Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-04-12
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
April 8, 1878.

Rev. S. D. Peet, of Ashtabuls, occu-
pied the pulpit of the Congregational
Church in this place on Sunday last.
At the term of the District Court held
in this place last week, G. R. Stephenson
and W. s. Metealf, of Chardon, and A. C.
White and E. L. LampsOn, of Ashtabula
Co., were admitted to the bar.
We learn from a private source that Mr..
o. L. Blakely, of the Blakely Quarte;te,
has been very i'll for a number OF weeks
past, and is not expected to recover. It is
understood that his late protracted illness
terminated in consumption. The Quar-
tette were last heard from at Xenia, from
which place Mr.. Blakely was taken to his
home in Michigan.
Jefferson Sentinel.
The meeting was held in the Town Hall
last Friday to organizS a board of trade.
Officers for the ensuing year elected as
follows: President and Secretary-H.
Talcott, jefferson. Treasurer-Wm. R.
Allen, Jefferson. Vice Prssidents-H. n.
Carter, Perry, Ohio, Lewis Waters, Orwell,
O., n. S. Hubbard, Hartsgrove.
The first sales day has been appointed
for the first Friday in May.
Saturday afternoon as ]. II. ScCheverell
and wife we're driving through jefferson
with the horse and carriage belonging to
Williams Brothers, the historians, one of
the forward wheels of the carriage came of,
and the horse starting to run, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. were thrown to the ground. Mrs.
ScCheverell's r.ght arm was broken in two
places above the elbow, and she was other
wise badly bruised. Mr.. S. escaped unhurt.
The carriage was completely demolished.
Village Council met on Tuesday even
ing. Il. D. Jones as Mayor, and L. H.
Means, John Jepson, and A. II. Bailey, as
Councilmen; John Gill, Clerk, and H. W.
Dewey, as Marshal, were sworn in and gave
sufficient bonds. The Treasurer's bond is
increased to $4,000. On lumber contract
orders to the amount of $195 were drawn
for different parties. Geo. Westherstone
was voted supervisor for the ensuing year.
Friends to the number of about twenty,
called upon Mrs. Bell, on Saturday, April
9Th, for social celebration of her 99th
birthday. She was quite lively, hut suffered
some from fall which she got early in
the morning. When her guests took their
leave she invited her friends to be with her
one year hence when she will be one hun
drsd. Mrs. Bell was born in MiddleJown,
CT, April 6, 1779; married to John Bell
Feb. 70, 1906, and moved to Ohio in 1888.
ConneautviIe Courier.
Mr.. Il. S. Mays. of Oil City, fell through
defective sidewalk in that city and broke
one of his arms, besides receiving other in
juries. He sued the city and was awarded
81, 900 damages. A new trial was granted
and it has resulted in verdict Of $4,000
in his favor. At this rate, there is scarce
ly a more lucrative business to be found
than falling through sidewalks, and bor-
ough officials should see to it that no such
man-traps are left to be utilized in that
way.
1t is reported that W. L. Scott & Co., OF
Erie, the largest buyers and shippers OF
coal at that point, have agreed to take all
the surplus coal Of the Shenango Valley
during this season. This Company has q
contract with the Erie & Pittsburg road tc
ship each year at least 100000 tons Of
freight over the road.
The following are the dates claimed by
the trotting associations named for the
various trotting meetings to come on dur
ing the campaign, as far as heard from
Pittsburg, May % to 80; Cleveland, July
% to 26; Buffalo, July 80 to Aug. 2; Ro-
chester, to 9th; Utica, 13 to 16; Spring
field, Mass, 20 to 2Sd.
All accounts agree that the wheat crop
of this State promises better this season
than it did last. The Philadelphia Presi
publishes two columns of special kilograms
on the subject, which say that it look:
much better than it did last year through
out the State, and was not injured by the
late frost.
The officers and members CT the Seventh
Division received the round sum Of $780,
798. .33 as their pay for services during the
riot campaign.