Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-20
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Aug, 20, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.
Fresh oysters are in market.

Mr.. John T. Sumson and family Of
Cleveland are visiting his parents here
Mrs. T. B. Tuller, Of Geneva is report.
ed quite sick with congestion Of the
lungs.
A new stock Of draft and receipt
books, Of the TELEGRAPH print, for sale at
this office.
Several of our village families are
camping out in the chestnut grove just
east Of Fort Hill
Mr.. N, c. Hawley, at one time OF the
Ne0s has bought out the interso Of Mr..
Lindergreen in the Times.
- Mr. Geo. W. Dickinson of Ashtabula,
was sunstruck last Tuesday while march,
ing with his commandery in Chicago.
Frank Castle, late IN the employ Of
Riddell has taken situation in a grocery
store on st. Clair street, Cleveland o.
The annual vacation of the pastor of
the Presbyterian church having ended,
the usual services may be expected on
Sunday next.
There was regular meeting of the
Council last Wednesday evening. Mayor
King was absent on this occasion on ac.
count Of sickness
That 1856 foot GARFIELD & Arthur pole
at Jefferson, was broken by the strong
wind of yesterday afternoon and only
half of it now stands.
The resolutions and list OF officers of
the Teachers Institute, reached us too
late for insertion in this number, and is,
therefore, laid over for the next.
Capt Ottinger, with the Revenue
Cutter Perry, steamed into the Harbor on
Sunday afternoon last for a couple of
hours tarry, on his way to Buffalo.
The assignee's sale of the millinery
goods of Mrs. w NJ. Prosser, takes place
tomorrow, commencing at 10 O'Clock, a.
M. Some lare bargains may be expected.
The horse and buggy Of L. Munson.
started from the place Of Mrs. Susan Coop
er, of SAybrook, last week, and wrecked
things generally.
On the 9Th and 7th OF this month the
Mayor issued fifteen licenses, which added
$25 to the general fund. Nearly all were
issued for peddlars and lemonade venders
on circus day.
H. L. Hunt brought his right hand in
the way of circular saw in motion last
Tuesday, and came very near losing
thumb and index finger. The saving
them was narrow chance.
The pontoOn bridge at the Harbor has
been greatly improved beside lengthening
Those trestle work sides give feeling of
strength, safety and security, and the
flooring is held upon a better level.
Col. Oil and Regimental Quartsrmas-
ter Bowel, Of the 10th Regiment, D, N. c.,
were in town last Tuesday making ar
rangements for ths annual enoampment of
the regiment which takes place here, COM
mepcing September 1st
The services at the Congregational
church on Sunday evening last, conducted
by the Rev. Mr.. Yingling, were largely at
tended-mainly by young people. The
church was well filled, and the services
commanded close and satisfactory atten-
tion.
The Solicitor will commence suit i'm,
mediately against Mr., r. G, Humphrey
for not bringing the dock recently con.
strueted by him to the grade required by
ordinance. Considerable interest is CEN
I tered on this case, as it will probably test
the legality of the ordinance.
On Friday last, Lulu Clark, a little
daughter OF Mr. o. B. Clark. who resides
on the corner Of Elm and Fisk streets,
while at play, fell from the second story
OF the barn to the side walk, breaking the
thigh bone near the hip, Skilliul treat
ment Is making the little sufferer quite
comfortable.
Cholera infantum is raging in Cleve-
land and among its victims last Sunday
was an infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.
Williams, No. 2s Cliff street. Mrs. Will
liams, who is daughter OF Henry Fowl
er, of North Kingsvllle, has the kind
sympathy of her many friends in this loss
of her only child.
The Mckenzie Brothers, of Ashtabula
have been awarded the government con
tract of improving Ashtabula Harbor
The appropriation for this work is $50, 600
which with their $4,000 contract at Erie
and three other contracts for docks fol
Ashtabula parties win keep the boys busy
for time, at least.