Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-07-19
FRIDAY July 1gth, 1875.
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The Council met last Tuesday evening
instsad Wednesday.
The Cleveland Leader came out last
Sunday greatly enlarged.
The Council proposes to hold shorter
and more frequent meetings.
Next Monday is the day appointed for
the vote on the Harbor improvement ques-
tion.
Read the new advertisement of ''For
Sale" of copy of the Co. History. 1t is a
bargain for some one.
Isn't it about time that well-to-do people
and ministers had their annual attack Of
hay fever. Times.
Amt that little sarcastic, Bro. Spencer?
-Harper's Magazine for August is a
number which has never been surpassed in
the interest Of its reading matter, and the
beauty and artistic excellence of its illus
trations.
-Ashtabula Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, was organized last Saturday, week
tthe G. A. R. rooms, Ashtabula, by A. P.
Axtell, of Perry, Special Deputy. There
were 10 members present.
Persons interested in the proposed
Harbor improvement question should call
at the office of the Clerk of the corporation
and examine the map Of the territory af-
fected by the proposed improvement.
The Cleyeland Sunday Times is she
most scurrilous sheet published in this Vi
cinity. Its last issue contained two low
.'personals" about some of our citizens.
The news rooms here should refuse to keep
the Times on sale.
The editor of the Sentinelmad one
among the body of editors that gathered
at Cleveland, and fully endorses the re-
port Of the graceful attentions extended
to their visiting brethren by the journal
lists of Cleveland. Such treatment as en-
braces good eating, is always well received
by these omniverous fellows.
The authorities have just completed
the work of clearing the cutters of Main
street. and to some extent, of raising the
hollow places where the water and street
collections settled, and festered, in the hot
sun, and stunk enough to break up town
meeting. On behalf of the people who
petitioned for the performance of this job
we uncover our venerable head, and make
our most respectful salaam.
The heated term this season is more
uniformly intense and continuous than
the average of its predecessors. Two or
three weeks with the mercury ranging in
the nineties, is rather rough on fat and f.
Der, for nearly all that is vital about them
goes off in vapor or its condensation.
''The heavens are .brass;s and humanity
melts with fervent heat; "Oh,s for lodge
in some vast wilderness-some boundless
contiguity of shade. =
The completion Of the History of
Geauga and Lake Counties has been en-
trusted by the Williams Brothers to Hon.
A. G. Riddle, who is expected to enter at
once upon the work. It is understood that
it win be entirely under his supervision,
and that sHch portions of the general his
tory as are not prepared by other parties
will be written by him. Mr.. Riddles su-
perior qualifications are recognized, and
his heart is IN the work.
The heaviest field of oats we have
seen this season in our travels-indeed, the
heaviest we recollect ever to have seen-is
that Of L. W. Smith, on the east side of
the road to the Harbor, between the two
railroad crossings. 1t hardly surpasses,
however, field of timothy, near the rail
road bridge-just below, belonging to the
same party. Mr.. Smith might be excused
for writing book and telling the world
''what he knows about farming"
Mrs. Rev D. L. Hiekok, who is laboring
among the Freedmen of Talledega, Ala.
and with her husband, spending their
Summer vacation at Kingsville. will give
an address, treating of the work in which
she is engaged, at the Congregational
church, in this place, Sunday afternoon
next, at four o'clock. Mrs. H. is known
among the old parishioners Of her husband
to be lady of ready gifts and ability, and
capable of discbarging the task to which
she has been invited.
"A lady from Rock Creek has been stop
ping at the Ashtabula House for some tint
undergoing treatment from DR.. Eames fo
leakage Of the bladder. The case, as W,
hear, was of very difficult and delicat,
nature, and attended with great suffering
The operation was undertaken in the pres
ence of several medical practitioners, anC
the result was, as we also learn, a complet,
success. This statement is made at th,
instance of the lady herself, for the bene
fit Of others who may be similarly affected
"A sale of the Ashtabula, Youngstown
& Pittsburgh railroad is advertised in tn,
Warren Chronicle TO take place in Youngs
town, on Saturday, August oath, by Georg
briggs, special master commissioner. Tn
properties oppurtenances, rights and fran
ehises having been appraised at 100000
it may not be sold for less than two-third
that amount-$6OO, 900, The object, O
course, is to reduce the stock and bring tn
road within the range Of a paying institu
tion, in the meaning of that term from
railroad stand point.