Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.

An unusually large number Of young
shade trees have been planted this Spring
There were special meetings of the
Council last Friday and Monday evenings.
Captain Brock has charge of the Cape
Horn, and left port on Monday evening
last.
The A. &P. R. R. Co.'S pay ear mad,
its monthly call here last Monday after
noon.
1t takes four steam engines to run the
machinery in the different departments al
Hitehcock's shop.
A. B. Luce, Of Kingsville, is prepared
to meet his customers with full stock Of
fresh, seasonable goods.
The Ashtabuls Battery and the Ashta-
bula light guards viii participate in the
procession on Decoration Day.
"A new time table took effect on the
L. s. 6 NJ. S. BY last Sunday. 1t is cor,
rectly published in this paper.
Since the consolidation Of the Erie and
Buffalo Divisions of L. S. & N. S. BY. it
is now known as the Eastern Division.
Fishing fourishes at the Harbor,
and the "brain pabulum" is shipped by
the ton. The catch has been mostly pike.
Fuller has recently added several ele-
CANT new carriages to his livery stock,
from the manufsctory Of F. D. Fiekinger.
White fish in small quantities are now
being caught by gillers at the HarbOr.
They retail for 1Oc. per pOund-undressed.
"A swindle of $26 was effected upon
Mr.. John Croft last week through forged
order drawn in the name Of E. S. Snow,
Of Kingsville.
Rev. Geo. R. Merrill, Of Biddiford, Me-,
supplied the desk of the Congregational
church of Painesville AS a candidate we
suppose last Sunday.
Mr.. q. T. Carlisle, of the firm of Car
Isle & Tyler, started for New York last
Monday for farther additions to his stock
of Spring goods.
We hear of an accident to Chas. H.
Craytor, near North Kingsville, by being
caught under a field roller and the break
ing of leg on Friday last.
Another jambOrie took place at the
Harbor yesterday morning in MeCarthy's
saloon, in which the proprietor spoiled the
physognomY of Andy Ellis.
The Rev. /. 0. Fisher of the Baptist
church is to be the speaker at the temper
ance meeting to be held at the Opera House
Friday evening the 2Srd insss.
-Clyd esdale stock is becoming popu-
lar as heavy work horses, and another
hiss been brought into the county by J. J..
Dodge & Sons, of New Lyme.
The Council Com mittee on Parks are
expecting to set out new trees along the
south side of the North Park to replace
those removed about year ago.
Newell & Blair's schooner, the Snow
Drop, brought in on Saturday morning
last cargo Of f45,OOO feet of lumber,
419, 1000 shingles, and 100000 lath.
-Messrs. G. s. Newoomb 6 Co., Of
Cleveland, will please accept our thanks
for nicely printed book of over 200 pa
ges, entitled ''Cleveland Illustrated"
The spur track at the A. & P. station
is to be considerably extended, and an
other for the accommodation of freight
is talked of on other side of the station.
The burlesque opera of H, NJ. S. Pima
fore was satisfactorily rendered by the
EIlsler troupe at the Opera House last
Tuesday evening. The attendance was
large.
Ford & Richardson's schooner, Onei
da, has gone to Towas for a cargo
of lumber for Detroit and from there vii
90 to the islands for load of limestone
for home.
Services were held last Sunday in the
building recently purchased for ST. Mich
sel's Memorial Mission, at the Harbor
The Rev. DR.. Moore Of St. Peters EpiscO
pal church officiating.
Our PainssVilIs exchanges are congrat
ulating themselves and the country upor
the activity of their iron working establish
ments. Stove casting and general jobbinG
saw mills, &c. are the industries.
oh! but, this is a pretty world. In I
few days, the apple blossoms will have sue.
cesded the cherry, the plum the pear anc
peach, and then it will be perfectly gor
geous, as well as redolent Of perfume.
-Messrs. Snyder & Harris, shaft AM
pole manufacturer, have just added to thei
establishment direct attachment saw mill
It is a fine piece Of mechanism, cost abou
$1,000 and was manufactured at Warren, o
The Post Office Department recent
accepted the bid of the Western Lock Com
pauy, of GEM J, for furnishing mail locks
This Company was one of a half-dozen Sc
curing contracts out Of eighty-three bidders
The i'll health Of Mr. NJ. G. Heat
caused him to temporarily give up his pc
sition as salesman in the store of Messrs
L. W. Smith & Son. Mr.. E. H. Gilkey
formerly of the firm Of Gilkey & Perry take
his place.
Mr.. H. H. Perry, formerly Of the fri
of Gilkey & Perry, is now employed in tn
eight department Of the New York
ayen Railroad at New Haven, Conr
+S-so has Joined him, whose health
:. samAly recovered,
StatiO1