Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-15
AUSTINBURG.

Miss Anna E. Brewster left town last
week to visit her brothers in Kansas. She
was accompanied as far as Chicago by Mr..
Eugene Coulter. Her sister, Mrs. Samuel
Mccullough has returned from a four
months visit east.
Mr.. Elmer Blanchard has returned safe
and sound from visit to Minnesota. 1t
was his first ride on a steam boat and
horse car. He was in search of young
lady Carpenter, and would have braved
greater dangers if necessary.
The Swift family reunion will be at
West Pennington, Aug. 2S,h. E. B.
Whiting Is a grandson.
The Webh's hold their third annual re-
union at Thomas Webb's, August 29th.
Last year 70 were present at Mr.. Edward
Writings. Two have died during the
year-Mrs. Frederic Webb, OF AshIabula,
and F. o. Webb, of Austinburg.
Austin Post will mostly be at Battles
Grove, this week.
Payne 6 Prentiee's steam thresher, was
fired up for business last Saturday morn
ing, on Thomas Jackson's place. While
the steam was at its best it became neees-
sary to change the position, and Mr..
Seeley's oxen were attached with a short
chain to draw the engine back. The close
proximity, of the near OK to the stop cock,
caused it to loosen, when out poured the
hot steam full against the stern Of the as
tonished and frightened animal; he hoisted
the signal and the pair jumped, broke the
chain, running about twenty rods they
stopped and turned square around to view
the kissing monster, which so nearly got
up u barbecue.
Burglaries are becoming frequent.-La
week an attempt was made to rob the
brick block, and Monday night E. c Mil
les store was entered. In this affair oc-
Cured an incident which came near prov
ing serious tragedy. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Barnes, were awakened by the prying
open of the west ware-room door across the
street. Mr.. B. awoke Walter, his son who
proceeded to load his shot gun while his
father quietly aroused Mr.. Miller and Ii.
g. Shipman, they went at once to the store
with good prospect of catching the
rcgues. Mr.. Nj. caught sight of man
who he was sure was not one of their party
and made for him throwing his arm
around his neck and face, placed his re-
vOlver close to his eye and pulled for dear
life upon the trigger. The pistol was only
half cooked and refused to shoot In the
attempt to cock it the struggling man got
a chance to make himself known. 1t prov
ed to be Walter Barnes, who bad been on
the watch and entered unpercieved. His
narrow escape affected Mr.. Miller, more
than the presence of any amount of bur-
glars. 1t Is to be regretted that the thieves
escaped, although they carried but little
plunder away. We wish Ed. could have
the same chance at them he had at Walter
and with u full cooked smooth bore.
OFF.
Woolever has had self binding reaper
in his harvest this year we are told. The
''steam thresher" has Just threshed out
500 bushels of oats for Bilyard & Seeley-
by the way, Joinnie Bilyard objected to
letting out 200 acres of wheat land, as
that with what he expected to have put in
elsewhere-mainly on the Seeley farm
would just make out so acres. Woolever
has built comfortable sheds for the use of
waiting teams at his mill. A full cream
cheese is being made at the MechanecsvIlle
factory. A patron of that factory was Sc
verely fined for skimming from his can of
milk and sending the balance to the faeto-
ry. The factory owned by Pierce brothers
known as the Cold Spring Factory, was
burned on the forenoon of August 9th.
1t IS the third cheese factory and the sixth
loss by fire that they have experienced dur
ing the last eleven years, and that is put
ting it in pretty thick, rather faster than
they can rebuild. It will be SOdom and
Gomorrah right over again in actual
fact if fires multiply in that neigberhood
as they have started to do.
IRIS