Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-12

quite remuneratins and satisfactory, and
the demand for eharier such az to call for
all the vessel capacity aaoats Mr. Blyth
and Stevens ersft-the Star Of Hope, has
an offer Of charter for the season, which
the owners do no see fit to accept in view
Ofthe promise Of trip charters
We did not see the placid face of
landlord Baldwin, of the American, the
other day, while ct the Huh as he and
his lady were enjoying a rustication, and
had temporarily put things into the hands
al competent subordinates. The thing,
however. seems to run itself-such habit
has il acquired of going along smoothly.
The table is equal to every mans needs
e" sends US a communication in
furtherance Of the views expressed in the
article of last week As the ground is
covered by an article of the superintend-
ent-leaYing nothing for criticism OF com
plant, except, perhaps, the high price Of
school books, for which no one bat the
publishers are at fault, we have concluded
not TO pursue the matter further at present
The past week has been one of the
dullest Of the season at the HarbOT, and
the mountains Of iron ore and coal look
rather Lonesome without the usual number
ofvessels at the docks. On Tuesday there
were only three vessels in, the Verona,
Gen. Sherman and Vienna, and these were
ready to take their departures The
scarcity Of vessels is due to the rise in
lumber and grain freights.
The water from Willard's spring that
has supplied the trough on Mill hill 50
long, and humanely slaked the thirst, and
brought refreshment to so many animals,
has been we understand, turned, into a
new channel, and now runs away and to
waste. no benefit to any one. The public
will hardly consent to be, deprived of so
great benefit as this, if there are any
means left for securing its continued en-
joyment
The Ashtabula Shooting Club held its
regular monthly competitive shoot last
Monday afternoon, for the club badge,
which was won again by Mr.. Jacob Stra-
der by a score Of fifteen balls out of the
twenty. The shooting was much poorer
on, this occasion than heretofore, owing to
the darkness and heavy wind that prevail
ed. Mr.. Strader has made the best scores
at the last two meetings of the club, and if
he has the same success at the next meet
ing the badge will become his property.
In overhauling the Clerks office at
jefferson, Mr.. SimOnds unearthed the first
docket of the Supreme Court-cOrrespOn-
dent to our present District Court. The
first case comes under the May tem-1s12
LGeofge B. Moline vs.. Gideon Leet The
Judges were Hon. Wm., w. Irwin and
Eathan A. Brown, Esq A verdict was
found for the plaintiff, IN damages of $75.
An appeal seems to have been taken from
the Common Pleas, as the costs in that |
court were $2SI65, costs IN the Supreme
Court, S3239, transcript and mandate,
$2.75, the expense of both trials $13S.311S. !
Mr.. L. H. Page will open his school
for dancing in Ashtabula, on Tuesday,
October Tth, as is announced in an adver-
tisement to be seen IN another column of
this paper Among the new dances to be |
taught are the Redowda-Glessade and
Polka Bohemian, which are now being
taught in the fashionable schools of the
large Eastern cities. Mr. Page has no su-
perior as a teacher of modern dancing
and his school for this winter will be |
even larger than that of last Persons de
string to JOIN the Glasses are requested to |
leave. their names with Mrs, Nelson. 4
"A rebutter from the Heralds reporter |
will be found in the current number, to |
that of Mr.. Menneiley of last week, in be
half Of the Leader The denials are made !
so positively, in these squabbles, that
fellow wants a level head to get anything |
like a'clear understanding about where |
the truth lies. Some OF us might exclaim
WIFI OI66l6l Auls pOOI uedu! IOI SuCu
positive afirmations and denials leave
nothing but bewilderment and uncertain
ty. If we are to be subject to these strifes |
the language of the maniac will soon be. |
come ours :-"I am not madl No am not |
madi but soon shall be.r .. ~
Messr8. L. ". Smith d Son.
GENTLEMEN:-At the request, and in be-
half of the members of Protection Engine |
Co. No, 1, I herewith tender you the sin
cere thanks Of the company for your gen
erous and unexpected giftlof S25 donated |
to the company, in appreciation of services
rendered at the fire in d. L. MOrrison's |
store, Saturday, 3Oth, whereby your prop
erty was saved from destruction,
z Our motto-':We strive to save" .".i-j@
W, B. MENNEILEF, .,. |
Sec'y Protection Co.
Asbtabula, Sept. 8, 1879.