IS to erect a res
idencs upon the plat.
-Messrs. DR.. Wallace and Parslow, are
to attend fair at Tampa, en- the 18th inst.
whsre are to be gathered the fruits of Flor
ida-strawberries, pineapples, bananas,
oranges, lemons, ETC., right from the trees,
in all their luscious freshness.
The Harbor union were out in their
strength on Saturday evening last. A nu-
merous delegation went down from here,
and numerous speakers were listened to,
among them were Looms of Conneaut,
Hubbard, Pettibone. Morrison and Others.
Quite party Of Harbor friends con-
stituted themselves into surprise party
and made descent upon their Pastor
Rev. Mr.. Stafford of the Congregational
church, on Tuerday evening last and sue
cseded in having what they went fora
good time.
The remains Of Mr.. Charles Collins,
which were deposited in the vault of Mr..
L. W. Smith, we're removed on Tuesday
last, to the new vault recently prepared
for their reception and rest until the grave
'Ehall give up its dead. LONE 12 or fifteen
of the L. S. officials aided in the work o.
removal.
John McGee, was arrested last Wed
nssday night for throwing a car shackll
through window in the saloon of his son
in-law, Terry Tinley, at the L. S. & NJ. S
depot. John who is about 70 years old
was drunk at the time, and felt like hav
ing little fun with the boys. The nsxt
morning he was brought before the Mayo
and fined the costs-S3.25.
The attention of our readers is called
TO the mammoth advertisement of S. ]
S NTH Of Conneaut, which is published Oh
another page. Mr.. Smith is an active ana
entsrprising business, man and conducts on
of the most extensive mercantile sstab
lishmsnt in the county.
Whether you wish to buy or not, it vii
pay you to read this new advertisement.
MIR. Hart of the Musical Instrumen
Depot. was made very serviceable on Sun
o"J Anst' ~ blle quart CuOiI VI Tue Ic'
byterian church, by taking the bass pari
and thus, by the transfer of Mr.. Harris t
the tenor, for which his voice is decided
good, giving an agreeable balance sni
completeness to the four parts. In ths al
sence of Mr.. Williams, the organist, tb
vacancy was very creditably supplied b
Miss Mary Morrison.
Some of our readers have construc
the modest language used by us last wee
in the notice Of the editorial group intenC
ed to grace the county history, to msa
that the thing had been forced upon u,
noIeHs VOlens. as gratuity-without los
on consideration. To dissbuse the nIinG
ofsny such, who might have lurking Dc
sire after some such Immortality, nfchs'
we are constrained to saysthat we had 4
such thought. and the facts in the case d
not admit of any such construction.