Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-05-10
FRIDAY MAY 10th, 1878.
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-Geneva's champion" club is going to
Cleveland to-day to be mangled by the For
est Cities.
-HIG-our Orwell correspondent who
has spent the winter in New York, has re-
turned to Orwell.
The Ashtabula Light Artillery and
Light Guards are to participate in the ex-
ereises here on Decoration Day.
The Forest City ball club played the
Erie nine at Erie last Wednesday, result
ing in score of 8 to o in favor of F. Cs.
WIN. NJ. Eames, Jr., returned last
Saturday from New York where he has
been attending the Columbia Law College.
An exchange tuthfully remarks that
the real business life OF town is shown in
the advertising columns of its newspapers.
The Eries defeated the Forest City
Club last Tuesday 10y score Of 2 to 1.
Owing to the rain only five innings were
played.
The filing of petition in bankruptcy
of James Ward is announced, with liabili
ties over $1,000, 900 and assets not over
100000.
On drill nights, squads from the Ash
tabula Light Artillery are engaged in pick
ing up absentess on the streets and escort
ing them to the armory.
The Kansas letter received from an
Ashtabula friend, we will endeavor to
make room for next week. In the mean
time we would like to see the writer.
Treasurer Cook, has purchased house
and lands in jefferson, just south of the
village and domiciled himself and family
thereon, as we learn from the Gazette.
There were 50 applicants at the Teach
ers' examination at Jefferson last Tuesday.
OF the 90 candidates at Austinburg, A
received certificates, and q of the 81 at
Pierpont
Another Of those meaty letters from
the pen of our California correspondent
Ed-win be found in this paper, and no
doubt read with the zest thess letters never
fail to impart.
The Literary society of Kingsville
High school will give an entertainment at
Academy Hall on the evening of Thursday
May 16, consisting Of essays, orations,
etc. Principal.
Capt. Anson Luce, to the astonish-
ment of all his friends, has so far recov-
cred from his recent severe illness, that he
is able TO rise from his bed, dress and move
about the house.
We have now a sort of Billiard block
in town. Beside the new billiard room in
Dick Ra1ford's old store, Simonet has ta-
ken the new store of DR.. Bartlett, and set
up his tables there.
Hon. S. a. Northwsy has been elected
President of the Second National Bank, to
I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Hon. Abner Kellogg.
Charley Morton, an Ashtabula boy and
son of the Rev. A. D. Morton, is a mem
Der of the Forest City Base Ball club, fill
ing the position of an extra. He is one Of
the best players in the club.
-Slavin's Uncle Toms Cabin troupe play
cd to a moderate sized audience last We'd
nssday evening. The entertainment gave
excellent satisfaction. The troupe was
billed to play again last evening. g.
"A game of base ball was played in
SaybroOk last Saturday between the N. Gs.
Of that town and club from Austinburg
resulting in the defeat of the Saybrook
elub-the score standing to 10.
byron E. Boon, Of Ashtabula, has
gone into voluntary bankruptcy"
The above is from the Cleveland Leader
Of Monday last. Will the Leader now be
SO kind as to tell US whs Mr.. Boon isl
The Senior of the STANDARD is out
again and that radiant phiz has settled
back to its normal proportions. His fan
cy does not run particularly after mumps
as an ornament or as a sanitary condition.
New time schedules have been issued
for the railroads centering here. The A.
Y. & P. takes effect next Monday morning
and the L. S. & NJ. S. BY. and branches
on Sunday. The corrected tables will be
published next week.
The next of the series of Temperance
Lectures will be delivered at Smiths Opera
House, Ashtabula, Friday evening May
10th, by Rev. G. V. Wilson, of Ravenna,
Ohio. Admittance free and a cordial in
Yitation is extended 20 all.
-Whitefsh are uncommonly scarce in
the lake this Spring, but the blue pike are
more abundant than usual. A great
many large black bass are being caught
with hooks, and the fishing season may
now be considered fairly open.
The water is lower in the Sault St
Marie Canal this year than usual. Vessels
Of the tonagS OF the H. II. Brown, Nc
Gregor and Verona are not bringing dowr
this season as much ore, into one to two
hundred tons, as they did last.
Landlord Field goes to Cold Water,
Mich. with Little Jake for the races that
are to open on the 10th inst. Jake ha:
bsen entered for the 2.28 trot. A car load
Of horses from Fredonia and neighborhood
was to have gone through on Monday last.
Oil city was visited by shower on
Tuesday evening accompanied by thunder
and lightning, and the spire of the Mair
street Methodist church received a eharg,
Of electricity and was badly shattered
sending fragments all around the neigh
borhood.
The additions to the Christian churcl
at Conneaut this spring, under the faith
ful labors of the Pastor, Rev. Mr.. Wymar
have been S3. There were several addi
tions to the membership of the Congrega
tionsl church at the communion on Sun
day last,