Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-23
THE TELEGRAPH.
LOCAL NEWS.

The band played in the park last Tues
day evening.
There was a meeting Of the Council
last Wednesday evening.
-Conneaut is moving in the matter OF
reproducing their agricultural fair
There will be temperance meeting
at Center street rooms on Sunday after
noon, July 25th, az 1880 o'clock.
Peaches, Plulns and Huckleberries are
in the market, brought from Cincinnati.
Tonbes & Rockwell are the dealers.
The schooner York Stale, belonging
to Mr.. P. F. Coed, has been sold to Chi
cago parties, as is reported-for $4,000.
Mr.. Frank Pratt, Of East Ashtabula,
cut fifteen acres of wheat in eleven hours,
one day last week, with a Champion single
reaper.
The coal and ore business is making
the season lively, at the llarbor. A single
cargo Of over l,50O tons OF coal was taken
by the Scotia last week.
We give this week, another letter from
"ilunk Oh the wing" He is among the
copper fields, aud his letters are not only
raoy and versatile, but full of valuable in
formation.
AS will be seen in another column on
this page, the great Forepaugh circus and
menagerie is to visit this place on Satur,
day, August 7th The advertisement will
oppear next week.
The card of Mr.. B. H. Rickard, at
torney at law, appears in this issue of the
TELEGRAPH Any business relating to
conveyancing and collecting will receive
his special attention.
Another accident with one of those
dangerous toy pistols occurred to little
son Of l.. c. Newell The wound is not
rious but he escape froInthe loss of an
c!r, was anarrow one.
A me- orial service for the late Rev
james Bonnar, formerly rector of St
Peters Episcopal church, will be conduct
ed by the present rector, Rev Hugh Bal
ley, on Sunday morning the 25th inst,
The busy season Of harvest inteferes
with the regularity of the contributions Of
our local correspondents, and we do not
hear from as many Of them, while these
bodily as well MS mental exertions are
felt.
Several Posts-G. A. r., OF the coun-
ty, have signified their intention of being
present at the dedication at Geneva on
the Sd prox-amOng them the Paulus
Post of Ashtabula, and those of jefferson
and Austnburg.
The new Corliss Engine OF the Ashta-
bnla Tool Company, is now about set up,
and by Wednesday next it is expected the
connections will be made. 1t is the finest
as well as the largest piece Of machinery Of
the kind In this vicinety,
The radiance of NJ. G.. Dicks phlz,
and the readiness with which the lemon
ude is put up among the boys, is tolerable
evidence that something of a pleasant
ShaTacteT either in business Or social
way has 9eenrTed. But we shan't tell.
Those stalwart mosquitoes and flies
an the Sault River, Mich command the
respect of our fellow citizen p W Strader
Esq. lie leaves them severely alone, aud
found rest, for the weary by spreading his
domitory blanket on a raft well out from
shore.
Cache Commandery of Knights TEN.
plar will start for Chicago August 16th
to take part In the grand three days en-
campment to take place in that city
Their headquarters will be at the fremont
house, where they will be pleased to meet
their friends.
THAT part Of Bridge street at the Har
poi, fying between then c6lYeft and the A.
". Ry. tracks, has been filled in to grade,
and it nov has an airof peatness that it
Rsyer before p9ssessea. 1t is the intention
ai the Street Committee TO give it dress
, ing of oinder this fail,
IA large stpqm whistle Is ia be in place
gt the TQol Cos. shops when the works are
In running order Would it not be a good
act for our citizens 10 make up a purse,
say S25, and present it to the company
with view to purchasing the
largest whistle in The county. and one thai
can be heard ten miles away? We should
not however purchase one so large that
there would not be steam enough in the
boilers to sound il AS was the case with
ourenthusisstie Geneva friends With one Of
lheir neR manuiaetOFies,