Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-01-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Happy New Year

Mr.. Rote, the station agent at Geneva,
has resigned his position.
The Orwell Welcome took on a fancy
hue for Christmas. The tint was delicate
rose.
The public schools open next Monday,
morning, 9TH inst, after a four weeks
Holiday vacation.
DIR. Charles d. Eames, of East Sagi-
nav, Mich, is spending the holidays with
his friends hero, and recuperating from an
attack Of dyptheria.
We are indebted to the courtesy Of
Representative Thorp, for copy of the
SD annual report of the Ohio State Board
of Agriculture, for the year 1878.
Post office hours on New Years daY
will be from 2 to 9:SO a. m, and from TO
$50 .. m. No money order or registered
letter business will be transacted.
-Lemuel Clark has gone to fill out a
sentence in the penitentiary for horse steal
ing, of three years and six months, and
Frank Lyons, grand larceny, one year.
The storm signals at the Q. S. signal
service Office at Ashtsbula Harbor were dis
continued for the Winter last week Thurs
day, and the Ashtabula light was extin-
guished on the 28th ult.
-Messrs. Ellis & Harris, manufacturers
Of plow and cultivator handles, advertise
in this paper for white oak logs, for which
they will pay $16 per 1000 feet, in cash,
delivered at their works. Parties interest
ed should read the ad
As this is leap-year we supposed 1t to be
the reason why our lady friends have not
more generally sent US lists of those who
are to receive New Yearc alters, as they
expect the gentlemen to attend to the hos
pitalities while they do the calling.
Mr.. James E. DOran the Lake street
gunsmith and dealer in firearms, equip
ments and opera and field glasses, has
new advertisement in this paper to which
your attention is directed. He has a fine
stock which he takes pride in showing.
Call and see him.
Mr.. James L. Smith, of Ashtabula,
who now has been in California for about
a year past, started postal card, addressed
to himself from the Cotton, CAL, post Of
fee for an eastern trip around the world;
it was mailed Aug. 9Th last vnd was re-
ceived by him NoY. 21st, just 1O5 days.
The TELEGRAPH, without any design,
seems to have rumpled the feathers of the
Standard, in referring to the price at which
it is afforded. We supposed the sigh that
reached our ears, over the folly Of having
ranged the price at $1.5O, meant something,
but, as is now asserted, it can be afforded
at that, and sunshine and happiness have
chased away all sorrow and sighing-all
right We are happy when our friends are
eOmplscent and happy.
The attention of shippers is directed
to the new advertisement of the Union Ex-
press Company which appears in this pa
per. A general reduction of rates has been
mede which cannot fail to be appreciated
by the public, and the business Of the com
pany proportionately increased. Cut out
the advertisement and keep it in con-
yenient place for reference, and for any
farther information call on the compsny's
agents, Messrs. Tombes & Rockwell, Ash
tabula.
THAT big Poland-China of J. R. Reeve,
which we noticed in the Summer, attain
ed his growth a few days ago, and was
butehered and marketed at Jefferson, as
we learn from the Gazette. 1t had at
tanned the enormous size and weight of
feet inches in girth, and feet 6, in
length-Weighing 9S4 pounds. We have
never heard Of another so large, except
one that was fatted by Mr.. Calendar, of
gainesville, some two or three years ago,
the weight of which, as we recOllect, was
about 200.
The TELEGRAPH, we believe, was the
first among some half dozen papers-twO
Of them Cleveland dailies-to notice the
reading Of paper by Rev. Mr.. Stafford on
the subject Of the eDivine Laws of the
Sabbath, before the club OF Congrega-
tional ministers, at Cleveland, some week
or two ago. 1t was started wrong in the
TELEGRAPH by the blunder of a compositor.
The attempted correction of the word
laws-made it Lord, and it ran through
most Of the half dozen sheets in that way.
The Leader was the only exception. In
that the title Of the paper appeared cor
rectly. The thing must have been some
what annoying to the author of the paper
The ladies of the Congregational
church concluded to try their hands at
church decoration with psalms and scrip
tHre texts, and were very happy in their
efforts upon their lecture room, which was
as far at it extended, 1t was used on Christ
mas evening for praise meeting, and well
filed. The exercises were Of a somewhat
varied character. such as music, respon-
siye readings, and so forth. The Pastor
took this occasion to acknowledge the re-
ceiptof an elegant china tea set, from the
congrsgation-presented the evening be-
fore. His address breathed much Of the
spirit Of deep and grateful feeling for the
kindness that he had met from his people.
ksan acknowledgment toe, Of the efforts
OF the ladies in fitting up the lecture room
and giving it so cosy and attractive an
en-, the trustees put up new stove Of
good size and style for heating that apart
nent