Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Milk is peddled out at Conneaut, for
three cents a quart.
The regular meeting of the Council
was held last Wednesday evening
Mr.. L. c. Newell has sold the schoOn-
I Snow Drop to parties in Canada.
The Hon. Charles Foster viii address
the citizens Of this county at Jefferson on
the 18th inst ee ftfs45
Those who have teeth to pull, with
out pain, will notice DR.. Burns local in
the proper column.
THE re-dnion Of the I'd o. v. c. and
e5th Ohio Battery, win take place at
Cleveland, Aug. IS, IA and-15
The folly of lighting fires with oil,
is astonishing, and no horrors are sufi-
cient to make people abandon it.
The letter of Hig. from Orwell, came
to hand too late for insertion. CO1hmnni-
cations ought to be in by Wednesday.
Maryland watermelons are in market
and sell for IS and 40 cents each. Spring
chickens are selling for 121z per pound
Mr.. Pettibone would like to find the
Geneva chap who signs himself MANY
Citizens" Fol, particulars enquine Of Mr..
P,@t)3Eti 1 Et1tift ! 10 ~
-SeFyiees win be resumed in, the Bap-
list church, on Sunday, August II, the
Pastor returning from his vacation at that
time.
black birds in large numbers are de-
vouring the grain in the fields. It. is
said they have not been so numerous for
many years.
WIN. Hall, of North Bend, informed
US the other day, that he had thirty acres
of oats to cut, in quality quail to any he
has ever raised.
some unknown parties honOred us
with vocal serenade, the other even ing,
which tinged our thought and slumbers
with pleassnter hues.
"A burglar lifted s15 fsem the money
drawer Ofthe Orwell House on Tuesday
night last. Joe MiIler's house east of the
crossing, was also entered. No booty.
judge Sherman has consented to give
anaddress on Temperance, at the Metho-
dist Church, on Sunday evening evening,
August 18th. A general invitation is ex-
ten ded.
1t is reported that D avid Gary made
an unprOvoked assault upon Thomas Hub
bard one day last week and the result
was David was sOundly thTashed out. I
The Leader Of the I'd inst. James A
Smith nlias Burk, Of Ashtabuls, and
George Emerson of Wisconsin, were ar
rested IN the Second precinct Thursday
and charged with suspicion.
The trouble with too many young
folks Iglio think about marrying is that
they want to commence housekeeping
with embroidered satin napkins instead
of the old towel behind the kitchen door.
The automatic railroad that is being
built on the docks of the A. & P. Co., two
in number, will sOen be completed. They
will save the handling of large amount
ofore.
The Nugent & HOtto comedy CON-
pany, that has been spending the heated
season at Conneaut, will give one of their
popular entertainments at Kingwille
about September 1st. The troupe is a
good one and we can recommend it to
citizens Of Kings7ille.
The press work on the "home side''
Of the Conneaut Erprsss is now done on
a steam press at the Conneaut Paper Mills.
Mr.. Smith, the proprietor of the mill, has
just put in new press for printing paper
bags The appearance of the Express is
greatly improved by the change.
IA detachment of an encampment OF
some six hundred G. A. R. from various
portions Of Pennsylvania, that had been
spending the week at Massassaueer Point.
Erie, passed down the A AJ.&F. road TO
Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon last
well pleased with the free enjoyment Of
camp life.
The steamer Pearl will take an excur
sion from the Harbor TO Cleveland on Sat.
urday August 9th. One dollar round trip.
Leave Harbor at A. NJ, giving five hours
in the city, returning will leave at 8 O'Clock
P. IL Procure tickets and information a
Reeves News Rooms or address T. G. Far
doR, Standard Office, Ashtabula