Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-05-24

Cincinnati, on Wednesday the 18th day oil
June, 1878. L. C. WADE, Chairman,
Ashtabula County Republican Committee.
An archery club is talked of here.
Next Thursday is Decoration Day.
Candidates for the various County Of
fees are already coming to the surface.
The Northern Ohio Fair will be held
in Cleveland from September 10th to 18th
The next regular meeting of the Coun.
Gil viii be held Wednesday evening, june
9Th.
-orson q. Benham is out with that new.
lypainted bus. 1t looks fresh, tasteful and
inviting.
The Ohio Sunday School Union will
be held this year at NOrwalk, on the 4th
of June.
The eastern reports Of the wool mark
ct are that it is quiet and firm. Domestic
fleece 9O@4s.
MIR. Leonard A. Watson of Ashtabula,
graduated at Columbia Law College, New
YORK, last week.
Charley Stow, formerly editor of the
Girard COsEopOlits is now advance agent
for Sell Bros. circus.
The walls of Kane's new brick block,
at the corner of Lake and Depot streets,
are about completed.
Terry, the drayman, fell from the top
of load of rags to the ground, last Satur-
day, but was not seriously injured.
Decoration Day is to be observed in
this place, this year, on a scale commen-
surate with its patriotic associations.
The game Of ball Thursday afternoon
at Geneva, between the Forest Citys and
Geneyas resulted in victory for the F.
Cs. Score, 81 to 6.
The first number of the American An
tiquarian-the new Monthly, edited by
Rev. Mr.. Peet, has been received, but too
late for notice this week.
The game of ball on Wednesday be-
tween the Eriss and Forest Cities at Erie
resulted in another defeat for the former
club by score of 10 to 8.
1t viii be surprise to many Of our
citizens to learn that Edward h. Fitch is
about to remove with his family to Jsffer-
son, having already purchased residence
there.
"A new life car, for the Life Saving
Station Of Painesville, has been received,
as we learn from the Telegraph. 1t is in
charge Of the efficient keeper of the life
station-Frank Babcock.
The ordinance requiring saloons to
close at 1890 P. m. is now being enforced
here. There seems to be no opposition to
it among the saloon keepers.
Mrs. Woodbridge, of Ravenna, wilde
liver temperance lecture at Smiths Opera
House, Friday Evening, May 24th. Ad-
mittance free. All are invited.
Nora Wright's Blonde troupe was st
the Opera House last Saturday evening.
A small audience and poor show were the
principal feature of the occasion.
Some $4,000 pounds Of butter is to be
packed by Mr.. S. R. Norris, after his gilt
edge process, at Hudson, Summit county,
whittier be has gone to superintend it.
Richards Brothers, the Centre Street
grocsrs, are building on to the rear of their
store. When completed it will give them
twice the amount of room they now have.
The Ashtabula Light Artillery has de-
decided to come out dismounted on Decora-
tion Day. A gun will, however, be taken
to each Of the Cemeteries and salutss fired.
Custer Post, G. A. R. Of Conneaut,
we learn from the Reporter, has received
equipments for an independent military
company. The post numbers fifty mem
bers.
-Kelsey's Park was enlivened by quite
an attendance on Saturday last, of horse
men and horses, and considerable sport
was enjoyed. These occasions are TO be
@SPeoOOO Sfot. lOuE hS6kS.
Custer Post, Conneaut, is moving in
the matter Of equipment as a military com
Pany. All right, we may as well make up
in militia that which we are likely to be
deprived Of in regulars, by our Democrat
ic non-combantants.
The big bear man has been round
again. When we saw them they were TAX
ing their siesta-the man hacked nm
against one Of W. W. Mann's tree wbilo
Bruin INDUCED in the most unstudied eas.
OF manner-a luxurious abandon.
That terrible explosion on Thursday
afternoon last, enormously reported to have
been the bursting of the boiler of the flour
ing mill of Fisk & Silliman turned out to
hsYe been the blasting of a rock in we'll
being sank on the premises of Judge Shsr-
man.
The Ravenna Republican DemOcrath as
been purchased at assignee's sale by the
Republican Democrat Printing Company,
who rStain Mr.. H. R. W. Hall as editor.
The paper is again on a solid basis. and
has the same ring of the true metal as of
yore.
The iron work of the Pittsburgh &
Lake Erie railroad bridge, across the Ohio
at Beaver, is now fairly under way. The
work on the river piers and abutment is
also rapidly progressing, and ere long the
entire bridge, about 1,2OO feet in length
will be ready for use.
We noticed at the Harbor the other
day, thai the A. Y. & P. docks were IN
dergoing repairs at the corner of the slip
which had been pushed out by the great
weight OF ore deposit. It was found nee
essary to employ the dredge to clear the
Slip and thus work was going on, giving
employment to scows and tugs.