Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
LOCAL n E w s.

LOG "A Il n Ii w y.
The next regular meeting of the COun-
ell will be held next Wednesday evening.
The County Commissioners will meet
at the Auditors Office on Wednesday Sept.
4th.
Thirteen candidates have already come
to the surface to FIJI vacancies in three coun-
ty offices.
This has been an excellent season for
blackberries and the yield will be immense
in this locality.
The Orwell Fair is to held this year on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sep
tember 4th, 9th and 9th.
The brass band favored our citizens
with some of their fine music in the
North Park last Thursday evening.
The thirty-third annual fair of the
Trumbull County Agricultural Society,
viii be held at Warren on the nth, 18th,
10TH and Both Of September.
Mrs. Josiah Allen of SaybroOk has
picked this season thirty-fve bushels Of
peas, which, for lady 60 years of age
shows considerable energy. -
The reader viii find another-the Sec
ond-ot series of Colorado letters in
this number. The style of the writer is
such as to commend them to hearty ap-
proTal.
Mrs. Allis Cook, graduate of P. R.
Spencer, is organizing classes in writing,
at the B Grammar school building. Mr..
Cook will give instruction in bookkeeping
at the same time and place.
"A temperance meeting viii be held at
the Opera House, on Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock. Short speeches will be made
by some Of our citizens, and the singing
will be conducted by Prof. Perkins.
-Blake's Harbor Line was pulled off the
route last Wednesday, and Captain
Wright's pioneer line has now no competi-
tor on the road. One of Blake's horses
died last Tuesday from too much exercise.
No more buggies are to be sold on the
street in Painesville, the journal says,
and sale was stopped by order of the
Mayor, last week, and the ordinance for
prohibiting such sales is to be made more
explicit and stringent.
MIR. Fred. Brockway has re-opened the
room No. ia Main street, formerly occu-
pied by the Yankee candy man, as a con-
fectionery and ice cream store. His candy
can justly be termed purely home made,
and embraces fine variety.
The Caroline Richings Bernard Opera
Troupe did not arrive here in time to give
their entertainment on last Tuesday even
ing as advertised. They, however, appear
ed on Wednesday evening, and gave very
satisfactory entertainment to small aud
ience.
The reader will find supplement with
the present number of the TELEGRAPH,
embracing an interview with Senator Win
dom, which is deemed of such high i'm
pOrtsnce as to induce little extra effort
to give it circulation in this way, we think
it will repay perusal.
New wheat was brought into town last
week and was disposed of at 80 cents. The
opinion is common that holders will hard
ly do better than to take advantage OF
opening prices. Some 400 bushels were
taken IN at the stone mills on Saturday,
ranging from 80 to 95.
Mr.. George B. St. John. of Rock
Greek. is offered to the voters of the eoun-
ty as q candidate for the Office of Sheriff.
Mr.. S. is an old and wsll-known citizen Of
the county, and worthy of any position of
honor and trust that his fellow-eitizens
may see fit to favor him with. His COM
petency aid fidelity are beyond question.
Mr.. E. q. Gilkey whose name may be
found among the announcements Of can
didates for the Office Of clerk, is one of our
first citizens and the Republican party with
which be is identified, and his competency,
tidiIity and ability amply qualify him for
this or any other Office in the gift Of the
people.
There is dangerous hole in the bridge
on Lake street, over the Harbor Division Of
the L. S. & M. S. R'y, that should be re-
paired Immediately. Some one has stuck
post in the hole to warn persons, but in
the night this is more dangerous than the
hole would be if left exposed. Will the
L.s.&M. s.oficers give this their prompt
AttsntioR7
MIR. Daniel Griffin. of Plymouth, has
purchased the residence Of Mr.. George W.
Waite, on the top. of Mill hill, and is to
take possession in the fall. The considera.
tion was el.ssO, which is very reasonable
price Tor so desirable piece of property.
1t is said to be the intention Of Mr.. G. and
lady TO change their residence from thier
old Plymouth home to the village.