Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-01-18
THE COUNTY NE WS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
ROCK GREEK.


Dear Telegraph. = Having been solicited
by my lady friends Who are readers of and
subscribers to your excellent journal to
send to You from time to time an account
of current events, nave at last concluded
to do so and with your permission will
publish weekly rambling comments of
happenings in our midst.
On Friday night of last week about 10
o'clock Cal. Knowlton's building at the de-
pot canght fire aud before it was controlled
the whole of the east end was burned. The
origin Of the fire IS veilsd in some mys-
terry, and there are some who hint at in
cendiarism. On the Monday following, it
was sold under q mortgage to the mort
gages Mr. Warner Wolcott of jefferson for
5000.
Nearly half the town are before the
Grand Jury now in session as witnesses
against the Rioters"
DR.. Frank Geer has removed to Kellogs-
vile where he will resume the practice of
his profession.
We ladies have organized quite large
Band of Hope" and the number OF
young men joining in the great work is
daily increasing. The main spring and
motto of this commendable enterprise be-
ing that an ''ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure
The old Post Office building is soon to be
occupied by James Likely as saloon. We
were in hopes that instead of gaming per-
manent footholds among us that saloons
could be forced to leave the town.
1t is currently reported that one Of our
people who was supposed to have been mar
ried some time since, was married last
week and has brought his bride home.
A disgraceful row occurred one day last
week at Gardner Fry's carriage shop.
Forshee went into the shop for pipe of to-
bacco which he attempted take from the
pocket of q coat belonging to Mr.. Fry.
This enraged Fry so that he flung heavy
hammer at him. If the hammer had
struck Forshee it would have undoubtedly
killed him. Fry then struck Forshee with
his hand. Fry was arrested but before
trial the matter was fixed up.
/ understand the billiard room is night
'ly thronged with idlers and that it is not
an uncommon occurrence that the noise
proceeding from there is distinctly heard
in the neighboring dwellings.
The Elder Mr.. Baker preached very
powerful sermon last Sabbath upon the
''honesty of church members" Some
thought it directed especially to members
in our midst. Very sincerely yours,
Mrs. PRUDENCE Policy.
Eds. TeI.-About ons-half of the last
batch Of items sent you, by myself,
got little mixed with those of Kingsville.
from ''e;" some of them probably. have not
even yet been properly located. But to
err is human. and printers are but men.
A son of L. B. Woolevsr, has taken
charge of our Touring mill, in place of o.
W. Evans, and VIII Merrihue is engineer
and general assistant.
G. W. Woolsey. one of our oldest citi
zens, and many years ago a resident of
Ashtabula, is very low with heart dis
ease.
DR.. Burns made but a short stay at the
Sunny South. He did not like it. A So.
eiety made up of colored persons, mules
and cotton, was not to his taste.
Our colored friends are to give a dane
ing party at the hotel, next week.
Large numbers of pigeons, are roosting
in the southwest part of this township,
and the question has been raised, whether
those engaged in shooting them, were anne
nable to law for so doing.
The new firm of F. & W. T. Harrington,
propose to sell goods hereafter for ready
pay. We have no more accommodating
and successful merchant than F. Il. and
the new firm will probably be no less so.
]. B. Graham, Thomas Walkley, V. D.
Latimer. E. NJ. Covell, E. G. Hurlburt,
Geo. L. Morey and G. H. Crosby, were
elected directors of our bank S.