Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-26
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Nov. 90, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.


ice famine.
The health Of Mr.. John W. Collins is
improving.
Mr.. j D. Hubert is recovering from
a six weeks illness
The coal men are the happiest men in
town these cold days.
Mr.. Chan. Richardson has moved into
the new Collins building.
Postmaster Sexton started for New
York last Sunday evening.
Mr.. James L. Smith and mother are
to SPEND the winter in the south.
Frank Mckenzie is confined to the
house with inhammatory rheumatism.
Prof. Tuckerman, Of G. R. l., has
been on a trip Of a few days to Connecti-
cut.
Mr.. Albert Mcknight is at the home
Of Mr.. J. d. Hubert, sick with disease Of
the lungs.
Mr.. Putnam Of the Geneva Express,
has sold his interest in that paper to his
partner Mr.. Foster.
Mr.. E. A. Willard is selling Ludding-
toms famous Baltimore oysters, which are
not exceled in quality.
Fourteen tons Of dressed poultry was
forwarded from Ashtabula to the East
by the American Express Company last
Saturday.
Dorset is shipping station for poul-
try. Last week Mr.. L, Nj. Crowell ship
ped 300 head of chickens. the weight of
which was 100.
George Slocum. brakeman on the Lake
Shore road, was knocked down and run over
on Saturday evening at Erie, and his head
severed from his body
Union Thanksgiving services take
place in the Presbyterian church this year
and Mr. Feeman of the Baptist church
will deliver the sermon.
Mr.. f. c. Gilliland Of New Castle,
postal clerk on the A. & p. Ry., is proud
father Of twins, boy and a girl. His
young relatives arrived on Sunday last.
If the TELEGRAPH appeared on its
usual day Of publication this week, we
should be obliged to work on Thanksgiv-
ing day, hence its appearance one day
earlier.
Turkeys though scarce up to Tuesday
came in freely enough and fine in quality
on Tuesday afternoon. Chickens and
ducks have been quite plenty selling at ten
cents pound.
DIR. Weber,Of Cleveland, who has been
travelling and sojourning in Europe for a
year past reached Cleveland on Tuesday
afternoon last, and was cordially received
by his friends.
"A large proportion Of the business
letters-new subscribers and remittances-
wind up with cheer for Garfield. This is
a gratifying evidence that all the worlds
akin-except the NeOSman.
Albert Bieder has a SPLENDID speci-
men of the large hOot owl, as a pet.
Those great eyes and saucy blow and
menacing attitude, give him a rather
formidable look, and command attention
and respect.
One Of our Ashtabula folks, while at
the Hub, looking at that pet townhouss
the other day, remarked-"It's an awful
fine building" "Yes," said the one ad-
dressed, "but we've gotno good clothes to
wear when we would go to it.
IT. G. Strong put himself in posses
sion of Champion Reaper and Binder
by purchase from H. ]. Topky & Co., the
other day, which makes the second one at
least in the county-Mr. A. c. Stevens
having been the first to introduce this ma
chine.
No better time than the present, as
the year is running towards its last sands,
to square accounts and especially sub
scription accounts. Clean up and lap over
year in advance. Those who have had
accommodation from us ought to be ready
to return some Of it.
--Messrs. Dodge s. Paine have an at
tractive advertisement in this paper of the
famous Westminster coal stove The large
sales of these stoves and the general salts.
faction expressed by all who have used
them make them the most popular base
burner in the market.
Frederick Carlisle, Sen. and lady in
tend to spend the winter in Florida, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, and hope to be able
to start next week. Mr. G. gave us bit
OF information about Milton--the other
night--the place of their visit, with popu
lation Of 2,OOO-casts Democratic ma
Mr.. Samuel D. Tyler of the firm Of
Carlisle & Tyler, started for New York
last Sunday evening to make his winter
purshases OF dry goods. and holiday goods.
Mr.. Tyler is an excellent buyer, and he in
forms us his purchases this season will be
larger and embrace finer line of goods
than ever before.
There is probably no town in this part
Of the state where a society for the preyen
ti0n of cruelty to animals could find q bet