Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-05-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Susan B. Dodge is prepared with
a new stock of fashionable millinery to at
tend to the wants of the ladies Of New Lyme.
Mr.. Omar Gillette has been confined
to his bed for week or 50 with a cOmpll-
cation Of difficulties OF the lungs and pleura.
The ice cream season has opened here,
and Fred Brockwsy is dishing mp a quality
that for its purity and excellence cannot be
surpassed.
"A new time card has been issued for
the Franklin and Youngstown divisions Of
the L. S. & N. S. Ry., which took effect
last Sunday.
Prof. d. NJ. King who has been prom
inently connected with the musical circles
of the County is now with the Great Pacific
circus as leader Of band.
Miss E. S. Ducro has opened a millIn-
cry establishment in the rooms over the
post Office. She has fine stock of season.
able goods embracing all novelties.
Prof. A. q. Knoll Of Erie, formerly
leader of the Ashtabula band has an ell
gagement with Aliens Great Eastern circus
for this season as leader Of that band.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. W. Strsder and son,
who for the past two months have been in
Florida, reached home last Tuesday, max
ing the return trip by water as far as New
York.
1T requires some grace after preparing
a garden to see it reTeled in by a neighbor's
chickens, and. retain all your amability.
But it can be done, as we oursef nre
living evidence.
The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the L. S. & NJ. S. company
will be held at CleYeland on Wednesday
May 7th-the voting to be done between 10
am. and 12 m.
-Amity Encampment, No. 216. I. o.
o. F. are to give May Party on the even
ing Of the 3Oth inst, at Haskelrs hall.
Tickets for dancing 75cts: Supper Scots.
Music by Smiths band.
-Fickinger's clarence, in all the ele-
gance and newness of the Brewster New
York shops, is out with team, harness and
driver to match and make it the finest thing
upon the streets. To be had en- call to any
section of town.
"A change of route agens took effect on
the Ashtabula & Pittsburgh BY. last Sat-
urday. Mr.. F. T. Stafford Of the Cleve-
land and New Lisbon route taking the
q
will go into the drug and grocery trade.
Instead of writing our papers as here
to-fors we are now using mailing machine
which cuts and pastes a printed label on
every paper, and shows the date to which
a subscriber has paid his subscription.
The machine is an ingenious piece of mech
snism, and by its use our entire edition can
be correctly labeled in about one hour.
The adv. of Wilcox's Clydesdale Of
Rock Creek Donald Denny"-will be found
in this paper. He is colt OF superior points
and qualities for draft animal, and attracts
some attention among the farmer Of that
part Of the county. He is well worthy Of
attention. Besides his attractions in other
respects, his color is crow black-the most
desirable Of all others.
-Numerans Journals are sent through
which We look in Fsin for some clue to the
sender's name, or Tor the object for which
sent. As the post Office regulations
allow the name Of the sender to be written
upon the envelope, why is it not taken ad-
vantage Of, or any article intended for no
tice, so marked as to attract attention,
some annoyance would be saved thereby.
Capt. Wright's "Black Maria" has
been essentially oYerhsuled at Thorpe &
Pfaff's establishment, and its breadth of
beam extended, its accommodations in
creased and its model essentially improved.
The color, too, has been changed, and al
together presents tasteful and airy ap-
pearsnce. From change Of color it can no
longer wear its patronymic Of the old New
York Bridewell buss, which has become
noted the world over.
The long and painful sickness Of Miss
Pomeroy-sister of Mrs. Riddell-snd the
inability Of numerous attendant physicians
the most skillful-to fix the nature Of her
disease, induced the friends to consent to
a post mortem examination to solve the
mystery, DR.. Eames, therefore, was in
duced to undertake the task, assisted by DR..
Case, and their report is, Bright's disease
of the kidneys, tho disease Of these organs
also reaching the liver,
Mrs. L. W. Smith lays Us under obli-
cations for files of Sacramento. and Los
Angeles papers. From the latter we are
left TO infer the arrival Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith at the latter place, wither, we had
been informed, they we're going. From
the fact Of there being three daily papers
published in that city ITS consequence and
importance are somewhat apparent, The
location of the city, is some 25 or 80 miles
inlaHd from the coast at San Pedro Bay,
and nsaF the Sierra Msdra. The climate IS
semi-tropicai, aAd . resort for invalids.
Several days last week were occupied
by 3 lawsuit before Rsq. Tyler, brought
by James Baxter, Of East Village, against
T. A. DOrman, of this village, alleging
that he had been, By defendant, beaten in a
hOrss trade. The damage was put at
s1OO-ths horse having died upon his
hands after a brief ownership. NumaF-
Gus witnesses WeEs examined, and as one
Of the spectators asssFted-not less than
200 days work we're lost by the attendance
upon the trial. The verdict was in favor
Of plaintiff for the amount of damage
asked. Hoyt & Pettibone plaintiffs con-
sci, gave notice that an appeal would be tax
en-. Hubbard & Calvin for defense.