Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
The oouoil met last Wednesday eve
ming.
"A meeting of the board of Health will
soon be held.
Tax Collector Jones is making his an
nual visitation to Ashtabula delinquents.
There was excellent ice on the rink last
Monday and the skaters we're out in full
force.
The juvenile band, at the benefit on
Thursday evening, pat into the treasury
some $50.
H. J. Nettleton sent a pair of cattle 20
New York on Saturday last, which weighed
417O POUNDS.
Mr.. H. P. Wade has engaged vOlney
French to take charge Of his horses the
coming season.
The members of Mr. T. c. srongs
family who have been sick with diptheria,
are convalescent
Mr.. L. W. Smith of the Ashtabula
Store has gone, to New York to make his
spring purchases.
There was no meeting of the Board Of
Education last Monday evening owing to
the absence Of the Clerk.
Scarlet fever, of mild type, has ap-
peared to quite an extent among children
here during the past week.
The Rev. W. A. FenDau, Of Wooster,
O. will conduct the services at the Baptist
church on the sth and 18th inst.
Prof. H. N. King Of Lenox, has been
engaged as leader Of the band Of Hilhard
& DeMott's Pacific circus and menagerie
for the coming season.
Those little pests-the grasshOpper-
were Matched out during the genial wealth
er of last week. WIN they not be sorry
Cor their temerity, Thoughts
Tonight Protection fire company gives
their third social, and on Tuesday evening
next the Masonic fraternity their fourth,
which close the dancing season in Ashta-
bula.
The Painesville Telegraph says that
an effort is being made, originating in
Youngstown, to extend the track of the
Painesville s Youngstown Railway to the
Ohio River.
Mr.. A. c. Hubbard, we understand,
has been an invalid for some time-con-
fined to his room and bed, and not max
ing much improvement-enlargement of
the kidneys.
While we write-Wednesday-the
bells gingle merrily, and the streets are
lively. Wood, that has not appeared on
the street during the fall and winter be-
gins to come in
The falling of in the price Of -four Of
late has caused some hesitation about sell
ing, and the market is made quiet. This
affects small manufacturers who are in
dueed to hold on their stocks for settle
ment to hard bottom.
Two tramps, one with an mptysleeve,
his missing arm being concealed under an
army overcoat, and the other with hand
bandaged up, applied to Township Trus-
tee Faulkner last Wednesday for passes to
Erie. They were passed-out OF doors.
An Ohio man-hailing from Conneaut
we believe-met woman in tears, and
was melted into kissing those tears away.
A verdict was found for plaintiff of $500,
whereupoa he concluded it would be bet
ter to steel your humanity and let her
squan.
One Of the greatest mysteries of na-
ture is the hole IN the heel of a stocking.
How it gets there no one knows; the need
oft no one sees; the philosophy of it no
one can explain; the logic is, ''Darn itp
The nail in the heel might account for
it like the nail in the toe
"A note from our respected friend,
George Willard, on the Sd inst, says-"I
am still upon my back, and do not
know when I shall ever be any better. I
am almost discouraged. Have been con-
fined to my room almost fou months,
and am almost wasted away"
That was shrewd girl and not devoid
Of sense either, who remarked. when other
girls were making fun Of her short skirts,
and affected to be much shocked at the ex-
hibition thereof at a party: If you'd on
ly pull up your dresses about the necks
where they ought to be, they'd be as short
as mine!"
"A dissolution Of partnership between
Hoyt & Pettibone has been entered up in
accordance with the statute, since the in
duction Of Mr.. Pettiboue into the Office of
Prosecutor. Mr.. P. has also taken anoth-
er Office on the opposite side of the hall on
the same floor, recently part of the
Nelcs Office.
The snow of Monday night had con-
tiuuous fall until Wednesday morning,
and brought very good sleighing and haul
ing, with depth of probably ten or twelve
inches. Logging began at once pretty
lively, and the yards Of both the handle
and shaft factories show the effects Of ac-
tive labor,
We have been enabled to make good
progress in settlement for subscriptions,
but would be glad to close up the bust
ness. Those who have contracted to pay
Z wood, are reminded that we want it ROw
green, body wood, split tolerably fine.
Grain would also be taken at market prices
especially oats.
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