Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-01-25

electrifying the G. A. K. Posts OF the
county with his Battle Flashes" He
was at Conneaut on Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday evenings, and is to speak again on
Sunday evening on temperance. He is a
power, and will accomplish much good.
The Watrous corner lot, embracing a
dwelling and blacksmiths shop, al the
HarbOr. so by 1O5, has been within few
days, bought by Mr. Francis Payne of
Cleveland, for 81, $50. Possession has not
yet been given of the house. but Mr..
Payne being blacksmith, has entered in
to possession of the shop. makes full
hcurs-vsry much as though he meant
business. Besides being good mechanic
he has the requisite energy and industry
to turn it to the best account. bis Pur-
chase is evidence of = level head.
The house of John W. Wetmore, OF
Plymouth. took fire on Wednesday of last,
week about one O'Clock P. NJ. during the
absence of the family, and was entirely con-
sumed. When discovered, the neighbors
gathered and were enabled to save few
articles only. How the fire took is not
known; but our infOrmsnt-Mr. Samuel
Burnett, who lives in the neighbOrhood
thinks it probably took from burning SCOT,
dropping down the chimney, and eommu-
nicating with u fire board. There was an
insurance on the house. of 81, 900, and the
loss will be about $1,000.
The Geneva sportsmen,. as we notice
by an article in the StaDdard-haYe taken
steps towards visiting the infections of
law upon the heads of those who, in vio-
lation of the statute law are shooting the
pigeons, that are roosting and feeding in
various parts of this county. While at
Rock Greek the other day, we learned
that regular fusilade is carried on every
night among the birds found in that town
ship. As one person stated, it Is a good
business each morning to go over the
ground and pick up the birds knocked
down overnight and overlooked in the
darkness.
The Ashtabula Temperance Union
was reorganized on Tuesday evening of
last week, and the old officers reelected.
President Mccoy however, declined to
serve, and bro. Jaquss who had been sec
retary, was pushed forward to fill the va
cancy, while that left by him, was filed by
Mr.. Psttibone. Regular weekly meetings
are now to be held on Friday evenings at
the Hall on Center street. It is to be
hoped that some of the same fsrvor and eff
ficieney, which characterized the first sea-
son of the Union, may again be enjoyed,
and the work be blessed with even moro of
the salutary effort which followed the first
efforts.
-Messrs Blakesles and Moore, have en-
gagged the services for short time, of Mr..
W. c. North, who, as a Photographic ar
tist, has few equals, and no superiors.
Under his directions the establishment is
undergoing arefitting in all its depart
ments. Specimens of Mr. North's pictures
are to be seen, that leave no room for ques-
ton, that he is in the very van of the pro-
fession. Some of his specimens, we have
never seen approached. He takes tile
head, Of life size, direct, without the pro-
cess Of throwing up. and the full figure in
cabinet size, is a very satisfactory dimen-
sion; whether our citizens are prepared to
order pictures or not, it viii pay them to
drop in and see what the camera is capa-
BILE of in the hands of really skillful man
ipulstor.
"A rich entertainment seems to be in
store for our citizens on the evenings of
the q and 25th at the Opera House. 1t is
nothing less than an exposure Of the pre-
tentions of spiritualism by W. Irving Bish-
ops name that is new to us-but which
is accompanied by the endorsements of
the leading minds of New York, Brooklyn,
Boston, etc., embracing the clergy, D. d. IS
M. DIS Governors, college officers and fac
ulties, the press, and in fact such an array
Of testimonials as affords the highest and
most satisfactory evidence of the character,
honesty and capability Of the lecturer.
HIS programme of exposures covers all
the profound and complex deciptions that
have been the more prominently practiced
upon mans credulity. There is evidently
fun ahead.
We dropped into the Standard Office
the other day, wishing to reciprocate some
Of the social courtssey of that establish
ment, and just to see how the Senior man.
aged to compose his limbs to the tripod.
The drudgsry of the form we know by
theory, is pretty rough on the muscle,
and especially its fexibility, but we know
that political cast has something to dc
with fellows supleness. We however
failed to find either the Senior or the Jun.
ior in. So we took deliberate and in.
terested survey OF a Democratic printing
Office. The conclusion arrived at wa:
rather disappointment and vexation, fol
everything about it was in such perfect
order and cleanliness. 1t was just like g
man after getting into clean linen. There
was nothing of that rag-tsg-and-bob-t tai
attribute about it, which we are in the
haolt OF assoeiating with that persuasion.
There was no bad smell about it-no flayo,
Of heer or whiskey. Everything wore an
air of sobristy and propriety. and the
comparison with the more immaculate Re.
publican offices-even tine TELEGRAPH it.
self-was favorable and creditable. We
were rather inclined to the belief thai
Bro. Fardon's political nursing had beer
drawn from Republican mammals, anc
tnat be had become demoraIized by falling
into bad company. We shall call agair
and see how that is.
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR.