Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
COUNTY NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
CONNEAUT.

Dear old Reliable Iel:-We are all hap
DIV, Just on account of the beautiful rain,
and everybody is on the astir transplant
ing cabbage, sweet potatoes and tomatoes.
Full double the amount of tomatoes are be-
ing set this year than ever before. Most
of them are contracted for by d. Cummings
at % cts. per bushel. Master Frank Rieg,
son Of the Reporter boss, informs me that
he is setting two acres. By the way,
Frank is gentleman, as well as good
fellow, Notwithstanding his father IS a
printer and editor.
The big walk, understand, was sue
cess. Conneaut holds the belt. Thurber
won the race. Bell clung to the pole so
close he collided with a chair, which
caused a Stacking in his locomOtiOn. l
was not there when the gate money was d.
vided, but suppose it was equally distribut-
ed, tO-wit: One thirl to the Y. NJ. c. A,
one third to buy rattlesnake oil to anolnt
the calves Of the boys legs and the balance
to the Chatauqua Lake Literary Society.
One day last week Doc. Light noised it
around that there would be free show of
snagging teeth at his Office by the use of
vitalized air The crowd came, of all
grades, and they went to jerking. Just
how many teeth were snagged ] didn't
learn, but the heap of old teeth looked like
a stack Of rams horns. And all testified
that it didn't hurt them any. inter-
viewed chap who pretended to know what
vitllized air was made of; he gave the med
ieal phases. As near as | remember 1t Is
composed of Nitrogen, OxOgen, Hydrogen
and Holland Gin, and from it Was extract
ed the colOric, carbonic, oxalic, hydraulic
and Homeopathic which made the all-eaS
ing calm called yitalized air. He said
great care should be used in putting into
fight casks and not to vent it as we do new
cider thanked him for the recipe, but
set him down as more of a wag than a
chemist But, to lay aside all jokes, allow
me to say TO the reader of the TELEGRAPH,
that Doc. Light now has the arrangements
to separate person from sore tooth
without dread. His price is so cts. per
tooth, and he don't make a cent on 1t when
only one tooth is drawn, as the gas eosls
him that-50 cts.-per enough to influence
person.
1t is more of a query in the minds Of the
people here at present who the coming man
is that will get the appointment OF Infirm-
airy Director, in place of E. Hammond, de-
ceased, than it Is who shall be our next
Governor. While at the Hub the other
day noticed some ten or twelve applica-
tions, on file, for the appointment, and
several towns to be heard from. / noticed
that portion Of them were bankrupts, or
the same thing-their property was in the
hands of an assignee. | don't think that
should disqualify man for county Office.
For show me man though failure in his
own business, but that would make a sue
cess if the public would furnish the money
TO experiment with. At any rate l know
that /, my wife or my mother-in-law can
sling public money with more grace and
dignity than we can the money we earn
by the sweat of our brow
Mr.. Editor. consider it of more i'm
portance to the tax payers Of the county to
have a judicious, common sense infrmary di-
rector than it is for a Representative to the
Legislature. All that l fear in the case is,
that another Kingsville ring will be formed.
These favors we ask for the peoples sake.
June. 8. 1879. H. G.