Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-07-26
FRIDAY JULY 26tb, 1875.
LOCAL n e w s
The AshtaBula cautionary signal was
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The AshtaBuls cautionary signal was
ready for business last Saturday.
The Standard and Nslcs win please ac-
eept our thanks for favors rendered.
A Democratic dailY-the Herald,
made its appearance in Erie on Saturday
last.
The Congressional Convention for this
district viii be held at Warren, on the 2Oth
of August.
The next regular meeting of the
Council will be held Wednesday evening
August 18th.
-wm. Seymour s Son announce new
brand of -four, THE New Era, " which is
mighty recommended for bread and pastry
uses.
I'VE learn .tnat Snyder and Harms have
felt constrained to reduce the wages Of
their employees ten per cent. within few
days.
The Forest City base ball club are
having bad luck and the Cleveland papers
are erowding the English language for ex-
cuses for the poor playing of their pets.
Several hawkers of tinware have been
occupying corner of North Park with a
tolerably full stock in trade. The Coun-
ell. no doubt, look out a license authoriz
ing eempetitiOn of this kind with regular
dealers. etrr
We notice that CbardOn is using stone
for its cross walks, which, it strikes US. is
an evidence of creditable attainment in
both economy and civilization. Would it
not be well for our Council to make note
Of the fact?- : eAss& I - ?
1T will not be forgotten, we presume,
that the eclipse will take place on the 29th
inst.-Monday. In this region 1t will be
only partial. In northeastern Ohio the
obscuration viii begin at 4:Os P. m; mid
die 5.O4 p. M; end $500. iii N , n
MIR. Emir Allen, Rey. ]. K. Nutting,
W. E. oIeutt and several other persons
from Austinburg are encamped on the lake
shore at Red Brook. They have with
them sail boat of the catamaran style,
manufactured at the Austinburg ship
yards.
The Ashtabnla County Normal Insti-
tute at Rock Greek, began its session on
Tuesday the 18th, with forty in attendance
and at the close of the first week the num-
ber had increased to seventy-a degree of
success that awakened considerable encour-
agement and Satisfaction,
in Painesville water coolers are dis
tributed at different parts of the business
streets, for thirsty humanity. In Ashta-
bula many of the citizens drink lager, or
something stronger, and are shut up in the
'-eooler" for a night. and fined next morn
ing for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct.
Dixon and Titus, stwo Of the three per-
sons who had custody Of the express money
stolen at Painesville, have been examined
before a justice, and though nothing was
found against them. as the report shows,
they have been held for appearance before
a higher court. This looks like one Of the
vagaTies Of law. or practice.
Sunday last with its northerly winds
broke the backbone of the heated term, and
brought relief to poor suffering humanity.
The effects of three-weeks range Of the
mercury from 80 to 98, could not, however,
be gotten rid of in single day, but Mon
day following up in the wake Of its prede-
cessot, put US well on our taps again. But,
what relief
Some shystsr has assumed the garb of
-Ashtabusa. to serve The devil in, and, as
the Reporter informs US, is rOping in quar-
tsrs and halves from the rural districts of
conaeaut and Monroe in payment Of sub
scriptiOns to the Cleveland Leader and N.
Y, Advocate. Pshaw! We have no such
fellow in Ashtabula. Tbs Robbins family
have no name or place here.
The Telegraph Office is IN receipt Of q
large assartment Of new and elegant lob
type. borders, ETC., which in addition to
our already fine assortment makes our job
bing department complete. We make it
a point to always use tho best stock, and
the mechanical work will, Rs heretofore,
be equal to the best. As to prices, we are
sure to please you. Letter, note, bill heads,
etc, put up in tablet form without extra
charge.
About 10 O'Clock last Friday night as
W. R. Denton was on Centre street near
the corner Of Main, he was accosted by a
woman who drew revolver on him, cooked
it and remarked. snow Ibave got youF
Denton admitted that she had got him,
but be must be thewrong man. He finally
convinced her that she was mistaken in
her man, and he was permitted to make
himself scafes, Heis employed in Fields
stable as hOstIer. s
"A private letter from VIM. NettIeton,
Esq, of St. Pau, gives discouraging as
pect to the wheat crop Of Minnesota, or
that portion of it, atleast, about ST. Paul.
The Eesther is represented 10 have been
both YARN and wet, and that in eonse-
qaence, tbs crop is rusting badly. When
&c is considered th at the wheat harvest of
that region comes % in August, the stage
in which it has been oyertalEen by this evil
may therefore, prove quite aisastss8as.