Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-09-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The Council meets next Wednesday
evening.
The Andover Fair last week is repre-
sented to have been a gratifying success.
Gen. Garfield Will address the citizens
Of Rock Greek, on Tuesday evening next.
j. B. Phillips and family-the Wei
come says-srs moving from Orwell to Dor
set.
Mr.. Omar Gillette has been confined
to his house for several days by indisposi-
ton.
"A free ferry temporarily takes the place
of the old swing bridge at the .Harbor, for
pedestrians.
The Williams Bros. will begin the de-
livery Of the history of Lake and Geauga
county as early as Oct. IS.
Frost was noticible on the morning
of the 29d and 2Sd inst. within the cor
poration limits of Jefferson.
Teachers examinations will De held in
Pierpont, Tuesday, Oct. LIST, and in Con-
neaut, Tuesday, Oct. 22nd.
The Reporter speaks of the shutting
down Of the Conneaut River Paper Mill,
after the stock on hand is worked up.
Though the apple crop is abundant
and unusually fine in size and fairness,
but few will be found upon the trees at the
usual time.
The Rev. James Bonnsr assisted in the
services at St. Peters church last Sunday.
The congregation on this occasion was un-
usually large.
What look of mutual admiration
there is between clerk lowering an avn
ing and the horse that may be standing in
front Of the store.
Every lover Of flowers should visit the
County Fair and view the large and beau
tiful collection displayed by W. P. Sim
mons, the Geneva florist.
The drift wood brought down the
creek, by the freshet and lodged in Fisk &
Silliman's tail race is supplying several of
our citizens with winter fuel.
Would it not be a good plan for the
proper village officers to enforce that Ordi-
nance to prevent the pasting of advertise
ments On fences, buildings, ETC.?
The damages to the track of the HAr-
Dor Division Of the L. S. & NJ S. Ry, by
the recent food, was repaired sufficiently
last Monday to allow trains to pass over
it.
The Standard says the late Quarter
Master Of the 10th Regt. has resigned; if
this is true perhaps that little "henefit" We
gave him few weeks since may have been
Of some use to him.
As there is considerable stone masonry,
we suppose. in repairing breaches caused
by the late flood, no better man for that
kind of work can be found than Mr.. Eli
Beer of this village.
The Forest City base ball club. com
posed ''of some of the best timber in the
county, has met with defeat in the last
two games. The Cincinnatis and Syracuse
Stars were the victors
Though Jack Frost has not made his
appearance in this place, the footprints Of
autumn are seen in the foliage Of the trees
especially in that of the soft maple, which
is first to put forth its gorgeous cOloring.
The residence Of Edward d. Fitch in
Jefferson is sbout completed, and will be
one Of the pleasantest places in that vii
lage. The honse is being piped for gas,
which will be manufactured on the prem
ises.
The schooner Jessie which was swept
into the lake during the freshet and beach
ed, has been towed up the river and run
into Fields brook, where she was allowed
to settle to the bottom, as she was leaking
quite badly.
Our Rock Creek friends will not fail
to notice the advertisements of Messrs.
Means & Harrington, notifying the people
that 3 stock Of phosphate may be found on
sale by enquiring Of either of them, for
sale at usual rates.
The ''City Of Kingsville, Ohio" is
announced in the Leader as contributing
$40 towards the yellow fever fund. $40
Is quite liberal donation for small vii
lAge like Kingsville, but for "city" it
looks rather small.
We have an excellent letter from our
old friend-Prof. Bruce, of Boston-de-
voted mainly to the political status in the
State-Butlerism and his prospects, receiv-
ed too late for this week. 1t will not be
unreasonable next week.
The filing of the excavations made
by the freshet along from the foot Of Har-
mons Hill was let on Saturday afternoon
last to Mich. TnIey, at the rate of 10 cents
Q yard. The number Of yards as estimated
by the engineer was some 1900,
-Messrs. Gilkey & Perry announce to
the readers of this paper, that they are
closing out their entire stock of Dry Goods,
Notions, Crockery, 80. regardless Of cost.
This firm has q large stock of goods, and
bargains are offered in every department.
"A mass meeting will be held at the
Town Hall, on Tuesday evening Oct. 1.
The speaker will be Congressman Reed, of
Maine. As this is to be the only, meeting
Of the campaign, at this place, no one will
fail to give it attention. Reporter.
AT the teachers examination, last
week in Jefferson, there we're 81 applicantsi
10 ladies and 81 gentlemen. The proper
tion Of success was unusually large, 40 re-
ceiying certificates. The next examine
ton will be held at PierpOnt on Tuesday,
Oct. 1st.