Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-12
Friday Morning, sept. 12, 1879.
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Charles T. MeClanning has gone
up the lakes on a pleasure trip.
A new eross-Balk has. been built
across Main street from the Ashtabula
/ National Bank. 3aI IL .5J3 C
-on Saturday last, barn and grapary
ii Madison, belonging to G. Pope, we're
destroyed by fire.
-Fisk's hall has been repaired and
greatly improved for the use Of the
Knights of Honor. f-a -
An excursion from Dorset tOthe Har-
Dor took placeIast. Tuesday. There were
247 persons in the party.
e. B. Leonard of Jefferson is booked
for a temperance speech at Geneva on Fri
day evening of this week. tJlsJ y
Landlord Culver, of the Culver House,
lost a valuable single harness from his
barn on Tuesday night last by some prowl-
ing thief
-$1O625 was paid by the council last
week to three of the fire companies for
their services since the reorganization of
department.
John Harmon is in the hog shipping
business, and started a car load from def
fersOn on Monday of last week for an
eastern market -FAFt
Frank Simpson, aged twelve years,
fell from the bridge over Ashtabula creek
at the foo, Of Main street last Sunday, and
broke one ofhis legs. . iii.iili i-'
"A Denmark lady-we think it was
gave as a reason for turning down the lamp
in the presence of her beau, that one flame
in the room, at once, would do.
The two.new automatic railroads for
carrying ore back on the docks of the Ash
tabuls & Pittsburgh Ry,' have been COM
pleted and viii be put to use Immediately.
Thursday morning showed a frost in
certain localities of this and adjoining
town, and the probability is that it must
have been somewhat damaging further
south.
The new tOwn-hall at Jefferson has
Feaehed- the second story in lis eonsruc-
ton, and as heretofore announced, will be
one Of the finest public buildings in the
county.
%. d. and E. H. Fitch have returned
from their Saratoga trip, where they have
been in attendance upon the meetings Of
the Scientific Association, Both bear the
marks Of improved, comfortable health.
tARev. Or. Bailey, late Of the Warren
Presbyterian church, on Sunday last made
aperemptory request to have his resigna-
ton, offered sometime since, accepted. It
was, therefore, nearly unanimously ac-
eepted.
Subscribers expecting to haul wood
on subscription, had better give the mat
ter prompt attention, as the roads may
begin to be heavy, soon, and the work be-
come less pleasant and be subject to post
ponement and delay.
Our young landlord-Stull-we no
tiee is showing in and out the big Trunks,
and making quite a shoR ofbuEiness,
If the ratio of receipts bearany rslation-tO-
weight and size of the pondrous trunks of
the guests he must be doing land Office
business. ~ ~
-Froma letter written bysMz. Tony
Richardsoa. to "a friend here, ne learn
the Townsend Dramatic Company is
meeting with great success in Indiana.
The troupe is an excellent one and its
many friends here win be glad to hear Of
its success.
The Orwell Fair, notwithstanding the
rain on Wednesday. was a success, The
last day-Friday-was largely attended
The show of stock on Thursday was fine,
perhaps never surpassed either at this or
any other fair in the county. As to the
display Of horses we are not informed.
The shortening shadows of evening,
the chill Of morning, and the leaden, low
ering dsmPness. of scudding clouds, re
mind US Of Che approach of the. long win.
ter evenings when the cheerful fire and
the entertaining paper or book, make up
the pleasant picture that the poets love to
dwell upon. ...-g E.rErFs. ~
DR.. Iceland, while in attendance mp.
on the medical society, made US a call,
and With his genial good nature, gave
things rather a lively and happy turn. The
Doctor isaRell-Fead physician, and Trurn
bull has occasion to congratulate. herself
upon the ability Of this one, at least, ot
her medical practitioners. .iiJEi yi.
Mr.. H. L. Morrison has settled with
the insurance companies for, his losses il
the recent fire. From the Liverpool, Lon
don and Globe and Faneuil Hall Com
panies he has has received $3.50 for dam
age to building, and from the Hartford
Germania and Continental $38665 Oh
stock. Total S73665
The Wallace Sisters are to visit Ash
tabula on the 22nd inst, and give our citi
zens one Of their popular entertainments
As this troupe are not by anymeans, ,stran
gers here, and will be remembered with
pleasure, they may look for good re
ception and full house, and the people
for more than a common entertainment
THE prices Of gas have been reduced
about One-half, and are now brought with
in the range Of practical use. The quail
ty, too, is said to be free from objection
and there now seems to be no impedi
ment in the way of returning to a genera
use, and giving the company the encouI
agement to which their enterprise is en-
titled.