Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Aug, 13, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.


new instruments
Editor Reig, Of the Conneaut Rsporte,
was in town yesterday.
No persons appreciate this dry wealth.
er more than street sprinkler drivers.
Mr.. Fred Collins has returned from
his trip to Chicago and Monmouth, Ill.
Misses Mcknight and Mcdowell, of
Greenville, Pa, are visiting at Mr.. D. W.
JOslin's
The municipal law manufacturers will
meet in regular session next Wednesday
evening.
-Amsden s Harris have taken posses.
sion of their new quarters in north store
of Willard's block.
An Erie firm have shipped on the
several roads Of that city the present sea.
son 24S bushels of plums.
The repairs on the swing bridge at the
Harb0r were completed last Tuesday, and
putin place that afternoon.
Mr.. II. II. Hunt has a specimen of lake
Superior copper in the spray form, of ex-
ceeding beauty and interest
Oar roads average about four inches
of dust when undisturbed, and about
twenty feet when well stirred.
The Leonard family are to have a re-
union on Wednesday the first prox., at the
house Of NJ. A. Leonard, Pierpont.
Miss Sophia Root has sent us recent
copies o! the San Francisco Chronicle and
ArgOnaut, for which she has our thanks.
-Messrs Hubbard & Strader are pay.
ing cash for oats at the store formerly oc-
cupied by Fisk & Silliman, Main street.
The Prohibtionists will hold a Coun.
ty Nominating Convention at the Court
House, in Jefferson, ON Wednesday Sept
1st
The bee keepers crop is seriously in.
jnr,d by the dry weather. The little busy
bee Is barely able to keep soul and body
together.
The $50 gas light ordered by the
Council has been placed in the North
Park music stand, for the convenience Of
our bands
Those present at the County Republi.
can Convention think the Convention was
well worked in the interest of Mr.. Gilkey.
Well, it was
"A complete report of the proceedings
of the Republican County Nominating
Convention, is published on the first page
of the TELEGRAPH.
From the list of arrivals at Ashtabula
on Monday last, we are led 10 believe that
the tug John Owen came in after the
schooner Philo Stafford.
"A special train was to leave Warren
on the A. & p. R'y, for Ashtabula, last
evening, for the accommodation of dele
gates living in this vicinity
Mr. @. A. Thompson late in the cloth
ing trade at Rock Creek, has taken
position in the boot and shoe store of Mr..
N. S. Smith Of this village.
Mr.. E, H. Gilkey, Republican candi.
date for the office Of County Auditor
started for Chautauqua last Tuesday, after
the County Convention, for weeks vaca-
tiOn.
j. WOodman in view OF the failure of |
our crop of sweet corn, left at our Office a |
dozen ears Of about the finest We have
Seen-large full sars-plump to the tips,
and deliciously sweet.
Mr.. George b. Raser will raise 7s
foot Garfield & Arthur pole on Saturday,
18th inst. A Republican pole on those
heretofore Democratic grounds, will be a
new thing under the sun.
"A Rock Greek correspondent of the
Sentinel says General Weaver promis,
es to pay'all the National debt in six or
eight years after he is elected President"
possibly it will be paid before that time.
Capt c, w. Appleby, of COnneaut,
died on Friday at his residence in that
town. He was well known lake man
and pioneer steamboat captain, and a
man of prominence among his fellow
citizens.
We are indebted to the Thomas W.
Price Co., sos Minor street, Philadelphia,
for elegant photographic portraits Of the
Presidential candidates. Dealers and
others desiring copies, should send for
prices, etc.
-Ro@ell's American Newspaper Dir
ectory for 1880, has been kindly forwarded
to us by its publishers. It is book OF
reference iornswspaper advertisers. Price
IS. Geo. P. Rowell & Co., publishers, 10
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