Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-06-07


last Wednesday evening by the ladies OF
the Baptist church at the residence of
Mayor Morrison. The refreshments con-
sisted Of strawberries, ice cream and cake,
and was enjoyed by house full Of guests.
The weather was too cold for an outdoor
entertainment, but the grounds were beau
tifully illuminated by locomotive head
lights, eolored and Chinese lanterns.
Our friend Brett, who has been work
ing in the safe business for other parties,
for several years, has now started on his
own hook at No. 1O2 Superior st. Cleve-
land, as the agent Of the DIabold Safe and
Lock Company, Canton. Ohio. Friend B.
is an earnest worker, fair, honorable and
accommodating business man, qualities
that usually secure success, and he has a
reasonable hope of meriting and winning it
The present cont ract with the Gas
Light Co. for lighting streets is great re-
duction on the contract of two years ago.
AT that time the Village paid $50 per
month for the gas and the care of 25 lights.
The corporation now has the same number
of gas lights and 16 oil lights. which the
Gas Co. are tc light, extinguish, and fur
nish the Illuminating fluids for $25 per
month of twenty nights. This is certainly
as cheap as any one could expect.
Mr.. Udy, we learn, was a little dis
appointed on reaching Kansas with his
family, as the place he had intended to
buy, had, on account of the immigration
and demand for improved property, gone
up in price. He therefore, bought 100
acres of unimproved lane, or rather hav-
ing only 20 acres sown to wheat. He
found a shelter in the house with Mr.. Har-
ris, until he could build. For this tract,
he paid, as we learn, $500. 1t adjoins the
farm of Mr. Harris on the south.
p. F. Good is razing a considerable
portion of the additions and attachments
to that old Hitchcock's shop-at
Centre street station, one Of these has been
removed to spot near Seymour & Sons
mill, to be fitted up for some useful pur-
pese-dwelling or otherwise. After get
ting down to the original dimensions of
the old shop, il is to be altered and made
more convenient and commodious, and re-
lisved of its present dilapitated and neg
leeted condition, and put to practical use.
We find ourselves unable to give this
week, the decoration poem Of Mr.. Waite, as
was expected, on account ofits great length.
Several rather lengthy articles that we did
not feel at liberty to defer, had been laid
out for the compositor, and this, it was fear
ed would make more of that kind of mat
ter than could be mastered. Its literary
merits are such that its psrusal will no
doubt be relished at any time, and we shall,
therefore, give it on those merits, shorn of
its freshness as connected with decoration
day and its proceedings.
Our neighbor-Wad Redhead-though
usually very quiet and well-behaved man
came near raising an alarm in the COM
munity on Saturday evening, near sun
down. The collections from the stable at
the rear of his barn, took fire and COM
municated with the siding. and but for
the discovery by his little four,year-old,
and the calling of attention, the building
would have been beyond hope in five or ten
minutes more. The cause of the fire is a
mystery, unless it be fonnd in the firing of
pistol by some boys in that locality, and
the fire been hndlSd by the burning wad-
ding.
Some of Geneva's generous souls whose
hearts are in the temperance work, came
down on Friday evening last and poured
soma Of their enthusiasm into our regular
weekly meeting. President Grover, Thorp
our young legislator-Mr. Warden, whose
hoary locks are no abatement to his mental
fire, Pinney, the cold water veteran who
had his baptism in one of our cattle guards,
and one or two others whose names we did
not catch. cheered us by their presence and
terVid utterances. The obligation con-
ferred will not probably be forgotten or
fail to be recipocated
The large and elegant schooner David
Vance, of Milwaukee, arrived at this port
last Monday morning for cargo of coal
for Milwaukee. She is one of the largest
vessels on the lakes, and will take out a
cargo Of about 400 tons. Her captain,
Lewis R. Vance, is a young man, but has
had many years experience in the marine
business. During the war he was lieuten-
ant on one of the Government gun boats.
and took part in the bOmbardment of
Vicksburg. James Griffin, who, two years
ago was mate q the steamer Metropolis.
is now mate on the Vance.
Few village establishments compare in
the amount of stock and quality of work
with that of our nsighbors-Ford & Broth
er. A harness of almost any character NAV
there be found in stock, and ready on call
for immediate use. The light trotting or
or heavy work harness, is equally within
their range, and of equal adaptation in
taste and fitness. Our attention has been
especially called to some Of their light, fiat
WOrk-nOw so popular among horse men
professional as well as amateur. Beside
harness work proper, their stock embraces
everything in their line, down to the detail
and smallest miutia. Then they are clever
fellows, to deal with and the best samples
OF democrats to be found in the burg.
"A entertainment will be given at the
Opera House, on the afternoons and even
ings of Friday and Saturday of the present
week by DR.. c. A. Flower, CONSISTING Of
what is called consolidated museum and
art magique. In the museum department
will be found natural curiousity UNEQUAL
cd, in the person Of Miss Jane Harrington
the limblsss lady. her, natures freaks
and vagaries are set forth in q striking
light. She is Of mature sge-something
over forty years, Of full size and develop
ment.of body, and yet without anything
more than apologies for limbs, hands and
feet. Spiritualism is exposed in the magic
art department, and many Of the tricks
commonly ascribed to spirits aid, are shown
70 be mere slight of hand deceptions.