Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.


-Ez-MsyOr Hepburn was in town last
Tuesday.
There was a regular meeting Of the
+, Council last Wednesday evening.
George Russell says he stored be.
tween 100 and 500 tons Of ice during the
recent cOldsnA
The editors received their annual
passes over the L. s. & Ms Ry. last
Tuesday.
We acknoWledge the receipt of legisla-
tive documents from the Hon. Peter
Hitchcock.
New England supper in costume
st she II. E. church parlOrs-Friday
evening Goth.
IN. E. French, chairman and C. n.
Cook Secretary Of the Dairyman's Con-
ventiOn, were duly elected.
Cleveland parties have been looking
after contract for rock blasting in the
creek, near the Lake Shore HarbOr sta
tiOn.
The military dance to night. We ex-
pect to see the delinquent military dance
too when that regimentsl court marshal
takes place.
"A Rock Creek "Listeaer''-
came 70 hand too late 10 print last week,
and our opinion is that it had better be
omitted now.
M. Charles sanborn, during the
short run of sap week or two ago, took
advantage oft to make thirty gallons of
maple syrup.
Prosecutor PettibOne, J. c. A. Bush
nell and W. P. Spencer, are a committee
for examining the report of the County
Commissioners.
We acknowledge the receipt of New
Orleans paper, from our correspondent,
containing full accounts and illustrations
Of the late carnival.
"A twenty-page illustrated floral cata-
iogue is being issued from the TELEGRAPH
job department for Messrs. F. E. Fassett
3 Bro7 florists. Of this place,
The entertainment given last week
Thursday evening at the Opera House, by
sprague's Georgia Minstrels drew.a large
audience and gave excellent satisfaction.
Steps are being taken 6Y the Council
with the view Of having that shale rock re-
moved from the river near the s'old yellow
warehouse" It viii not be an expensive
job.
Mr.. Ira ". Amidon, with the arm of
J. Mansfield & Co.. olothiers, Cleveland,
who has been visiting his friends in Ashta-
bula and Plymouth, returned to Cleveland
last evening.
The late DR.. Stebbins, Of Painesville,
whose sudden death has been noticed, was
3 native of Chardon, of New England pa
rentage. His father was one Of the earliest
settlers of Hambden.
Are not our Esgleville and AUSTIN
burg contributors becoming sparkling,
considering the stage of the campaignP
Endurance comm only springs from moder-
stiOn and steadiness Of gait.
The ladies Of the N. E. Church will
give New England Supper in the Lect-
ure rooms of the church, Friday evening,
Fsb. sOth. Supper to be served from 8
o'clock until 8. Price Is cents.
"A elegant new counter is being built
by Mr., Ed. Russell for the Ashtabula
National Bank. 1t viii be built of black
walnut, with plate glass windows, and
be put in place about the first Of April.
Candidates for teachers who presented
themselves for examination as teacherson
Saturday last at Jefferson, numbered 81
81 Of whom were ladies. Teaching is
ab7ut the most popular occupation out
S-our citizens are in earnest about
hsrbor appropriation, and an influential
committee has been deputed to bring the
matter before the proper authorities at
Washington, to secure an appropriation
Tor the improvement.
AN evil disposed person threw q rock
as large as a mans ist through one Of the
front windows of Mr.. Robt. Riddell's store
last Tuesday night, which, besides break
ing the window, damaged crookery and
glassware to the amount of So.
Never before have we seen so many
commercial travellers in Ashtabula as
during the past two months. The hotels
are doing land Office business, and the
merchants are investing literally in an.
He'pstion Of lively spring trade.
-Nv indebted to our New Orleans
Corfesp pOlident-'M. CIV. P,'' for a g-rsnb.
ic description Of Mnrd4 Gras-the qree,
annual carnival Of that city, which came
of on the 10th inst. of which she was an
eve witness 1t will richly repay the pc
rnsal
Among the candidates for the sue
cessorship in Congress, the name of Hon.
Peter Hitchcock Of Geauga, is spoken of
We might go further and fare worse. We
have probably no man in the district who
is better posted in the politics Of the
country.
The Juvenile Band has now an in
structor in the person of Prof White, of
ConneautTilie, Pa. He is highly pleased
with the musical talent Of the youngsters
sand the interest tat IN their organiza.
aen Heis also ,,lFsns lessons to SEQ
e cOrust Rapd