Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-06-21
FRIDAY JUNE s1st, 1875.
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AS OOAiiOit hASe ltsSt W uSuhSSuay SAei
ing.
The cornet band played in the Nortt
Pak last Monday evening.
The Pittsburg s Lake Erie Road will
when completed, have forty-one bridges il
the sixty-fOur niles.
We learn that 'Littls Jake" did no
''start" at jackson in the 2.29 race, fol
which he had bean entered.
"A Sunday School and Church picnic i
tO-be given on Thursday June 9th, by tn,
members efSt.r Peters Church.
IVES. RiohsrdsOni is showing his fellow
citizens how to keep a neat and tidy place
and his residence in its surroundings stands
out as model for imitation.
There were nine large steam bsrges il
this harbOr last Tuesday morning discharg-
ing and taking on cargoes, which, with .
large number of sailing vessels about filed
Up the river.
-0ne would think from the way ou,
bank officers talk, not to say anything
about the uncertainty and leanness of div
idends, that national banking is not an un-
mitigated bonanza.
Cleveland is not just at present feeling
quite 50 proud of her base bail. The last
two games with the Rochesters was q per-
feet walk-away. and the Clevelanders say
the games we're sold.
-Mr. Jack Sehram, the boatman at the
Harbsr has just added fine schooner
rugged yacht to his feet Of pleasure boats.
1t is schooner rigged and as neat and com
modieus craft Of the kind as ever cleared
from this port.
After it had transpired that our friend
Rsig was not to be at the Paris Exposition,
we hoped that he would be able to attend
that Enropean Congress. We are not,
however, cheered by any premonitions in
that difecten.
The first inquiry of that fine company
Of well dressed gentlemen of the Paines-
vile encampment, in coming into Town on
Monday, was-where is the Telegraph Of
fee? No one need go round to inquire
whether that is true or not.
The strawberry and ice cream festival,
given by the lady friends Of the Paulus
Post G. A. R. in the North Park, on Satur-
day evening last, was well attended and
proved a very pleasant occasion. The net
receipts amounted to about $50.
The Cleveland Sunday Post has been
consolidated with the Voice and appeared
last Sunday as the Voice and Pos. Hon.
o.J.Hodge the recent purchaser of the Post
is to have charge of the editorial depart
msnt, and W. S. Robinson Of the F0ios, the
business management.
Our Ssybrook letter for last weeks pa
per, reached us on Friday the 14th, bear
ing post mark Of that date. As the pa
per was worked on Thursday svening-19th
it was little late. Such portions of the
letter as have not spoiled by keeping, will
be found in this number.
Charley Burkhart has an array Of
roses, pansies and other flowers, at the
Watson place, very beautiful to look upon
His treatment and propagation Of roses of
rare descriptions, in spite of the insects
that prey upon them. shows much clever
ness and skill. Some of those budded into
sweet briar standards, surpass anything
We have before seen.
The Geneva Mercantile Company" is
the name Of new joint stock company re-
Gently organized under state charter.
The Times says the company is composed
Of stockholders who are heavy farmers. en-
bracing men of Geneva, Madison, Harpsrs.
field, Trumbnll, Austinburg, Saybrook and
other townships. They have Board of
Directors and General Manager.
Fisk & Silliman are putting up an ar
tiels Of -four prepared by what is denomi-
nated-Sanderson New Process bag of
which has been pretty thoroughly tested at
the editorial cottage, and pronounced A.
Ne. L Indeed our board has not been
supplied with such light, sweet, and hand
some bread for many day. We think the
''Nsw Process" a little ahead of the "Pat-
ent PROCESS" and our acquaintance with it
win be cherished and continued.
Johnny Blake blacksmith who had
lived in PaiuesYille previous to the last IS
months, became enamored of Miss Nav
Durban--a compositor in the Advertiser
ofics. On Friday last, he appeared in
town in the garb of an old lady, and pro-
curing buggy, followed Miss d. while
going to dinner He stopped and first
asked her to take seat in thebuggy, which
she refused to do; be then siezed her and
attempted to force her in, but she resisted,
got away from him and ran. He pursued
her and drawing a pistol fired with the
pistol near her head. He was arrested, the
pistol and two razors taken from him. and
lodged in jail. Miss D. was found to be
uniniured. These facts are gathered from
the Journal.