Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-12
LOCAL NEWS.
Mud and taxes.

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Mud and taxes.
The Council met last Tuesday evening.
All Postmssters authorized to receive
subscriptions for County paper
If you take many papers you can clear
your County paper by clubbing.
Mr.. Robert Watson, of Ashtabuls, is
member of Yale College football team.
Mr.. V. T. Webb is out sgain, weigh
ing 29 pounds less after four weeks sick
ness.
Remember that tax-paying has come,
aud tax-psying time is good time to pay
the printer.
Owing to the press Of advertisements,
another supplement is issued with this
number of the TELEeRAPH.
1t looks now as if our subscription list
would, by January 1st, be greatly increas-
ed. New aecessasions daily.
MIR. jas. K. Stsbbins returned to Ash
tabula yesterday, much improved in health
and ready to attend to business matters.
The Atlantic & Great Western Rail-
road is to be sold next February, and it is
rumored that Jay Gould has his eye on it.
The chairman Of the Fire and Water
Committee thinks there should be 600 feet
more of new hose purchased for the FIRE
department.
Bill Boyle's well on the school grounds
on Division street is completed, with q
depth of 80 feet, and an abundant supply
of water from the rock.
"A man by the name Of Horace, was
struck by the engine of train No. 28, on
the Franklin Division, just this side of
AndoYer last Monday night and badly in
iured.
The Thanksgiving sermon of the Rev.
Mr.. McGifert, to which some attention
has been paid, may be found on the first
page. 1t is commended to a thoughtful
perusal
The attention of our taxpayers is di-
rected to the article Of "a citizen" on the
matter of building new town hall. He
has sifted the expense down to a ''very
fine thing, and all Of our taxpayers should
read the article carefully.
The last lecture of the geological series,
by Prof Cunning, was given on Wednes-
day evening, on ice. The audience was
not large, but the lecture was very salts
factory to those present and creditable to
the ability of the lecturer.
The Standard had the misfortune to
break its press last Tuesday evening while
running of its first side. The forms we're
brought over to the TELEGRAPH Office and
the edition ran of, thereby causing no de-
lay to the readers Of the Standard.
Wendell Phillips, of Boston, was a
guest at the Ashtabula House last Sunday
night. He arrived on train No. from the
east and took the Monday morning train
on the A. s P. Ry. for Youngstown where
be delivered lecture that evening.
Can more forlorn and agrayating stu
alton be imagined than that of man
clsving his way into stifly starched
shirt, and after adapting himself to the
situation, to find button gone from the
neck, and perhaps another from the wrist?
The AshtabuIa Light Artillery, Third
Battery, O. N. g., have received an invi-
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Columbus and take part in the grand pro-
cession in honor of General Grant, who is
expected there to-day. The Battery did
not accept the Invitation,
Some elegant invitations and pro-
grsmmes for the party to be given on the
3Oth inst. by Protection fire company, have
just been printed at the TELEGRAPH Office.
Persons who we regard as good judges pro-
nounce them the neatest job of printing
ever gotten up in this place.
Miss Fanny Haskell left town on
Wednesday last for Michigan University
where she expects to enter upon regular
course of instruction. Her thoroughness
and success in passing our union school
course, seems to warrant expectation Of
scholarship in the higher course, upon
which she contemplates an entry.
Mr.. L. W. Smith returned from
his California trip last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Smith and son, James L., are now
in Oakland, where they will remain dur.
ing the Winter if the climate is satisfacto.
ry. They expect to return to Ashtabula
in May or June. Mr.. Smith brought with
him some samples of California fruit, a
pear weighing Two pounds and five ounces,
and a mammoth bunch of lusciou.
grapes.
Commissioner Peck retires from hi:
seat upon the County Board with the higE
regard for his competency and gentlemanly
bearing of ail who had anything to do will
the county through their representative
the Commissioners. Commissioner Bakel
who has entered ppon his duties is an 4n
tried man, bat one who brings practical
good sense and industry, and generous and
kindly disposition to the ofice-qualitiei
essential for making, in due time a good
county officer.
-Ap alarm of fire was sounded lasl
week Friday night about seven o'clock
ocCasioned by the burning of small, un.
occupied house at the Aarhor owned b,
Miss Annie Arthur, Owing to the deer
mud snd the delay IN getting the alarm
the are department did not go but few
squares, The building was insured fol
$3.50 in the WatertOwn company but as 4
was unoecupied, no insurance can be col
lected. The FIRE is supposed to be tn,
work Of an incendiary.