Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
TIE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, oct. 2O, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.

Il. NJ. Crosby reached home last Sat
urday, for the season, very much to the
qualification Of his numerous friends.
The annual meeting Of the Ashtabula
Co. @. T. U. will be held at the NJ f.
Church, IN Saybrook Tuesday, November
10th, at tOa.m.
"A meeting Of the Alumni association
Of Geneva Normal, on Tuesday evening
Nov. o, in the Normal chapel. All the
Alumni are invited.
The box sent recently by the Ladies
Home Mission Society, Of the Presbyterian
church. to a missionary's family. was yalu-
ed at 500, in Kansas.
w. D. HoweIls. Jr.. Of jefferson met
with an accident one day last werk in
being thrown from a wagon by the drop
piug Of the tongue. Injuries not severe.
One Of the comodites Of the Hancock
monument in the Standard is competency
This looks as if our friend Dan is disposed
to be little sarcastic even with his
friends.
The assessed value of real property in
Ashtabula Village is $GS4,2t Of personal
property SG0t POP Total S1,375,414 An
estimated full valuation would probably
increase this sum 10 $215O,S2S
-Lucius II. Page, well known EN-.
ploye Of the Lake Shore road, died in Buf-
falo on Thursday week, and the remains
were brought to this place for burial lie
was the brother Of Mrs. DR.. Nelson. of
Ashtabula.
-Messrs Hamilton & Norton, Of Buff
falo, have leased lot on Superior street,
Of Capt Humphry, and put up building
and machinery for drying apples. They
began work last Monday and are drying
1875 bushels of apples day.
The Jefferson Gazette has reached its
fourth anniversary, and Mr.. Lee has sold
his interest to his partner, Mr.. Norton,
who continues its publication. The Ga
gette takes its place among the best papers
VI VIZ NNulA'D, 'hSlC hSlhS hlHS VI tlNHl'
Apples are plenty and fine this season.
\ couple OF barrels Of the King and Bal
OWN were put into our cellar fora dollar
barrel. Mr., U. Atwaler Of Saybrook has
a splendid young orchard, and it might be
well for any one in want of superior fruit
to enquire Of him.
There has not been much progress
during the past week in the erection of the
buildings for the Ashtabula Bolt and Shaft
Company, owing to the wet and stormy
weather. However the foundations are
all laid aud the mason work on the first
story well under way.
"A letter has been received from the
Freedman's Relief association Of St. Louis,
acknowledging the receipt Of two barrels
Of clothing, sent by the Presbyterian and
Baptist churches of this place, and giving
assurance that many hearts haYe already
been made glad by them.
We dropped in on our old friend
Mansfield of Cleveland last week, and
found him busy as usual and everything
indicating wholesome trade and prosperity
In our calls we seldom fail to meet some
Ashtabula friends. showing that he has
not outgrown the recollection of his old
fellow citizens.
The return of Miss Sophia Hall of
this village, is spoken of very highly by
the Titusville World as the musician of
the Venango Teachers Institute. Her
singing is said to have been one Of the
most attractive features of the convention,
and added new honors to her already en-
viable reputation as a vocalist
The synod of Cleveland opened its
session at Salem on the eve'ng Of the 10Th.
The sermon was preached by Moderator
Anson Smyth. There were about 800 in
attendance. The exercises attract large
audiences. Elder Robinson was elected
delegate from the Presbyterian church of
this place, and with the pastor is in at
tendance.
John d. L'Ilommedieu was arrested by
the Sheriff last Saturday and taken before
Judge Belts the Grand Jury having found
two indictments against him. One was
for carrying concealed weapons and the
other for shooting at Forgo with intent to
kill. Bail was fixed at 5000 for the first
charge, and 50, 900 on the second, which
was promptly furnished.
The scow Iosco Captain Lent, of Con-
neaut, while attempting to enter this hRr-
Dor during the storm OF last Friday night
struck the west pier, but succeeded in enter.
ing the harbor. She filled rapidly with
water and by the time she reached point
opposite Haskell's dock she sank in bout
sixteen feet of water. and diagonally across
the river. Navigation was obstructed for
couple OF days.
- MGillin's retail establishment is the
place for every Ashtabulian to call. 1t is
a mamOth concern, and hasmore novel fea-
lures in connection with its dry goods
trade than any concern in this section of
the West. Almost every thing is to be
found there even to a lunch when hungry,
The four or five stories are easily mastered
by two elevators, and clerks and ushers
meet you at every hand.
The funeral of Captain William T.
Watrous took place at his late residence
on Tuesday last his death being caused
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