Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-08
THE TELEGRAPH
FRIDAY. NOV. 9Th. 1875.

Thanksgiving Proclamation next week
Uncle sam. Clifford, as he has beer
familiarly called, shows indications Of ap-
preaching dissolution.
Rev. Mr.. Yinging will lecture before
the Union. on Temperance. at the HarbOI
on Saturday evening Of this week.
The work Of dredging was going OF
just within the east pier, with evidently ne
lack of material for vigorous work.
Dicks novelty of circular railway
that fills his window. is considered by tn,
youngsters as the cutest thing ont.
The Cleveland Loan Exhibition i.
proving a success, and is drawing visitors
from many of the neighboring towns and
villages.
A little 6 year old SON of Mr. P. R.
Williams Of Saybrook, while jumping
from a platform felland broke his arm a
day or two since.
-Steinfeld, the noted CleYeland elothier
advertises in this issue. Those who intend
to purchase clothing In Cleveland should
note his advertisement.
The name Of Orwell station, on the
Ashtabula & Pittsbmg road, has been
changed to Inland We wonder what Or
well has done, or has not done, to cause
this change.
Dick has new article in paper-ex-
ira super white wove congress note, pure
linen stock, finished with something like
a cold press surface. 1t is intended to
lead the fashion, and is no doubt the CON-
ing article.
Shoe boxes appear to be a favorite arti-
Gle for the packing Of poultry, and are in
demand. Two enormous loads arranged
on hay racks have been picked up here the
present week for Orlo Davis Of Rome, who
is in the packing business.
The .amatnre gardner will deriYe some
instruction from perusal of a transient
letter to be found in this number from our
old Kingsville friend, now a resident Of
Waverly, New York. His mode of crop
ping garden sauce is somewhat new TO US.
A. C. White, Esq. Of jefferson, has pro-
cured a patent on a Potato Digger, in favor
of f. W. Benjamin of Griggs' Corners and
Floyd Benjamin Of this place. Il is simple
in it's construction and promises to be a
great labor saver. Sentinel.
George Russell s Son are putting down
that five foot brick walk on the south side
of the north park The work is being
done by George Hall. who means to make
it about as good a walk as good brick,
beach sand and his experience will admit of.
The Harbor on Tuesday did not show
much activity. But one propeller was in,
and some two or three sailing vessels were
Present-one of the latter had Just come in
with shingles to P. F. Good-a very sea
sonable arrival of that article, the market
being rather low.
After a few days strike among the oys-
ter shuckersof Baltimore, and a consequent
dearth Of oysters over large area Of eoun-
try, the shuekers have gone to work again,
and supplies have begun to arrive again,
as We noticed by a case at Bieder's door on
Wednesday last.
"A slight change in the running of
trains on the Ashtabula 6 Pittsburgh road
takes place next Monday morning. The
passenger train from the south will arrive
1:2s p. m, being 13 minutes later than the
present time. The morning train south
leaves on the old time.
"A remonstrance has followed the pc
htion for the pardon Of J, N. Thompson Of
Rock Creek, which was in circulation in
this part of the county, a short time since,
and signed by US at the instance of our
tORnsman, Attorney Hoyt, and a passing
notice taken oft.
There were 16 applicants at the Teach
ers' Examination at Andover on Tuesday,
3 ladies and 13 gentlemen. OF the Al can
didates at Orwell last week, 26 have re-
eeived certificates. The next examination
which viii be the lastiu the present term,
will be held at Geneva, on Tuesday, the
18th inst.
-Ihe reader viii find New York letter
from a new contributor who haddles ia
cile and elastic pen and shows a quick per
ception and sound judgment and taste in
the selection aud handling Of topics. We
shall be somewhat mistaken if she does not
find the way to the enjoyment and happi-
ness Of our readers.
Susan B. Anthony, whose fame is more
than national, will lecture at the Opera
House, this-Friday evening, sth. As she
is known by reputation to every one as a
bold and independent thinker and taIker,
and is withall very clever marksman i'll
bringing down the wrongs Of hersex, every
one viii wish to see.and hear her.
The York State stands upright and
upon an even keel, upon the beech, in a
line with the bluff, and is not therefore
suffering much injury. The dredge has
made up to her the second time but rough
weather undid and destroyed all that was
done, while probably more than half the
amount agreed upon for getting her off
Bas been expended.
The season becomes propitious for
overeoats, and the stocks among our cloth
iers are very full and attractive. It also
suggests stoves and coal, and our dealers
are presenting stocks Of the most highly
finished and beautiful heaters and cook
stoves ever brought out, and Messrs. Strong
& Manning, at the Lake Shore, and
Nessrs. Fitch, and Good at the Centre
street Station, are ready TO al all orders for
The various kinds Of coal, 50 that we have
the means at hand for tempering the rigors
Of the season to our own taste and enjoy
pent.