Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Aug. 20, 1879.
LOCAL NEWS.

AOOAh 4NO w Os
Somebody has decorated the grave OF
Sterling the murdered, and Youngstown is
incensed.
Company G, 10Th Reg, Of this town.
were eomplimented for their fine appear
ance, at the Rocky RiYer encampment.
The Sentinel says that Mr. Seymour
Prayer, of the American House, of late, ~
been appointed Bridge Tender at the Har-
Dor.
They are moving in the matter OF
starting a handle and wooden ware fac
tory at Jefferson-C. B. Hart is the NOV
ing spirit.
Our Light Guards speak in favorable
terms of their pleasant time at Rocky
River. The ground was well chosen for
camp use.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Heath are at home
again. The health of Mr.. G. is not as
firmly established as his many friends
could wish.
We notice with pleasure visit home
of Frank Shears, from an engagement in
Missouri. Frank is himself-stalwart in
his integrity.
Il. W. Smith, after getting back fir ON
his fall purchases, will put himself in
readiness for trip tc the Pacific coast to
join his family.
Summer is fitting away, and Autumn
is pressing upon her heels. The transition
is not favorable 10 health. Thus the doc
tors are busy.
THE VERDICT of the inquest over the
remains of W E. Blackburn, is that he
come to his death by a fall from moving
railroad train.
Collins & Bro. give notice that the en-
tire stock of the concern has become the
property of the senior member of the firm
L. P. Collins.
John Robinson's show paid the TELE-
GRAPH full and fair rates of advertising.
We had no occasion, therefore, to speak
disparagingly oft
Our sidewalks and crossings are gen
orally in very commendable condition
thanks to the energy of the sidewalk COM
mittee of the Council.
Two of our old citizens have passed
away within day or two-Josiah Allen,
of Saybrook, aged SO, and George Ford,
of this village, aged II.
Mr.. James A Davidson, late of the
COnneaut Express, is one of the force of
the Warren Tribune. He win prove him
self an accession anywhere.
Geneva is becoming shipping point
for cattle Messrs. Smith and Doel, ship
ped a car load Of fit cattle on Monday
last for the Buffalo market
Mr. Yingling had a fine attendance at
the encampment on Sunday afternoon last,
and acquitted himself very creditably as
he is in the habit of doing.
The grape crop in this quarter not
visited by the. rose bugs, is unusually
heavy, and there is quite uniformity of
ripening among the earlier varieties
Our friend Bugbee has domiciled
himself and stock-in-trade, at the old
Wheeler stand, where he will receive his
customers with his usual good nature and
attention.
The loss of E. G. Pierce, by the recent
fire, was put at $3.50; that of Mr.. Redhead
$21s, and that of Mr.. Bugbee being the
damagingOf goods, was not covered by
insurance.
The Star Of Hope is undergoing re-
pairs and viii be out in couple Of weeks
as lumber barge. The prospect is that
she will yet make some money for her own
ers before the close Of navigation.
"A jour- baker in the employ of Mr.,
Waldeck, left his employ precipitatily
the other night, relieving his employer of
some seventy-five dollars, which was OBJ
tanned by breaking open a trunk
The Sehr. Oneida, Capt. Beebe, is find
ing steady business. She has taken one or
two loads of stoves TO Buffalo, since her
lime stone charter, and is now chartered
for four cargOes of coal for the same port.
Mr.. h. B. Castle has completed his re
building of the Fisk & Silliman dam. The
plan, and thorough work upon it, gives
confidence that it will be able to withstand
the pressure of any food likely to give it &
trial.
The Sehr. York State, as Was stated
last week, as likely to be the case, was
gotten off her long beach berth on Tues
morning last. Her owner-P. F. Good-
is entitled to much credit for his success
ful tact aud energy.
"A burglary was committed on Satur
day night last upon Saxton's store, in
Madison, and $S75 lifted. The safe was
opened by powder A bank safe is gen
orally little safer than such as are com
monty found in our stores
George Elton, the agent of Johnson's
CyclOpedia viii be in town soon, and any
one still wanting that superior work will
have an opportunity of obtaining it. Il
takes the lead Of all works Of its kind con-
sidering its size and scale.
The Nelcs takes some credit for its
liberality-independence-perhaps,fo for cir
culating the supplements of both political
parties. If this were not necessity re
quired to keep things on an even balance
there might, perhaps, be some room for
self-adulation.
-Rascality puts on the features of a
fine art. An illustration of it was shown
at Columbus on Tuesday last, in which
case a couple of fellows went into the cap
ital City Bank in the middle of the day
and robbed its safe of $4,000, and got
away without being caught