Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-07-04
Friday Morning, July 4, 1879.
LOCAL NEWS.
-Tbe Council mel Iast Wednesday even.

The Council met last Wednesday even.
ing.
The Knights Of Honor have rented
Fisks nall, in which to hold their meetings
1t will be nicely fitted up.
The Townseuds give Seoville's oornet
band and orchestra a benefit on Tuesday
evening next. Othello is the play.
-W.P. Rowland is at home IN a comfort
able condition Of health, and is booked fol
an address at Pierpont on the 4th.
The Junior Of the Conneaut Reporte,
gets mp an excellent local page in the alb
senee Of Mr.. Reig on trip to Iowa.
Hay harvest began with last week, and
no better weather could haYe been wished
for than that which ran through the week.
This week we begin on our 2Sth years
connection with the Sentinel. On the 1st
day of July, 1858, the Sentinel was just the
Sentinel.
Councilman Haskell of the "2nd ward
is happy over the advent of a Oh boy.
His happiness dates from Monday morn
ing last.
The Lake Shore Railroad Co. has de-
olared a dividend of 211E per cent, payable
August 1st, 1879. LakeShOre is climbing
again.
Our HartsgroYe favor come to hand
when we were closing up at an earlier date
than usual, to get by the Fourth. Shall be
glad to hear from our old friend more
frequently.
Mr.. a. C. Fisk started for Massaehu-
sets last Wednesday, where he joins his
family, which has been spending several
months there. Mr.. Fisk will be absent
about two weeks.
r. S. Forman, Esq, of New Lyme,
has been spending several days in town
with Mrs. F. who is receiving treatment
from DR.. Eames for an inward disorder re-
quiriug a critical operation.
Potatoes have been a rather scarce ar
ticle in town for the last week or two, and
the only recourse we have had was to Bal
timore new, at first 50 a bushel and then
when little competition was started $1.50.
There was slight collision last
Wednesday evening on Main Street between
Geo. Lewis, Jr.. and "SelI" Munger. The
principal damage done was to one of Lewis
eyes which was considerably gOuged. No
arrests.
The Rose bugs that have destroyed
most Of the grapes in the vineyard of Mr..
Horace Dunbar, have within day or two
pretty much disappeared. They appear
without notice, and disappear quite as
suddenly.
The fourth child of Wilson Sweet
having lost three by diphtheria--about
eleven years old, is down with the same
disease. Five persons have been taken
from that neighborhood BY this malignant
complaint.
Mr.. NJ. Bostwick, of Saybrook, near
eighty-two years Of age, came in from his
field work few days ago, to obtain some
thing needed, and was taken with partial
paralysis and was unable to make his wish
es known by articulation for four days.
Lieut.. C. G. Cusick, Of the 22nd, Regt.
U. S. A., was in Ashtabula last Monday,
on his wedding tour, and visited the armo-
ry of the Ashtabula Light Artillery, Sd
Battery, 0. N. G., while the battery were
drilling, and made short and appropriate
address to the boys.
Those newly elected railroad officers
seem to bear their blushing honors will
becoming prOpriety and meekness. Il
imparts a sense of safety and conviction
that we shall have well regulated and
pnnOdel road with all these gentlemen in ouI
midst and under onr eyes.
MIR. and Mrs. F. E. Harmon and Mrs
Levea Seymour started on western trip last
evening. Mr.. q. goes to Detroit on bust
ness; Mrs. h. to Saginaw as a guest o.
Mrs. F. Carlisle, and Mrs. Seymour goe
to Manistee, Mich, to visit her son Mr.. B
B. Seymour, formerly clerk in the Ashta
bula Post Office.
The friends Of James Metcalf gave
him and his lady surprise on the even
ing Of the 9th ult,, in recognition of the
25th anniversary OF their marriage. The
number who gathered were about 80, and
all the creature comforts needful for
luxurious repast were brought in and thu
food spread for pleasant entertainment
We understand negotiations are pend
ing between a party of our young mel
and theoWners of the schr. Edwin Harmon
for an Excursion Of about two weeks anon
the Islands and Rivers of the upper lax
Region. The special Accommodations to b
pro'vided on board, and the bill of Far
propos, d, cannot fail to make the trip
success.
Abel Krum. Esq. will repeat a temper
ance lecture deIiy c'red before the Union
one Of the coolest nights OF last WINTER u
small audience, at the Opera House ol
Friday evening July 18th, at the sam
place. Our National Jubilee coming ol
the evening Of the regular fortnightlY lee
ture, this appointment goes over TO h
time named.
John Clark is a sailorman, and las
Thursday night he was drunk and disord
erly at the Harbor, smashing windows anj
having jolly time. He was captured b,
the police, shut up in the cooler, and tn
next morning Judge Richards sentenced
him to pay the costs Of S5.O5 and be con
fined in the cooler for five days with bill
Of fare consisting Of bread and water.