Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-05-28
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
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General Garfield and family are expected
home on Wednesday evening or Thursday
morning where il 3 expected tbo General
will remain u day or two before going TO
Chicago Tor the purpose N presenting Sec
Rotary Sherman's name before the C0nven.
tiOn.
On Wednesday Of last week stranger
hired horse and buggy at The stable Of
Geo. f. Callander Tor the purpose, as stat
ed ~ going 10 FairpOrt, since which time
neither man. horse nor buggy has returned,
and the latest tldings was 10 the effect
that they were seon in Euclid on Thursday
last. They we're worth over $500.
The ore beavers, at the =. & Y. docks,
Fairport, went IN for a strike on Monday.
Some Of them going about the docks, arm
ed with clubs, threatened any who should
attempt to work in their places. George
W, Freeman with his construction force
took their places, and Sheriff Morley was
there to see that order was maintained.
The result being that the strikers we're
paid Of and fOnnd themselves at liberty to
migrate, which most Of them did.
Most Of our readers, or at least those
who keep the run Of occurrences aud
events, are doubtless aware that this is
the year for the re-appearance Of the so
termed seventeen year lOcusts. Mr.. Il.
/ G. Reynolds informs us that they have al
ready appeared IN considerable numbers
/ in his neighbOrhOOd near the Mountain.
They emerge from the earth and crawl
| upon the first object at hand, whether il
| be bush, tree or febce, then shortly the
| old skin CT she'll bursts open on the back,
| from out Of which they creep and are at
once ready to fly. They come neither eat
ing or drinking, and doing no harm, ex-
cept after they have sung their summer
song IN depOsting their eggs, which they
do in the tender boughs Of fruit or other
trees, commencing ut the tip and working
back along the limb distance Of foot
or more. This is usually termed singing
the boughs, the sting or poison being sup
posed to penetrate to the heart. The
limb soon dies as far back as it has been
stung, and in time is said to break of
where it connects with the living part, and
falling to the ground the eggs are hatch.
ed. and the locust that is to be buries in
the earth until the proper time for its ap-
pearance. This, we are told, is the pOpu
lar theory or belief in neighbOrhOods where
the seventeen year locusts abound.
Whether true in whole or part we do not
know. At times they fly about in swarms
like flocks Of pigeons, but are SAID not tC
injure or destroy vegetation.
Sentinel.
Mr.. J. E. Allen has become sole prOprie
tor of the Beckwith House together with
the livery stable and stock thereto attach
ed. Mr.. Frank Reed will go to Geneva Il
engage in the livery business.
Mr. A. W. Steele, the veteran watchmak
er has opened his kit in the store room
of II. TalcOtt Of this place. He will fO
the present be here the two last to week
in each month. About thirty one year
ago Mr.. Steele first began work in thi
county.
NJ. G. Woodruff of the Eagleville chess
factory reports that he is receiving abOu
twelve thousand pounds ofmilk and max
ing "a cheese per day. The two first ship
ments Of April cheese sold for 1875 anI
1412 cents in the Boston market.
We behold beautiful example of viz
tue rewarded, in the appointment of Nj
Jas. Reed, Jr., of Ashtabula, and Mr.. Fcl
dinand Lee, of jefferson. to the office 0
eunumeratOr in their respective towns
The press is thus vindiceted, and modes
merit brought to the front.