Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-01-11
The friends Of Elder Drake the ma

The friends Of Elder Drake. the pas
tor of the Free Baptist church, of New
Lyme, were to make him donation visit
on Thursday of this week. The people OF
this church have reason to be proud of
their pastor. He is one Of the able young
men OF this region, and seems to be i'm
busd with the idea that clergymen are crea-
lures of progress and development, and
are, therefore growing men. There are,
unfortunately, too many Of his profession
like the proverbial humble bee, inteIlectu-
ally the largest when born into the minis
try. The ordinary humdrum of provin-
cial life Is not sufficient to stimulate and
put into activity the energies needful for
growth, aud the result is. they never do
grow. Our friends at DOdgeville and vi
cinity do well to show their generous ap-
probation of their young pastor mentally
and pecuniarily.
Tine dignatsries of the county, begin
ming with Senator Wade and J. R. Gid
dings and following down with the mem
bers of the bar, publishers and editors,
are, by their photographs, to grace the
County History by the Williams Brothers.
". c. Howells, the Nestor of the county
press, and the elder Lee. ars ALREADY Sc
cured and their biographies will be pre-
pared at once. Whether the photograph
of the editor Of the TELEGRAPH will be one
Of the group, is not a settled question.
We are thinking. Whether the editor of
the Nssrs is to be one of the number. We
are not informed, but trust he may be as
signed a prominent position in the group,
as we have an ambition to put the best
foot forward and while We impress the te-
holder with some idea of the mental dig
nifty and power of the profession, we shall
suffer nothing in the light Of natural histo-
ry.
The Tribune Almanac for 1879 is one of
the most complete and useful political
manuals ever published in this country.
It's table Of contents presents many new
features, which will add to its long-estab-
lished and well-earned popularity. Special
pains have been taken to present compre-
hensive information on subjects that are
engrossing public attention. The treat
ment of the silver question is exhaustive.
The tables give the freshest figures re-
specting the expectation, Importation and
production Of gold and silver, the weekly
fluctuations in the gold value of silver dur
ing the year. The election returns include
the latest vote in every state and Territory.
The Almanac contains nothing that does
not bear close relations to the public ques-
tions of the time. 1t has been compiled
and edited by the Hon. Edward Mcpherson,
long Clerk of the House of Representatives
and a statistician of National reputation.
What thing country store isl Did
you ever think Of it? While at Orwell the
other day, ]. B. Graham, who is admitted
to be one Of the clearest headed mer-
chants, and best operators in the County,
showed us about his complicated and va
ried establishment. His cluster of build
ings are divided up into all sorts OF apart
ments, compartments, and departments.
While dry goods and groceries. are the
staples, the stock runs down through
the products of the jeweler, clock and
matchmaker, the butcher, the tailor, the
shoemaker, the farmer, and so on to the
end of the chapter on industry. All
these rAmifications are presided over, by
himself and his partner, Rowley, and
clerk or two, in the calmest and quietest
manner imaginable. The wheels of trade
are SO well fabricated that everything runs
smoothly and nOiselessly; while the $780,
600 stock is all the time being turned over
and over, and the stock thus kept fresh
and attractive. Accommodation and
courtesy is a feature of the intercourse of
the establishment, that meets AN agreeable
response; and the place is a pleasant and
popular resort. The amount of business
transacted in the course Of a year must be
very considerable, but of its limits and
scope we we're not informed. The estab-
lishment and the modes and methods of
its business, are apparent enough, that it
is model country store, and that its gen.
tlsmanly proprietors, are worthy of their
generous trade and the rewards which fol-
low in its course.