Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-09-13
THE TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY. SEPT. 18th. 1876.
LOCAL NEWS.


-ASnthOula wants DoOA DihuSAg.
The Council meets Wednesday even
ing. Sept. 18th.
The examination for teachers will take
place at jefferson on Tuesday next
Mast reappears in the last weekly
Harper. Who does not feel better for the
thought.
Tie Board of Health failed to get a
quorum last Friday evening, hence no
meeting.
-Of the four bands at the encampment
at Palnesville, the Ashtabula cornet band
was the favorite.
The tug Dragon took an excursion of
about thirty persons to Painesville to the
encampment last Sunday.
Mr.. Charles T. Snedekor, Of Nashville,
Tenn, is visiting his friends here to avoid
the grasping hand Of yellow Jack.
Owing % incessant rain, the annual
pa fade Of the Fire Department did not
take place on Wednesday last as advertised
Would it not be a good plan to place
a contribution box in the post Office to. re-
ceive small subscriptions in aid of the vel
low fever sufferers?
-"Blazing Star" that superior old stock
horse, now owned in Kinsman, and proba-
bly, Of the ripe age of "a years, put up at
Fulier's stable day or two since.
the line storm-it would be but fair
to call it sueh-set in on Tuesday night,
and rained with considerable steadiness
through Wednesday and Thursday, prov
ingsiatai. we should Judge, to the N. 0.
Fair.
The prize drill Of the Ashtabula
Light ARTILLERY for that elegant silver cup
did not take place during the encampment.
Monday morning was the time appointed
for it, but the time was taken up by the
muster.
Company A, 1Oth Reg, was disband-
ed at Painesville during the late eneamp-
ment, owing to the incorrigable conduct
Of its members. 1t vas commanded by
Capt. Joyce, and numbered forty-twO men,
alIIrish.
The following gentlemen were admit
ted to the bar, at an examination held the
other day at Warren: C. G. Sutliff, ]. R.
Reeves, Warren; W. N. Eames, Jr., ]. C.
Taleott, AshtAbula county; W. 7. Gibson,
Youngstown.
That Billiard saloonist has been
brought down. The ordinance requiring
its close at O'Clock was little too re-
strieted, and a violation led to an arrest
and iug-snd this was the feather that
broke the donkey's back at Oberlin.
The Katydids did large amount of
serenading ct the North Park during the
warn bright nights Of the past week. Such
q chorus of voices is seldom heard, for
every leaf seemed to resonant with life and
the industry OF sawfling.
Since General GarheId's residence In
Mentor, new post Office has been estab-
lished under the title Of West Mentor,
which seems to be source of mental dis
quietude to our gentle aud generous friend
Of the Northern Ohio journal.
"A depth Of 90 feet was reached on
Monday evening last, in the bore Of Flick
ingers oil well, at Kingsville. as jet Of
gas from the hole was fired and burned for
several hours. Theindications are thoaght
to be favorable for oil in due time.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. P. Jennings
for sample Of old Nixon peaches, raised
upon his premises. They are large beauti-
fully colored, and Of excellent flavor.
They are just the kind to propagate. Mr..
J. will take orders for and supply the trees.
The dance given last Wednesday night,
at Haskell's Hall. by the fire department,
for the benefit Of the yellow fever suffer-
ers, was fairly attended and the receipts
footed up to S27. Had the weather been
pleasant the attendance would have been
large.
The Northern Ohio Fair at Cleveland
win probably proYe financial failure this
year, owing to the stormy weather which
commenced on the o5sSing day and has
continued up to the present time. The
display is said to be far superior to any
previous year.
-Dr. Way of jefferson has returned 10
his practice at jefferson, from his trip to
the other side. He found easy access to
the hospitals of Great Britain, France,
Switzerland. Southern Germany and
Northern Italy-surgery being foremost
in his researches and studies.
Our citizens have been considerably
entertained and instructed by the course
Of lectures, closed on Tuesday evening, by
DR.. James Headly, the distinguished pbysi-
ognopist. The attendance was not large
but the audience felt richly paid not only
by the lectures. but by the pleasure of see
ing 50 large collection of the portraits of
prominent men and women Of this and
other countries. DR.. Heedly took Warren
next in his course.
We have before US copy of the Law
rence-Mass.-Ameriean, sent, we suppose,
by our friend Andrew C. Stone, ESQ. It
contains the card Of Mr.. Stone, resigning
his position on the Republican state CEN
tral committee, on the ground OF his deter
mination 10 vote for Ben. Butler for Gov
ernor. We knew that friend Stone was an
admlrer of Butler, but we were not prepar-
ed for such step Of severance from his
party and party friends.