Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-09

on Ann street, was struck by lightning
during the afternoon Of that day. An in
quiry into the case proved it to be hoax.
At that time, however, one Of his girls was
in the vicinity of the Gulf. blackberrying
with some other children, when she was
assaulted BY a young man whose name we
could not learn, knocked down and her
berries taken from her.
Wilcox the merchant tailor has Just
received some Of the finest and most beau
,ifnI goods for the Fall trade that have
ever been brought into town. The stock
embraces a large variety and was purchased
in the East at prices that will enable him
to make them up at even lower rates than
ever before. As to style and workmanship
the garments turned out by him are not
surpassed and his rapidly increasing busi-
ness goes to prove this fact.
The Ashtabula National Bank having
applied for reduction of its capital stock
from 500, 900, to $4,000, meeting of
Of the stockholders was held on the after
noon Of Tuesday to express their prefer
ence upon the measure, by their votes, 7SO
shares Of stock was represented, and the
measure was carried by a wholesome ma
jority. Among the number Of stockhold-
ers who favored the TELEGRAPH office with
a call. was Mr.. A. W. Nellis, OF Cleveland.
We heard of successful plan the 9th
er dav for destroying the larva Of that de-
structive insect, the rose bug. In the
Spring plow up the ground under the fruit
trees that have been troubled by the bugs,
which throws the larva to the surface; then
roll the ground with heavy roller which
will crush the larYa, which then is in a soft
and tender state. This plan was tried last
Spring by one of our citizens who claims it
to be the most effeetual plan Of destroying
them.
"A case Of false pretense was brought
by the state against Joel T. Robinson Of
Plymouth, for having obtained $500 from
the Building and Loan Association by rep
resenting that the finance committee had
assented to an arrangement by which he
should be accommodated with that amount.
The case was brought by the attorneys of
the AssociatiOn-Hall Bros, before Esq.
Tyler-and Robinson was required to rec
ognize for his appearance for trial before
common Pleas in the sum Of $500. Bail
was furnished.
The Congregational church was well
filed on Sunday morning last to listen to
the Pastor, the people Of the Presbyterian
church in the absence of their Pastor, gath
ering with their neighbors for worship. A
very good sermon was listened to, and the
congregation, which now practices cOLgre-
gational singing, were rather startled by
female voice from the choir loft, finely
rendering that beautiful piece-"consider
the lilies, &C." The smoothness and fex-
ibility of voice with the fine appreciation
Of the sentiment, made it quite effective.
The party was Mrs. Knowlton, one of Prof.
Perkins staff of vocalists.
Our contemporary of the Standard it is
not easy to say which of the trio-it is so
sarcastie-so versatile and Yolitile in its
humor, that we are rather thrown into
doubt as to the ear-marks. The Senior is
to be sure, biting enough, but his efforts
at attic wit are usually without chaste,
classic elegance such as is apparent in the
allusion to county candidates for office,
who commend themselves to favor by turn
ing in and helping the work along in such
emergencies as overtake the farmer and
dairyman. That picture of our 'young
man." pulling at the lactial dugs, is a
very good joke, but probably pure fiction
and should not be driven home with too
much earnestness. A little forbearance,
therefore, friend Standard especially to-
wards one who seems to have had his share
of misfortune in this direction.
Mr.. Runkles is in no way discouraged
at the fate of his Plymouth road project,
but pricks again, and is asking for the
signatures of our citizens to another pc
tition. This new petition is getting
stronger endorsement than the first, some
of those who refused to sign that, are free
ly giving their names to this. Another
committee it is thought, will look upon the
project with more favor, and the chance of
carrying it is considered by no means
doubtful. There is a considerable range
Of country so lying as TO be greatly bene-
fitted by this line Of road-a saving CT con-
siderable distance being made in reaching
this their market town. Our citizens
have not particularly interested themselves
in the matter heretofore but are now ready
and desirous of making their influence felt
in erOwning Mr.. Runkles' efforts with sue
cess.
Music floats about our village on every
hand these days. The sweet tones of the
piano touched by the seraphlc fingers of
Prof. Pratt, cheer US in the opening hours
of our daily toll, or the cultivated voices
of vocal professors in perfeeting some diff
fieult strains, Gd d6itum upon some pro-
longed holds, or give effect to some sweet
shake, or perhaps the youthful learner Is
mastering the elementary arcana of the
science. All reach our den from various
points. All is activity-all is business
and the shining hours are put to their best
possible use, in diffusing musical attain
ment and musical taste and the present
aud future enjoyments of life are thus
receiving their contributions. Beside thess
pleasant reminders that the Normal is in
session, Will Reeves gets out his horn and
livens things up with the sonorous notes
Of his brass instrument and does much for
our enjoyment and happiness, confirming
the truth of the old distich-''music hath
charms to soOth the savage heart"
in conversation with Mr.. R. Sander
son-miller of Fisk & Silliman, the other
evening, we learned that the firm were
still buying wheat at the price named last
week-9O and 95 cts. Another fact was
learned, which if better known, might
perhaps save our farmers-in the abun-
dance of the present year-something from
depreciation Of grain from sweating. No
considerable body of new grain can long