Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-06-14
FRIDAY JUNE 18th, 1875.
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The Council meets next Wednesday
evening, June 18th.
Mr.. b. B. Castle addressed Murphy
nesting at Geneva last Friday evening.
Strawberries have reached the low
price Of 2 cents per quart in Cleveland.
The STANDARD is soon to adopt a
patent inside in the form of six column
quarto.
We expect to hear soon of a match
game of base ball between the ministers
of Cleveland
About 700 men and horses are at work
on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie R. R. near
Mahoningtown.
-EngiRser Sloan commenced the pre-
liminary survey of the proposed Harbor
improvement yesterday morning.
The Alert Hook and Ladder Co.. Ne.
1, will give their usual annual social party
at Smiths Opera House, July 4th.
The Ashtabula Light Guards will give
social party at their Armory on the even
ing ef July Fourth. Music by Clark's band
-Thurber & Co., the druggist are man
ufacturing fiavoring extracts that for puri-
ty, strength and flavor cannot be beaten.
The brick layers commenced operations
on the walls of the new buildings at the
corner of Main and Centre streets yester-
day.
Prof Andrews, who has gained consid-
cradle popularity as an educator in Pier
pont, has been again engaged as teacher Of
High School in that place.
Such cold, drizzling, cherries, dis
agreeble day, as that which wound up
last week, never perhaps obtruded itself
into the sweet month Of June.
One hundred and twenty inmates are at
present in the County Infrmary, this being
about twenty in excess Of the usual num-
Der at this season Of the year.
Police Justice Richards is doing
land Office business as will be seen by our
police news. The cases are all for drunk
enness and disordyrly conduct.
Attention is called to teachers exam
ination to be held at Ashtabula June 29th.
This is the only examination that viii be
held before the latter part of September.
The Geneva Times complains abo ut
the using Of the streets of that village by
sporting gentlemen for putting the animals
through. It tends TO give life and activi-
ty to q village,
The lady friends of the Paulus Post,
G. A. R. viii give = strawberry and ice
cream festival on the North Park to-mor-
row, Saturday evening for the benefit of
the Post. We hope there will be large at
tendance.
-0ur-Ashtabula-tax payers will have
levy of 10 mills to pay this year on each
dollars valuation oftsxable real or personal
property. This incl1dSs for Village 8 mills,
State 29, County 1.S, Infrmary O.s, bridge
1.5 and buildings 0.5 mills.
"A game of ball last Tuesday between
the Forset Citys and Chicagos at Cleve-
land, resulted in a victory of 2 to 1 for the
F. C's. 1t is spoken of as very fine game
and the Cleveland people are now 200 de-
grees above zero on base ball matters.
There is considerable complaint from
persons who pass that way, of the danger
GUS condition of the sidewalk on the west
side Of Main street, betweenVine street and
the old foun dry building. VIII the Side
walk Committee give this their attention?
The Cleveland Sunday Post, changed
hands, Mr.. ]. A. Riser having sold out
the paper to Hon. o. ]. Hodge. The edi-
torial staff will remain the same, Mr.. ].
A. Spencer, managing editsr, and Mr.. W.
+. Swift, city editor. The paper will be
independent Republican as in the past.
"A hail storm visited this place last
Wednesday morning about 4 o'clock.
Those who were out early enough to see
the storm claim the stones were as large as
birds eggs, but they failed to mention
whether they referred to buzzard or canary
bird eggs. We hear Of no damage being
done.
There is an unusual amount of travel
this season between the Harbor and the
village and We notice Capt. NJ. C. Wright
is carrying the greater portion of the pas
sengers. The fact that the Capt. is always
on hand, rain or shine, summer or winter,
and his accommodating disposition, is
making his line a favorite one.
The Harbor police report the tramps
as the most disordsrly class in that locality.
There are great many lettering aboat and
when night comes they are very dlsordsrly.
The saloon keepers all close their estab-
lishmsnts promptly at 1920 p. M, in ae-
cordance with an ordinance passed several
years ago, and which is now being enforced.
IT. P. Brockway of South Harpers-
field, young married mantle Times
says-took a dose of Paris Green, and
wrapped his robes about him to die. But
at this time a doctor appeared and pumped
him out and gave him new lease of life,
and new powers for the endurance Of do
mestic trials, that came so near being too
much FOR him,