Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-05
LOCAL NEWS.

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The Council met in regular session
last Wednesday evening.
The Fall term of the Ashtabula Com
mon Pleas Court opens Sept 18th
Business BOoms at Bieder's. Three
BIS would make quite a significant motto
Early Crawford peaches, raised in this
vicinity, it is said, viii be scarce this sea
son.
Some Of those days Of last week were
tolerably hot ones-equal to anything Of
the season.
Our sportsmen are preparing piece
of ground for glass ball practice on Har-
mans fiat opposite the mill.
The Meriden Fire Insurance Co., S.
B. Wells, agent has paid $175 to H. L.
Morrison for damages in the recent fire,
Samples of wine made from Florida
oranges is said to resemble-aCter an age
of two or three years-a good article Of
of sherry.
AN item ofappropriation OF $50, 0OO has
been inserted, we learn, into the engineers
estimates for the Ashtabula horbor for the
next year.
The long, dry spell was broken by
frequent showers Monday and Tuesday
and sweltering humanity was greatly ben
fted thereby.
Martin Russell was fined $50 and
costs and sent to Jail for 30 days by JUS
tice Richards, last Tuesday for stealing
S21. % Of Charlie Lampman.
Ewing and Rice enjoy the support of
the newly revived Willoughby Gazette.
That support win be factor in the sue
cess of Greenbackism, without doubt.
We publish this week in the form of
a supplement the premium list and rules
and regulations of the County Fair. which
begins on Tuesday, Sept. 2Srd, continuing
four days.
The interior of the Ashtabula Nation
al Bank has been undergoing repairs, oc-
casioned by the Ashtabula House fire.
When completed it will be in much better
condition than ever before.
While workmen were excavating for
a new fire wei on West street near the
corner of Prospect street vein of gas
was struck which burned brightly for sew
eral minutes when lighted.
-Trumbull county are going in for
barbecue and grand mass meeting, on the
7th of October, and an effort viii be- made
to secure the presence Of Hon. Zach Chan
dler as one Of the speakers.
More than 100000 of fytraps have
been put to use the present season, in this
country, but who has missed a single fly
for all that? Ours is always on hand if
we attempt to read or go to sleep.
That neat little cottage of Oliver
Smith-altogether the finest piece brick
masonry in town-has been, after months
fseasoning and settling, undergoing com
pletion and fitness for occupation.
The public school buildings have
been renovated and white-washed during
the summer vacation, and all repainted-
making neat and eleanly appearance.
The fall term began on Monday last. z
The amount of sickness in this vicini-
ty is forcibly shown from the fact that
John Ducro, the undertaken, attended %
funerals during the month Of August.
For the previous month, July, he had only
four.
Next week Friday is the day for the
appearance of W. W. Coles great circus
and menagerie at this place. 1t is well
known here as one of the few good shows
on the road and large attendance is an
ticipated.
The notice ofthe fire of Skies barn
in our last, did not give the details. There
were two instead of one consumed. The
loss with contents are estimated $1,000.
The insurance in the Changers Mutual
Co. was 500.
Good specimens of plums were
brought into market by Tombes & Rock
well, and now peaches of an excellent
quality are to be found at the same place.
The latter crop is not abundant, but the
quality is fine.
Some one sent request from Rock
Creek, for a statement of the respective
votes of General Ewing and Mr.. Foster.
The request having been mislaid, we are
unable to get at the particular items of
information asked for.
Well, the aIlusion to that water-mel-
Ion patch of W. b. Landon, was by no
means extravagant. Their quality en-
titles them to the highest rank. That one
distributed to our milkman, was above
the average size, though.
The sexton Of Chestnut Grove Gene
terry informs us that flowers and plants
have been stolen this season from the
graves. He offers reward of So for in
formation that viii lead to the arrest and
conviction of the guilty ones.
"A five month fptus in an offensive
stage of decomposition, was found in the
corner of the yard adjoining, and inthe
rear Of Smiths Center street brick block,
and ordered buried by the trustees, on
the suggestion Of the Coroner.
-Bugbee stands the discouragements
Of fire and removal like hero, and is
stocking up with stiff upper lip, and a
hearty bid for trade. He's going in for a
chance in the general boom Of fall busi-
ness. Don't forget-next door to Dicks
N. G. Dicks.