Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-05-28
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, May 2S, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.

Display your flags on memorial
day.
Get your answers ready for the cen.
sus man.
The Census Enumerators commence
their labors next Tuesday.
Recorder Mason tried his skill at fish
ing at the Harbor last Tuesday.
-Twenty-three passenger trains arrive
and depart from Ashtabula daily.
Probate Judge Belts was at the Har-
Dor last Wednesday with fishing party.
Mr.. Farden, of the Standard went
home TO GenevG with the belly.ache last
Tuesday.
-Scoville's Cornet Band will play in
North Park tonight should the weather be
favorable.
-Ravenna and Paineswlle are among
the towns that have decided to celebrate
the Fourth.
-Andoyer, including West Andover,
will observe the ceremony of decoration
on the Goth.
Pink Hawlhorns make pretty show
just now. We noticed several about town
more than of the white.
No whitefish are now being caught at
this place. Hook and line fishermen are
meeting with good success.
MIR. P. F. Good has telephone in
successful operation from his Centre street
Office to his Lake Shore yard.
The L. S. & NJ. S. pay car went over
the Eastern division last Tuesday, paying
off the employees of the road.
Homer Gilkerson, who left Orwell for
Akron, some two or three years ago, has
moved back again to Orwell.
Mr.. G. P. Foster has disposed of his
interest in the Geneva E1preSs to Mr..
Frank P. Hutson, of Warren, O.
The contract for the brick work of
the Ashtabuls Tool Co.'S buildings has
been awarded to Messrs. Brake & McMil-
Ian
The dredge Hercules has been busy
during the past week on work for the A.
& P. and L. s. s. NJ. S. Ry's near Plum
Point.
The dredge on the harbor improve
ment work has reached the lime kiln docl;
on its first cut, and is rapidly nearing the
bridge.
County Commissioners Dodge and Ba.
ker were at the Harbor last Tuesday on
business connected with the new bridge
question.
-Harpers' Magazine for June, has near
ly 100 engravings, and it is thought by the
publishers to be the most beautiful mum
ber ever issued.
Officer Large says last Sunday was tn,
worst day he has known for drunks at th'
Harbor. There were no less than fifty
sailors on a spree.
Miss Allie Hubbard, who has for sew
eral months been visiting the family of 1t
E. B. Hubbard at Washington, is expected
home at an early day.
Bro. Howells went to Toronto las
week to make a visit to his father Hon
W. c. Howells, whose 73d birth day wa
observed on Saturday.
The foundation walls are laid and tn
frame about ready for S. B. Wells COO
storage warehouse on the corner Of Sta
tion and Depot streets.
"A regular meeting ofthe Council mex
Wednesday evening All bills against tn
Corporation should be on file at that time
to be paid next month.
DIR. Stephen Hutchinson, of North
port, Mich, son-in.law Of John Booth
ESQ, has been visiting his friends her
during the past week.
Mr.: w. p. sepYille hes taken the bas
IN the Presbyterian quartet choir to fl
the vacancy aceasipned by the temporar
absence Of Mr., s. r. Harris.
Much needed repairs have been mad
an lake street near the old Strong farm b
tha village authorities under the directio
NJ the County Commissioners.
Mr.. Swift of the Herald has transfere
his allegiance to the Leader in the nev
shake up. His energy will find an ampl
and appreciative field on the Leader.
Worthless dogs are making bad wor
with L. R. Metcalf's sheep, at East vi
lage. His flock has been twice attacked
aud both old sheep and lambs destroyed
''s.