Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Dec. "a, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.
"A Merry Chrlstmas to all.

Mrs. w. b. Menuciey is spending the
holidays in Rochester, N. Y,
There has been excellent skating at
the rink during the past week.
Miss Allie Hubbard has gone to
Washington to spend the winter.
ALI in need of New Year calling cards
should leave their orders at once.
Carriage orders for Protection Fire
company assembly may be left with II. S.
Streeter
MIR, NJ G. Dick has been nursing one
OF his feet that was injured by stepping
on nail.
Will the Times please inform us how
the Geneva sewing machine enterprise Is
prospering2
--Sedgwick Bushnell Of Monroe died on
Saturday last of injuries from an accident,
aged 03 years.
Mr. G. l., Bushnell of Cleveland form
erly Treasurer of Ashtabula county, is
dangerously sick.
Examine the label on your TELE-
GRAPH and see if you have paid your sub.
scription for 1881.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Smith started
last Wednesday morning for Sturges, Mich
Igan, to spend the holidays.
Mr. Arthur McGiffert, a student at the
Western Reserve College at Hudson, is
spending the holidays ut home,
The Penny Press came out in a new
dress last Monday aud looks as bright and
happy as a sixteen year old lass.
Pork at So hundred, will keep the
wolf from the door, but you may have to
hire somebody to scratch your back,
New subscribers are coming in with a
fair degree Of frequency. We like to have
the transfers made before the close Of the
year.
DIR. Gist, of Jefferson had the pleasure
of reading his own obituary day or two
ago, in premature publication of his
death.
Our holiday advertisers are becoming
less engrossng, and the readers Of the
Telegraph are getting much more reading
matter.
Reader, is there not some poor or sick
person you can think of, who you can
make happy tomorrow by Christmas
PRESENT.
There is rumor about town that an
, other mandatory is about to be started
here, that will be the largest concern in
the place.
Our new NJ. Z. Judge Taylor, remem-
bers the press. A report Of the commits
sioners Of Education for 1881 is duly ac-
knowledged
Hon. Schuyler Colfax spends the holi-
day season among Andover friends, and on
Monday evening next, lectures at the town
hall in Conneaut.
"A first class billiard room is adver-
tised for sale in the columns of the TELE,
GRAPH to which the attention of those in
terested is directed.
>. The Rev. L. W. Day will preach at
the Methodist church on Sunday morning,
and the Presiding Elder, W. II. Seeley at
the evening service.
Post office hours on Christmas will
be from to 10 a. m, and from 80 to p.
IN. No money order or registered letter
business will be transacted
Mrs. ]. P. Jennings has been spending
few weeks with her daughter Eta, in
Connecticut, who has a good position as
teacher in Litohfield county.
Protection Fire Company's private
party takes place at Haskel's Hall on
Tuesday evening the 2SJh inst. Carriages
free. Music, Knolls band, of Erie.
"A masque ball was given last week
Thursday night, under the auspices of the
members OF the Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows.
Ladies of Ashtabula who intend to
keep open house on New Years day, are
requested to send such notice to the TELE-
GRAPH by Monday, the 9th inst.
-Messrs. David Sloan and A. c. Smith,
who have been absent for the past six
weeks, locating line for a new railroad
west of Toledo, are expected home to-day
The elegant new post office case from
the Yale Lock Company, is daily expected,
and the new location for the Office in the
Haskell block, has undergone all necessary
repairs.
An accident occurred at the Harbor
on Monday last, to Fin, engaged in load
ing cars with ore, heavy mass of the fro
zen material slid down upon and crushed
him fatally.
The young folks of the Presbyterian
church are looking toward to the pleasures
of Monday evening next, when the fruits
Of a christmas tree will be distributed
among them.
The ladies of St. Peters church are
to hold kettledrum at their chapel on
Thursday, December Both, commencing
at three O'Clock p. m. "Celestials" will be
in attendance.