Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-28


held at the Methodist church at eleven
o'clock a. N. The Rev. J. N. McGifert,
Of the Presbyterian church, will deliver
the sermon.
Train No. 6, on the L. S. & NJ. S. Ry.,
now stops at Geneva.
Frank M'Kenzie is home again-hav-
ing finished his job at Pittsburg.
-Messrs. Foster Putnam of the Gene
va Express, get up an excellent local page.
The Cleveland papers spell viaduct
with capital Y, and bridge with small b.
"A correct time schedule of the N. Y,
l. E. & W.R.R is published in this
paper.
Business men who advertise liberally
are the ones who offer the most liberal
terms to purchasers.
The post Office viii be open to-day
Thanksgiving-from to 10 O'Clock a. m,
and from to $50 O'Clock p. m.
PROF. CUNNING is giving a popular
course of scientific lectures, in this place
at Haskell's Hall. Subject Geology.
The M'Kenzie place has been treated
to a new coat of paint-house, barn, fences,
&C., adding much to its fresh and tasteful
appearance.
We acknowledge the receipt of the re.
port ofthe Agricultural Departmentfor the
year 1878, from, and with the compliments
Of commissioner LeDuc.
There seems to be a tape-worm boom
in Ashtabula just now. On Sunday last
q squirmer 25 feet long parted company
with one of our Main Street merchants.
The fellow that lifted $5 from the
box Of Charley Fobes' milk wagon, on
Tuesday morning last, may, perhaps, set
tie the thing without exposure, if so dis
posed.
The Hesperisn Minstrels, an amateur
troupe Of Geneva gave their first entertain
ment in that place last week Wednesday.
They are highly spoken of by the Geneva
papers.
"A fine Scotch granite monument has
just been put up by Smith, the marble cut
ter, over the remains of Kenneth M'Kenzie.
The. shaft is round, urn top, about ten
feet high, with heavy gray granite base
In conception and workmanship, it is a
prominent feature of the cemetery.
Attention is directed to the large new
advertisement of the dry goods and gro
Gerry store of Mr.. A. T. Dorman, which ap-
pears in this paper. His stock embraces
a large line of desirable goods, and has a
reputation, which he wishes to still further
extend, tor selling goods at the lowest fig
ure. You will always find him prompt
pleasant, and Obliging.
-Ashtabula bank is ahead of all her
contemporaries in one respect, at least-she
is run by steam. Dickinson-the jeweler
having surplus Ofboiler surface, supplies
the bank with heating material. For SIS,
the bank is equally and pleasantly warm
ed with no other trouble about handling
fuel, making fires, with perfect security,
than the turning Of stop cock.
We have good reason to believe that
certain young man who has been employ
ed at the HarbOr during the past summer,
but who recently shipped on the steam
barge Sparta as second cook, is the person
who recently wrote the complimentary %
article on Ashtabula Harbor to the Conn
eaut Egpress. We would advise Mr.. W.
o. Nettleton to interview that journalistic
sailor.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
church will serve Thanksgiving dinner
to-day atone o'clok .. m, in the lecture
rooms Of the church. Price 25c., children
half price. The editors fthe TELEGRAPH
acknowledge the receipt of invitations to
partake Of the dinner, together with the
clergy and other members of the press of
Ashtabula, but as we had previously ac-
cepted invitations for our Thanksgiving
dinner we extend to the Methodist ladies
our regrets.
-On the days Of Friday, Saturday and
Monday last there were shipped from the
Office Of the American Express Co. in this
place 1856 pounds Of poultry for New
York. These figures amount to over 2S4
tons. The poultry comes principally from
the southern townships in this county
along the Ashtabula & Pittsburgh Ry,
and the shipments are about twice as
heavy as they were last year. On one of
the days mentioned a special express car
was sent here into which was loaded twelve