Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-02-07

The Erie papers lament the heavy
drafts upon the treasury inasmuch as il
affects the appropriations for harbor i'm.
prOvements. They draw some comfort,
however, from the general application ol
the trimming down principle. From S4O,-
900 asked for they have dropped down to
$4,000.
-LandlnId Warrington is now moving
about among the wcrkmen engaged in the
repairs Of the Ashtabula House, and the
prospect is that things will move along to
a completion with steady pace and pro-
gress. We shall all hail the time when this
hostelry shall again be filed with life and
business activity.
Our friend Swift, who is usually a very
modest and moderate man, We notice Of
late, is bringing little energy to bear upon
his business and bulletin buards and board
fences challenges of the Ias>er-hy, and a
brushing up Of store, with line of gro
ceriers are among the evidences of new life
and increasing trade.
They have got great idea of their
narrow guage road, over there in Paiues-
vile. At the exp,osion Of The Austin
Powder Mil, south Of Cleveland, tine other
day, that shook all the north part Of the
State, they conceived the idea that 1t must
have been the explosion Of boiler of one
Of their narrow guage i0conolives.
The Ashlabula Building and Loan As
socialion, at the annual meeting last Mon
day evening, elected for the ensuing year
the following officers: Directors; J. B.
Crosby, P. F. Good, Geo. Ford, Thos. n.
Booth. o. GilIett. H Starkwea1her. c. A.
Hastings, Edgar Hall and Il. J. Tcpky.
H. J. Topkey, Pres; J. II. Bugbee, Vice
Pres; J. S. Blythe, Sec'y; A. A. SOuUhe-
wick, Treas'r; Hall brothers, Attorneys.
"A first-class row occurred at the Harbor
on Saturday evening last, employing more
fighting material and embarked in with
more generous good will and heartiness,
perhaps, than any that has taken place in
that bounuful region, Of late. The results
were not, however, in the ratio of the ap-
parent goodwill enlisted. Only one of
the whole party got knocked and kicked
into jelly, and even he, it is said. will
survive. The rowdies now have the free
dom Of the city.
The landlord of the Fisk House is max
ing better thing of it since the fire Of the
Ashtabula House, and yet business is not
crOwding. Accommodations, however,
are in the ratio of the improvement in bust
ness. A man can hardly get up from the
table, with its bountiful and excellent fare,
without feeling of satisfaction with him
self and the world, and pretty full reallza-
ton of the fact that Jordan could meyer
have been considered hard road TO travel
with such hotels strung along at convenient
distances.
Probably the largest black walnut tree
n this county was felled last Wednesday
1n the farm of Geo. W. Amsden, East
AShtabula. 1t measured over IS feet in |
at the trunk, and was about
LOO feet in height. 1t was purchased by
he extensive lumber dealer, Mr.. NJ. Fl.
Haskell, he paying 500 for it as it stood.
The contract for telling the tree, cutting
into logs and delivering at the mill was
let to Mr.. -- Tallman, for $50. Mr..
Haskell makes specially Of hard wood
lumber, and is desirous of purchasing as
many more large, healthy black walnut trees
IS may be offered.
The State law in regard to the expenses
If armories says townships furnishing
members to military companies shall bear
he Necessary expenses in. proportion to the
lumHer Of meh. furnished. In accordance
With a resolution passed about a year ago.
he solicitor forwarded bills to the Trustees
i Ashtabula. Plymouth and Saybrook
oVnships, requesting them -.
With the ducats aeconlissoFer - 70 81
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