Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-23

bruisc on the head and one knee. also
cracking sercra Of his ribs. Dr. Panhall
WAS called and made him a comfortable
rs possible.
On Monday afternoon hst John White,
- sailor was arrested ut the llarbor for
using profgne and obscene language to
Capt. Connar, Of the schooner Lucerno.
Police Justice Heath ON the following
morning fined him 81 and costs, which
amounted to 500. As White did not
have that amount Of money he was com
mitted until paid.
The Third Grand Excursion from Ash
tabula, under the direction Of the Congre.
gational Church, will be given Thursday,
August 9th. The steamer Pearl has been
chartered for this occasion, aud will lrnye
Ashtahula Harbor for Cleveland ut Z a. m.
At least three hours will be given to the
ezcursionists in the city Refreshments
will be served upon the steamer.
The ONeill store at the Harbor has
reached its destination, and the foundation
is being phecd underit When the new
bridge is erected opposite the Point this
store will he as convenient for business ms
when it stood near the old bridge. Mr..
O'Neil has new aud convenient dock
back Of his store, where he will keep a
number NJ pleasure boats Tor rent
-Phnnix Iron Works from its variety
and quantity Of machinery is-able 10 under
take almost any absorption Of machinery,
and the machinery is fully paralelled by
the skill and range Of capacity Of the firm
at the head Of the concern. Three presses
for the Western Lock Company, made at
this concern have just been received in
Geneva by the company ordering them
Mr. W. B. Menneiley returned from
New York last Wednesday night, He
has been absent in the interest of Protec-
tion engine company, for which he has
been making arrangements for the pur-
chase of new uniforms. lie has also visit
ed manufacturers of hose carriages, as the
Council, it is expected, will soon decide
to purchase a new one for that company.
If the dedication Of the monument in
Geneva is carried out on the scale OF pro-
portion, it will be AN occasion Of first class
interest. No stone Is left unturned to
make it credible to the citizens of that
beautiful and enterprising village. Our
cotempory Of the Times seems to he pos
sessed with the idea that there will be
hungry multitude present for whom some
thing to eat will be required.
The schooner L. c. Butts picked up
two "a gallon casks Of cognnc in Lake flu.
ron and brought them to tins port, lhe
other day. The only mark on them was
"James Hennissey, cognac." They were
turned over to Collector Fisk, who sent
them to Collector Howe, at Cleveland, last
Tuesday, 1t is supposed this is from the
steamer st. Cathurines, which was sunk by
a collision on Lake Huron last week.
The store formerly occupied by the
late George Willard has been cleaned, re-
painted, aud undergone general renovat
ing, and will, as heretofore announced in
this paper, be occupied by Mr.. j. W. Col
lins, with fresh and seasOuable stock of
dry goods, oil cloths, etc. Mr.. Collins will
have one Of the finest stores in town, and
with his long experience in this line Of
trade, and broad acquaintance, cannot fail
to share the prosperity of our other leading
dry goods establishments. Messrs. Ans
den & Hurris, jewellers, will occupy part of
this store.
The basket picnic of the Royal Area
mum to New Lyme on Wednesday last,
was IA very enjoyable affair. A special
car was attached at the Centre street de-
pot, to the morning train of the A. q p
Ry., and was filled with members of the
Arcanum and their invited guests The
picnic was held in grove on the large
and beautiful grounds of our former fel-
low citizen, Mr.. Oliver Smith, which
we're well suited for the occasion, and
with Mr. Smith as host, every arrangement
was complete that would add to the pleas
ure of visitors. The Juvenile band of
Ashtabula accompanied the picnicers,
and when these little youngsters returned
home their jackets were as tight as drum
head. A game of base ball was among
the amusements Of the day in which the
reputation of Ashtabulians as ball players
was well sustained.
We passed over the farm of our de-
parted patron-Edmund Lockwood, in
the suburb of East Village, on Tuesday
last, 1t has been worked since the death
of the father by the son-Ed. Lockwood
and it was pleasant to see how earnestly
it has been attended to, and how well the
growing crops iook His Wheat was in
the shock. A field Of seven acres of corn
equals any we have seen, 1t is the equal
Of that field of George Green, which, un-
til we met this. we looked upon as the
best piece seen in our travels, He counts
upon 100 bushels of ears to the acre, II it
meets with no set back Next to his corn
comes his oats which are full up to the
average of the season, which is exception
ably good. His meadows yield fine
growth of timothy, and generally first
rate. He is putting in good service, and
the farm shows intelligent culture. 1t
embraces 1870 acres, on both sides of the
railroad. and is bounded its whole length