Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-03-19
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Mar. 10, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.

The public schools will be closed next
week Friday
-"Haii, gentle spring Ethereal mild.
ness hail and snow.
The prospects fora crop of ice, grows
beautifully less day by day.
Mr.. f. Wade, Of Saybrook, is some
what seriously indisposed, but is thought
to be better.
-Talman is out with his new steam
tug-now in service. She took the season
by the hair.
Additions of two or three a day to our
subscription list are not rare since our new
form was taken on.
There are few of our subscribers
who are lingering thoughtlessly by the
way. A bad habit to get into.
"A surplus copy of the Scientific
American, may be had at this office at a
discount from regular subscription price.
We are indebted to Hon. Peter Hitch
cock for copy OF the Fourth Annual Re-
port of the Board Of State Charities for
1870.
Lights were started in the light house
lanterns on the night Of the 10Th. The
weather, however, is not propitious Tor a
boom in lake commerce.
Henry r. Jones. of Kingsville, has
taken farm in Madison. upon which he
will bcstow his attention. He will be To-
Gated on the Middle Ridge.
-Fickinger under the management of
his chief man-Henry Dunning-sent off
to eastern markets, on Wednesday last a
carload of the finest specimens of his
horse stock
The News man seems not to understand
the Telegraph. He is probably in about the
same fix the public were until the appear
ance OF that nota -"Independent-
not neutral"
AN obituary poem has been received,
but il is little crude to be read with sober
thought, and is therefore not inserted.
We are no poet and to fixit up as suggest
ed, would require rewriting.
Mr.. NJ. G. Heath has so far recovered
from his protracted sickness that his
friends intend to submit his name as a
candidate for the Office of Justice of the
Peace at the coming spring election.
Savage Bros, do not mean to be out
done in the introduction of new styles of
goods We notice that they are offering
pine apple cheese-a New York high ton
ed article that never before found its way
into this village.
Pat Smith of Cleveland, the prince Of
tug and dredge men, and Supt. Mccoy
of the A. & P. Ry,, have applied for maps,
specifications, ETC., for the proposed Har-
Dor dredging. Proposals will be received
until 10 m, April 9TH.
Deacon Skins, anywhere accessible to
Rock Creek, will find good market at
the tannery of A. G. Wilcox & Son. See
their advertisement in the TELEGRAPH.
They don't employ any agents but give
the agents margin to the seller,
--Messrs. Brake and Mcmillan the Ash
tabula contractors for erecting the build
ings for the Geneva Sewing Machine
works, broke ground last Monday for the
foundations of the buildings. The re-
uuired amount of stone has already been
delivered.
The Rev, May, of the Jefferson Epis-
copal church will on Easter Sunday and
every alternate Sunday thereafter until
further notice. hold services at st. Mich
aels Mission, Ashtabula Harbor; services
II o'clock a. M, and at 8 O'Clock p. m. at
Plymouth.
The catalogue of Messrs. f. f. Fas-
sett g. Brother, from this office, is worthy
Of second look, for Its neatness and work
manship, but as well as from the consider.
alton of the spirit OF enterprise OF the
firm, who haYe thus taken so advanced q
step in the flower business Of this village.
The TELEGRAPH office is IN receipt Of
another large assortment Of beautiful
modern faced type, suitable for fine jot
printing. As heretofore we guarantees
the finest work, and prices that canno
fail to satisfy all who may favor us will
their orders.
-Air. Albert Sherman mas taken place
jim the Office of Prosecuting Attorney Pet
tibone. while Mr., Charles Sherman, take
4 place in the office of Village solicito
Hoyt, each TO pursue his profession il
their respective places. The young men
sons of the Judge-are giving sedulous al
tention to business, as if they had an end b
secure
-Messrs. Carlisle & Tyler, the carpe
dealers of Ashtabula county, have now th
largest stock of carpets between Erie an'
Cleveland and win be sold at low prices
Notwithstanding the great advance in pric
of these goods. Read their mammoth adyel
tisement in this paper and convince yoursel
of the facts therein declared by call o.
this enterprising firm.