Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-05-31
FRIDAY MAY s1st, 1875.
LOCAL n E w s


were omitted this week for lack of room.
-Tha: set of Appleton's New Encyclo-
pedia is still for sale st low figure, at the
Telegraph office.
-Commeneement exercises st Grand
River Institute will take place on Thurs
day June 1S.
Ice is sold here this season at 30 cents
per hundred pounds. If this chilly wealth
er continues there will not be much demand
for it this season.
Eight of the railroad boys who were ID
that row at the bagnio in jefferson last Fri
day night, have bean discharged by the
officers of FrankliR Division.
The grocery firm of J. N. Faulkner 6
Son are preparing to put in coffee roast
ing machine. They propose to have fresh
roasted coffee every day.
Several young men while assisting IN
removing the contents of DR.. Bartletts s
Office during the fire last Sunday night,
had their clothes ruined by sulphuric acid.
-Newberry Is putting himself in shape
for the possession of the best paying prop
srty in Ashtabuls. His rental will
be a big thing, and the property will pay
for itself in few years.
The Cleveland Leader looks forward
to the completion OF the Pittsburgh &
Lake Erie road as great help to her pros
perity. Cleveland will probably learn in
a few months that Ashtabuls Harbor is
the objective point Of this road for reach
ing the great lakes.
Frank Lampman and Amelia Fassett,
who were arrested here last March for rob-
bling G. A. Swanson, Swede, OF $144,
have had their trial before the Common
Pleas Court, and were both convicted Of
grand larceny and sentenced to the peni
tentisry for four years.
"A gossippy rumor alleges thata Com
mon Pleas Judge and one or two members
of the bar, at the Hub, had become so
much discouraged and indispOSed for busi-
ness, as prudently to keep their room, and
await sanitary restoration. The central
figure of the party is not claimed to be q
resident Of this county.
From the Conneaut Reporter We learn
that Ashtabula County is to be honOred by
the starting Of one more newspaper. An
dover is the place, and C. E. Putnam and
L. V. Stone are the persons who are to un-
dertaks the enterprise, and hold out the
hat for contributions. This will make on
ly the ninth paper in this county.
If you are in want Of any kind of en-
gravsd stationery call at this Office and
examine samples. Visiting cards and
wedding work executed in the finest styles,
and at prices only slightly in advance Of
common printed work. All who have ia
vored US with orders, have been greatly
pleased with the quality Of the work and
low prices.
"A subscriber in St. Louis County, Mis-
souri,, sends US business note, which
winds up in the following manner-''D Don't
Step the TELEGRAPH. It is seized and read
with great delight by US all. So long as it
stays under the present management and
continues to be the par Sxcellence of Ash
tAbula Comfy newspapers, you may put
me down as a life subscriber"
Commissioner Starkwssther has the
matter in hand of widening, Strengthening
and improving the road to the Hsrbor.
The work has been taken hold Of with some
degree of sarnestness, and in several places
the road bed has been considerably increas-
cd in width. The job at the angle where
the turn is made to go to the docks, is be-
ing taken of, ample room made, and the
whole graded in g much improved manner.
Who is the funny man Of the Stand
ard? Our palm itches 10 know Just hear
him. BE looms up like jaekolantern in
8 quogmire:
81. W. Smith was promptly on hand at
the fire Sunday night with his Babcock
comical concern, squirting soda water on
the flames. The fire was too big for the
thing to make much Of an impression,
however"
1t can't be our Cincinnatus, for he's Of
heavy bore.
Charley Burrell does not get much be-
hind the times In catering for the taste of
his customers. On Friday morning last
he called on them with brook-or speckled
trout-and whitehsh, both from the Suue-
rior regions. brought down in one of the
barges consigned TO this Harbor. No one
can imagine the superiority of a Lake Su-
perior white fish without the test Of eating
it. As to those little beauties-the trout
we could not speak experimentally of them
for they were held at so cts. a pound.
Another graceful courtesy was paid
the editorial cottage of Saturday evening
last, by q quartet of trained voices, and
the-slways-apprOciated- kindness Of a ser.
enade rendered the occupants. Unfor.
tunately for US as well as our friends, Meth.
er member Of the federal head was at home,
and we only know of the delicious treat in.
tended for Us, from those who could NOT
represent us. The case seems to be one in
which gratitude and regrets are about
equally mingled.
Some of our butchers are treating tbsi,
patrons and the public with better eating
than has generally been the case. Messr.
Smith & Hough have just brought to the
shambles, couple Of steers Of FIVE year.
old that make 3,0O0-live weight. Theil
mature age and fatRess, made their meat
favorous and pleasant eating. This firm
have lsudable ambition to raise the stand
ard OF beef cattle brought to the block il
this place. The cattle were from the hero
Of Harmon Kardy, Sheffield.