Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-19
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Dec. 10, 1879.
LOCAL NEWS.

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As Christmas comes on Thursday this
year the TELEsRAPH viii appear one day
earlier next week.
Harper & Brothers already announce
the enlargement of their Young Folks to
''donble the number Of pages"
The members ofScovine's Cornet Band
are 70 give masque ball on Christmas
evening. A grand time is promised.
-Invitstions are out for the wedding of
L. d. Means, Esq, of Jefferson, and Miss
Adelaide Hawes, Of Ashtabuls, on the 90th
inst.
Mr. August Theme, founder, editor
and proprietor Of the WaeehteT am Erie,
Of Cleveland, died from a stroke of paral-
ysis last Monday night
Post Office hours on Christmas day
will be from 2 to $50 a. m, and from to
$50 p. m. No money order or registered
letter business will be transacted.
We reach the dead center Of shortening
davs on Saturday next. The maxim
That days are short and nights are moth
ing-wilI then begin to lose its force.
The Baptist Church, Jefferson has ex-
tended call to Rev. J. R. Smith, of An
dover, N. Y, to become its pastor, which
has been accepted to begin with the first
of the year.
The Fsrnham bridge, which was re-
Gently blown down, has been rebuilt from
drawings furnished by Mr.. David Sloan,
C. E., Of Ashtabula. It is q wooden Howe
truss, 14s feet long.
Mr.. h. A. Keyes, Of COnneaut, 8 for
mer employe Of this Office, but now travel
ing correspondent Of the St. Louis, (lo.)
Journal Of Commerce, made US q pleasant
call last Wednesday while in town.
Petitions for the pardon of John HOu-
sci, convicted Of murder in the second de
gree, at the October term of 1872, are in
circulation as are also remonstrances
against the exercise of such clemeney.
-Of the whole amount of taxes paid
into the county treasury the railroads pay
the snug LITTLE sum of $26,S59.17. The L.
Sans. Co. pays of this amount $22,-
6sSSO; the Mahoning Coal $7246O; the
Ashtabula & Pittsburg $S,456-s7.
Our friend Shears has at length parted
with his pet, Royal George mare, and has
in her place three-year-old searcher geld
ing. This is promising young animal,
Of fine points, blood bay, of peacock
style and action, and one from which some
thing is to be expected in due time.
-Four and one-balf tons Of poultry
were shipped from the American Express
Company's Office in this place, last Wednes-
day, on train No. s. for the New York
market. This is the largest shipment ever
made from this Office in one day. It took
only FIVE minutes TO load it on the car.
The prospectues Of Harper's Weekly,
Monthly and Bazar, are to be found in our
columns, and the clubbing rates with the
TELEsRAPH appear in the clubbing list.
These works are so much of an indispensi-
bic article in every reading family, that
further comment is deemed unnecessary.
AT the meeting of the Cleveland Con-
gregational Club last week, Rev. John
Stafford pastor Of the Congregational
Church Of Ashtabula, read an able paper
on the Divine Lord of the Sabbath, rest
ing its obligation on the Fourth Com
mandment. 1t called out vigorous dis
cussion.
"A new time schedule took effect on
the Franklin Division of the L. 5. & NJ.
S. Ry. last Sunday. Train No. 2 now
leaves Ashtabula at 9:15 A. NJ, and No.
at 1920 p. m. No. 1. arrives at II II and
No. at4p.m. Train No 2 arrives in
Oil City at 1 :15 p. m, which is one hour
ami five minutes earlier than formerly.
We are indebted to our friend Mr., J
P. Jennings for quantity of decorating
green part of a large stock he has received
from Lake Superior country. They are
the most beautiful and valued greens fol
Christmas decorations, as they remain
green and fresh for long time and do moi
make any litter as is the case with hem
lock greens.
"A meeting will be held in Columbus,
st the Board Of Trade Rooms, on Tuesday,
3Oth inst, of all Real Estate Appraisers oI
this State. Il is important that ever
county and city be represented, that th'
question Of sppriasement may be better IN
deTstood, end for other important business
Several gentlemen Of experience will ad
dress the meeting,
"A friend of ours, who, while be holds
considerable amount of Lake Shore stock
Is withsl of rather devout turn of mind
Recognizing this latter quality, neighbO
said to him the other Sunday, after listen
ing to - rather solemn and pungent sermon
that was 3 very solemn sermon. Yes
said our friend, and the neighbOr move
along towards the door, when our frien
took occasion TO Iemark-Lake Shore
worth 95I
The next meeting of the Ashtabul
County Christian Temperance Union, wi
be held at Rock Creek, Tuesday Dec. 23C
commencing at 10 A, N. 1t is the annua
meeting for the election of officers. Re-
Jno, Stafford, of Ashtabula and Ray
Phinney of Geneva, have been invited t
address the meeting on the subject, 9Th
Drink Traffic and Drink Custom as the
Affect the Moral and Material Interests {
the Individual, Society and State.
Everyone Is invited to attend and ever
church a temperance organization is T
-quested to send delegates. Let us have
large meeting and consult together.
E. jar PNNEY, President