Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-09
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, July o, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.

The Cleveland Herald will soon ap-
pear in new dress.
New potatoes were retailing yester-
day for 80 cents per bushel.
Miss Sophia Root arrived in San Fran.
cisco on the Goth of June last.
Morrison ]. Swift is home on vacation
from Hopkins University, Baltimore
Mrs. NJ. c. Post has returned from her
sojourn at New Orleans, Cincinnati, etc.
The township OF Trumbull shows a
falling off in the census since 1870, Of 124.
The A. & P. Co. are now running
three trains day from Warren to Pitts
burg.
Miss Sophia Hall is enjoying the
pleasure of home during her summers va
cation.
Ripe tomatoes from the garden of
Roger Griswold, appeared in market on
Tuesday last,
Brick, which have been so scarce, are
now plentiful enough IN the village, and
may be han on call.
The Hon. S. A. NOrthway delivered
the Grafton at the Fourth of July celebra-
tion in Kinsman, Trumbull county.
-Painesville, according to the new CEN
sus, has population Of 3,S45. Ashtabula
numbers 4,411, showing Ashtabula to be
J6S ahead.
Tine Hancock and English Club has
been granted permission by the Council to
erect a hag-pole at the corner of Main and
Center streets.
"A vessel passing the pOntoon bridge
the other day struck the west abutment
and knocked things out of shape, and
travel is interrupted.
The firm of Woolsey & EIlinwood, in
tie conduct of the Banner of Rock Creek,
hus been dissolved, and Mr.. Woolsey goes
ON with the publication.
Mrs. C. NJ. Bender of Girard-the To-
cal, we believe, of the Cosmopolite, spent
Sunday in town with Miss Thompson, whC
holds place in that office.
Our marine list-which by the way may
always be relied upon as oiiiclal-makes a
good showing this week, there being q
arrivals, half Of which are propellOrs,
AT a meeting Of the Directors of the
Conneaut Mutual Loan Association, held
July I'd, a dividend Of three per cent. on
the capital stock was declared payable
July 9th.
The Rev. Mr., Feeman of the Baptist
church, returned from a short absence OF
Saturday last, in company with very
comely lady, whose name is understood tC
be Mrs. Feeman.
"A couple of newspaper young nell
Messrs E. j. Swift and Philo Safford--
started on trip to Escanaba last week, oI
the schr. Newcomb. We SHALL no doubt
have some spicy letters.
The recent deaths OF six students, ant
the illness of Others from defective drain
age, robbed the commencement exercise
Of Princeton college of much Of theil
usual interest ana Dfllllancy.
Frank McKenzeis driving piles neal
the Lake Shore lower dock-making {
continuous line ofdockage from that point
to the bridge 1t is the properly OF tn
Loan Association and the old bank.
Mr.. Patrick Smith of Cleveland wa
the only bidder for the Harbor Improve
ment bonds which were offered for sal
by Treasurer Southwick He takes tn
whole amount $500 at their par value.
MIR. T. II. SEWERS, with Mr.. L. NJ
Crosby's company at Staunton, Va, ha;
been suffering from rather severe indlspO
sition, but is now reported as recovering
His brother has had to fill the position @
nurse.
The Rev. james Bonnor, late Recto
Of st. Peters church, in this village, die
June 3Oth, aged 20 years, at the place q
his recent -Davidsonville, Mo
His memory is cherished by many friend
in this place,
"A correspondent of the Sentinel, VIII
has taken pains to know the fact, says tn
schools at Andover Center are forbidde
TO read the scriptures at their opening ca
ereises. This fact is worthy of n passin
notice ut least.
Some generous individual proposes
give Western Reserve College half a mi
lion dollars, on condition that the mstilu
ton shall he removed to Cleveland. Ther
seems to be no doubt but that the ollie
will be accepted.