Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.
-The sleighing Us never bstter.

The slsighing was never b'tter.
The FrtEeRAru is % years old tO-dsy.
And now we wish you Happy New
Year.
-Gidding's Post. G. A. R., Of jefferson,
is to give grand ball on New Years even
ing.
Miss Zillah Sherman arrived home to
spend the holiday vacation, on Thursday
last. from Aurora
Mr.. E. P. Watson returned from New
York last Friday to spend the holidays
with his friends in Ashtabula.
-Rafles for poultry were quite gener-
ally INDUCED in on Christmas eve by the
spOrtive young men of the town.
The Chief Engineer of the Fire Dept.
had e gang Of men shovelIng the snow from
the tops Of the fire cisterns last Monday.
Our Kingsville and SaybrOOk CORE
spondenss are probably keeping Christmas
which will account for the absence Of their
letters.
The mails, especially those from the
East, have been greatly delayed during the
past week, on account of the heavy snow
storms.
o The Council should take steps imme-
diately to have the annual tour Of inspec-
t;on of the fire Wardens. "a stitch in
time. etc.
1t seems as though oysters had reached
the bottom notch, as to price. Afne quail
ity OF buIks are sold for 25 cents per quart,
:. or 90 cents gallon.
The residence of Judge W. W. Branch,
Of North Madison, was destroyed by fire
ct three o'clock Monday morning. Loss
in the neighbOrhood of 5000; no insu-
rance.
The Harbor police force was reduced
one man on the 2Oth inst, by the discharge
of Officer Bailey. Tom makes a good Of
hcer and he should be appointed again in
the Spring.
The first through mail from the East,
since Sunday night, arrived last Wednesday
evening, bringing the mails of Sunday and
Monday. Trains from the West have ar
rived with only slight delays.
Mrs. Thomas J. Bailey, wife Of Officer
Bailey. of the Harbor force, was removed
to the County Infrmary on Sunday last on
account a insanity. She has not been in
her right mind for several months.
|.B. Rice, who shot DR.. Ainger at
CleYeland, shad his examination and the
testimony addueed did not vary from that
be fore the Coroner. He has been admitted
TO bail-$l0, ,OO9-and has arrived home.
IAN alarm Of fire was sounded at fifteen
min6tss past ten O'Clock last Sunday night,
which proved to be false alarm It wa:
g terrible night for ars aad reminded one
Of that fearful night Of December 99th,
1876.
st. Peters, Episcopal, Church was
very tastefully trimmed snd decorated
with evergreehs, flowers, etc., on Christ
mas day. The service was held in the
morning and was conducted by the rector,
Rev. DR.. Moore.
Mrs. I. ". Smith and son reached
fbs California coast in comfortable eondi-
ton, and are stopping wieh Mrs. Smith:
sister, rssidingin Oakland. The change
is found to have favorable effect upon
the health Of the travellers.
Colonel Richard ]. Hinton, of the
ncisco Post, has undertaken the
np Of a monument to Richard
bringing together Realf's poems
writing biography. Hinton and
Re close friends for twenty years.
arror was overlooked in the notice
4. James Dick, that seems to require q
reaion. The Words-Scottish birth, were
made to read, Southern birth-which is al
TaFisnee with the pretty well known facts
in regard TO the nativity Of the deceased
The Odd Fellows of Windsor have hu.
name hearts and tsks care Of their poor
They turned ont on FRIDAY last and can
vassed the township for relief for tbs
needy, and then distributed the collection
according to the condition of those il
need.
Resumption is an accomplished fact. and
the country viii not be slow IN recognizing
the instrumentality of Secretary Sherman
in bringing it about. The Secretary de-
serves well Of his country, and should b,
smembered as the financial deity of hi
esBntFy,
The masquerade ball, given by tn
lady friends Of PsHlps Post, G. A. R., a
ths Ashtabula House, on CHRISTINA
evening vas q success financially and SO
cially. The receipts were 800 and ther
were about one hundred dancers present
Had the weather been less severe the at
tendance would haVe been larger.
Mayor Morrison is one among tn
eight gentlemen Of like standing, VIII,
have signihed their acceptance Of theil
invitations, and will Join in the visduo
!, celebration, as the guests of the city o
Cleveland. Among the distineuisbe,
guests who have accepted invitations t,
be present, are the Governors Of Ohio an,
West Virginia, Hon. ]. A. Garfield, Hon
3. B. Finley, Hon. Josiah Pillars, an,
others, 4 number of the editorial frater
nifty Of this county hold invitations, bu
the number Of plates for guests are sig
nihoantly limited, and they are therefor
little prudent about exposing themsslYe
to the rlgors Of transit Of that viaduc
upon an empty stomach, with the mnrcur
relentlessly ranging about zero. Thes
fellows like celebrations we'll enough. bu
be banquet is their strong holt.