Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-22


closes next week Friday
Gen. h. L. Brown has been confirmed
as Collector of Customs at Erie.
George Turner ne jeweler Of Jeffsr-
son, has removed to MonrOeville, o.
Jefferson is an economical place to
live in. Hotel life costs but 25cts. a
meal
The PainesviHe buses ssre cutting
prices Of psssags-reducing it even to a
free ride.
-Ths prospects now arc that the Main
street fire limit petition viii be followed
by an ordinance.
I'VE hear nothing shout the shAd fry,
that were put into the lake st this place,
some three or four years ago.
-Draining at thecemetery has been again
rsnswed. Improvement should have its
perfect work at this beautiful spot.
Lake navigation is now open and the
steamer Northwest will leave Cleveland to-
night for Detroit and at regular datOs there
after.
The lakes are reported almost wholly
fros Of ice, and nothing blocks the begin
ming Of lake business, but 5 lack Of de-
mand.
Henry Ward Beecher will deliver his
lecture "Ths Day of Common People, at
the Cleveland Tabernacle, on Friday even
ing April 9th.
The Philadelphia troops have reeeiV-
ed their pay for services during the riots,
and the Pittsburgh companies were being
paid last week.
Candidates for offices, have, no doubt
got their right hands ready for a shake,
with an earnest inquiry after the health
of your family.
Unmarried soldiers graves. are by &C
Of the general Assembly, required to be
be numbered and reported by township as
SCISSORS, in April next.
Prof. Tuckerman has consented to give
a lecture on Temperance at the Opera
House. on Friday evening next-2sd.
Give him full house.
The act of crsmating SIC, ,O56. 70 worth
Of cancelled bonds, coupons and receipts,
was witnessed with considerable interest
at the last Council meeting.
Five million white fish fry, were
placed in the lake on the 10th, Al Putin
Bay, and Kolly's island, by the Supt. Of
the State Hatchery at Toledo.
Nine and half tons Of silver passed
over the L. S. & N. S. Railroad a few
days ago; from the Nevada mines. There
were 2Os blocks. valued at $780, 600.
BY recent ordinance the clerk of
PainesviIle, receives q salary Of 800 and
regular fees Tor recording; the Treasurer
$50 per annum, and the Marshal $3.50.
The Drs. Rivenburgb. are having an
extensive practice here, and are meeting
with excellent success in curing the worst
cases of stammering and impediments of
speech. ~ -
The sugar party Of the Temperance un-
ion on Friday night last, was a success
alike IN numbers in attendance, pleas
urss OF the occasion, and in substantial
financial results.
The patrons of the Ashtabula Store
may have to take second look at it after
this, until they become familiar with the
new paint and awning, which have so
changed its aspect.
The Russian newspapers, are said to
contain no advertisements. We have a
few wsubseribers who groRl like dog with
sore head, because the TELEGRAPH is not
: retty much just sol
Our merchants are mobilizing their
dimes for a tripto Gotham for the pur-
chase of their spring stock. Smith, the
senior of the Ashtabula store, seems to be
the first for announcement.
st. Patrick, has a following hardly
surpassed by any Democratic saint in the
Calendar, judging from the scale of prspa-
ration for the celebration of the day of the
''dsar old man, as Bsscher would say.
The street Commissioner is making
good hesdway with the work of ballasting
Center street with cindsrs. The material is
well broken up, and the travelling, even
while it is settling, will be quite tolerabls.
There is some prospect that the pastor
of the Congregational church at Rock
Greek, Rev. Mr.. Stafford, will leave at the
expiration of his term, April 1st, because
of the inability of the church to raise the
salary.
Fishing at Conneaut, the ReDorter
says, has begun in good earnest, the boats
are working with full crews, and the catch
thus far, has been gOod-about 3OOlbs. to
boat. This is about six weeks earlier
than usual.
There haYs been great many illus
trations of cheek in this world, and some
Of them are worthy Of special notice for
their cOolness and force. We however,
doubt if any Of them are equal to ordering
paper stopped without paying arreara-
ges.
Our old friend Phillips, Of Orwell. has
gone into the Hotel business. There is no
question about J. BIS competency to run
sny business he bends his energies to er-
cspt perhaps that big cheese busins,S and
that was TOO heavy job for any cohmon
man.
Candidates for the April elections don't
show up very numerously. What's be-
come of all the patriots? Can't the TELE-
RAPH man trot out some faYorite? We're
Just spelling to spatter some body all over
With-glory. Standard.
We have no loose candidates, this year,
but If you are in so bad way we could re-
fer you to some of the other leaders who
have considerable investments in village
matters, such as Lon Shaw, Dick Radford
s. Co.